Gachon University
Gachon is a large university with more than 27,000 students from all over the world, including almost 3,000 international students.
| description Gachon University was founded in 1939, but in 2012 it underwent some changes and after that opened its doors again, combining four universities in itself: Gachon Medical College, Kyungwon University, Gil Gachon University and Kyungwon College. Currently there are three campuses: the Global Campus in Seongnam (Gyeonggi-do) and the Medical Campus in Incheon. This was the first time in Korea that private four-year universities were merged. The Global Campus is the largest one and includes 12 colleges. Gachon Liberal Arts College has a Department of Korean Studies that offers in-depth educational courses on Korea, including the Korean language, history, politics, economy, culture, and industry, for four years. The Global Campus is located just six kilometers from Songpa in southern Seoul. So, traveling to campus from southern Seoul takes about 30 minutes by bus or subway. As of 2024, Gachon is a large university with more than 27,000 students from all over the world (including almost 3,000 international students). |
Academic Programmes | Tuition and Fees
Gachon University programmes cover all levels of education from undergraduate to postgraduate and doctoral studies. There are courses taught in both Korean and English. Tuition fees include a registration fee of 150,000 KRW and a semester fee, which depends on the program and ranges from 3,965,800 KRW to 5,379,800 KRW (for 2024). And the registration fee is 150,000 KRW.
For graduate and postgraduate programmes, the tuition fees range from KRW 4,733,000 to KRW 7,928,000. The registration fee is 120,000 KRW (Department of Music = 160,000 KRW). The one-time admission fee is KRW 907,000 and the student council fee is KRW 30,000.
Faculties | Colleges and Departments (Undergraduate - Bachelor's degree)
Graduate and Postgraduate Programmes (Master's Degree and Postgraduate Degree - PhD)
Department:
- Department of Korean Studies
Departments:
- Business Management Department
- Department of International Business Management (the course is taught in English)
- Department of Accounting and Customs Affairs
- Department of Financial Technologies
Departments:
- Department of Media and Communication
- Department of Medical Management
- Department of Early Childhood Education
- Department of Tourism Management
- Department of Applied Statistics
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Economics
- Department of Social Welfare
Departments:
- Department of Korean Language and Literature
- Department of English Language and Literature
- Department of Oriental Language and Literature
- Department of European Language and Literature
Departments:
- Department of Law
- Department of Public Administration
Departments:
- Urban Planning Major
- Interior Architecture major
- Architectural Engineering Major
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering
- Landscape Major
- Architecture Maior
- Department of Building Equipment System & Fire Protection Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Industrial Management Engineering
Departments:
- Department of Bionano Technology
- Department of Life Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Food Bioengineering
- Department of Physics
- Department of Food & Nutrition
Departments:
- Department of Al Software
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Computer Engineering
- Department of Computer Engineering (the course is taught in English)
- Department of Energy IT
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
Departments:
- Fine art & Sculpture
- Fashion Design
- Music Composition
- Department of Acting Arts
- Visual Design
- Voice Major
- Major of physical education
- Industrial Design
- Instrumental Music
- Tae Kwon Do
Departments:
- Department of Dentistry
- Department of Radiology
- Department of General Medicine
- Department of Emergency Medical Services
Departments:
- Department of English Language and Literature
- Department of Korean Language and Literature
- Department of European Languages and Literature
- Department of Oriental Languages and Literature
- Department of Jurisprudence
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of International Economics
- Department of Accounting and Customs
- Department of Tourism Management
- Department of Social Protection
- Department of Preschool Education
- Department of Media and Communication
- Department of Health Management
- Department of Applied Statistics
- Department of Police and Security
- Department of Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language
Departments:
- Department of Finance and Mathematics
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Department of Life Sciences
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
Departments:
- Department of Urban Planning
- Department of Landscape
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Industrial Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Bionano Technology
- Department of Information Technology Convergence Engineering
- Game Technology Department
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Next Generation Smart Grid Systems Convergence: Chemical, Biological and Battery Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Smart City Department
- Department of Semiconductor Engineering
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
Departments:
- Department of Performance Arts
- Department of Sculpture
- Department of Design
- Department of Fine Arts
- Department of Music
- Department of Physical Education
Admission Requirements
Foreign applicants entering the Korean track must confirm their level of Korean proficiency
- Official TOPIK level 3 or higher (*)
- Level 3 or higher, which has been achieved at the Korean Language Center of one of the Korean universities
- Result of passing the Korean language test at Gachon University
- Level Intermediate 1 or higher at King Sejong Institute of Korea
- KIIP level 3 or higher or revaluation 61 points or higher
Admission requirements for applicants entering the English track
- IELTS 5.5 or higher
- TOEFL PBT 530 (CBT 197, iBT 71) or higher
- TEPS 601 (New TEPS 327) or higher
Korean language courses at the University
The Korean Language Education Center at Gachon University
The Korean Language Education Center offers Korean language courses from Level 1 to Level 6.
