International Summer Session in Korean & Asian Studies
Language school in Seoul, South Korea
The International Summer Session in Korean and Asian Studies (ISS) is a summer programme run since 2003 by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in Seoul, South Korea. It offers a sequence of intensive courses on Korea and Asia, with co-curricular activities. Courses are taught in English, so that students who do not yet speak enough Korean can study the region. The programme is aimed especially at overseas students majoring in East Asian or Korean Studies and at students of Korean heritage.
Recent course areas include:
Cultural and media studies, for example Korean food and film, Korean cinema and K-pop
Political science and international relations, for example contemporary East Asia and Korea's global political economy
Business, for example global business and personal branding
Each summer, students from about 30 countries attend, and around 20% of participants are Korean students earning credit towards their degrees, so local and international students share the same classes. Teaching staff come from the US, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Korea. Students at HUFS partner universities can be nominated by their home university as exchange students; others apply as international students, who are eligible for scholarships. The programme is managed by the Office of International Admissions and Management ([email protected]).
All ISS courses are taught in English, and Korean HUFS students take them alongside international participants. Courses on the recent course list include:
Cultural and media studies: Food, Film, and Korean Society; K-Movie Days; Travel Korea from the Classroom; Exploring Korea: Language, Society, and Culture; Exploring K-pop through Music Videos
Political science and international relations: Understanding Contemporary East Asia; Korea's Global Political Economy; The European Union's Approach to the Korean Peninsula
Business: Global Business & Personal Branding
Admission
Admission to the ISS is open to anyone who has completed at least one semester or two quarters of college or university. The minimum GPA required for admission is 2.00 on a 4.00 scale (or equivalent)
Language requirements
Students who are enrolled at non-English speaking universities must submit proof of a CBT TOEFL score above 197 (Internet Based Test IBT 71), TOEIC score of 700, or a HUFS FLEX score of 625.
If a student does not have a TOEFL, TOEIC or FLEX score, alternative verification of sufficient English proficiency may also be provided in the form of a letter from a university professor familiar both with expected standards in an English-medium university program and with the student's ability to perform in an English-medium academic atmosphere.
Fees
USD 2,300 including all field trip expenses & Korean Cultural activities
Scholarships and financial aid
A. Outstanding academic record (based on college transcript)
Tuition waivers of KRW 1,000,000 & KRW 500,000; open to international students who have completed at least one full academic year of study
B. Students from HUFS international partner universities and HUFS students
Tuition waiver of KRW 500,000 offered to any student from a HUFS partner university.
C. Korean Studies / Asian Studies major from non-partner institution
Tuition waiver of KRW 500,000; open to any international student majoring in Korean Studies, Asian Studies or closely related field, e.g. Asian Business, Asian Performing Arts, etc.
More information can be obtained at the program's website
Housing
Accommodation on campus in the Globee Dorm is available.
Rooms are air-conditioned and come equipped with internet access. Rooms for either two students (doubles) or three students (triples) are available. A 7-day/3-meals-a-day meal plan for dormitory residents will be available for the summer session students and will be billed separately
Services and activities
DMZ TOUR
We will visit the Border between North & South Korea at the 38th parallel, look across the DMZ to see North Korea and walk in a tunnel dug by North Koreans to penetrate into South Korea.
NCKTPA(National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts) TOUR
Visit the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts to immerse yourself in the world of Korean traditional music!!
Hyundai Motor Company & Boryeong Mud Festival (overnight stay)
Hyundai Motor Co. is Korea's biggest automaker, with three factories in Korea and other factories in the United States, China, India, Turkey and the Czech Republic. The Asan plant is one of Hyundai's most advanced, with highly automated production. We will get a briefing on the plant's activity and learn how cars are assembled, then see the production line. From Asan we will go to the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach. We will stay in the HUFS resort for the night.
Damyang & Gwangju TOUR (overnight stay)
Experience the Yangban culture of the Chosun Dynasty and the history of Korea's Democracy Movement!!