Overview

In recent decades, many other specialized subfields are emerged such as labor economics, political economics, industrial organization, environmental economics, health economics, and behavioral economics to name a few. They all seek to answer various sets of questions:

Why are some countries rich and some countries poor?

Why do women earn less than men?

How can data help us understand the world?

Why do we ignore information that could help us make better decisions?

How can countries coordinate to tackle the climate change problem?

How to design an organ allocation mechanism to save more lives?

Specialization of Education

Sogang University's Economics program has played an important role in shaping Korea and its prosperity. Its outstanding alumni have taken important and prestigious roles in the society as public servants, government advisors, university professors, business consultants, and private sector professionals. Its carefully designed programs help students excel in necessary theoretical and empirical skills allowing them to achieve their career goals.

Programme Structure

Areas of Specialization:

Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics

Time Series and Panel Data

Applied Microeconomics

International Finance, Financial Economics

International Trade

Economics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-04 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

Economics View 7 other Bachelors in Economics in South Korea

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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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Non-residents

5376000 KRW / year

≈ 5376000 KRW / year

Living costs

Seoul

South Korea

1853935 - 1761654 KRW / month

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Specialization of Education

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Living costs

Seoul

Funding

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