1. Can I apply to change my major when studying in Korea?
You can change your major when you study in Korea. But there are certain conditions for changing majors.
1. Interdisciplinary application for undergraduate placement
Domestic unified recruitment of four-year undergraduate students, after finishing freshman or sophomore, can apply for transfer to enter the sophomore or junior of four-year universities in South Korea; After graduating from three-year junior college and 3+2 junior college, you can apply to transfer to a sophomore or junior in a four-year university in Korea.
Korean universities generally begin to involve specialized courses in the late sophomore year. Therefore, as long as the professional span is not particularly large, you can generally apply for cross-professional placement.
When changing classes across majors, it is not recommended that you choose a major with strong science and engineering, but it is also recommended to choose a major in liberal arts and business, such as Mandarin, Chinese, business and so on. In addition, it should be noted that medical majors do not enroll students, and most schools do not enroll students in pedagogy.
2. Interdisciplinary application for master's degree
When applying for graduate students, you can choose to apply across majors, but it is still not recommended to choose a major that spans too much. When choosing a major, you can follow the following rules:
The undergraduate major is science and engineering, and graduate students can choose this major for further study, or they can apply for liberal arts or business majors across majors;
Undergraduate majors are business majors, and graduate students can continue to study business majors or apply for liberal arts majors across majors;
Text-to-text theory is difficult to apply or learn, so it is not recommended to apply it;
Art majors in some colleges and universities are not allowed to apply for cross-majors;
Medical majors are not allowed to apply for cross-majors.
When cross-applying, you can choose media, management, Mandarin, advertising, hotel management and other popular liberal arts majors. I'd like to remind you quietly that most business management and hotel management courses are taught in English. Students who intend to apply for these majors need to prepare their English scores in advance, reaching IELTS 5.5 or above and TOEFL 80 or above.
In the choice of major, you can also decide according to the course and your own interests, as well as the future employment direction.
For example, if you major in business, the direction of returning to China for employment is very broad. Similar to business management, you can engage in business management, personnel management, financial accounting, reserve cadres and other related work, and it is also very convenient to take the civil service bank exam.
Another example is the media major. After graduation, I mainly engaged in advertising, activity planning and writing. The employment direction is relatively narrow, but it is highly professional.
Art management major is similar to media major, with more targeted learning content, so it is clear whether you can work in the future.
In the choice of this kind of major, I suggest you make a better choice after you have a certain plan for your future.
Second, South Korea's way of studying abroad to major
1) Undergraduate interdisciplinary application
The so-called "application for undergraduate placement", generally speaking, students who are dissatisfied with their undergraduate colleges or majors can directly transfer to South Korea to apply for placement in their sophomore or junior years.
Full-time undergraduate students can directly apply for transfer to sophomore/junior year after completing all the courses in the first/second academic year. College students can only apply for undergraduate placement if they have graduated or pre-graduated.
2) interdisciplinary application of universities and colleges
Cross-major in colleges and universities generally refers to freshmen (a few schools accept master's and doctor's classes, such as national universities) who intend to study for graduate students or doctors, but are not interested in their previous majors or want to learn new fields.
Students who graduate from full-time undergraduate or postgraduate preparatory courses can apply directly, but students who graduate from junior college still need to apply for undergraduate placement before they can apply for master's degree.
Third, the hot advantages of studying in South Korea
1, science and engineering major: computer engineering, software engineering.
Mastering a skill is undoubtedly the best way to ensure employment. In Korea, a developed country in the fields of IT, information communication and automobile, there is a great demand for talents who can master computer engineering or software engineering. According to the statistical survey of Korean websites, the employment rate of science and engineering graduates in major universities is the highest.
Although science and engineering are a bit difficult, employment is really exciting. After graduation, there are still great opportunities to work in Samsung, Hyundai, LG and other big factories. Pohang university of science and technology, KAIST, Sungkyunkwan University and Hanyang University are all excellent schools in science and engineering.
2. Business major: international trade and international trade.
With the continuous development of the relationship between China and South Korea, many Korean enterprises want to enter the China market or sell their products to tourists from China. At this time, international students have more international vision and language advantages than local students.
However, this major will have high requirements for English, and students with English scores can apply for GSIS courses in various universities. The undergraduate course can choose Xijiang University, Kyung Hee University, Jianguo University and dongguk university.