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Dongguk University is a private, coeducational university in South Korea. It operates campuses in Seoul and in Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province. In addition, it operates two affiliated hospitals of Western medicine, and four of Oriental medicine a generic term which includes Traditional Korean medicine studies. Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent tourist destination in eastern South Korea. ... North Gyeongsang is a province in eastern South Korea. ... Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) also known simply as Chinese medicine (Chinese: 中醫學 or 中药学, zhōngyào xŭe) or traditional Oriental medicine, is the name commonly given to a range of traditional medical practices originating in China thousands of years ago. ... Traditional Korean medicine (Hangul: í•œì˜í•™, Hanja: éŸ“é†«å¸) developed with the influence of Chinese medical techniques and procedures. ...

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2 Academics
3 See also
4 External links

History

The university began as Myeongjin School (명진학교) on May 8, 1906. It was closed by the Japanese occupation government from 1922 to 1928, after the Samil Undong uprising, and again in 1944, from the turbulent events surrounding the end of World War II. It was one of the first institutions in the Republic of Korea to gain university status, in the western sense, being designated a university in 1953. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The March First Movement, or the Samil Movement, was one of the earliest displays of Korean independence movements during the Japanese occupation of Korea. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Academics

The two campuses of Dongguk University provide somewhat different courses of study.

Undergraduate study at the Seoul campus is undertaken through the College of Buddhist Studies, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Law, College of Social Science, College of Business Administration, College of Life Resources Science, College of Engineering, College of Information & Industrial Science, College of Education, and College of Arts.

The Gyeongju campus hosts Colleges of Buddhist Culture, Humanities, Natural Science, Law & Political Science, Commerce & Economics, Tourism, Oriental Medicine, and Medicine.

Most graduate courses are provided at the Seoul campus. However, two graduate schools operate at the Gyeongju campus, those of Buddhist Culture and Fine Art, and Social Science.

External links

Official school website, in Korean and English
Curriculum in buddhist studies in English

Categories: Universities and colleges in Seoul | Universities and colleges in North Gyeongsang | Buddhist universities and colleges | Korea university stubs

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