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ACADEMICS

Master's

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In order to graduate from KDI School with a Master's degree, all master’s students must complete a minimum of 39 credits of graduation requirement courses.

Category MPP MDP MPM MDS MPPM
Core Courses
  • Requirement:
  • 6 credits
  • (2 courses)
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  • Requirement:
  • 6 credits
  • (2 courses)
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  • Requirement:
  • 6 credits
  • (2 courses)
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  • Requirement:
  • 12 credits
  • (4 courses)
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  • Requirement:
  • 12 credits
  • (10 courses)
    		•
    • Analysis of Market and Public Policy
    • Quantitative Methods
    • Introduction to Development Policy
    • Quantitative Methods
    • Public Organizations and Management
    • Quantitative Methods
    • Programming Fundamentals using Python
    • R Fundamentals for Public Policy
    • Statistical Foundations for Data Science
    • Introduction to Computational Social Science
    • 시장과 정부의 이해
    • Policy Presentation & Communication
    • 통계학: 적응형 학습
    • 정책실습Ⅰ: Policy Lab Practicum(Ⅰ~Ⅲ)
    • 정책실습Ⅱ: Individual Research Project Seminar(Ⅰ~Ⅳ)
    1st Concentration Requirement: at least 9 credits (3 courses) from 1 concentration (Mandatory)
    • FM (Finance and Macroeconomic Policy)
    • TI (Trade and industrial Policy)
    • PF (Public Finance and Social Policy)
    • RE (Regional Development and Environment Policy)
    • SD (Sustainable Development)
    • ID (International Development)
    • PA (Public Administration and Leadership)
    • SM (Strategic Management)
    • GP (Global Governance and Political Economy)
    • DS (Data Science for Public Policy and Management)
    • -
    2nd Concentration Elective: up to 9 credits (3 courses) from 1 concentration (Optional)
    • FM (Finance and Macroeconomic Policy)
    • TI (Trade and industrial Policy)
    • PF (Public Finance and Social Policy)
    • RE (Regional Development and Environment Policy)
    • SD (Sustainable Development)
    • ID (International Development)
    • PA (Public Administration and Leadership)
    • SM (Strategic Management)
    • GP (Global Governance and Political Economy)
    • DS(Data Science for Public Policy and Management)*

      9 credits (3 courses) including at least one Basic course are required
    • -
    Research Project Requirement
    • ARS (3 credits) + Thesis (3 credits)
    • ARS (3 credits) + Capstone (3 credits)
    • 1 course (3 credits) + SRP (3 credits)
    • SRP (3credits) + SRP (3 credits)
    • (MPP/MDP/MPM GMP only) Advanced ELP (3 credits), Academic ELP (1 credit) or Essay ELP (1 credit)
    • IRP (0 credits)
    Language Requirement
    • Language in Public Policy and Management (3 credits)
    • Korean Language and Culture I (3 credits) (only for full-time international students)
    • -
    Total Minimum 39 credits

    - The MIPD program, as well as certain scholarships such as KOICA, GKS, G20 and K-water, follow their own graduation requirements.

    - All courses in the MPPM program are conducted in Korean.

    Graduation Date

    • Spring: End of May
    • Summer: End of August
    • Fall: Commencement or January 31st

      If you take any courses during the semester, you will graduate on January 31st (not December)

    Ceremony

    Completion Ceremony

    • Requirements: Enrolled students in a Masters degree, meet minimum credits requirements inclusive of the courses being taken currently.
    • Date: August, December (Refer to the academic calendar of each year)
    • Certificate of Coursework Completion will be awarded at the Completion Ceremony.

      Certificate of Coursework Completion is different from Certificate of Completion (Certificate of Completion is issued to students who have completed the minimum required semesters but have not yet graduated)

    • Students will be invited to the completion ceremony only once

    Commencement

    • Requirements: Enrolled and Completed students in Ph.D. and Masters degree having met all graduation requirements
    • Date: December (Refer to the academic calendar of each year)
    • Diploma will be awarded only once at the Commencement