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aspiringesl
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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:07 am Post subject: English speaking courses in Korean PHD programs? |
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| Hi all, can anyone tell me a list of PHD programs in the top uni's of Korea that teach their courses and allow dissertation writing in English? I want to study in Korea while I am teaching here but unfortunately my Korean skill is nonexistant. If anyone could help me it would be great, I'm thinking of programs in English Literature, Politics or perhaps International Relations, but any other programs would be great to here about too! |
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Thiuda
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Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: English speaking courses in Korean PHD programs? |
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| aspiringesl wrote: |
| Hi all, can anyone tell me a list of PHD programs in the top uni's of Korea that teach their courses and allow dissertation writing in English? I want to study in Korea while I am teaching here but unfortunately my Korean skill is nonexistant. If anyone could help me it would be great, I'm thinking of programs in English Literature, Politics or perhaps International Relations, but any other programs would be great to here about too! |
At the PhD level you'll be able to complete most of the course work in English. The reading materials are usually in English and professors are frequently able to speak English very well, because they often did their PhD, or a stint as a postdoc, at a foreign uni. Your dis can be done in English, though the abstract will have to be in Korean and English.
The above is based on my experiences working at one SKY uni and doing my PhD at another. Experiences at non-SKY unis will vary. |
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Hugo85
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| Should be written on the websites. Read the websites. |
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plato's republic
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Location: Ancient Greece
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| Can anyone recommend a good Politics/IR PhD program at a Korean University? I haven't looked into it yet, but if anyone has any information then I'd appreciate it. |
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Kimchifart
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:38 am Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| Can anyone recommend a good Politics/IR PhD program at a Korean University? I haven't looked into it yet, but if anyone has any information then I'd appreciate it. |
There aren't really many good IR departments in Korea. It is a rather marginalized subject here. I was just talking about this with a friend today, no hard evidence of such, just his experience which is pretty considerable in the uni system here (he has a phd from SNU and has quite a few contacts etc.) |
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PatrickGHBusan
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| Can anyone recommend a good Politics/IR PhD program at a Korean University? I haven't looked into it yet, but if anyone has any information then I'd appreciate it. |
I would say Asian Studies or Asian regional relations would be a safer bet than general IR programs in K-Unis. |
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plato's republic
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:14 am Post subject: |
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| I take it an Asian Studies/IR program would require you to study Korean? Not something I'd want to do personally. Studying for the PhD would be hard enough. |
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alongway
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Unless something changed, E-2 visas don't allow you to take any classes except korean language classes while here.
If you're on another visa though you might be able to study. |
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Seongdong-guY
Joined: 12 Feb 2009
Location: Seongdong-gu
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:07 am Post subject: Kyung Hee IR |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| Can anyone recommend a good Politics/IR PhD program at a Korean University? I haven't looked into it yet, but if anyone has any information then I'd appreciate it. |
Kyung Hee University's Graduate School of Pacific Studies
http://gsp.khu.ac.kr/
I'm applying there myself next month. Everything is in English and write your dissertation through English, and they have scholarships. Usually for PhD programmes they group your classes together in 2 days, so you're not always on campus (unless you want to be). Suwon isn't that far from Seoul either - great bus services.
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NYC_Gal 2.0
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| alongway wrote: |
Unless something changed, E-2 visas don't allow you to take any classes except korean language classes while here.
If you're on another visa though you might be able to study. |
You are most definitely allowed to study on an E2 visa. If you lose your job, however, you need to switch to a student visa ASAP. |
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Seongdong-guY
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
You are most definitely allowed to study on an E2 visa. If you lose your job, however, you need to switch to a student visa ASAP. |
100% correct. I know a lot of people involved in MA programs, PhD programs, etc. who are working away at the same time on an E2. |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| Seongdong-guY wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
You are most definitely allowed to study on an E2 visa. If you lose your job, however, you need to switch to a student visa ASAP. |
100% correct. I know a lot of people involved in MA programs, PhD programs, etc. who are working away at the same time on an E2. |
At Korean universities? distance learning sure, but the E2 visa doesn't permit enrolment in anything but language classes (unless its been recently changed)
If they are doing so, they're doing so illegally. |
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Seongdong-guY
Joined: 12 Feb 2009
Location: Seongdong-gu
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| alongway wrote: |
At Korean universities? distance learning sure, but the E2 visa doesn't permit enrolment in anything but language classes (unless its been recently changed)
If they are doing so, they're doing so illegally. |
I know 2 people in my university in Suwon engaged in various Ph.D programs (one may have an F2 visa, but the other one definitely has an E2 - he cleared it with immigration and it was no problem). Back in Seoul know a number of people on an E2 visa who did the MA TESOL evening program.
The only issue for immigration is if it will interfere with your primary job - at least that's what I can gather from all this. |
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whyohwhy
Joined: 07 Feb 2012
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[quote="Seongdong-guY"]
| alongway wrote: |
At Korean universities? distance learning sure, but the E2 visa doesn't permit enrolment in anything but language classes (unless its been recently changed)
If they are doing so, they're doing so illegally. |
I don't mean to be blunt but you don't know what you are talking about. I am finishing off my masters degree at the same university that I am working at. Like many other foreigners in this masters program I am on and E2 visa. The other foreigners in the program either work at another university, public school or academy.
There is no administrative paperwork you need to get from immigration. You don't need approval from your employer to do any kind of studying. And this has been in place a long time before I even first enrolled in this program. So trust me, you have your facts completely wrong.
You choose what you want and when you want to study as long as it works around your work schedule. Uhm... sounds similar if I was planning on studying and working back home. |
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