Undergraduate
South Korean applicants holding either the Academic or Vocational High School Diploma will be required to complete a recognised Foundation Programme.
For entry to the International Foundation Programme we would require an overall B grade average. Individual subject marks may also be required as well as evidence of you English language ability.
You may apply for Year 1 of an undergraduate degree upon graduation with a Diploma from a recognised Junior College in South Korea.
Some degree programmes, such as engineering, sciences and languages, require specific subject backgrounds. Others, including business and some social sciences, are appropriate for students from any previous subject combination.
Postgraduate – Taught
You can apply for a 1 year masters programme with an undergraduate degree from a recognised Korean university.
You should have at least a GPA of 3.0 from a Korean university. The specific percentage requirement will vary depending on the course you are applying for at Aston and the Korean university from which you have gratduated.
If you are applying for finance, engineering, science or social science based subjects; you must have studied a similar field in your undergraduate degree. There are a number of conversion programmes in business and management which are appropriate for students from any subject background.
Postgraduate - MBA
You can apply for the MBA programme with an undergraduate degree, in any subject area, from an overseas institution and a minimum of three years post graduation managerial work experience. You should have at least an undergraduate degree from a recognised Korean university with at least a GPA of 3.0.
English language requirements for MBA.
Postgraduate - Research
You can apply for a research degree programme with an undergraduate degree from a recognised Korean university.
You should have at least a GPA of 3.0 from a Korean university. The specific percentage requirement will vary depending on the course you are applying for at Aston and the Korean university from which you have gratduated.
Each of Aston's Schools of Study has a number of research groups with the potential to host PhD students. Research specialisms include finance, economics, marketing, organisational psychology, bioenergy, knowledge engineering, photonics, languages, biomedical sciences, neurosciences, health sciences and more.
You have to submit a detailed research proposal outlining your intended research topic, its objectives, proposed method of research and an indication of how the proposed research topic relates to previous work by other researchers. Find out more on Aston's Postgraduate research pages.
English language requirements for postgraduate research programmes.
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