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The Graduate School of Korean Studies The Academy of Korean Studies
Web page for the Korean language Center
General Info
Total 118
Doctorate 30
Master’s 87
Combined Master's and Doctorate 1
Bachelor's 0
Etc. 1
Total 57
Professor/ Associate professor 37
Assistant professor/ Full-time lecturer 16
Adjunct professor/ Visiting professor 0
Part-time lecturer 4
Etc. 0
Total 254
Doctorate 106
Master's 147
Combined Master's and Doctorate 0
Bachelor's 0
Etc. 1
International Student Support Program
Applying.Scholarship Support
Tuition-fee-exemption Scholarship
Qualifications
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
Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12
GKS(Global Korea Scholarship)
Qualifications
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
Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12
POSCO Global Scholarship at the Academy of Korean Studies
Qualifications
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
Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12
Government Grant
Qualifications
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
Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12
Dormitory Support
Dormitory
Dormitory capacity
301
Etc.
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.
Department in charge
Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Department in charge
Nayeon Lee
Staff email
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
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
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
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
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
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
Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12
Master’s Degree
Admission information
Enrollment period
March, September
Application period
September, March
Period of study
2 years
Information of department
Last Modified Date : 2024-08-23
Doctorate Degree
Admission information
Enrollment period
March, September
Application period
September, March
Period of study
3 years
Information of department
| 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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Contact Information
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International Student Advisor
Nayeon Leeadmission_intl@aks.ac.kr
Last Modified Date : 2025-09-12
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