Social Welfare

Build research skills in social-welfare theory, policy, programmes and practice. The department outlines a Master’s thesis pathway; confirm the supervisor, research approach and any professional-recognition requirements for the country where you plan to work. International recruitment and admission remain subject to the Spring 2027 guide and departmental confirmation.

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Course details

Qualification

Master’s degree

Teaching provider

KONGJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Campus

Department office: Gongju campus, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, room 322. Confirm the teaching and research locations; the office listing is not a classroom allocation.

Location

Gongju

Study mode

Departmental research and thesis pathway. Confirm your cohort’s course load, attendance and any alternative graduation arrangements.

Duration

The department permits thesis-review applications after at least four registered semesters and the required examination passes. Confirm normal completion time and your cohort’s rules; this is not a guaranteed award date.

Entry requirements

A qualifying bachelor’s degree is required; confirm recognition of your qualification against the guide’s four-year-university wording. Meet the university’s international-applicant nationality rules for you and both parents, including citizenship timing; Korean dual nationality and stateless status are excluded. Both an accepted English test score and either TOPIK level 3 or a qualifying level-3 university Korean course are required. Confirm department recruitment, teaching language and document authentication before applying. Expected graduates must confirm the degree-completion and certificate-submission dates with the university. The department lists at least three graduate-exam subjects. Its thesis-review reference requires at least four registered semesters and passes in foreign-language and comprehensive examinations. For Master’s thesis applicants, it lists three oral examinations; confirm how these assessments are organised and any cohort-specific exemptions or alternatives. These are thesis-stage assessments and do not replace the international admissions process. The General Graduate School’s posted thesis guidance asks for the final approved file within one month after review, a scanned committee-approved page bearing all committee seals and any required copyright/embargo documentation. It removes printed-thesis submission from the late-graduation cohort of academic year 2024 onward; confirm the current library calendar and any additional department copies. Thesis/abstract language must follow the school’s corresponding-language rules and departmental approval; permission for a foreign-language thesis does not establish English teaching.

Course fees

Spring 2027 graduate application fee: KRW 30,000, payable through the university’s application service. This is an application-processing charge. Tuition, living costs and other charges are separate; confirm the applicable amounts and payment/refund terms before applying.

Intake

Spring 2027: apply 19 October–13 November 2026; documents due 19 November 2026. Confirm the exact cut-off time, time zone and schedule updates. Department recruitment and admission are subject to assessment.

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