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Yonsei University Graduate Program in Innovation

Research

Method 

Courses:

RESEARCH METHOD COURSES:

 

 

Methods of Innovation Research: Quantitative Methods*

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Methods of Innovation Research: Qualitative Methods*

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Technical Communication

 

Research Seminar

Social

Innovation

Courses:

SOCIAL INNOVATION COURSES:

 

 

Challenges of Sustainable Development  

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Emerging Legal Issues on Health Innovation

 

Social Entrepreneurship for Innovation

 

Health, Environment and Sustainable Development

 

Game Design for Social Good

Design

Innovation

Courses:

Technology

Innovation

Courses:

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION COURSES: 

 

 

Intro to Technology & Innovation Management

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Fundamentals of Programming

 

Deep Learning

 

Automation and Optimization

 

Business Intelligence

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Conversational AI

Curriculum

* Major Required Course

DESIGN INNOVATION COURSES:

 

 

Design Innovation

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HCI & UX

 

UX Design for AI

 

Social Computing

 

Data Visualization

 

Systems, Design, and Computational Thinking

MS-PhD Integrated 
Graduation Requirements

Minimum Number of Credits Required for Graduation

54 Credits including:

  • Major Required Courses (6 credits)

    • Quantitative Methods​ (3 credits)

    • Qualitative Methods (3 credits)

    • Directed Research 2 (0 credit, required twice)

    • Research Ethics (0 credit)

  • Elective Courses (48 credits)

    • Major Elective Courses​(18 Credits or more)

    • Free Elective Courses

                  (up to 30 credits)

Degree Requirements

1. Publishment(candidate) of at least two domestic academic journals related to the major as the first author OR at least one article in SCI/SSCI/SCOPUS international journals (in the case of international journals, article at a minor revision stage before publishment may be accepted)

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2. Graduate Dissertation

Qualification Tests

  • Comprehensive Exam

    • Passing Grade: 80/100​

    • One Major Required Course & One Major Elective Course

  • Foreign Language Exam

    • TOEFL, TOEFL (IBT), TOEIC, TEPS, or IELTS scores can be submitted.

    • TOEFL 533, TOEFL (IBT) 72 points, TEPS 387, IELTS 6.0, TOEIC 785 or higher, and the validity period of the score is within 2 years from the date of submission.

Enrollment

Enrollment for at least 6 semesters (4 semesters of Official Enrollment + 2 semesters for Directed Research)

1st semester: Research Proposal submission / 2nd semester: Thesis evaluation & submission

*Official Enrollment requires full tuition payment. 

*Semesters where students only enroll for Directed Research will cost 12% of the full tuition. 

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation

3.0/4.3 (B0) or higher

MS Graduation Requirements

Minimum Number of Credits Required for Graduation

30 Credits including:

  • Major Required Courses (6 credits)

    • Quantitative Methods​ (3 credits)

    • Qualitative Methods (3 credits)

    • Directed Research 1 (0 credit)

    • Research Ethics (0 credit)

  • Elective Courses (24 credits)

    • Major Elective Courses​ (18 Credits or more)

    • Free Elective Courses (up to 6 credits)

Degree Requirements

1. Two academic presentations at conferences (domestic/international)  OR publishment of one article related to the major as the first author (in the case of international journals, article at a major revision stage before publishment may be accepted)

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2. Graduate Thesis

Qualification Tests

  • Comprehensive Exam

    • Passing Grade: 80/100​

    • One Major Required Course & One Major Elective Course

  • Foreign Language Exam

    • TOEFL, TOEFL (IBT), TOEIC, TEPS, or IELTS scores can be submitted.

    • TOEFL 533, TOEFL (IBT) 72 points, TEPS 387, IELTS 6.0, TOEIC 785 or higher, and the validity period of the score is within 2 years from the date of submission.

Enrollment

Enrollment for at least 4 semesters (4 semesters of Official Enrollment)

*Official Enrollment requires full tuition payment. 

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation

3.0/4.3 (B0) or higher

PhD Graduation Requirements

Minimum Number of Credits Required for Graduation

30 Credits including:

  • Major Required Courses (6 credits)

    • Quantitative Methods​ (3 credits)

    • Qualitative Methods (3 credits)

    • Directed Research 2 (0 credit, required twice)

    • Research Ethics (0 credit)

  • Elective Courses (24 credits)

    • Major Elective Courses​ (18 Credits or more)

    • Free Elective Courses (up to 6 credits)

Degree Requirements

1. Publishment(candidate) of at least two domestic academic journals related to the major as the first author OR at least one article in SCI/SSCI/SCOPUS international journals (in the case of international journals, article at a minor revision stage before publishment may be accepted)

​

2. Graduate Dissertation

Qualification Tests

  • Comprehensive Exam

    • Passing Grade: 80/100​

    • One Major Required Course & One Major Elective Course

  • Foreign Language Exam

    • TOEFL, TOEFL (IBT), TOEIC, TEPS, or IELTS scores can be submitted.

    • TOEFL 533, TOEFL (IBT) 72 points, TEPS 387, IELTS 6.0, TOEIC 785 or higher, and the validity period of the score is within 2 years from the date of submission.

Enrollment

Enrollment for at least 6 semesters (4 semesters of Official Enrollment + 2 semesters for Directed Research) 

1st semester: Research Proposal submission / 2nd semester: Thesis evaluation & submission

*Official Enrollment requires full tuition payment. 

*Semesters where students only enroll for Directed Research will cost 12% of the full tuition. 

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation

3.0/4.3 (B0) or higher

PhD Graduation Requirements (update)

Minimum Number of Credits Required for Graduation

30 Credits including:

  • Major Required Courses (6 credits)

    • Quantitative Methods​ (3 credits)

    • Qualitative Methods (3 credits)

    • Research Guidance 1 (0 credit)

  • Elective Courses (24 credits)

    • Major Elective Courses​ (18 Credits or more)

    • Free Elective Courses (up to 6 credits)

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation

3.0/4.3 (B0) or higher

Qualification Tests

  • Comprehensive Exam

    • Passing Grade: 80/100​

  • Foreign Language Exam

    • TOEFL, TOEFL (IBT), TOEIC, TEPS, or IELTS scores can be submitted.

    • TOEFL 533, TOEFL (IBT) 72 points, TEPS 387, IELTS 6.0, TOEIC 785 or higher, and the validity period of the score is within 2 years from the date of submission.

Academic Journal/ Presentations

Publish one first-author research in an academic journal OR conduct 2 academic presentations at domestic and/or international conferences related to the major

Graduate Thesis

Completion of a graduate thesis

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