Curriculum (admission before 2021. 9)

Master’s Program Credit Requirement

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Graduation/Required Credits (minimum 36 credits)
  1. Common required credits : 6 credits (Physical education study design method, Fundamentals of physical education)
  2. Paper research credits : 6 credits (3 credits per semester : 3 full-time semesters or 4 part-time semesters)
  3. Related study : 6 credits (Department of Physical education besides specific field of major 6 credits)
  4. Specific field of major and Selected credits : 18 credits
  5. (Non-physical education major) : at least 8 credits from 3 undergraduate program (1 course per semester lecture) or at least 6 credits from graduate program (not included in graduate/completed credit)
  • Global sports management major (must confirm common required credits)
  • Undergraduate courses
  • Non-credit course
  • Theory of Physics Education(3)
  • 1 course, Spring semester
  • Sociology of Sports(2)
  • Motor learning and psychology(3)
  • 1 course, Fall semester
  • Exercise physiology(3)
  • Spring semester
  • Kinematics(3)
  • 1 course in Fall semester
  • * ( ) credits
Required credits (per semester) Full-time student – 12 credits, Part-time student – 9 credits But, part-time students candidate for non-credit and/or teacher training may add 3 credits
Teacher training
  1. Existing undergraduate program : Students with over 50 credits complete possible for teacher training (Must confirm common credited course 14 credits, curriculum education 8 credits included)
  2. Teaching subjects : minimum 22 credits (Theory of teaching 6 courses, minimum 12 credits, Education literacy 6 credits, education practicum 4 credits)
  3. Allowed range of credited 선수과목 in graduate program (6 credits per semester, total 28 credits)
  4. Proved competency in faculty aptitude and personality test at least twice
  5. First aid and CPR course at least twice(not included in graduate/completed credits)
  • Completion followed by teacher training credit complete
  • Only applicable to students in Physical education related department (including dance) master’s program
  • Curriculum education field complete
SectionCredits for graduationDissertation submission exam qualification semester등록최소학기Dissertation plan submission semesterMinimum duration for graduation
Full-timePE related undergraduate degree36 Credits3rd semester4th semester3rd semester2 years
Non-PE related undergraduate degree42(44) Credits3rd semester4th semester3rd semester2 years
Part-timePE related undergraduate degree36 Credits4th semester5th semester4th semester2.5 years
Non-PE related undergraduate degree42(44) Credits4th semester5th semester4th semester2.5 years

Doctoral Program Credit Requirement

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Graduation/Credits required
(minimum 48 credits)
  1. Common required credits : 6 credits(Physical education study design method, Fundamentals of physical education)
  2. Paper research credits : 12 credits (3 credits per semester : starting from 1st semester for full-time or 2nd semester for part-time)
  3. Related study : 6 credits (Department of Physical education besides specific field of major 6 credits)
  4. Specific field of major and selected credits :  minimum 24 credits
  5. Non-credit (Non-physical education major) : at least 15 credits (including 3 credits of major courses)
  • Global sports management major (must confirm common required credits)
  • Students with SNU master’s degree with recognized common required credits can substitute with 6 credits of selected credits
Possible credits (per semester) Full-time student – 12 credits, Part-time student – 9 credits But, part-time students candidate for Non-credit may add 3 credits
Section Credits for graduation Dissertation submission exam qualification semester 등록최소학기 Dissertation plan submission semester Minimum duration for graduation
Full-time PE related undergraduate/graduate degree 48 Credits 4th semester 4th semester 6th semester 3.5 years
Non-PE related undergraduate degree 63 Credits 5th semester 5th semester 7th semester 4 years
Part-time PE related undergraduate/graduate degree 36 Credits 5th semester 5th semester 7th semester 4 years
Non-PE related undergraduate degree 63 Credits 6th semester 6th semester 8th semester 4.5 years

Doctoral Program Credit Requirement

Thesis submission eligibility examination
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Master’s program
  1. Registered for at least 3 semesters, students who completed at least 18 credits
  2. English : substituted with TEPS (551score) or New TEPS (298score)
  3. Related studies : 6 credits (other than specific major but within Department of PE)
  4. Specific major and elective course : minimum 24 credits
Doctorate Program
  1. Registered for at least 4 semesters, students who completed at least 18 credits
  2. English : substituted with TEPS (551score) or New TEPS (298score)
  3. Major : choose 3 from 기수강 courses (1 course from major + 2 selected courses) (other than specific major but within Department of PE)
  4. Submission of dissertation within 4 years of completion (may be extended for 2 years)

GPA
Average GPA of over 3.0 (B.0) in all courses – completion and graduation possible

Choosing Dissertation director

  1. Choose within 6 months of admission, within 6 months of readmission for re-entry students
  2. Change in dissertation director within 6 months of choosing
  3. Dissertation director must be at least an assistant professor

Qualification for dissertation plan presentation

  1. Dissertation submission eligibility examination ‘Foreign language and comprehensive exam (major)’ admitted applicant – Master’s and Doctorate program
  2. Publish 2 dissertations (single author or co-author with dissertation director)
  3. Semester after passing comprehensive exam (major) – only applicable to Doctoral program

Doctorate program required credit

General Courses– 722.601 Experimental Design in Physical Education 3-3-0
– 722.803 Reading and Research 3-3-0
– 722.625 Introduction to Kinesiology 3-3-0