Programs in South Korea 2025

INHA Graduate School was founded in 1958 after the establishment of Inha University in 1954 with the help of Korean immigrants in Hawaii and Dr. Syng-Man Rhee, the first president of Republic of Korea, to lead the industrial development of the country right after the Korean war. Main programs: Engineering, Natural Science: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry Electrical and Computer Engineering: Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Future Vehicle Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Energy Resource Engineering: Energy Resource Engineering Interdisciplinary Biosystem: Biopharmaceuticals (Engineering), Bioprocess Engineering(Engineering), Biological Science (Natural Science) Social Science: Sustainability Management

The Department of Business Administration focuses on developing students into competitive professionals for globalized companies in Korea and overseas. Our goal is to eventually foster professional managers who implement management principles required for a new management environment. We want our management professionals to be equipped with capabilities to apply what they have learned once they are working in the field. They will efficiently and effectively exercise management capabilities obtained through practical training in management information. Therefore, the curriculum is systematically inclusive of all key areas of business administration such as Production; Marketing; Finance; Human Resources; Accounting; Management Strategies; and Management Information Systems (MIS).

The Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation aims to foster competent interpreters and translators who satisfy the domestic and overseas demands for interpretation and translation. The demands for professional interpreters and translators in this region are expected to significantly increase due to the relocation of The US Armed Forces bases in Korea to Pyeongtaek; the increased use of Pyeongtaek Port; the relocation of Samsung Electronics; the relocation of LG Electronics; the development of a new town; and the establishment of the Pyeongtaek Free Trade Zone. The Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation is comprised of the Department of Korean-English Interpretation and Translation and the Department of Korean Language Education.

SDU Dept. of Tax Accounting, having produced the first online university’s CPA and the youngest examinee to pass the primary exam of the Korean CPA test, is making its utmost effort in fostering the best experts in accounting and finance. The faculty is comprised of the nation’s first-rate specialists. Also, we manage a practical curriculum to acquire professional certificates such as CPA in Korea and the U.S, tax accounting, and Chartered Financial Analyst. In particular, students can earn credits while preparing for KICPA, AICPA, and EA, and various prep-courses are scheduled as regular curriculum; thus, academic growth and preparation for exams can be completed simultaneously.

Understanding the overall structure and characteristics of the air transport industry Professional knowledge training on airport and airport operation/management Air transportation system operation management and related professional knowledge education Air cargo transportation, storage, and unloading, etc. To cultivate foreign language skills and understanding and use of information technology to gain competitiveness in the era of globalization and information Improving social adaptation ability through on-the-job training of air traffic-related organizations, organizations, and companies Those who have completed the prescribed subjects of this department according to the above educational purposes are aviation such as Ministry of Construction and Transportation, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Korea Airports Corporation, Incheon International Airport Corporation, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, other domestic and foreign airlines and travel agencies, and research institutes related to air traffic. You will be advancing to related organizations, organizations, and companies. Career information after graduation Air traffic controller for public officials belonging to the Ministry of Construction and Transportation Incheon Airport Corporation affiliated mooring officer Flight manager in charge of operation management of domestic and overseas large airlines and low-cost airlines Advances to related companies engaged in airports, such as airport management, aviation professional, airport management, security, and safety, etc. Entered into an air freight forwarding and forwarding company, and air freight ground handling company, and a general logistics company Advances as an air travel agency and a tourism company Advance to the Air Force and Navy officers as a military scholarship student Air Force School Corps (ROTC) Flight manager and assistant at the University Air Traffic Control Education Center

The Graduate School of Industrial Technology is performing the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy-supported industrial-academic cooperation projects in e-business. On top of this, we have been designated to carry out special projects for which the Ministry of Information and Communication provides equipment to our information technology-related departments. Our state-of-the-art research and experiment equipment and one of the best learning environments in Korea are also capitalized onto producing first-class professionals equipped not only with creative research ability but also with leadership by conducting joint research with experts from businesses, outside research institutes, and the government, as well as by bringing those experts up-to-date on recent theories and applications required by knowledge-based industries.

The Graduate School of Knowledge-Based Technology and Energy is the only one of its kind in Korea, established to produce professionals in such state-of-the-art technology areas as information technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and environmental technology, as well as in energy technology and policy-making. In particular, in an attempt to create new added value by taking the lead in technological competitiveness in this knowledge-driven era, our Graduate School produces experts in cross-discipline technology fields including system engineering, information and communication, nano-materials, and life chemistry, and digitalized business administration. If also educates future experts in the energy industry, dealing with alternative energies, “new” renewable energies, energy demand and supply issues home and abroad, plans for future energy demand, and appropriate responses to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Our department was established in 2002 based on the monumental donation of Mun-Sul Jeong, whose mission is to foster creative convergence talents in the fields of biotechnology and brain engineering who will lead the future of Korea. Since its establishment, it has grown remarkably until now, and now it has emerged as a world-class department leading bio-convergence engineering. Our department can be said to be the most brilliantly embodied of KAIST's spirit of 'creativity and 'challenge'. From March 1, 2015, it was changed from the College of Life Science and Technology to the College of Engineering, which provided an opportunity to reflect on the original spirit of the establishment of the department by pursuing engineering goals based on convergence research. And we have re-established the department vision as follows

Turkey and five Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan located on Eurasian Silk Road have used the same language and formed a single cultural area. The Department of Turkish-Central Asian Languages offers a regional approach to the area to develop Eurasian Vision and also broadens understanding and knowledge of the area. By studying the Turkish-Central Asian language, history, and culture in comparison with or linking to Korean studies, students can develop a humanistic understanding of Turkey-Central Asia, a region with a similar language and culture to Korea. In addition, the Department provides the academic and practical information of the area including politics, society, and economics, and cultivates local management skills through exchange programs with the countries to nurture professionals contributing to Korean and Turkish-Central Asian relations.

