Anthropology Seoul National University

Overview

Key Features

Seoul National University Department of Anthropology was first established in 1961 as a joint department with archaeology and became a separate department in 1975 under the roof of the College of Social Sciences. The first and oldest of its kind in Korean universities, SNU Department of Anthropology today has 11 faculty members specializing in various subfields and regional areas. 

A strong and vibrant community in research and education, the Department runs the Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies (ICCS) and the Biological Anthropology Lab, and publishes two academic journals, Bigyo munhwa yeongu [Cross-Cultural Studies] and Korean Anthropology Review. Students of the Anthropology program from Seoul National University. organize and participate in undergraduate anthropology clubs and conferences, graduate workshops, and other department activities year-around. In 2016, the department became a recipient of an institutional grant from the Korea Research Foundation, BK 21 Plus. 

The BK 21 Plus program allows generous funding for four and a half years for graduate training in master’s and doctoral degree programs, focusing on cross-cultural research in Northeast and Southeast Asia.