Course Introduction

Course Information

Regular Course Course Information

Department

Korean literature/film/webtoons → translate to foreign languages

Lecture method

In-person class (Seoul, Gangnam)

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 (9:00 AM- 6:00 PM)

  • 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

Semesters 1-3: 15 hours a week

4th semester: 9 hours per week

Number of courses per semester

Semester 1-3: 5 courses

4th semester: 3 courses

Content of lectures

  • Korean literature and cultural content (film, webtoons) translation practice (by language group, Korean &foreign language)
  • Korean literature and culture cultivation class (all languages)
  • Cotranslation and invitation of author (or an expert in Korean literature) studied in Literary Translation Practice (once a semester)

Selection category/quota

Regular Course Selection category, quota
Category Description
Trainee Applicant Approximately 5 people per language group
Regular Applicant Approximately 5 people per language group1
Remark (Approximately 10 people per language divided between trainees and regular applicants)

Tuition fee

-

Registration fee

100,000 KRW (once per year, trainee applicants exempt)