Medical Sciences (Doctoral) — Ajou University

Explore doctoral research study in Medical Sciences at Ajou University. We can help you check your academic background, language evidence and the requirements for your chosen research area.

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Course details

Qualification

Doctoral degree

Teaching provider

Ajou University

Campus

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Teaching language

The admission table does not list classes in English for Medical Sciences. Confirm classroom and assessment languages with the department.

Study mode

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Entry requirements

A master’s degree is required, or completion by 28 February 2027. Eligibility follows either the route for a non-Korean applicant with two non-Korean parents, or the separate route for applicants who completed the entire school and university curriculum of at least 16 years abroad. Confirm the nationality and education documents for your route. Type B requires TOPIK Level 4 or above only; a major may require a higher level. Confirm accepted test formats and score validity, and obtain university approval before relying on an exception. Submit the application form with the financial guarantor’s signature, a photo, passport evidence, undergraduate transcript and diploma, a study plan of roughly two to three A4 pages, and a recommendation from your graduating institution. Doctoral applicants also submit graduate transcripts and a graduate diploma. Professor consultation before applying and a confirmation letter are required for this department. Confirm the original-document, translation and authentication checklist for your country and school, including the specific checks for Chinese qualifications. The guide requests financial evidence of at least USD 20,000, separate from course fees. The English table asks for the balance to be maintained for at least one month; the Korean list also specifies a freeze of at least one month and a certificate issued within the previous month. Confirm the bank format and the date used to assess that issue window. Applicant, parent or spouse accounts are listed; family guarantors need relationship evidence and signed guarantor details. External scholarship recipients must provide scholarship evidence, and a separate exception is listed for an Ajou faculty financial guarantor. Confirm which financial documents apply to your case. The listed research areas are Clinical Medicine(MS), Clinical Medicine(NS), Public Health and Social Medicine(MS), Public Health and Social Medicine(NS), Medical Sciences of Healthy Aging(MS), Medical Sciences of Healthy Aging(NS), Integrative Biomedicine(MS), Integrative Biomedicine(NS), Translational research(MS), Translational research(NS). For areas marked MS (Medical Science), the Korean guide restricts applications to holders of a physician’s licence. This restriction is tied to the MS field; confirm the academic and professional prerequisites for your chosen area with the department. Medical Sciences and Biomedical Sciences are excluded from the general Ajou Global Scholarship; students follow their department’s scholarship system. Confirm available funding and its conditions with the department. This research programme does not establish eligibility for clinical practice or professional registration. Scholarships require separate assessment. Admission does not guarantee a visa, scholarship or employment.

Intake

For Spring 2027, applications run from 7 October to 25 November 2026. Online submission and arrival of original documents are both due on 25 November at 17:00, as shown in the guide. Posting documents by the deadline is insufficient. Confirm the deadline time zone and current departmental availability before applying.

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