One semester lasts 10 weeks and includes a total of 200 teaching hours. The total duration of the programme (Level 1 to Level 6) is 1 year and 6 months.
One semester lasts 10 weeks and includes a total of 200 teaching hours. The total duration of the programme (Level 1 to Level 6) is 1 year and 6 months.
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Various scholarships are provided for incoming first semester students:
** The same tuition discount is available for applicants with Korea King Sejong Institute Certificate Level 1 or higher or KIIP Certificate Level 3 or higher or revaluation of 61 points or higher.
Scholarship for Foreigners (English Track):
Scholarships based on GPA and TOPIK scores are available from the second semester onwards
1. Korean Track:
TOPIK Level 6:
** The same tuition discount is available for applicants with Korea King Sejong Institute Certificate Level 1 or higher or KIIP Certificate Level 3 or higher or revaluation of 61 points or higher.
General Requirements:
1. All scholarships are provided starting from the second semester.
2. All scholarships apply only to students who have completed more than 12 credits of courses in the previous semester (for the 4th year - more than 9 credits).
3. All scholarships are provided to students as follows:
- Scholarship for Foreigners (Korean Track):
- TOPIK Level 6: Tuition cost reduction by 90%
- TOPIK Level 5: Tuition cost reduction by 80%
- TOPIK level 4(*): Tuition cost reduction by 60%
- TOPIK level 3(**): Tuition cost reduction by 40%
- Without a level: Tuition cost reduction by 30%
** The same tuition discount is available for applicants with Korea King Sejong Institute Certificate Level 1 or higher or KIIP Certificate Level 3 or higher or revaluation of 61 points or higher.
Scholarship for Foreigners (English Track):
- IELTS 8 or TOEFL iBT 112 or NEW TEPS 498: Tuition cost reduction by 70%
- IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 100 or NEW TEPS 398: Tuition cost reduction by 40%
- IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 71 or NEW TEPS 327 or using English as a first language (native language): Tuition cost reduction by 30%
Scholarships based on GPA and TOPIK scores are available from the second semester onwards
1. Korean Track:
TOPIK Level 6:
- GPA 4+ — tuition discount 100%
- GPA 3,5+ — tuition discount 60%
- GPA 3+ — tuition discount 50%
- GPA 2,5+ — tuition discount 30%
- GPA 4+ — tuition discount 70%
- GPA 3,5+ — tuition discount 60%
- GPA 3+ — tuition discount 50%
- GPA 2,5+ — tuition discount 30%
- GPA 4+ — tuition discount 70%
- GPA 3,5+ — tuition discount 60%
- GPA 3+ — tuition discount 50%
- GPA 2,5+ — tuition discount 30%
- GPA 4+ — tuition discount 40%
- GPA 3,5+ — tuition discount 40%
- GPA 3+ — tuition discount 30%
- GPA 2,5+ — tuition discount 10%
- GPA 2,5+ — tuition discount 10%
- GPA 4.3+ — tuition discount 100%
- GPA 4+ — tuition discount 60%
- GPA 3,5+ — tuition discount 50%
- GPA 3+ — tuition discount 40%
- GPA 2,5+ — tuition discount 30%
** The same tuition discount is available for applicants with Korea King Sejong Institute Certificate Level 1 or higher or KIIP Certificate Level 3 or higher or revaluation of 61 points or higher.
General Requirements:
1. All scholarships are provided starting from the second semester.
2. All scholarships apply only to students who have completed more than 12 credits of courses in the previous semester (for the 4th year - more than 9 credits).
3. All scholarships are provided to students as follows:
- First-year students: up to 8 semesters
- Transferred to the 2nd year: up to 6 semesters
- Transferred to the 3rd year: up to 4 semesters
Eligibility:
Students with excellent grades will be awarded a scholarship in each department or college
Students with excellent grades will be awarded a scholarship in each department or college
If a student reaches Level 4 or higher in TOPIK within one year (2 semesters) after admission, he or she will receive a payment of 300,000 KRW. (The student must submit the TOPIK test results to the Office of International Relations).
The scholarship is awarded only once before graduation.
