Environmental Science and Engineering

The School of Environmental Science and Engineering (SEE) welcomes applicants with backgrounds in all areas of science and engineering who are interested in applying their specialized abilities to managing environmental problems. 
The SEE graduate program is designed to educate students to get a balanced overall view and understanding of diverse environmental problems, to gain specialized knowledge and experience in their own interest areas, to have the ability to identify and solve the problems encountered in the real world, and ultimately be independent environmental researchers.
The SEE program offers degrees of Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in both environmental science and environmental engineering. SEE does not have an undergraduate program.

Comprehensive subjects in major areas of environmental science and engineering are offered to provide essential bases of understanding environmental problems for students with diverse backgrounds. Programs of study are highly flexible to encourage students to develop intensive and diverse research abilities. In addition to the SEE courses listed below, students are encouraged to take courses in other departments such as chemistry, life science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and others depending on their interests.

Major Electives

• Introduction to Environmental studies
• Introduction to Environmental Engineering
• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Waste Management
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Experimental Engineering Laboratory
• Reaction Engineering
• Global Environment
• Environmental Statistics
• Polymers and the Environment
• Environmental Physical Chemistry
• Introduction to Climate Change
• Environmental Inorganic Chemistry
• Earth Environmental Fluid Dynamics
• Basic Principles in Environmental Materials
• Environmental Nanoporous Materials
• Environmental Organic Chemistry
• Bioremediation Engineering
• Wastewater Treatment Engineering
• Ocean biogeochemical cycles
• Environmental Instrument Analysis and Experiments
• Mass Spectrometry
• Pollutant Analysis
• Special Topics in Environmental Engineering A-Z
• Alternative Energy
• Advanced Environmental Processes A-D
• Photocatalysis for Energy and Environemtnal Applications
• Environmental Bioprocess Engineering
• Introduction of Marine Environments and Biotechnology

Research

• Seminar 
• On-site Process Study
• Master Thesis Research

Requirements

• Applicants must fill out the online application.
• Personal Statement and Research Plan - Download format from the website: http://admission.postech.ac.kr/linkUsen.do?f=sub3-2
• Curriculum Vitae (Free style personal resume)
• Copy of Passport
• Signed Consent Form - Download format from the website: http://admission.postech.ac.kr/linkUsen.do?f=sub3-2
• List of Honors and Awards (optional) - Applicants who have received any honors, awards, or fellowships during their undergraduate or graduate studies may list them in the order of importance.
• Application fee: 80 USD or 80,000 KRW
• Official Transcript(s)
• Degree Certificate(s)
• Recommendation Letters - From two recommenders (academic faculty) - Must be e-mailed or sent by post directly by each recommender, enclosed in a sealed envelope.
• Score Report of English Proficiency Test - The official TOEFL/IELTS Score Report issued by ETS/British Council can be sent to POSTECH Graduate Admissions and Student Affairs directly by requesting it at the ETS/ British Council website. Applicants must enter POSTECH’s institution code (0329) in order for ETS to send the official score report to our office. - TOEFL ITP organized only by POSTECH is accepted
• Degree Theses (option

Scholarships

• Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP)
• Global Education
• POSCO Asia Fellowship
• SK hynix Fellowship
• POSTECH Teaching or Research Assistantship
• POSTECH Fellowship for Excellent International Students(PFES)
• POSTECH Settlement Allowance for New International Students