In the spirit of Soongsil University's founding ideas - truth and service - the Department of Social Work prepares its students to develop skills, knowledge, and a value system necessary to provide counseling, support, and guidance to people who need help.

Professional social workers need to be equipped not only with scientific knowledge of the field but also practical training and field work experience to adapt themselves to the ever-changing needs of society. Their knowledge must include thorough understanding and balanced judgment of the dynamic relationship between individuals and environment. Social workers also need to internalize the values and philosophies of social work as their own, and, to this end, special emphasis is placed on the teaching of values and philosophy.

Due to the importance of field work experience, students have an opportunity to integrate their coursework with actual filed work traing.

The Department of Public Administration offers a rich environment to prepare its students to become leaders in public or private organizations with Christian idealogy and ethics, Soongsil's founding ideas. The department trains students to be able to work in a globalized information society and to research and develop general administrative as well as policy-making skills. The department is dedicated to preparing students for the leadership in the international community, where they can take charge of administrative work in international organizations such as WTO.

The Department of Political Science and Diplomacy cultivates good citizenship, which is the main ingredient for democracy. The education focuses on the national mission of unifying the two Koreas and the search for realistic ways to accomplish the mission.

Social policies to improve the quality of life and roles of local governments in preparing for the challenges of the globalized community are also important areas of study in political science and diplomacy.

Soongsil has many expert scholars in political science and diplomacy who specialize in local government, and the department's curriculum reflects on such expertise.

Training in computers and basic statistics is required of students so that they can actively participate in the age of information.