Kangwon National University Education Research Institute

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

DEGREE ROADMAP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL EDUCATION COOPERATION

※ For more detailed information, please contact the department office. [Contact]

Advising Professor Designation

When Preferably during the first semester.
How Explore your research topic during the “Community Cooperation Theory” course (common required course) -> Advising professors are designated by major through the department’s faculty meeting.
Checking the Graduate School Notices The list will be on the graduate school notice bulletin board.

Course Work Credits

Student Category	Course work credits			Required Credits per semester
Student Category	Master’s	Doctoral	Master’s-Doctoral Integrated	Required Credits per semester
Students admitted from 2022 academic year onward	25 credits	37 credits	61 credits	Up to 12 credits

※ Students admitted from the 2022 academic year onward must complete "Research Ethics and Thesis Writing" as a common required course.

※ Courses not included in the required credits per semester: Thesis Research (1-0-2), Seminars (1-0-2), Prerequisite Courses, Supplementary Courses, Korean Study-Related Courses for International Students

Curriculum

Course	Category	Credits
Master’s Course	Major Required*	3
	Major Elective	20
	Research Required*	2
Credits for Completion		25

Course	Category	Credits
Doctoral Course	Major Required*	6
	Major Elective	29
	Research Required*	2
Credits for Completion		37

Course	Category	Credits
Integrated Master’s and Doctoral Course	Major Required*	6
	Major Elective	53
	Research Required*	2
Credits for Completion		61

Major Required* : [Master’s Program] Research Methods in Education (3-3-0)
[Doctoral and Integrated Programs] Choose one among Research Methods in Education (3-3-0),
Qualitative Research Methods (3-3-0), or Quantitative Research Methods (3-3-0)
Research Required* : Thesis Research, Research Ethics and Thesis Writing (Additional credits by program)

QUALIFICATION EXAMS FOR THESIS SUBMISSION

Eligibility Individuals who have completed at least one semester regardless of the degree level
Exam Subjects

Major Examination	Foreign Language Examination
Master’s degree: 3 or more subjects Doctoral degree: 4 or more subjects	Master’s and doctoral degrees: Choose one among English, German, French, Japanese, or Chinese Korean is only available for international students Students must select a foreign language that is neither their native language nor their major language (this applies to international students) Foreign language examination exemption criteria*

* Refer to the guidelines on exemption from the qualification test for submitting a thesis in the graduate school of Kangwon National University
Acceptance criteria : 70 points or higher for each major subject, 60 points or higher for foreign language exam

THESIS DEFENSE

Eligibility for Registration

Master’s Degree	Doctoral Degree
Completion of course work credits Passing the qualification examinations for thesis submission Recommended by the thesis advising committee	Completion of course work credits Passing the qualification examinations Publishing at least one paper in humanities, social sciences, arts, or sports, and two papers in natural sciences, engineering, or medicine in academic journals in the relevant major field at home or abroad* Recommended by the thesis advising committee

* It is mandatory to publish in an international academic journal indexed in SCI, SCIE, SSCI, A&HCI, or SCOPUS, or in a journal listed by the National Research Foundation of Korea or higher.

<Reference: Kangwon National University Graduate School Degree Conferment Regulations>

MASTER’S THESIS SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Publication in Academic Journals

Field	Category	Journal
Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, and Sports	Domestic journal	KCI-Indexed Journal

Credits and Submission of Research Reports, Project Summary Reports

Category	Eligibility
Research reports	Master’s degree students in the general graduate school

※ Students submitting a Project summary reports / Research Participation in Regional Education Cooperation Projects (Master’s students engaged in advisor-led research) must complete at least 31 credits from courses offered by their department (major).

<Reference: Guidelines on the Substitution of Master's Thesis at Kangwon National University Graduate School>

DEGREE CONFERMENT

Eligibility Individuals who have completed the required credits and passed the thesis defense.
Degree Conferment Ceremony DATE : February, August

SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER SUPPORT

For detailed information, please contact the department office : 033-250-7256, ier@kangwon.ac.kr [Contact]

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