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Department of Sports Science

Admission

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General admission degree programs

Master
  • Individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign universities or those expected to obtain a degree upon completion of the current registered semester
  • Individuals recognized as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications under relevant laws
Doctorate
  • Individuals who have obtained a master's degree from domestic or foreign universities or those expected to obtain a degree upon completion of the current registered semester
  • Individuals recognized as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications under relevant laws
Eligibility for master's/doctorate's
Support for North Korean defectors
  • Individuals qualified to apply for master's or doctorate's program
  • Individuals registered as North Korean defectors pursuant to the North Korean Defectors Protection and Settlement Support Act

Additional eligibility requirements and submission documents

  • Research proposal (must include desired major field)

Program information (for students admitted after 2022)

Category Length of study Maximum period of enrollment Period for degree acquisition after completion Minimum credits required Graduation thesis
Master 2+ years 3 years 6 years 24 credits Master's thesis or (degree claim alternative performance academic type) academic journal paper
Doctorate 5 years 8 years 36 credits Doctoral dissertation

※ The minimum of 36 credits for doctoral program completion applies to new students from the 2022 academic year

※ For other academic information: Refer to relevant items on the Education/Academic Affairs tab of the Graduate School website

※ Alternative performance for degree claim: Refer to the UOS Graduate School Alternative Performance Type Master's Degree Conferment Requirements Operating Regulations

Minimum publication requirements for doctoral dissertation

  • At least 2 papers published as first author in journals listed by the National Research Foundation of Korea (KCI) or higher

  • Or at least 1 paper published as first author in SCI(E) listed journals or higher

    ※ For Scopus, papers written in Korean correspond to KCI level / papers written in English correspond to SCI(E) level

Department regulations

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