Dongduk Women's University (DWU; ) is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. Dongduk Women's University is originated from Dongwon Girls School, founded in 1950. DWU is composed of eight colleges, six departments, 18 majors, 16 departments of majors, and seven graduate schools. It has about 7,500 students and 350 faculty members. Facilities include its Design Research Center in Chungdam, Performing Art Center in Daehangno, and Dongduk Art Gallery in Insadong.

Academics

Undergraduate offerings at Dongduk Women's University are divided among the Division of Humanities and the university's eight colleges: the College of Humanities (which includes foreign-language courses), College of Social Science, College of Natural Science, College of Computer and Information Science, College of Pharmacy, College of Arts, College of Design, and College of Performance Arts. Graduate offerings are divided between the general graduate school and several specialized graduate schools: Fashion, Information Science, Women's Development, Education, Performance Arts, and Obesity Research.

History

Dongduk Women's University was established as Dongduk Women's College, a four-year institution, in 1950. It moved to its present location in 1967. The college received permission to open a graduate school in 1980 and gained the status of a university in 1987. The most recent academic reorganization, resulting in the current structure, took place in 2003. Discussion of coeducational option by the university administration in late 2024 triggered widespread protests. Students led occupation of the main buildings and blocking access to the university.

Colleges and departments

There are nine colleges and 30 departments: Seven Graduate Schools:

Notable alumni

• Ah Young (Dal Shabet) • Bae Noo-ri • Bang Minah (Girl's Day) • Choi Yoon-so • Chu So-jung (Cosmic Girls) • Eunhan Cho • Gong Hyun-joo • Greena Park • Han Hye-rin • Han Ji-eun • Hong Soo-hyun • Im Se-mi • Jeon Yeo-been • Jeon So-min • Jiyul (Dal Shabet) • Jo Yoon-hee • Jung Ho-yeon • Jung Ji-so • Kim Ah-joong • Kim Bohyung (Spica) • Kim Gyu-ri • Kim Ha-eun • Kim Jae-kyung (Rainbow) • Kim Jiyeon (Cosmic Girls) • Kim Jung-hwa • Kim Sung-eun • Kim Yura (Girl's Day) • Kwon Nara (Hello Venus) • Kwon Sohyun (4Minute) • Lee Joo-bin • Lee Joo-yeon (After School) • Lee Ka-Eun (After School) • Lee Kyun-young (former Professor of Korean History) • Lee Sae-rom (Fromis 9) • Lee Si-young • Lee Sung-kyung • Lee Soo-kyung • Lee Young-eun • Lim Ju-eun • Lim Na-young (PRISTIN) • Myung Se-bin • Nam Bo-ra • Park Eun-ji • Park Gyuri (KARA) • Park Hyo-joo • Park Ji-ye • Park Jin-hee • Park Jung-ah (Jewelry) • Park Kyung-lim • Park Si-eun • Seo Hye-lin (EXID) • Seo Hyun-jin (M.I.L.K.) • Serri (Dal Shabet) • Shin Ji (Koyote) • Shin Ji-won (Berry Good) • Son Eun-seo • Song Ha-young (Fromis 9) • Park Soobin (Cosmic Girls) • Sora Choi • Yoo Ara (Hello Venus) • Yoon Ji-min