Courses focusing on heritage studies may equip students with a broad understanding of how cultures impact the present. Programs provide students with the knowledge and skills to research and apply cultural findings to locations, politics, literature and art.

The institutions of higher education included regular four-year colleges and universities. Education is taken very seriously in South Korea, and the country is home to several world class universities, many of which have exchange agreements with various foreign universities, and are a good way for foreigners to experience life in the country.