HANKUK UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES

Hankuk University courses and studies:

Bachelor level courses (Undergraduate)

Some courses are restricted to specific majors, i.e., you have to be a Business major to take more advanced Business courses. The courses marked with a purple ‘V,’ under ‘Taught in a Foreign Language’ are taught in English. However, if only a few class participants are international, the class may be held in Korean.

For the complete course lists under each discipline, please go to HUFS Official Course Finder Portal. Please find a tutorial here. Course descriptions are available for each course under ‘Syllabus’. Examples of courses are below:

• Social Sciences
• Business and Economics
• Global Business Administration
• Education
• Division of International Studies
• Korea Studies
• English
• Chinese
• Japanese
• Occidental Languages
• Oriental Languages
• Others (Global Campus)
• Others (Seoul Campus)

Interested in Dance, Taekwondo or Swimming? Check out the courses under ‘Others’.

Master-level courses (Graduate)

The Graduate School of International and Area Studies offers Master’s level courses in English in the following disciplines:

• Indian and ASEAN Studies
• Middle East and African Studies
• Russian and CIS Studies
• European Union Studies
• U.S. and Canadian Studies
• Latin American Studies
• International Development Studies
• U-PEACE

Students can pick courses freely from any discipline, at the most 4 courses per semester (12 Korean credits). Students can also take courses from other disciplines under The Graduate School of International and Area Studies, for example, Japanese Studies or Regional languages. Still, in such cases, the courses are taught in those languages. As long as students are fluent in the language in question, they may take such courses.

For the complete course lists under each discipline, please go to HUFS Official Course Finder Portal. Please find a tutorial here. Course descriptions are available for each course under ‘Syllabus’. Examples of courses are below:

• International Human Rights Law
• Democracy and Environment
• Introduction to Sustainable Development
• Case Studies in International Conflict Management
• Advanced Theories on International Trade
• Politics of International Organisations
• Russian Diplomacy
• Refugees and Displacement in the Middle East
• Islamic Securitisation
• Rural Development and Poverty in Latin America
• South-North Korean Relations

Course selection

Pick some extra courses when making your initial course selection if one of your choices isn’t available. You can change your initial course selections during the add/drop courses week at the beginning of the semester. Students need to have sufficient background knowledge of the courses they are planning to take to complete the course.

How does the course selection work? Please see here.

After you’ve been accepted to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, you will be given your HUFS ID and password, which enable your access to the university’s online registration system. You select your courses online about a month before the semester begins. The course registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, but international students can ask permission to attend the course’s professor. The first week of the semester is an add/drop courses week, so if you cannot register for courses online, you can register for them in person at HUFS. When dropping courses, remember to do it via the online system, otherwise, you’ll get an F for the course. Graduate students do not use the online registration but register for courses during the first week of the semester.

Language courses

There is an introductory Korean language course available for international students. The course runs for 10 weeks for 4 hours a day. The course costs about 1 350 USD. Asia Exchange students are eligible for a 10% discount on the course cost. Please inquire about it when arriving in Seoul. If you’re planning on studying Korean, you shouldn’t take more than 1-3 additional courses since the Korean language courses are intensive. Hankuk University offers a less intensive evening Korean language course for beginners as a complementary course for exchange students. You can enroll in the course at the beginning of the semester.

• Intensive Korean Course is a special language training program offered by the Center for Korean Language and Culture (CKLC). You will not find this program in the course listings because it is not a credit-bearing class. The program has six levels and students will need to take a level test to find their class placement.  The price is 1,600,000 KRW with an application fee for new students (60,000 KRW). If you would like to enroll for this course, please contact us at info@asiaexchange.org. Visiting students must take at least one regular course to be eligible to enroll for the Intensive Korean course.
• Practical Korean course (offered in Seoul Campus): For those not enrolled in the Intensive Korean courses, HUFS offers an introductory, “Practical Korean” class in the evening. Similar to Intensive Korean, this is a non-credit, certificate-only course (i.e., pass/fail). This course is usually three evenings a week, for 2 hours per day. Visiting Students can take the Practical Korean class with a 300,000 KRW Tuition Fee.

eCampus

In addition to the courses mentioned above, you have the chance to attend additional distance learning courses in the fields of Economics, Marketing, Sociology, and Politics. All the courses are taught from a distance and can be joined independently from place and time. This gives you the ultimate flexibility to combine your study abroad experience with various academic courses.

All information about the eCampus can be found here.

You have the chance to opt for distance learning courses during your application process. Please note that each distance learning course is worth 5 ECTS and comes at an additional charge of 199 EUR/ 297 USD.

After completing your eCampus courses, you will receive an academic transcript issued by Undiknas University. Additionally, you will receive a participation certificate for each completed distance learning course.

Hankuk University credits:

Students can choose as many courses as they wish, as long as their total worth doesn’t exceed 18 local credits (30 ECTS/18 US credits). As the maximum amount of credits would be highly demanding, Hankuk University recommends exchange students take max. 12-15 credits per semester. The majority of the courses are worth 3 credits. Read more about credit conversion here.

