Korea University Graduate School

Established in 1949, the Graduate School of Korea University in Seoul, South Korea offers 45 doctoral and 47 master's programs.

Graduate School
고려대학교 대학원 (高麗大學校 大學院)
TypePrivate
Established1949
Location,
Websitegraduate2.korea.ac.kr

History

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In 1949, Yoon Sang-hyun, the first president, initiated an expansion of the campus by purchasing the forest and land, and in September of the same year, the graduate school was established.[1]

Facts

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  • Value of scholarships and ratio of recipients - KRW 18.7 billion, 89.1% of international students (as of 2008)
  • Lecture in English - 34% of all lectures (as of 1st semester 2009)
  • Number of non-Korean students - 277 (including 188 for Master's level, 74 for Ph.D. level, and 15 for integrated programs)[2]

Academics

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  • Law
  • Business Administration
  • International Business
  • English Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • Chinese & Japanese Language and Literature
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Philosophy
  • History
  • Korean History
  • Linguistics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Comparative Literature and Culture (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Visual Culture (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Classics Translation (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Cultural Heritage Studies (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Food and Resource Economics
  • Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Public Administration
  • Economics
  • Statistics
  • Financial Engineering (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Science & Technology Studies (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Industrial Management Engineering
  • Mechatronics (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Micro Device Engineering (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Micro/Nano Systems (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Telecommunication System Technology (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Biomicrosystem Engineering (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Medicine
  • Biotechnology & Science
  • Public Health (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Biostatistics (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Nursing
  • Health Science
  • Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Home Economics
  • Korean Language Education
  • Physical Education
  • Computer Information and Computer Science Education
  • English Language Education
  • Geography
  • Computer and Radio Communications Engineering
  • Brain and Cognitive Engineering
  • Visual Information Processing (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Bioinformatics (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Social Welfare
  • North Korean Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • Archaeology and Art History
  • Applied Linguistics and Culture Studies (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Computer and Information Science
  • Applied Physics
  • Material Chemistry
  • Informational Statistics
  • Electronics and Information Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Control and Instrumentation Engineering
  • Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Sport and Leisure Studies
  • Advanced Mechatronic Converging Technology (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Economics and Statistics (Interdisciplinary Program)
  • Digital Management
  • Center for Advanced Mobile Solutions (Contract Program)
  • Nano Semiconductor Engineering (Contract Program)

Housing

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Students are responsible for arranging their own accommodations. The University dormitory is one option and also quite affordable, but availability is limited.

  • CJ International House
  • Anam Hall 2

References

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  1. ^ "Korea University Graduate School - Global KU Frontier Sprit". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  2. ^ "Korea University Graduate School - Global KU Frontier Sprit". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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