Course
Introduction

Course Information

Regular Course Course Information

Department

Translation of Korean literature, films, and webtoons into foreign languages

Lecture method

In-person classes (Gangnam-gu, Seoul)

Recruitment languages

7 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese)

Difficulty

Intermediate

School calendar

Regular Course School calendar
Category Description
Term 2 years (4 semesters)
Admission August (fall semester)
Summer vacation About 2 months
Winter vacation About 2 months

Graduation requirements

  • Completion of required credits per semester.
  • At least a attendance rate of 80% per semester
  • At least a B- per year
  • Submission of final project from Translation Practice every semester and final report every year
  • Submission and approval of translation portfolio (due end of 4th semester)

Lecture schedule

Regular Course Lecture schedule
Category Description
Weekly schedule 3-5 times per week
Lecture hours

Weekdays, daytime (09:00–18:00),
in 3-hour blocks: 09:00–12:00, 12:00–15:00, 15:00–18:00

  • Class schedules for each semester will be announced before the beginning of each semester
Lecture period per semester 14-15 weeks per semester
Lecture hours per semester

Semester 1-2: 15 hours per week

Semester 3-4: 12 hours per week

Number of courses per semester

Semester 1-2: 5 courses

Semester 3-4: 4 courses

Content of lectures

  • Translation practice in Korean literature and cultural media (film, webtoon) (by language group)
  • Introductory courses in Korean literature and cultural media Literacy (common to all language groups)
  • Joint translation workshop with the author of the text (or a Korean literature specialist) selected for the Literary Translation Practice (once per semester)

Selection category/quota

Regular Course Selection category, quota
Category Description
Fellowship Applicant Approximately 5 people per language group
General Applicant Approximately 5 people per language group
Note Combined total of fellowship and general applicants is approximately 10 per language group

Tuition fee

Waived

Registration fee

100,000 KRW (once per year, waived for fellowship applicants)