Discussion on the Institutional Restructuring of General Education Curriculum Organization: A Case Study of H University

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the organization of H University’s general education curriculum, identify structural issues, and propose directions for restructuring. Method: Using H University in Seoul as a single case, all general education courses in 2024-2025, along with curriculum tables, catalogs, and syllabi, were examined through document analysis. The analysis focused on curriculum structure, credit requirements, subject distribution, academic characteristics, major relevance, and appropriateness. Results: The curriculum was overly complex, with excessive required credits limiting choice, insufficient natural science and mathematics offerings, and courses misaligned with general education goals. Courses were grouped into four types: major-infiltrated, structurally residual, gap-filling, and functionally instrumental. Conclusion: General education should be reorganized through functional relocation and reallocation, ensuring broader student choice, disciplinary balance, and clearer relationships among general education, majors, and academic foundations.