Have you heard about S-TEAM class? Most Kookmin University students have not, because it’s new ― it was only established in 2019. You might wonder what the details are. You’ll know exactly S-TEAM Class is after reading these interview questions.

Q. What is the purpose of S-TEAM Class?
A. S-TEAM Class was established to help freshman succeed in college life. There are many cases where they know the school system or careers related to their majors. And there are several programs suggested by the school that advance students’ capabilities. But most students don’t enroll in them because they don’t know these programs well. So S-TEAM Class was established to expand students’ understandings of the various majors, such as the academic system and careers related to different majors, to introduce all the school’ s supportive resources, and to help students participate in extra-curricular activities.

Q. Is there special reason why the school established S-TEAM Class in 2019?
A. We came to know that students have many career- and collegiate-related worries depending on results like capability diagnosis or college satisfaction survey. So the school came to sympathize with students’ need for a systematic education for both their professional and collegiate lives. By the end of the study, S-TEAM Class had become a necessity
for freshman ― it’s been in development since last year.

Q. What is the difference between other subjects?
A. S-TEAM Class helps students choose between subject and non-subject courses, as well as both online and offline courses. Its system is a little strange for recent high school graduates, but it is also the most effective way of helping them. For example, it is important for them to personally experience ‘just sitting and taking a class.’ Programs in which students simply listen change according to their majors and interests. Programs’ times are all different, so you can participate in non-subject classes by checking the Kookmin University website and looking into what you want.
I think this is the attractive point of S-TEAM Class.

Q. Can all majors enroll in S-TEAM Class?
A. All majors can audit the class, except contracted majors, KIBS, and majors enrolled in evening classes.

Q. What is an anticipated effect of S-TEAM Class?
A. Given the program’s purpose, we hope students are really able to understand their majors and get interested in how to use the school’s resources to further their careers.
We also hope to take advantage of our time at the school and make some good memories so students can have time to concern themselves and plan both their college lives and their studying habits, while also enjoying school life after class.

Sae-Yoon Kim
The Kookmin Review Reporter
sayun09@naver.com