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Study at the Academy of Korean Studies The Graduate School is located on the campus of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) and was established to provide education for young scholars in Korean studies in 1980 by the Korean government.
The school offers a joint Master's-Doctoral program, and other non-degree programs in the humanities and social sciences. Generally, there are a total of about 160 students, 30 or so of whom are international students from various countries.
Degrees Offered and Fields of Specialization
The school runs a joint M.A. /
Ph.D. degree program into which all students are enrolled with the aim
of acquiring a doctoral degree in their chosen specialty. Students
are encouraged to aim to graduate with a Ph.D but on occasion, some do
aim for the M.A. Departments & Program Fields
1. History -- Korean
History/Archeology, Archival Management of Ancient Documents * Newly established program. This program is focussed on educating students who are interested in promoting Korean Studies abroad. Students of this program can choose one of the above 14 fields for their majors.
1. Applicants should hold a B.A. degree or higher awarded from a four year university prior to entering AKS (including Korean nationals with permanent resident status in foreign countries). 2. Those applicants who already
possess an M.A. degree from a recognized university are expected to
continue in the same direction of study.
Academic
Studies 1. School terms run from early
March to late August, and from early September to late February of the
following year, as the first and second semesters respectively.
3. Although applicants are allowed to apply for different fields of specialization from their B.A., those who already hold an M.A. degree from a recognized university in the same major for which they wish to apply can gain recognition of 24 credits towards their Ph.D. 4(a). All students are expected to write their dissertations in Korean. However there may be an
occasional exception to this rule. Studies are expected to write their dissertations in English.
Required Documents
4. Official university transcript(s) (printed in Korean or English) 5. Study plan: Be aware that your study plan carries great weight and should include your past research experience along with your intended research proposal. It should be written in Korean (in English for the Program of International Korean Studies) and be about five A4 pages long. 6. Two letters of recommendation are required from either Korean or non-Korean professors, at least one of which must be written by a professor from the last university the applicant attended. Recommendations must be forwarded directly by the referees (those submitted by applicants will be invalid). 7. Assessment of Korean language skills: Applicants are required to submit their report card of the Korean Proficiency Test conducted by KICE (Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation). Otherwise, ask your Korean Studies' lecturer / professor to complete the evaluation sheet attached to the application form. 8. Four photos (5cm*7cm) Address
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