StudyQA — Bachelor: Sociology — Seoul National University

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Sociology is a discipline that seeks to scientifically and analytically understand the dynamics of social order, change, structure, and history of various social phenomena.

Sociologists have attempted to understand social change as a consequence of modernization at the micro- and macro-level. Sociologists have sought to understand that nature of social order that was destroyed, dismantled, maintained, and formed during this turmoil of change.

Research topics in sociology include a wide range of subjects related to social changes in current society including globalization, knowledge information, unification of Korea, aging and low birthrate, individualization; and subjects on international society, NGOs and civil society, government and corporations, industry and labor, urban and rural, class and stratification, the sphere of family and intimacy, identity and personality. Research areas are also extensive. Major research areas in sociology range from power relations of politics, labor relations in economic affairs, population, religion, education, environment, health care, social crimes, social movements, civil organizations, information technology to globalization.

Human Rights, NGO and International Community
Invitation to Sociology
People and Society in Korean Modernity
Sociology in Contemporary Society
Methods in Social Research
Visual Sociology
Sociology of Literature
Societal Development
Social Organization
Historical Sociology
Cultural Sociology
History of Sociology
Social Statistics
Social Stratification and Inequality
Social History of Korea
Sociology of Environment and Ecology
Social Policy
Population Change and Aging Society
Social Movement
Political Sociology
Social Research Practicum(Experiment/Practice)
Family and Life Course in Modern Society
Information Society and Cyber Society
Armed Forces and Society
Online Social Network
Classical Sociological Theories
Sociology of National Identity and North Korean Issues
Japan and East Asia
Sociology of International NGOs: Understanding and Participation
Contemporary Sociological Theories
Sociology of Industry and Labor
Economic Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Gender and Society
People and Society in China
Topics in Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Law and Society
Independent Study in Sociology
Population and Aging Society
Contemporary Sociological Methodology
Sociology of Health and Illness

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