Academic Requirements


Master's & Doctoral Programs




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Students enrolled in 2024:

Requirements and Procedure

Subject Tests
Students must have been enrolled for a minimum of two semesters and earned at least 12 credits.

Language Tests
Language tests may be taken at any time while the student is enrolled at GSIS.

Application
Application forms for the qualifying examinations are due at the beginning of each semester.


Exam Subjects

 

 Foreign Language

Major Subjects

Notes  

 1st Foreign Language

2nd Foreign Language

  M.A.

Required

N/A

 
Required
 

 Students must meet the test score requirements for English.

 Ph.D. 

 
Required
 

 
 N/A
 

Required 


Foreign Language Requirements

Degree

Course

1st Foreign Language

2nd Foreign Language

Master’s program

English

 N/A

Doctoral program

English
 

Not required
 

  • International Students majoring Korean Studies can choose Korean instead of English.
  • To meet the Korean language requirement, international students must score  60 points or higher on the Korean language test. However, students who receive  'S'  in “Korean Language & Culture 1” or “Korean Language & Korean Culture 2” courses are exempt from taking the Korean language test.
  • Korean Examination:  Students can take Korean written examination (students who fail written examination once or more may take oral examination).

 

English Proficiency Requirements

Degree

Program (Major)

Minimum Score Requirement

Notes

M.A.

International Commerce

TEPS: 340(iBT 99)

- Students who have submitted test scores as part of their application for admission (Korean application) are not required to retake any of the English language tests, provided that the scores they had submitted meets the minimum requirement.

- Students who have an undergraduate (or graduate) degree from a university in an English-speaking country must also submit a TEPS or TOEFL score

International Cooperation

International Development

International Area Studies

TEPS: 327 (iBT 96)

Korean Studies

PhD

International Studies

TEPS: 419 (iBT 111)

* Minimum score requirement for TOEFL is subject to change according to regulations of Seoul National University.

* Only IBT TOEFL scores or TEPS scores (within 2 years) are available (not CBT/PBT TOEFL scores).

 

Major Subjects of Qualifying Examination

Major Subjects of Qualifying Examination for M.A.

[M.A.]

Dept.

Program (Major)

Subject

Mandatory

Elective

International Studies

International Commerce

International Economic Relations

 

International Cooperation

International Cooperation

 

International

Development

International Development

 

International Area Studies

Understanding the East Asia

 


Korean Studies

(International Student)

(select 1)
① Korean Society
② Korean History
③ Politics in Global Korea

(Korean Student)

(select 1)

① Modern Korean History and Society
② Modernization and Transformation of Korea Society

Int. Development Cooperation Policy
Program (DCPP)

International Development Studies

 

Major Subjects of Qualifying Examination for PhD

[PhD]

Program (Major)

Subject

Details

Notes

International Studies

Major 1

Consultation with advisory professor

 

Major 2

Consultation with advisory professor

 


Minor (select 1)

International Commerce

Int’l Economic Relations/ Int’l Business/ Int’l Trade Law/ Int’l Finance/ Development Economy/

Consultation with

advisory professor

International Cooperation
Int’l Politics/ Int’l Law/ Int’l Development/
Int’l Political Economy/

International Area Studies

Chinese/ Japanese/ Korean/ American/

European Studies/

- Prior to thesis defense, candidates should have one or more articles published in a scholarly journal (double blind peer review academic journal) as the author or primary author of two authors or corresponding author).

- Frequency of Application: Candidates are not allowed to apply for thesis qualifying exam more than 4 times. Candidates can apply for 3 sections at a time.

- Application Period: Within 8 semesters after enrolling (excluding leave of absence)

 

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