Overview

Also emphasizes on how this developed minds can contribute towards building up individuals’ view of the world. Perhaps, the special characteristics of philosophy to develop thoughts freely have applied to many students who graduated with this major so they have been standing out in areas such as drama, film, media, publication and academics.

Specialization of Education

Since the Department of Philosophy at Sogang University has eight faculty members who study various areas of philosophy, students can be exposed to diverse areas of philosophy both Asian and Western areas.

We try to avoid the delivery of general contents and encourage students to learn freely and develop knowledge in various areas. Department of Philosophy put emphasis on development of independent thinking. When the accumulated knowledge and independent thinking meets, it can create one’s own philosophy.

Programme Structure

Courses:

History of Western Philosophy

History of Korean Philosophy

Metaphysics

Epistemology

Platonism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-04 00:00:00 , International

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Korean

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

130 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seoul, South Korea

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

International applicants whose parents hold foreign nationality

The educational courses that applicants have completed in Korea or overseas must meet standard academic requirements as per the relevant education laws and regulations of the applicant’s country

Score of level 3 or above in the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)

English proficiency certificates : TOEFL, IELTS, TEPS (official English proficiency tests)

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Tuition Fees

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5376000 KRW / year

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Living costs

Seoul

South Korea

1853935 - 1761654 KRW / month

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