Graduate School Begins Recruiting New Students for Fall 2025 Semester

- Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Social Welfare, and Doctoral Program in Counseling and Clinical Psychology Open for Applications Until Thursday, June 19

[Photo] Professor Ki-Hoon Park of the Social Welfare Program giving a lecture in the university’s smart classroom

The Graduate School has begun accepting applications for new students for the Fall 2025 semester.

Applications are being accepted for the Master’s and Doctoral programs in Social Welfare and the Doctoral program in Counseling and Clinical Psychology, with the application deadline set for Thursday, June 19. Prospective students can apply through the graduate school’s website (grad.iscu.ac.kr).

Dean Hwan Kim stated, “Building on the strengths and expertise developed over the past 14 years since the school’s founding, we are committed to providing the optimal educational environment at the top cyber university-based graduate school,” adding, “To achieve this, we will continuously enhance the quality of education and student support systems while developing forward-looking educational programs aimed at fostering practical and creative talent.”

The Master’s and Doctoral programs in Social Welfare are the first of their kind offered by a cyber university and aim to cultivate innovative social welfare leaders who will lead a sustainable society. To train practical professionals capable of transforming today’s rapidly changing society into a sustainable one, the programs offer specialized education in three key areas: “Social Welfare Policy and Administration Experts”, “Clinical Social Work Practice Specialists”, “Social Welfare Data Analysis Experts”. Each track includes tailored courses, research groups, field trips, and practicum programs, all designed to meet the individual needs of students. Graduates will be well-prepared as field specialists with strong professional competitiveness. The programs also pursue global competence through active academic cooperation with leading overseas universities. Despite being an online university, Seoul Cyber University offers a nationwide field education and internship network through its industry-academia cooperation institutions. Graduates can pursue careers in various fields such as social welfare-related public service, research positions in social welfare and social services, social enterprise consulting, directorships of social service centers or care centers for the elderly and children, and social work practice positions in welfare institutions.

The Doctoral Program in Counseling and Clinical Psychology features the largest full-time faculty in the country and top-tier educational infrastructure. The program aims to cultivate creative psychological experts who will lead in the future knowledge society. With modern society increasingly characterized by generational and cultural diversity, the program trains specialists who can assist individuals in adapting and resolving psychological challenges. It offers differentiated curricula through four specialized tracks: “Counseling Psychology”, “Clinical Psychology”, “Coaching Psychology”, “General Psychology”. Students have the opportunity to engage in hands-on practicum and certification training programs involving real-world cases through five on-campus counseling centers (located in Seoul, Bundang, Incheon, Daegu, and Gwangju) as well as a nationwide network of affiliated counseling institutions. Graduates can pursue careers as professional counselors, clinical psychologists, or coaching psychology experts.

Meanwhile, Seoul Cyber University has been the top choice among students, recording the highest number of new admissions among cyber universities for five consecutive years (2020?2024, according to the Higher Education in Korea database). It is also the first cyber university in Korea to receive an A-grade in all three official evaluations by the Ministry of Education (2007, 2013, 2020). The university will begin accepting applications for undergraduate new and transfer students for the second half of the 2025 academic year starting Sunday, June 1. Prospective students can schedule admission consultations through the Admissions Support Center (apply.iscu.ac.kr).