| | Admission Guidelines for International Students - 2020 Fall Semester - | | |
1. About the Graduate School of Korean Studies, the Academy of Korean Studies Scholarship | ◦ Tuition fees are fully waived for all international students. ◦ 64.0% of international students benefit from the Government Grant (monthly stipend of 750,000KRW for a year). ◦ Every year 3 Asian students are selected as POSCO Asia Fellows and provided with monthly stipend of 1,000,000KRW for 22 months. |
Education | ◦ A 5:1 student-faculty ratio enables close one-on-one guidance of students by professors. ◦ Students are encouraged to participate in the AKS research projects. ◦ Korean language courses specifically designed for academic purposes are available free of charge. ◦ Various programs supporting student’s academic performance are run such as tutoring, cultural activities, and airfare subsidy for presentation in overseas conferences. |
2. Programs and Majors Offered Programs | Divisions | Majors | Volume of Recruitment | Master's or Doctoral Degree Program | Humanities | Korean History, Diplomatics and Bibliography, Philosophy, Korean Linguistics·Korean Literature | OO | Culture and Arts | Anthropology·Folklore, Religious Studies, Musicology, Art History, Cultural Informatics·Human Geography | Social Sciences | Political Science, Sociology, Education | Global Korean Studies | Korean Culture and Society (Only available for a Master’s degree program), Korean Classics and Global Communication (An interdisciplinary program) | 4 Divisions | MA : 14 Majors / PhD : 13 Majors | Research (Non-degree) Program | 4 Divisions | MA : 14 Majors / PhD : 13 Majors (Same as those provided for Degree Program) | O |
3. Eligibility ○ International students who have a bachelor’s or a Master’s degree AND Korean language proficiency equivalent to or higher than TOPIK level 4 4. Application Deadline ○ Online application by 3 April ○ Documents submission by post or in person by 10 April 5. More Details - In English : http://intl.aks.ac.kr/english/viewtopic.php?t=561&sid=0b8fcef558ab882db9c9e5c0cafb3ece - In Korean : http://grad.aks.ac.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=314417&bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000110&menuNo=2010112000
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