The rapid expansion of various info-communication services in step with the advanced information society of the 21st century is placing increasing emphasis on the importance of the function and role of information. Thus, the demand for such services is increasing geometrically worldwide, leading to the rapid development of info-communication engineering technology. The educational purpose of the Department of Electronic Engineering is to foster human resources in the info-communication field who can lead the information society of the 21st century by researching, developing, and educating essential original and applied technologies that are required to confront the rapid technical development and changes. Furthermore, this department not only cultivates advanced technicians by improving the technology of national knowledge-based industries, thereby attracting manpower via related companies and carrying out specialized research and education but also promotes organic relations with companies and strengthens the competitiveness of knowledge-based industries in Korea.

This department pursues traditional learning comprised of theology, church music theory, and practice of musical pastoral ministry. It also pursues expertise related to modern worship through worship planning, worship leading, worship ensemble, practical music theory and arrangement, recording & producing. Students participate in various practical training and are given opportunities to plan and lead worship in the school worship service. The department provides optimized education for enhancing the skills of church music specialists based on spirituality. The department awards Master of Divinity (M.Div. with C.M.) for training musical pastors. It is the only degree of its kind in Korea. And graduates can pursue various careers such as musical pastor, worship leader, minister specializing in church music, conductor, CCM artist, missionary, broadcaster, contents editor, public performance planner, institute president, etc. They can also engage in vigorous activities in domestic and overseas church circles and educational circles, mission fields, performance stages, etc.

As society rapidly changes while entering the 21st Century, the life of many individuals and families are weakening, and this is leading to social chaos. Hence, Korea Baptist Theological University/Seminary has established the Graduate School of Counseling (Dept. of Counseling Psychology) to contribute to building a bright and healthy church and future society by restoring individuals and families breaking down. If students complete the Counseling Psychology course, they receive the “Master of Culture (counseling and clinical psychology)” degree. And they can acquire a counseling specialist license acknowledged by our graduate school and a specialist license from various organizations including the Korean Association of Christian Counseling & Psychotherapy. Through this, graduates can work as counseling specialists and ministers in churches, counseling centers, hospitals, and schools. The Department of Counseling Psychology at the Graduate School of Counseling, which is a special graduate school with evening classes, can train competent counseling specialists needed in this day and age by providing education centered around systematic, specialized, and practical research.

The goal of the Department of Materials Design Engineering is to educate students to be challenging and creative individuals capable of competing in global textile industries by providing knowledge-based education essential for the industry. The textile industry has been playing a key role as a leading and main industry in Korea in terms of export and employment for last decades and has been recently reformed to technology-driven industry based on a new paradigm such as smart textiles and wearable computer incorporated with strategically important technologies such as information technology(IT), nanotechnology(NT), biotechnology(BT), and culture technology(CT). To match up with this paradigm, our department pursues excellence in producing experts required for the high value-added textile and fashion industry by innovating the curriculum on smart textile fields fused with IT, NT, and BT such as digital textile printing, textile CAD, and wearable computer, etc. Graduates with a master's and/or a doctoral degree have working for research institutes and companies relating to textile materials, manufacturing, finishing, planning, trade, distribution, etc.

The Department of Advertising and Public Relations was first certified by the International Advertising Association in Korea in 2008 as the IAA-Accredited Institution. IAA certification has been granted to only 57 institutions in the world including major universities of the advertising and PR fields such as Michigan State University, University of Florida. The fact that the Department of Advertising and Public Relations obtained the IAA certification means that its educational programs receive recognition as the program to meet the international standards. The best program of the advertising and PR fields and advanced model of major education in the whole universities evaluated by the Korean Council for University Education The advertising and PR educational program of Hallym University won the best award in the evaluation of mass communication and advertising and PR field conducted by the Korean Council for University Education in February 2005. And it was introduced in the Advanced Symposium of the Major Educational Course by the Advancement of College Education Project(ACE) Selection in January 2013 as an example of the advanced model of major education. It has built the Career Exploration Plan system that students can set their career goals and take major subjects suitable for them and given contact-type career guidance by utilizing it. The Department of Advertising and Public Relations defined smart advertising and PR as the next characterization area as information and communications technology has developed and consumers' media environments have rapidly changed. And it established the basic plan and reorganized the curriculums accordingly.

The Graduate School of Theology was established with the purpose of contributing to the Korean Church, the country, and human society by raising professional pastors in the spirit of Christianity with the entire curriculum currently taking place in the Seoul Suyu-dong Campus. The Graduate School of Theology offers the degree course of Master of Divinity (M. Div.). The Master of Divinity course teaches a traditional curriculum of educating aspiring pastors in order to raise pastors for the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea based on the spirit of Presbyterianism and Hanshin University, which has led the trend in the world of theology and contributed to the reform of the Korean society as well as the progress of the church. This course aims to raise professional pastors with theological refinement and pastoral leadership, who have achieved the balance between scholarliness and piety through the qualitative enhancement of the former and the spiritual deepening of the latter. Students who have completed the undergraduate course in basic theology undergo two years of the master’s course, whereas those who completed a different degree go through three years of the same course. The academic research takes place in three main areas of biblical theology, theoretical theology, and practical theology, and centered around the inherent connections and balance between the seven subdivided fields of the Old Testament, the New Testament, systematic theology, history of the church, Christian ethics, theology in practice and Christian education, and pursues the inherent development of holistic theological research and piety in preparation for a creative ministry, both in the present and the future.