Hankuk University tuition fees:

Part of our DNA is to keep excellent relationships with all our partners. Due to this special relationship with the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, you save approximately 1000 EUR compared to applying without us. On top of that, you are saving lots of your efforts and time and have the most secure way to get your study place confirmed.

Tuition fee: / semester
Application fee: .

Many of our students apply for national student funding such as PROMOS, BAföG, or CSN.

See what’s included in the fees.

Are you from North/South America & Oceania? Find out more about the fees.

Benefits when applying via Asia Exchange

• Confirmation even in one day
• Asia Exchange Guide with lots of information about studies, visas, accommodation and other tips
• Orientation days
• Save more than a 1000 EUR compared to regular tuition fees
• additional discount when applying for two semesters.

Hankuk University minimum requirements:

• Minimum age of 18 years
• You should be currently enrolled at an institution of higher education (university, university of applied sciences or similar)
• You should have sufficient English skills. You will need to submit written proof of your English skills together with your application (see required attachments below).

See the additional requirements.

If you are currently not enrolled in a home university, please look at the HUFS Summerschool or Korean Language, Culture and Business Immersion Program

• An official transcript of records in English.
• A certificate of enrollment in English. This document should show that you are a current student at the institution you are studying in. See an example.
• A scanned copy of the identification page of your passport (please note that your passport must be valid for at least 12 months but ideally 18 months after your trip starts)
• A free form personal statement and a study plan limited to one A4 page in English (please include the following information: why you want to study at HUFS, what are you planning on studying and how will your studies at HUFS help you in the future)
• A recommendation letter in English from your home university (any teacher/professor) that confirms your English skills are strong enough to study abroad. You can find an example of a statement of English Proficiency here. Alternatively, you can provide an official language certificate such as TOEFL, IELTS, DAAD or similar.
• A color photo. The photo is for your student ID card and your face should be clearly visible on it. The background should be white. The picture should preferably be in JPEG format.
  
• Financial Affidavit or Bank Statements following these guidelines.  Please note that the Financial Affidavit is only accepted from OECD students.
• Health Insurance Confirmation Form.
• For those who would like to stay in the dorms, please fill out this dorm application form.

APPLY to the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul

• Flexible application: You can apply even if you’re not yet certain of your plans. Cancel at no extra cost up to 1 month before the program starts.
• Get access to comprehensive information materials such as an Asia Exchange Guide after you apply.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Scan all the required attachments to your computer in PDF format.
• Fill out the online application form below and submit it with the required attachments.

Uploading and submitting the attachments

• Please upload the attachments in PDF format.
• If possible, please submit all the attachments together with the application. If you’re missing some attachment(s) when you first apply, you can later send the missing document(s). However, please note that we won’t process applications without any attachments whatsoever.
• All attachments must be sent to us within 30 days of applying or by the application deadline at the very latest.
• You can submit all the documents electronically. Please don’t send anything via regular mail.
• There is a late application fee for applications or attachments submitted after the application deadline.

• The Korean Council for University Education
• The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Korea
• International Association of Universities (IAU)
• University Institutional Accreditation
• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• HUFS ranked first in Korea (7th in Asia) among universities with no medical school *
• The ratio of exchange students from foreign countries – 1st in Korea *
• The proportion of lectures taught in English: 30% – 1st in Korea ¤
• The proportion of foreign faculty [full-time lecturer and higher level] – 2nd in Korea ¤

*2013 Chosun Ilbo.QS Asian University Rankings ¤2012 Joongang Daily University Ranking Evaluation Founded just after the Korean War, in 1954, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has striven for reconstruction, development, internationalization and peace-building since its establishment. These qualities have come to define Hankuk University as the most international university in Korea, with an extensive network of governmental bodies and organizations both in Korea and abroad. In addition to the university’s status as the best institution teaching internationalization in Korea, it is widely considered the best private university in the country, especially in Social Sciences and Languages. It is currently teaching 45 foreign languages.

CO2 OFFSETTING

Unfortunately, traveling by plane to study abroad increases the carbon footprint of each student. Over the past years, it has become more apparent than ever: we face a climate crisis and air transport is responsible for up to 10% of humankind’s contribution to global warming. But should students stop pursuing their dreams of studying abroad and sacrifice their future goals? We don’t think so!

We see it as our responsibility to preserve our environment, live a sustainable life, and minimize the carbon footprint of each of our students. Consequently, Asia Exchange has chosen to work with Atmosfair, a non-profit organization that actively contributes to CO₂ mitigation and offers Co2 offsetting. You can now easily donate a free amount of money to Atmosfair’s projects dedicated to offsetting Co2 emissions. During the application process for your study abroad program, you have the opportunity to donate and mitigate your flight emissions.

Simultaneously, Asia Exchange will support your efforts to reduce their carbon footprint when studying abroad by doubling your donations and contributing equally. Let’s make this world a better place!

Click here to find out more about offsetting your flight emissions