Study abroad in Seoul, South Korea: Most popular universities for Area & Cultural Studies.

Are you thinking of studying Area & Cultural Studies, abroad? Below you can find the most popular universities and programmes to study Area & Cultural Studies in Seoul, South Korea. This list is based on visitors on the Studyportals websites, listing more than 150,000 English-taught Bachelor's and Master's programmes world-wide.



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Seoul National University

Seoul National University honors the ideals of liberal education and aims to teach students a lifelong love of learning that will form the basis for continuous personal growth. At the same time it is committed to preparing students to work and live in an increasingly competitive global environment.
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Sungkyunkwan University

The brightly illuminating ideas of the past, culminating in Sungkyunkwan University's tradition and history, even today sprouts a creative bud anew. Over six hundred years of history and tradition is a powerful legacy that evermore distinguishes us. 
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Yonsei University

Yonsei University opened the door to modern higher education over one century ago. It has since then emerged as the nation’s top private university and ranks among the world’s most prestigious universities. Building on our history and tradition, Yonsei will actively pursue a new future. 
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Sejong University

This school will be open to anyone who is interested in starting a business and is expected to help the university proactively respond to the challenges of the global economy.
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Most popular Area & Cultural Studies programmes for international students in Seoul

These are the most popular programmes among international students who are looking for a Area & Cultural Studies degree in Seoul.

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Asian Studies

Sejong University

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Korean Language and Literature

Yonsei University

The Department of Korean Language and Literature is largely divided into the Korean Language and the Korean Literature departments. The Korean Literature department is further divided into Modern Korean Literature and Classical Korean Literature composed of traditional Korean literature and Chinese-Korean literature.
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Information Science and Culture Technology Studies

Seoul National University

The Information Science and Culture Technology Studies from Seoul National University concentrates on educating multidisciplinary scientific researchers, who can study new information technology and cultural environment.
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Area Studies

Yonsei University

The accelerated globalization necessitates the general training for professionals with language skills, international knowledge, and a sense of internationalization.
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Comparative Culture

Sungkyunkwan University

This major is run in connection with language-related departments and the humanities. Our goal is to cultivate specialists with creativity and pragmatism to actively deal with the globalized and complex cultural era.
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Hispanic Language and Literature

Seoul National University

There is presently a worldwide recognition of the importance of cultural pluralism, of understanding and appreciating other cultures. In the midst of this global movement, the Department of Hispanic Language and Literature from Seoul National University offers students the possibility to come into contact with and learn in depth about the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
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Asian Languages and Civilizations

Seoul National University

The department seeks to offer appropriate academic facilities for regional studies on West Asia, South Asia(India), Southeast Asia, and Japan. The department aims to shed light on Asia within the broad context of the world by adopting academic results of established studies on Western culture in humanities.
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Confucian and Oriental Studies

Sungkyunkwan University

In the department of Confucian and Oriental Studies, we offer a career academically specialized not only to this major, that proceeds into graduate school, but also to practical careers that are accessible to various works of society by ties created with careers based on this field of study. Especially we would like to provide a basis for access to various careers in our society through in depth understanding of East Asian culture and society.
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About Area & Cultural Studies

Area and Cultural Studies degrees prepare specialists who analyse all aspect of a certain culture and how it interacts with other cultures. Cultural Studies usually cover the Asian, African, American, or Latin regions from a historical, political, sociological, and artistic point of view. Graduates find work as cultural studies instructors, community outreach managers, and more.

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