2000년대 이후 한국고대사 석･박사학위 논문의 현황과 대학원 교육의 방향

Abstract

This paper examined trends by applying various criteria for master's and doctorate thesis in Korean ancient history research from 2000 to 2021. The subjects of the survey were 385 master's thesis and 161 doctoral dissertations. The characteristics of these papers are summarized in three ways. The first is that the topics that were previously noted were still being dealt with a lot. However, the subject tends to be specific and subdivided. The second is that various topics are emerging. Although the quantity is not large, various problems such as the topics deal with excavated materials, the people of the destroyed country, the history of migration, and the study of the capital city have been raised. The third is the expansion of the historical research methodology through interdisciplinary research. Degree papers using regional studies-related content or big data analysis appeared. It was a meaningful achievement not only in terms of expansion of research methodology but also in terms of interdisciplinary convergence with other disciplines. I would like to point out two things about graduate education. First, it is necessary to develop a curriculum that reflects newly emerging topics or methodologies. The second is the expansion of support for graduate students. It took an average of 9.84 years to graduate from a master's degree to a PhD.D. The fact that it took a long time to obtain a doctorate may be due to economic conditions that make it difficult to focus only on research. Therefore, it is necessary to support graduate students by securing educational finances of universities, and in particular, research support for relatively marginalized humanities is needed.