Scholarships for Master's and PhD Studies (Graduate and Postgraduate Programmes):
TOPIK Level 6:
For the 1st year applicants — 100% tuition discount for the first year of study
For continuing education — 40% tuition discount for the remaining period of study
TOPIK Level 5 и Level 4:
For the 1st year applicants — 100% tuition discount for the first semester
For continuing education — 40% tuition discount for the remaining period of study
Without the certificate:
For the 1st year applicants — 50% tuition discount
For continuing education — 40% tuition discount for the remaining period of study
General requirements:
The scholarship is awarded only once before graduation.
Scholarships for Master's and PhD Studies (Graduate and Postgraduate Programmes):
TOPIK Level 6:
For the 1st year applicants — 100% tuition discount for the first year of study
For continuing education — 40% tuition discount for the remaining period of study
TOPIK Level 5 и Level 4:
For the 1st year applicants — 100% tuition discount for the first semester
For continuing education — 40% tuition discount for the remaining period of study
Without the certificate:
For the 1st year applicants — 50% tuition discount
For continuing education — 40% tuition discount for the remaining period of study
General requirements:
- Scholarships for enrolled students are only available to those who have earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the previous semester.
- Transfer students will receive scholarships equivalent to first-year students with TOPIK level 3, even if they have TOPIK levels 4, 5, or 6.
- Scholarships for multilingual (Chinese) students will be reduced by 75% for the last semester based on a separate standard.
- First-year students in the Department of Korean as a Foreign Language Teaching will be eligible for scholarships equivalent to TOPIK Level 4 or 5 holders, even if they have TOPIK Level 6.
About the center
The Korean Language Education Center at Gachon University began operating in 2004.
Regular Korean language courses at this center are intended for international students who have graduated from high school and are planning to enter South Korean universities. The teaching programme is conducted in small groups of about 12 students using a learner-centered methodology based on highly qualified teachers. In addition, the Centre for International Relations of Gachon University has been established to achieve these goals by advising and supporting international students in their adjustment to life in South Korea.
Gachon International Education Center is always trying its best to provide the best Korean language education in order to prepare international students with enhancing their Korean skills that will prepare them for their university application in Korea.
About the courses
The Korean Language Education Center offers Korean language courses from Level 1 to Level 6. Students who continue to study the language are assigned to groups based on their Korean language proficiency test results.
One semester lasts 10 weeks and includes a total of 200 teaching hours. Classes are held from Monday to Friday, 4 hours a day. Students have the opportunity to participate in various cultural activities and choose additional courses. Morning classes run from 9:00 to 13:00 and evening classes from 14:00 to 18:00. The total duration of the programme (Level 1 to Level 6) is 1 year and 6 months. Training is based on textbooks developed at the university.
Cost
Entrance fee: 70,000 KRW
Tuition fee (1 semester, 10 weeks): 1,300,000 KRW
The student who takes the 1st place in terms of academic performance is entitled to a payment of 500,000 KRW, and the student who takes the 2nd place is entitled to 300,000 KRW. 2 students are selected each from the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
The student with the best academic performance is entitled to a payment of 30,000 KRW.
The Korean Language Education Center at Gachon University began operating in 2004.
Regular Korean language courses at this center are intended for international students who have graduated from high school and are planning to enter South Korean universities. The teaching programme is conducted in small groups of about 12 students using a learner-centered methodology based on highly qualified teachers. In addition, the Centre for International Relations of Gachon University has been established to achieve these goals by advising and supporting international students in their adjustment to life in South Korea.
Gachon International Education Center is always trying its best to provide the best Korean language education in order to prepare international students with enhancing their Korean skills that will prepare them for their university application in Korea.
About the courses
The Korean Language Education Center offers Korean language courses from Level 1 to Level 6. Students who continue to study the language are assigned to groups based on their Korean language proficiency test results.
One semester lasts 10 weeks and includes a total of 200 teaching hours. Classes are held from Monday to Friday, 4 hours a day. Students have the opportunity to participate in various cultural activities and choose additional courses. Morning classes run from 9:00 to 13:00 and evening classes from 14:00 to 18:00. The total duration of the programme (Level 1 to Level 6) is 1 year and 6 months. Training is based on textbooks developed at the university.
Cost
Entrance fee: 70,000 KRW
Tuition fee (1 semester, 10 weeks): 1,300,000 KRW
The student who takes the 1st place in terms of academic performance is entitled to a payment of 500,000 KRW, and the student who takes the 2nd place is entitled to 300,000 KRW. 2 students are selected each from the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
The student with the best academic performance is entitled to a payment of 30,000 KRW.
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