This two-year programme (or four years part-time) will provide students with the opportunity to combine Masters’ level training with intensive Korean language study in order to acquire the skills necessary for future professional or research careers. The programme will enable students to engage with the subjects of their Masters’ programme in the context of Korea through Korean, to engage with primary Korean sources and data and to conduct research and professional work in Korea.

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Start of programme: September

Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time

Who is this programme for?:

This will suit students wishing to embark on research degrees with a focus on Korea. Also, professionals wishing to pursue careers directly related to Korea, including government departments (of both the UK and other countries), and in firms requiring particular skills and knowledge related to trading, investment and promotional interests outside Europe.

The two-year language pathway is directed at students who want to engage with Korea in a professional as well as academic way, as the intensive language course would enable them to reach a high level of Korean language proficiency.

May be combined with:

Anthropology

• MA Anthropological Research Methods
• MA Anthropology of Food
• MA Anthropology of Media
• MA Anthropology of Travel and Tourism
• MA Medical Anthropology
• MA Migration and Diaspora Studies
• MA Social Anthropology
• MA Social Anthropology of Development

History

• MA Historical Research Methods
• MA History

History of Art

• MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia

Japan and Korea

• MA Japanese Studies
• MA Korean Studies

Linguistics

• MA Linguistics

Religions and Philosophies

• MA Religions of Asia and Africa

Students must take 315 credits in total, comprised of 255 taught credits (45 of which are taught abroad as part of a Summer School) and a 60-credit dissertation in the selected discipline as outlined below.

In their first year, students on the two-year Intensive Language programmes take 60 credits of intensive language instruction and 60 credits in the discipline. During the summer, they participate in a Summer School abroad. In the second year, they take another 30 language credits as well as 60 credits in the discipline; they also complete their dissertation in the discipline.

For information on the programme structure for the four-year part-time version of the programme, please see the pdf pathway specification at the bottom of the page.

Please see the relevant web pages for information on the discipline parts of the programme.

Two Years Beginner

Year 1 (two years full time)

Language Component

Discipline Component

Students take 60 credits in the selected discipline.

Summer Abroad

Year 2 (two years full time)

Language Component

Or

Discipline Component

Students take 60 credits in the selected discipline.

Dissertation

Students complete a 60-credit dissertation in the selected discipline.

Two Years Intermediate

Year 1 (two years full time)

Language Component

Discipline Component

Students take 60 credits in the selected discipline.

Summer Abroad

Year 2 (two years full time)

Language Component

Or

Discipline Component

Students take 60 credits in the selected discipline.

Dissertation

Students complete a 60-credit dissertation in the selected discipline.

Two Years Higher Intermediate

Year 1 (two years full time)

Language Component

Discipline Component

Students take 60 credits in the selected discipline.

Summer Abroad

Year 2 (two years full time)

Language Component

Or

Discipline Component

Students take 60 credits in the selected discipline.

Dissertation

Students complete a 60-credit dissertation in the selected discipline.

Programme Specification

• Intensive Language Korean Pathway Specification BEGINNER (pdf; 74kb)
• Intensive Language Korean Pathway Specification INTERMEDIATE (pdf; 75kb)
• Intensive Language Korean Pathway Specification HIGHER INTERMEDIATE (pdf; 75kb)

Important notice

Teaching & Learning

Contact Hours

All Masters programmes consist of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which optional.

As a rough guide, 1 credit equals approximately 10 hours of work. Most of this will be independent study, including reading and research, preparing coursework, revising for examinations and so on. It will also include class time, which may include lectures, seminars and other classes. Some subjects, such as learning a language, have more class time than others. At SOAS, most postgraduate modules have a one hour lecture and a one hour seminar every week, but this does vary.

More information is on the page for each module.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

• To acquire/develop skills in Korean language to Effective Operational Proficiency level (i.e. CEFR B1/B2/C1).

Intellectual (thinking) skills

• To demonstrate awareness of the conceptual and communicative underpinnings of Korean and through this interlinguistic and intercultural understanding.

Subject-based practical skills

• Communicate in written and spoken medium in contemporary Korean.

Transferable skills

• Engage with people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, understand the role of different frames of reference.

Tuition Fees

Full details of postgraduate tuition fees can be found on the Registry's Postgraduate Tuition Fees page.

This is a Band 1 tuition fee.

Fees for 2020/21 entrants. The fees below are per academic year. Please note that fees go up each year. 2 year full-time programmes have 2 years of full-time fees - the fee in the second year will be higher than the fee for the first year (the full time fee below is for the first year only).

Scholarships

For further details and information on external scholarships visit the Scholarships section

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