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Department of English Language and Literature

Admission

General admission degree programs

Master's degree
  • Individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign universities or those expected to obtain a degree upon completion of the current registered semester
  • Individuals recognized as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications under relevant laws
Doctorate's degree
  • Individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign universities or those expected to obtain a degree upon completion of the current registered semester
  • Individuals recognized as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications under relevant laws
Eligibility for master's/doctorate's
support for North Korean defectors
  • Individuals qualified to apply for master's or doctorate's program
  • Individuals registered as North Korean defectors pursuant to the North Korean Defectors Protection and Settlement Support Act

Additional eligibility requirements and submission documents

  • Official English proficiency test score (TOEIC, TOEFL, TEPS, IELTS) must be submitted

Program information (for students admitted after 2022)

Category Length of study Basic semester operation Minimum credits required Graduation thesis
Master 2+ years 4 semester system 24 credits Master's thesis
Doctorate 36 credits Doctoral dissertation

※ For other academic information: Refer to relevant items on the Education/Academic Affairs tab of the Graduate School website

Minimum publication requirements for doctoral dissertation

  • At least one paper published as first author in a journal listed (or candidate) by the National Research Foundation of Korea

Graduate school operating principles

  • Full-time priority: When selecting master's program students