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    IEQAS certified university 인증대학
    한국학중앙연구원 한국학대학원 전경
    Year of Foundation 1980 Private IEQAS certified university 323 Haogae-ro Bundang-gu Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do Republic of Korea
    Web page for the Korean language Center
    SNS information
    The One and Only Graduate School Established by Korean Government to Promote Korean Studies

    General Info

    Number of international students

    Total 118

    • Doctorate Results Doctorate 30
    • Master’s Results Master’s 87
    • Combined Master's and Doctorate Results Combined Master's and Doctorate 1
    • Bachelor's Results Bachelor's 0
    • Etc. Results Etc. 1
    Number of professors

    Total 57

    • Professor/ Associate professor result Professor/ Associate professor 37
    • Assistant professor/ Full-time lecturer result Assistant professor/ Full-time lecturer 16
    • Adjunct professor/ Visiting professor result Adjunct professor/ Visiting professor 0
    • Part-time lecturer result Part-time lecturer 4
    • Etc. result Etc. 0
    Number of students

    Total 254

    • Doctorate result Doctorate 106
    • Master's result Master's 147
    • Combined Master's and Doctorate result Combined Master's and Doctorate 0
    • Bachelor's 결과 Bachelor's 0
    • Etc. result Etc. 1

    International Student Support Program

    Applying.

    Scholarship Support

    Tuition-fee-exemption Scholarship

    Qualifications

    All international students are exempt from tuition fees during the whole study period, i.e. 2 years for Master's students and 3 years for PhD students.

    Scholarship Benefits

    Personal Support Amount

    1,860 USD per year

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    GKS(Global Korea Scholarship)

    Qualifications

    Applicants must be under 40 years of age and have completed (or be expected to complete) an undergraduate or master's degree program with a cumulative grade equivalent to 80% or higher.

    Scholarship Benefits

    Personal Support Amount

    11,300 USD per year

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    POSCO Global Scholarship at the Academy of Korean Studies

    Qualifications

    Candidates must be recommended by the Graduate School of Korean Studies and be nationals of one of the 27 countries designated by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation.

    Scholarship Benefits

    Personal Support Amount

    9,500 USD per year

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Government Grant

    Qualifications

    Up to 15 newly admitted international students per semester are selected through the evaluation of the Scholarship Selection Committee and provided with the monthly stipend of 800,000 KRW for a year with a possibility of extension on a yearly basis upon evaluation.

    Scholarship Benefits

    Personal Support Amount

    6,900 USD per year

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Dormitory Support

    Dormitory

    Dormitory capacity

    301

    Etc.

    Single : $ 210 (per month)
    Double : $ 25 (per month)
    Triple : $ 4 (per month)
    Room for 4 : $ 0 (per month)
    Student Cafeteria

    Average cost per meal

    5[$]

    Breakfast

    No

    Lunch

    Yes

    Dinner

    No

    Dormitory 1

    Dormitory Eligibility

    All international students who wish to live in the dormitory

    Dormitory capacity

    301

    Etc.

    Dormitory fees are divided into four payments annually. Meals are not included.

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Department in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Part-time Job Opportunities

    Division Assistant

    Qualifications

    Enrolled students who have been recommended by the Division Head

    Job Support Details

    Division Assistant

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Korean Language Program Assistant

    Qualifications

    International students with Korean language proficiency

    Job Support Details

    Korean Language Program Assistant

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Dormitory Assistant

    Qualifications

    Enrolled students who live in the dormitory for more than 5 days a week

    Job Support Details

    Dormitory Assistant

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Communal Kitchen Assistant

    Qualifications

    Enrolled students who live in the dormitory for more than 5 nights per week

    Job Support Details

    Communal Kitchen Assistant

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Research Assistant

    Qualifications

    Students who are recommended by their research advisor

    Job Support Details

    Research Assistant

    Department in charge

    Office of Academic and Student Affairs

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Field of Special Courses & Courses in English

    Field of Special Course

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies, the Academy of Korean Studies, is a research-oriented institution in the fields of humanities and social sciences pertinent to Korea. It aims to nurture scholars contributing to the development and globalization of Korean studies.

