Doctoral Programme in Beauty Studies — Gwangju University (General Graduate School)

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Course details

Qualification

Doctoral degree

Teaching provider

GWANGJU UNIVERSITY

Teaching language

This department is marked for a Chinese bilingual option in the 2026 guide. The guide defines bilingual units as delivering at least half of graduation credits in a language other than Korean or with Korean–foreign-language interpretation. This does not establish that all teaching is in Chinese. Confirm the language and interpretation arrangements for your selected classes.

Study mode

The guide describes full-time graduate study with daytime or evening classes depending on the department. Confirm the timetable, attendance requirements and teaching venue.

Duration

The 2026 guide lists a two-year study period and 36 credits for doctoral study. Completion also depends on the applicable academic, language and research requirements; this is not a guaranteed graduation date.

Entry requirements

The following conditions come from the university’s Fall 2026 international graduate guide; confirm the requirements for your intended intake. Master’s applicants need a bachelor’s degree or recognised equivalent; doctoral applicants need a master’s degree or recognised equivalent. The guide also includes candidates expecting the relevant degree in August 2026. It lists foreign-parent and wholly overseas education conditions, but their relationship is not explicit; confirm which applicant category applies. Dual nationals and stateless applicants are not recognised as foreign applicants under this guide. Freshman applicants may apply in a different field from their previous degree. Transfer applicants have separate same-field and prior graduate-semester requirements. Documents include the relevant degree certificates and transcripts, application and academic-verification consent forms, passport and identity records, family evidence, financial documents and language evidence. The guide normally requires documents issued within three months and originals for comparison with copies. Chinese academic-verification documents have a stated six-month validity requirement; other academic records use the specified Apostille or consular authentication. Confirm the current country-specific checklist, translations, authentication and validity periods. For applicants residing in Korea, the guide lists a domestic-bank balance of at least KRW 16,000,000. For applicants abroad, it asks for a foreign-bank fixed-deposit certificate with a holding period of at least six months but does not print an amount in that row. These are dated admission references, separate from tuition and current visa requirements; confirm the required amount and account arrangements for your circumstances. For the marked bilingual option, the guide sets no separate Korean entry-level minimum but requires 200 hours of Korean training after entry. Its graduation condition is TOPIK level 4 or the university’s GU-TOPIK level 4. Confirm the current conditions and accepted examination evidence. The guide gives undergraduate and graduate grades a 50:50 weighting for doctoral selection; confirm the current selection process.

Course fees

The Fall 2026 guide lists a KRW 50,000 general application fee for master’s and doctoral admission and states that it is non-refundable. Tuition is not established by this fee. Ask for the current tuition, other charges and written payment and refund terms for your selected intake. Scholarships depend on the relevant conditions and selection; do not treat them as guaranteed funding or combine internal awards without confirmation.

Intake

The Fall 2026 application window has closed. The guide listed applications from 8 June 2026 at 09:00 to 19 June 2026 at 17:00, with posted documents received before closing. The timezone is not printed. Ask for the next published intake, deadlines and available places.

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