# Korea University Graduate School

Established in 1949, the Graduate School of Korea University in Seoul, South Korea offers 45 doctoral and 47 master's programs.

## History

In 1949, Yoon Sang-hyun, the first president, initiated an expansion of the campus by purchasing the forest and land, and in September of the same year, the graduate school was established.

## Facts

* Value of scholarships and ratio of recipients - KRW 18.7 billion, 89.1% of international students (as of 2008)
* Lecture in English - 34% of all lectures (as of 1st semester 2009)
* Number of non-Korean students - 277 (including 188 for Master's level, 74 for Ph.D. level, and 15 for integrated programs)

## Academics

* Law
* Business Administration
* International Business
* English Language and Literature
* German Language and Literature
* French Language and Literature
* Chinese & Japanese Language and Literature
* Russian Language and Literature
* Spanish Language and Literature
* Philosophy
* History
* Korean History
* Linguistics
* Psychology
* Sociology
* Comparative Literature and Culture (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Visual Culture (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Classics Translation (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Cultural Heritage Studies (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Food and Resource Economics
* Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering
* Biotechnology
* Political Science and International Relations
* Public Administration
* Economics
* Statistics
* Financial Engineering (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Journalism and Mass Communication
* Mathematics
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Earth and Environmental Sciences
* Science & Technology Studies (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
* Architecture
* Mechanical Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Materials Science and Engineering
* Industrial Management Engineering
* Mechatronics (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Micro Device Engineering (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Micro/Nano Systems (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Telecommunication System Technology (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Biomicrosystem Engineering (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Medicine
* Biotechnology & Science
* Public Health (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Biostatistics (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Nursing
* Health Science
* Education
* Curriculum and Instruction
* Home Economics
* Korean Language Education
* Physical Education
* Computer Information and Computer Science Education
* English Language Education
* Geography
* Computer and Radio Communications Engineering
* Brain and Cognitive Engineering
* Visual Information Processing (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Bioinformatics (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Social Welfare
* North Korean Studies
* Creative Writing
* Archaeology and Art History
* Applied Linguistics and Culture Studies (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Computer and Information Science
* Applied Physics
* Material Chemistry
* Informational Statistics
* Electronics and Information Engineering
* Environmental Engineering
* Control and Instrumentation Engineering
* Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
* Food Biotechnology
* Sport and Leisure Studies
* Advanced Mechatronic Converging Technology (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Economics and Statistics (Interdisciplinary Program)
* Digital Management
* Center for Advanced Mobile Solutions (Contract Program)
* Nano Semiconductor Engineering (Contract Program)

## Housing

Students are responsible for arranging their own accommodations. The University dormitory is one option and also quite affordable, but availability is limited.
* CJ International House
* Anam Hall 2