    Courses in English

    ○ As we provide Master's and doctoral degree program in the fields of Korean studies, most courses are taught in Korean except courses of Korean Cultural Studies major in the Division of Global Korean Studies.
    ○ Courses provided in English in 2024 spring semester : Comparative Culture Studies, Korean Visual Culture Ⅰ, Economic History in Korea, Korean Consumer Culture and Business, Characteristics and Structure of the Korean Language, Intermediate Korean Culture and Society, Korean Classical Language for Foreigners Ⅰ, Psychology of Korean I, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Society and Culture of Goryeo
    ○ Courses provided in English in 2024 fall semester : Bibliographical Research on Korean Studies I, Origins and History of the Korean Language, Methodology in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, Korean Classical Language for Foreigners I, Psychology of Korean Ⅱ, Counseling and Psychotherapy, History of Medieval Korea: The Goryeo Dynasty
    * Percentage of Courses in English(9.47%)

    Courses in other Foreign Languages

    Last Modified Date : 2024-09-05

    School facilities

    Facilities
      A gym and a table tennis room are available free of charge.

    Last Modified Date : 2020-03-10

    Tuition

    * Fee per Sememter($)

    Last Modified Date :

    Contact Information

    International Student Advisor

    Staff in charge

    Nayeon Lee

    Staff email

    icon mail admission_intl@aks.ac.kr

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12

    Master’s Degree

    Information of department

    Department Information and English Course Requirements by College
    University name Affiliation(Department) Department/Major English course Etc
    Ratio Proficiency Requirements URL
    Humanities Korean History
    Humanities Diplomatics and Bibliography
    Humanities Philosophy
    Humanities Korean Linguistics�Korean Literature (Korean Linguistics)
    Humanities Korean Linguistics�Korean Literature (Korean Literature)
    Humanities Anthropology�Folklore (Anthropology)
    Humanities Anthropology�Folklore (Folklore)
    Humanities Religious Studies
    Humanities Musicology
    Humanities Art History
    Humanities Cultural Informatics�Human Geography (Cultural Informatics)
    Humanities Cultural Informatics�Human Geography (Human Geography)
    Social Science Political Science
    Social Science Sociology
    Social Science Education
    Humanities Korean Cultural Studies Above 90% TOEFL 80, IELTS 6.5 icon - icon-outlink

    Last Modified Date : 2024-08-23

    Doctorate Degree

    Information of department

    Department Information and English Course Requirements by College
    University name Affiliation(Department) Department/Major English course Etc
    Ratio Proficiency Requirements URL
    Humanities Korean History
    Humanities Diplomatics and Bibliography
    Humanities Philosophy
    Humanities Korean Linguistics�Korean Literature (Korean Linguistics)
    Humanities Korean Linguistics�Korean Literature (Korean Literature)
    Humanities Anthropology�Folklore (Anthropology)
    Humanities Anthropology�Folklore (Folklore)
    Humanities Religious Studies
    Humanities Musicology
    Humanities Art History
    Humanities Cultural Informatics�Human Geography (Cultural Informatics)
    Humanities Cultural Informatics�Human Geography (Human Geography)
    Social Science Political Science
    Social Science Sociology
    Social Science Education

    Last Modified Date : 2024-08-23

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    4 Seasons of GSKS

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies(Korean) YouTube Thumbnail

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies(Korean)

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies (English) YouTube Thumbnail

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies (English)

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies from A to Z YouTube Thumbnail

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies from A to Z

    Introduction to the Master's Degree in Korean Cultural Studies YouTube Thumbnail

    Introduction to the Master's Degree in Korean Cultural Studies

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies Introduced in Spanish YouTube Thumbnail

    The Graduate School of Korean Studies Introduced in Spanish

    Gallery

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    Petitions filled to university

    We inform official petitions that have been filled to universities regarding programs targeted to international students.
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    Contact Information

    Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12