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Admission Guidelines for International Students - 2020 Fall Semester - |
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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
¡Û 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
¡Û Online application by 3 April
¡Û 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