-Admissions for International Students 2016 Fall Semester

1. About the Graduate School of Korean Studies
The Graduate School of Korean Studies (“GSKS”) is a research-oriented graduate school in the fields of humanities and social sciences pertinent to Korea, which aims at nurturing scholars who will contribute to the development and globalization of Korean studies. Since its establishment in 1980 as Korea’s first professional school dedicated exclusively to Korean studies, GSKS has provided intensive research-oriented education through eminent professors’ close mentoring of students. As a result, not only GSKS has gained a worldwide reputation for its high standard and quality education, but also its graduates are playing pivotal role in widening and deepening Korean studies all over the world with their academic excellence. Currently, approximately 260 students, including about 120 international students from 31 different countries, are enrolled in the master’s and doctoral degree programs and research (non-degree) program at GSKS.

In particular, under the mission of handing down and globalizing Korean traditional culture, the Korean Culture and Society major and Korean Classics and Global Communication major have been opened. Through these majors, the GSKS plans to fully support its students so that they can be equipped with profound knowledge in Korean culture and grow to be professional translators who can translate Korean classics into English.


2. Key Attributes
◦Tuition fees are fully waived for international students.
◦The Government Grant of KRW750,000 per month is provided to all of the Korean Culture and Society major and the Korean Classics and Global Communication major students as well as comparably competent students of other majors. 
◦Free Korean language courses are provided to assist international students with academic writing, presentations and discussions as well as communication skills.
◦On-campus dormitory accommodations are available at the rate of KRW477,400 per semester, double occupancy.
◦A 4:1 student-faculty ratio enables close one-to-one guidance of students by professors.
◦Various kinds of courses are available including major-specific courses, interdisciplinary courses, independent study with student's own topic and research plans, and fieldwork. Students can also earn credits by publishing articles in accredited academic journals.


3. Program Overview
◦ Coursework period is 2 years for master's degree programs and 3 years for doctoral degree programs.
◦ An academic year consists of two semesters, which are Spring Semester (from March 1 to August 31) and Fall Semester (from September 1 to the end of February the following year), and courses are provided for 15 weeks per semester.

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