MA Korean Studies and Intensive Language
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
2 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 25,320 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for overseas student fees | home student fees: GBP 12,220 per year
Introduction
The MA in Korean Studies and Intensive Language is a 2-year full-time (or 4-year part-time) programme.
It is designed to provide Intensive Language training at different proficiency levels - depending on entry level - within a master's programme in Korean Studies. The MA in Korean Studies and Intensive Language allows students to:
- Cultivate or further develop a basic expertise in particular aspects of Korean Studies
- Choose modules that meet their own needs, with respect to their interest in Korea and future career plans
- Develop their abilities to synthesize information, to think critically, to manage a complex research project and to present their results in verbal and written form
- Achieve a high level of language proficiency
- Master transferable language and analytical skills in order to prepare for a variety of potential future professional or research careers
Why study Korean and Intensive Language at SOAS?
- SOAS is ranked 12th in the UK for Modern Languages (QS World University Rankings 2023)
- We are ranked 6th in the UK for employability (QS World University Rankings 2023)
- We are home to the largest concentration of Korean specialists in Europe
- Gain essential language skills but also an in-depth understanding of the region’s culture covering subjects from literature, history, cinema, and politics.
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Program Outcome
The MA Korean Studies and Intensive Language programme allows students to develop in 4 key areas:
Knowledge
- Students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of Korea’s past and present, within the parameters of the modules and disciplines chosen, and of her connections to the wider East Asian region through the core module
- Students will acquire an advanced understanding of the theoretical and methodological tools of the relevant disciplines
- Students who choose to take language will improve their knowledge of and ability to use Korean in their everyday life and, depending on the level achieved, professional careers
Intellectual (Thinking) Skills
- Students will learn how to assess data and evidence critically from a variety of sources and how to resolve problems of conflicting sources and conflicting interpretations
- Students will learn the strengths and disciplines of particular disciplinary and theoretical approaches, cultivating their ability to draw on a variety of such approaches
- Students will learn how to design and manage an independent research project, formulate the problem to be addressed, identify the data to be analyzed, and synthesise the findings to present well-supported conclusions
Subject-Based Practical Skills
- Students will learn how to read critically, participate effectively in seminar discussions, and present their work in both oral and written form
- More specific skills will depend on the particular modules taken
Transferable Skills
- Students will learn how to access and evaluate electronic and other data effectively and efficiently
- Students will learn how to solve complex problems, for example concerning economic development, historical causation, literary interpretation, or political decision-making
- Students will learn how to communicate effectively in a variety of settings and formats
Through your Study of Language Study, you will
- Acquire/develop skills in both written and spoken language
- Develop a practical knowledge of rules governing both oral and written linguistic usages and multiple norms regulating intercultural communication, analytical skills (problem-solving, formal operations), critical skills and creativity
- Develop the ability to engage with people or texts from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, understanding the role of different linguistic or cultural frames of reference
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Career Opportunities
Graduates from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures develop competencies in intercultural awareness, analysis and communication. Demand for specialists with advanced proficiency in the languages of China, Japan and Korea has significantly increased in recent years, and graduates with these skills are highly sought after by employers.
Recent graduates have been hired by organisations including:
- Accenture
- Amazon
- Bloomberg LP
- Department for Work and Pensions
- European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea
- European Commission
- ITN
- Japanese Government
- Korea Trade Centre (KOTRA)
- KPMG
- Mizuho Bank
- Nagahama Board of Education
- Nanjing Museum
- Pinsent Masons LLP
- PwC
- Seoul Metropolitan Government
- ShelterBox
- UNDP