Law

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: Korean
Foreign:$ 2.35 k / Semester(s) Deadline: Feb 1, 2025
60 place StudyQA ranking:9645 Duration:6 semestrs

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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

  1. Online application
  2. 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)
  3. Personal Statement and Study Plan
  4. Letter of Recommendation
  5. Counselor Reference
  6. Official High School Transcript and Graduation Certificate
  7. A Copy of the Applicant’s Passport
  8. Certificate of Facts concerning the Entry and Exit
  9. Portfolio, Records of Achievement, etc.
  10. 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

Eligibility

  • Overseas Korean students who wish to take undergraduate degrees at SNU

Number of Recipients

  • Approximately 5 students

Subsidies

  • Full tuition exemption for a maximum of 8 semesters
  • Living expenses: 800,000 KRW per month
  • Airfare for one economy round trip
  • Korean language training fee: fee exemption at the Language Education Institute for 8 months
  • Medical insurance fees

Application Period

  • March

Selection Procedure

  • Applicants submit applications to Korean embassies in their countries ⇒ the embassies make the first selection ⇒ the Overseas Koreans Foundation make the second selection

Contacts

  • SNU staff in charge: 82-2-880-2519, intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr
  • Overseas Koreans Foundation: 82-2-3415-0174, ljh@okf.or.kr
    * The latest announcement on this scholarship can be found only via the foundation’s website.

Reference

  • Overseas Koreans Foundation: http://scholarship.korean.net (Korean)
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