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Department of Philosophy

Admission

Recruitment guidelinesOperating regulations

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

  • Written examination in major-specific English

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 2 papers published as sole author in journals listed (or candidate) by the National Research Foundation of Korea