The College of Engineering is carrying out large-scale national projects worth more than 70 billion won; based on this, it is nurturing talented people with creative problem-solving and glocal capabilities as the source of national competitiveness in the era of knowledge economy. In addition, through active industry-university cooperation with the region, it is becoming a central axis of research in the Gwangyang Bay area.
To train the future global architects embracing public service in our community, we offer undergraduate programs into the concept of “Sustainable Community”. S-SOA ‘s 5year professional degree program offers the highly qualified global standard education, such as architectural design studio series, theory, history, sustainability as well as the basics of engineering technology disciplines. Especially, the design studio courses encourage students to conceive their creativity toward architecture and its surrounding environment with the intensified discussions. Through these education, students have abilities to create the better sustainable architectural space for the future generations. The master’s and doctoral degree programs at the graduate school provide the opportunity for advanced and rigorous research and study in the field of architectural design, history, technology and architectural engineering. On the basis of a profound understanding of a contemporary society, S-SOA strives to realize the architecture of rational and diversified meanings. We will make continuous efforts to cultivate the experts to lead various fields of the global architecture world.