In 1953, Assemblies of God missionaries established the Full Gospel Bible College.[1] In 1997, the name was changed to Hansei University and became a fully accredited university by the South Korean government.[2]
Programs
It has currently nine departments: Theology, Media and Communication Arts, Business Administration, Humanities and Social Science, International Language, Information Technology, Art, Design, and Nursing [3] The university is widely recognized especially for choral music. Regarded as one of the top choral music universities in Eastern Asia, Hansei University boasts a choral music faculty of six professor/conductors on top of its 40+ music faculty. The university is planning to open an international school for choral music in 2015/16. Composer Hyo-Won Woo has served on the university's faculty.
^Ogbu Kalu, Alaine Low, Haig Kouyoumdjian, Interpreting Contemporary Christianity: Global Processes and Local Identities, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 159
