Global Studies

Explore Global Studies through Hallym University’s Spring 2027 international undergraduate admission unit. Confirm the current curriculum, exact degree award, teaching language and professional recognition with the university. Listed internal major choices include Global Business, Korean Studies, Culture Industry Management, Korean–Chinese Translation and Interpretation. Confirm when and how you select a major.

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Course details

Qualification

Undergraduate degree entry

Teaching provider

HALLYM UNIVERSITY

Campus

Hallym University; confirm departmental teaching locations

Teaching language

The guide labels Global Business and Korean Studies as 100% English-track paths within Global Studies; Korean Studies is transfer-only. Confirm language and delivery for Culture Industry Management and Korean–Chinese Translation and Interpretation. The whole mixed unit is not assigned a uniform medium.

Entry requirements

Global Studies is one admission unit with four listed major paths. The guide labels Global Business and Korean Studies as 100% English-track paths; Korean Studies is transfer-only. Culture Industry Management and Korean–Chinese Translation and Interpretation are listed as international-student-only paths; confirm their entry type and Korean-track conditions. English-path entry requires an accepted IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 59, CEFR B2 or NEW TEPS 202 result; the guide separately requires TOEFL iBT 3.5 or above for tests taken on or after 21 January 2026. Confirm which test-date condition applies to your result. The guide allows specified English-country nationality or schooling documents to replace scores; confirm the exact evidence rather than assuming any English-medium certificate is sufficient. English-score entrants are exempt from the compulsory freshman intensive-Korean requirement. Where admission is through English scores and the department teaches in English, the guide provides a Korean-language graduation exemption. This entry is covered by the Spring 2027 international undergraduate guide. Applicants and both parents must be foreign nationals and meet the university’s nationality rules; Korean dual nationality is excluded. The Korean guide accepts regular high-school graduates or expected graduates and equivalent educational programmes, but excludes GED, homeschooling and online, adult or lifelong-education routes. Confirm your specific school-completion timetable and evidence. For the Korean-track freshman route, alternatives include TOPIK/TOPIK iBT Level 2 or above; passing Hallym HU-TOPIK; enrolment in or completion of Hallym Korean Intermediate 2 or above; Sejong Korean Beginner 2 or above under the Korean text; or the specified Social Integration Level 2/pre-assessment 41 route. HU-TOPIK opportunities overseas are limited to qualified partner organisations. Language results must remain valid when the online application is submitted. Korean-track new students below TOPIK Level 3 normally complete at least 300 hours of intensive Korean over the first two semesters, with the guide listing 160 hours per semester. Major-course enrolment is restricted until the second year, while foundation/liberal-arts credits may be taken. Achieving TOPIK Level 3 in the first semester changes the language requirement to 120 hours and permits major courses; submitting Level 3 at least one week before entry may provide an exemption. Confirm how these conditions apply to your evidence. For Korean-track students, graduation requires department requirements plus TOPIK Level 4 or a listed equivalent; this is separate from entry eligibility. The guide lists academic, language, identity/family and financial documents, with nationality-specific authentication. Proof of at least KRW 16,000,000 is a financial-evidence requirement, not tuition. Applicants in Korea use their own Korean-bank account; applicants overseas normally use their own or a parent’s account. For Vietnamese and Uzbek nationals living overseas, the guide specifies a locally established Korean financial institution. It requires a bank certificate issued within 30 days before submission and funds held through at least the end of March 2027; confirm the exact format with the university. Documents not in Korean or English need the stated notarised translation. Chinese school-qualification verification and family-document requirements differ by school category. Korean-track transfer applicants have separate prior-study and normally TOPIK Level 3 rules; fourth-year bilingual exceptions require individual confirmation. The English translation contains inconsistent expected-graduation years and Sejong entry-level wording; the guide says Korean prevails. Confirm those points and your full checklist before applying. Departmental assessment may include a phone or video interview. No admission, funding, visa, professional recognition or available-place outcome is guaranteed.

Course fees

Application fee: KRW 65,000 for the Spring 2027 international undergraduate application; this is not tuition. The guide states no cancellation or application-fee refund after submission. For new students subject to compulsory intensive Korean, the additional published charge is KRW 1,000,000 per semester; confirm your required period and any exemption. Degree tuition for 2027 must be confirmed: the guide’s tuition tables are 2026 references. Financial proof of KRW 16,000,000 is not a fee. English-score entrants to the guide’s English paths are exempt from compulsory intensive Korean.

Intake

Spring 2027: online applications run 16 November–18 December 2026, closing at 17:00 KST. Required documents must arrive by 24 December 2026 at 17:00 KST, and applicants must receive the Global Engagement Center’s receipt-confirmation email. Departmental review is listed for 28 December–7 January, results for 18 January 2027 and tuition payment for 18–22 January, closing 17:00 KST; tuition-related timing may change. Classes are listed to start on 2 March 2027. Confirm your eligibility and available places; published dates are not an offer of admission.

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