Mechanical Engineering

Pursue research-based master’s study in Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH. The university Graduate School framework includes coursework, an advisor-supervised thesis, oral assessment and degree review. Confirm your department’s research areas, modules, supervision and any additional graduation requirements for the intended cohort.

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Course details

Qualification

MS

Teaching provider

POSTECH

Campus

POSTECH, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The university publishes 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang as its address. Confirm departmental teaching rooms, laboratories and any joint-degree study locations.

Teaching language

Mainly English; confirm course and assessment languages.

Study mode

Research-based graduate study combining coursework, supervised thesis or dissertation work and oral examination. Confirm class attendance, laboratory access, research arrangements and available supervision with your department.

Duration

The April 2026 university milestone chart labels a two-year programme framework, with minimum academic residence of 2 semesters and at least 28 graduation credits for this degree. Confirm your department’s study plan, additional requirements and actual research duration; the framework is not a guaranteed time to the award.

Entry requirements

A qualifying bachelor’s degree is required before enrolment. Meet the guide’s nationality/parent-nationality or complete-overseas-education category, with documentary evidence. Provide accepted English test evidence or a qualifying sealed medium-of-instruction certificate/exemption. Confirm test versions, department assessment and individual document requirements. The April 2026 university graduation framework additionally lists a minimum GPA of 3.0; the scale is not stated in that milestone chart, so confirm the current scale and departmental standards. This is a graduation requirement, not a new entrance-GPA threshold. The thesis is written in English, with an abstract of no more than 1,000 words and a Korean summary. Defence copies are due at least 15 days before the defence, with three copies for a master’s candidate. The guideline distinguishes the defence report, normally due 31 December for February graduates or 30 June for August graduates, from final thesis deposit on the second Friday of January or July. Dates may change with the academic calendar. It describes electronic final submission and also lists hard copies in its milestone chart; confirm current library delivery and copy requirements. Follow research-ethics and plagiarism-check procedures, and confirm any additional departmental graduation or publication conditions.

Course fees

The 2026–27 guide lists a non-refundable application fee of KRW 80,000 or USD 80, payable in either stated currency. Partner-university waivers and special payment deferrals require confirmation. Tuition and other charges are separate. Confirm the next cycle’s fee and current invoice before paying. The university academic-policy page, updated 6 February 2025, describes full applicable tuition for regular graduate semesters and one-third for an additional semester; it does not establish a base amount or when your additional-semester rate begins. Its tuition-withdrawal reference is five-sixths within 30 days from semester start, two-thirds on days 31–60, half on days 61–90 and no refund from day 91, with exceptions and case-specific decisions. Entrance fees are non-refundable under that policy; application-charge terms remain separate. Confirm the current invoice, registration period and refund category. For TA/RA appointments, the 2026 reference model lists a monthly KRW 884,000 tuition-support component plus KRW 966,000 living support, totalling KRW 1,850,000. These are funding components rather than a personal tuition bill or a guaranteed award. Actual lab amounts and later RA support may depend on performance; request your applicable appointment and funding terms. No monthly-to-annual, scholarship-adjusted or net tuition price is inferred.

Intake

The cited Spring 2027 application round closed on 11 September 2026 at 18:00 Korean Standard Time. Confirm the next published round and programme availability. The guide does not establish a currently open application or available place.

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