StudyQA — Master: Law — Seoul National University

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SNU School of Law trains its students for the legal profession and further related professional qualifications. The School curriculum focuses on the general legal knowledge in the areas of legal theory and practice to develop intellectual and analytical skills and practice the interpretation of law.

As part of the curriculum, students are exposed to foundational subjects of Korean law and broad range of elective subjects. The intellectual life of SNU Law is rich and dynamic. SNU Law encourages students to analyze legal problems creatively and develop the critical thinking skills for their future careers as lawyers, judges, and in other prominent positions in civic life.

The 1st year:

Legal Research and Legal Writing
Public Law 1 (Constitution and Political System)
Civil Law 1 (Contract)
Criminal Law 1
Law and Social Science

The 2nd year:

Korean Tradition Legal History
Law of Philosophy
Introduction to Korean Law
Public Administration Relief
Civil Law 3 (Law of Property and Secured Transcation)
General of Law of Contracts and Torts
Particulars of Criminal Law
Principles of Commercial Law
Law of Corporations
Tax Law
Intellectual Property Law
Criminal Law
International Law 1
Law of International Trade
International Economic Law
Law of Commercial and Economy
Individual Industrial Property Law
Social Security Law
Environmental Law
Advanced Courses
Korean Legal History
Sociology of Law
Comparative on Constitution
Institutionas Law
Constitutional Litigation Practices
Construction Administrative Law
Economic Law
Procedure of Administrative Law
Law of Press. Internet. Human Rights
Medical Law
Fact Broadsheet *
Korean Public Interest and Humans Rights Litigation
The Basic Theory of Criminal Law
International Trade Dispute Settlement
Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law
Customer Protection Law
Fair Employment Law
Theory of Public Law Regulations
Bond Law Cases
General Civil Procedure Cases
General Criminal Procedure Cases

The 3rd year:

Attorney Practice
Design of Negotiation and Transactions
German Law
Roman Law
Law of Economics
Legal Thoughts
Natural Law and Legal Positivism
Modern Theory of Justice
Introduction to American Law
Law & Society
Science of Legislation
Democratic Constitutionalism
Law of Reunification
Public Law theories and Methodology of Law
Theory of Public Law and Public Policy
Reconstruction and Redevelopment
U.S Administrative Law
International Family Law
German Law
Comparative Judicial Law
French Law
Anglo-American Private Law
Bankruptcy
Legal Financial Transaction Law
Merger and Acquisitions Law
Capital Market Law
Economic Structure of Business Deal
Corporate Tax and Shareholder
Scientific Technology and Law
Prevention of Unfair Competition Law
Innovation Competition
Victimology
Sentencing Penal Punishment
International Law of Civil Procedure
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes
East Asia International Law
Comparative Economic Law
Social Insurance Law
Climate Change Law
International Environmental Law
Agricultural Law
Constitution Practice
Administrative Law Practice Case Study
Civil Trial Practice
Civil Litigation Practice
Commerce Law Practice
Seminar on Corporation Law
Tax Law Practice
Patent Law Practice
International Intellectual Property
Criminal Law Practice
Labor Law Practice

Online application
Either proof of Korean proficiency is required; 1) Korean Proficiency: TOPIK level 3 or higher 2) Other official documents indicating proof of language proficiency (ie. SNU Korean Language Center Level 4 or higher)
Personal Statement and Study Plan
Letter of Recommendation
Counselor Reference
Official High School Transcript and Graduation Certificate
A Copy of the Applicant’s Passport
Certificate of Facts concerning the Entry and Exit
Portfolio, Records of Achievement, etc.
Agreement for Verification of Academic Record

If you wish to apply for the scholarship program, please fill out the scholarship application form every semester. Application period:

During November(1st semester)
During May(2nd semester)

New Student (Merit scholarship)

Funding: Fully funded or partially funded (admission fee + tuition 10%)
Eligibility: New undergraduate student (Full fund – 2 by college (excluding science and engineering);

Partial fund – selected within the 30% of the registered students)

Current Student (Merit scholarship)

GPA requirement: Completed more than one semester; 3.6 GPA or higher (average of all semesters)
Funding: Fully funded
Eligibility: Undergraduate student (selected from the allotted pool)

International Student Scholarship:

GPA requirement: 2.4 GPA or higher (average of the previous semester)
Funding: Tuition and fees (partial or fully funded)
Eligibility: International student in the government-funded (government-invited) scholarship, international
student (self-funded), Korean student living overseas and studying in Korea (undergraduate and graduate course)

SNU Foundation Scholarship:

GPA requirement: 2.7 GPA or higher (average of the previous semester)
Funding: Tuition and fees (partial or fully funded)
Feature: Scholarship funded by some 200 funds created by Seoul National University Foundation

The following is the scholarship programs offered for undergraduate applicants. Students may apply for the programs before or during the admission application period. Applicants may find program details via this website http://en.snu.ac.kr/apply/info or supporting organizations.

Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP)

Eligibility

International applicants who wish to apply for 4-year undergraduate programs of SNU.
* Those who wish to study in the programs longer than 4 years – such as medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and architecture – cannot apply for this scholarship.

Number of Recipients

Approximately 20~40 every year

Subsidies

Full tuition fee: tuition exemption for 8 semesters
Living expenses: 800,000 KRW per month
Airfare: one economy round trip
Korean language training fee: one year
* Korean language training is mandatory and when the student does not achieve TOPIK grade 3 within a year, she/he is not eligible to enter the degree program.
Others: medical insurance, settlement and returning expenses

Application Period

September

Selection Procedure

Applicants submit applications for this program to Korean embassies in their countries ⇒ the embassies make the first selection ⇒ the National Institute for International Education make the final selection

Contact

SNU staff in charge: 82-2-880-6971, sck590@snu.ac.kr

Reference

NIIED: http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr (English version) ⇒ GKS ⇒ Introduction to the projects ⇒ Korean Government Scholarship Program
2016 KGSP Guideline Download

Overseas Koreans Scholarship