The Department of History is composed of 3 areas of specialization: Korean history, Asian history, Western history. A structural understanding of each major period of specialization—ancient, medieval, modern—is promoted through study.

History is a discipline involving reconstruction and interpretation of past human affairs in a manner which seeks to understand change. It uses analysis, examinations and narratives of past events to search for patterns of cause and explain the course that shapes societies in diverse parts of the world from the earliest times to the present.

Unlike other departments where students study only one specific field of interest, this department teaches the entire history as a whole and further broadens their perspective of the subject. Students in lower-level classes are able to learn the basics through interesting and helpful audio-visual courses while those in upper-level classes can receive intensive learning through special lectures and specified fields of interest. Not only do students learn from lectures, but they are also exposed to various academic societies offered by the department. Through this, students will be able to acquire better human relationships. Through visitations of historical sites offered each semester, students will be able to gather more knowledge of the country's rich cultural heritage.