Bachelor in Global Korean Studies

Ewha Womans University's Global Korean Studies program is a bachelor's degree taught in English in the Seodaemun-gu district of South Korea. Global Korean Studies is a field built around understanding Korea itself, including its history, language, literature, society, and contemporary culture, while also situating the country within broader regional and global contexts. Students typically study Korean history and politics, popular and traditional culture, social change, and the country's economic development, alongside courses that examine Korea's growing international influence through trade, diplomacy, and cultural exports. Because the program is taught in English, coursework tends to emphasize academic and analytical engagement with Korean society from an outsider's or comparative perspective, which can appeal particularly to international students seeking grounded expertise on Korea without first needing advanced Korean-language skills, although language study is often built into a program of this kind. Graduates can pursue careers connected to Korea in fields such as cultural diplomacy, international business with Korean companies, translation and localization, journalism and media, tourism, and further academic study in Korean or East Asian studies. Being based in South Korea for the degree itself gives students an immersive setting to test classroom learning against everyday life, from language exposure to direct observation of the social and cultural dynamics under study. The four-year bachelor's program follows a standard undergraduate timeline and admits new students twice a year, in March and September, which gives applicants some choice over when to begin their studies in Seodaemun-gu.