This two-year program provides rigorous and policy-related courses in Global Politics with a special focus on International Peace and Security. A series of courses on international peace and security include: World Politics, International Negotiation, Comparative Foreign Policy, History of International Relations, International Relations in East Asia, Approaches to International Peace, North-South Korea Relations, International Law and Human Rights.
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN EAST ASIA
- THE U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
- EU ECONOMY
- INTER-STATES RELATIONS OF THE EU
- JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY
- CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY
- ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
- RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY
- CASE STUDIES IN US FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS
- EU LAW
- POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
- EUROPEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE
- KOREAN-EU RELATIONS
- THE CHINESE POLITICS
- CHINESE POLITICAL ECONOMY
- SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN STUDIES I
- SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN STUDIES II
- EAST ASIA IN WAR AND PEACE
- SOUTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMY
- POLITICS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
- UNDERSTANDING AFRICA
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- CASE ANALYSES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- SEMINAR ON GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
- NGOS AND GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY
- HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXT
- INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
- DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
- CASE STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION
- KOREA-U.S. RELATIONS
- NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS SEMINAR
- SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURTY I
- SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURTY II
- HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- ISSUES IN WORLD POLITICS
- INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- CASE STUDIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- GLOBALIZATION AND GLOBAL ISSUES
- GAME THEORY
- APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE
- INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DIPLOMACY
- MASS MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION AND FOREIGN POLICY
- PEACE-BUILDING AND PEACE-KEEPING
- INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE
- INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
- NATIONAL SECURITY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
- INTERNATIONAL ARMS CONTROL
- ANTI-PROLIFERATION AND COUNTER-PROLIFERATION
- HUMAN SECURITY
- FUTURE OF WAR
- INTERNATIONAL LAW
- CASE STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
- NORTH-SOUTH KOREAN RELATIONS
- COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY
Requirements
- Applicants holding a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university, or being expected to hold prior to entering KUGSIS.
- Official Transcripts of all Colleges and Universities you listed on your online application
- Two Letters of Recommendation from Professors familiar with your academic work, or from professional supervisors
- TOEFL (iBT only) or IELTS score report
- Application Fee (USD80 or KRW80,000) & the Receipt
- Statement of Purpose(SOP)
- Bank Statement
- Int’l student A/B Verification Document
Want to improve your English level for admission?
Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.
- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
Scholarships
- Scholarship for Excellence
- Research/ Teaching/Administration Assistant Scholarship
- KU GSIS International Students Scholarship A/B
- Korea Foundation Fellowship
- NIIED Scholarship (Korean Government Scholarship)
- KOICA Scholarship