There are many countries to choose from for further study, and South Korea is one of them. The main benefits of going to Korea for postgraduate study are:
1, South Korea has a high level of education and a wide range of school majors. Students are free to choose their own major.
2. Korea has world-renowned institutions of higher learning with a wide range of specialties.
3. China and South Korea are both Asian countries, with close geographical location and convenient communication. As China's fourth largest trading partner, South Korea has extensive economic and cultural ties.
4. While the education level in Korea is high, the living expenses such as tuition fees are not high. In addition, compared with graduate students, Korean scholarships are also very rich. Students of excellent research institutes can enjoy various expenses including international air tickets, living expenses, tuition fees, research fees and accommodation fees. And you can also get certain research awards according to the research of your major.
II. Classification of Postgraduates Applying for Studying in Korea
1, colleges and universities
The main purpose of general colleges and universities is academic education, and the academic system is generally two years. Majors are also common in our daily life, such as general science and engineering, sociology, literature, psychology and so on. The average university is also the university with the largest number of applicants, and most students will choose to apply for their own majors.
Of course, there are also cross-majors, but basically they are the intersection between liberal arts or the transfer of science to liberal arts, and it is difficult for liberal arts to transfer to science. Generally, universities have various funds for running schools, and many research-oriented master students can get living expenses subsidies without paying tuition fees. A research doctor usually has only one degree, that is, a doctor's degree. Generally, students who graduate from college can continue their doctoral studies, enter graduate schools, or work as lecturers in enterprises or universities.
2. Special colleges
The main purpose of a college is to cultivate practical ability in a certain field, and the educational system is generally 2.5 years. The majors are art, management, performance, management, media and so on. In fact, there are many overlapping places in the curriculum of colleges and universities, but the teaching of colleges pays more attention to practice than theory, which is more suitable for people with certain work experience to apply. Therefore, most characteristic colleges teach at night, usually from 6 pm to 9 pm, and the students are mainly Korean employees. Cross-majors can also apply for colleges and universities, and they can also choose to continue their doctoral studies after graduation.
After graduating from junior college, students can generally choose suitable enterprises to be professionals, and it is easier to apply for more important positions. Of course, many people will choose to stay in school for further study and then become professors.
3. Professional colleges
The main purpose of colleges and universities is to cultivate employability, and the educational system is generally 2.5 years. Generally speaking, teaching-oriented graduate students belong to colleges, which can be compared with domestic professional masters, and often have professional disciplines with high market relevance, such as mba, mpa, md, jd and so on. The study direction of the subject is closely related to future employment, and it is not mandatory for students to have an academic background when applying for Korean graduate students.
Generally, the educational goal is practice, and the academic and theoretical contents are systematically studied on the basis of professional professionalism. This concept can be compared with domestic on-the-job graduate students, which is more practical. This kind of big college usually teaches at night, and the master's course system is generally five semesters, and the tuition fee is slightly higher than that of ordinary big colleges.
3. How many years should Korean graduate students study?
Different from the current three-year system in China, the duration of postgraduate courses in Korean universities is generally two years, but because many students have no language foundation and need to learn a language, the time will be longer, or some students choose short-term majors.
1. Studying in Korea for two and a half years or three years without language achievement.
One of the necessary conditions for studying in Korea is the students' own Korean ability. When making the overall study abroad plan for students, besides using the time in China to get Korean scores, there are several alternatives, such as going to a Korean school.
For students who apply for Korean teaching major with zero foundation in Korean, they need to apply for language courses first. They can study Korean preparatory courses for half a year or one year, and then enter Korean universities to study master's courses after meeting the language entrance requirements. Under normal circumstances, students with zero foundation can reach the advanced level after learning Korean for one year.
Or go directly to the Korean Institute to learn pronunciation. The natural language environment is very obvious for the improvement of Korean. Of course, you need to have a very strong self-study ability. The class is taught entirely in Korean, with systemic grammar exercises for learning Korean as the basic content, as well as listening, reading and writing, composition, conversation and Korean culture.
2. It usually takes two years to apply directly for postgraduate study in Korea with language scores.
Undergraduate graduates who have basic knowledge of Korean and meet the entrance requirements of Korean universities or colleges generally require topic 3-4 or IELTS 5.5 or above, and can directly apply for graduate studies in Korean universities.
3. Without a language foundation, it usually takes 65,438+0.5 years to learn an MBA in China.
Some universities in Korea have postgraduate courses taught in Chinese, and there is no language requirement for admission. The educational system is generally 1.5 years.
Generally speaking, how many years it takes to study in Korea depends on whether the students have a language foundation or the postgraduate courses they choose.
Fourthly, the language requirements of Korean graduate students studying abroad.
1, Korean teaching language requirements
Korean universities generally teach in Korean, and applying for Korean graduate students generally requires Korean Proficiency Test (TOPIK) to reach Grade 3-4 or above.
2, the language requirements of English teaching
Some Korean universities also teach in English, such as GSIS courses, which generally require IELTS score of 5.5 or above.
Third, the language requirements of Chinese teaching
Some Korean universities have Chinese-taught graduate students, and there is no language requirement for admission. Korean scores are not required for admission. After arriving in Korea, students only need to learn simple Korean for daily communication.