StudyQA — Bachelor: Linguistics — Seoul National University

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The SNU Linguistics Department has nine full-time faculty members who are experts in several different areas of linguistics. This diverse experience allows us to offer a comprehensive undergraduate course. Due to this, our department will not only satisfy students who want to learn varied aspects of language and linguistics, but those who are interested in specific linguistic topics as well. In addition, the department offers a variety of language classes, at different levels, on Italian, Manchu, Mongolian, Swahili.
There are about 70 undergraduate students in the department, including many regular or visiting foreign students, who came from Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines and South Africa. Two or three English-speaking classes are offered per semester. In a large number of classes, texts and class handouts are often written in English. Students are generally allowed and in fact are encouraged to use English in doing homework assignments and writing term papers and thesis.
Many graduates of the SNU linguistics department have continued to study linguistics in graduate school, either at SNU or abroad. After obtaining a doctorate degree, many have found teaching jobs in either linguistics or other language departments. Some of the graduates work as researchers in language research centers such as the National Institute of the Korean language.

Students who major in linguistics must take the following four courses:
Required courses: Phonetics, Historical linguistics, Syntax, Computational linguistics.
These courses are selected from each of the four research tracks of the department, i.e., phonetics/phonology, syntax/semantics, historical linguistics, computational linguistics. In order to obtain a BA in linguistics, the students must take at least nine other three credit courses among those offered in the linguistics department as shown below.

Language and Linguistics
Language and Computer
Introduction to Phonetics
Languages of the World
Phonology
Manchu
History of Linguistics
Morphology
Semantics
Historical Comparative Linguistics
Syntax
Sociolinguistics
Linguisic Survey and Analysis
Psycholinguistics
Topics in Individual Languages
Altaic Linguistics
Indo-European Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Seminar in Linguistics 1
Applied Phonetics
Structure of Japanese Language
Language and Information Processing

For the admission of foreign students, regular or visiting, the linguistics department follows the general requirements of SNU

Online application
Either proof of Korean or English proficiency is required; 1) Korean Proficiency: TOPIK level 3 or higher 2) English Proficiency: TOEFL (PBT 550, CBT 213, iBT 80), TEPS 551, IELTS 5.5 or higher 3) 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