Bachelor of International Studies
Vision and Mission
Innovative Talents in the Era of Globalization
- Creative Problem-Solving Skills : Educating students to be adventurous, innovative talents who can pioneer the creation of new ideas and breakthroughs with an awareness of sustainability challenges.
- Progressive Leadership Skills : Cultivating global leaders who can serve society by promoting cultural diversity and resolving existing and emerging global challenges such as rising economic inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation.
Global, Boundary-Breaking Leaders
- Emotional and Cultural Intelligence : Educating students in a culturally diverse academic environment where they communicate and cooperate in multiple languages with colleagues of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds.
- Global Capacities : Promoting a profound understanding of various important topics of international studies and enabling students to devise novel solutions to the most pressing global challenges.
Multidisciplinary Scholars and Experts
- Critical, Integrated Thinking Skills : Providing a practical and specialized curriculum that features a multifaceted understanding of interrelated issues with an interdisciplinary perspective, connecting the different disciplines of international studies.
- Social Responsibility : Cultivating an integrated perspective as well as critical thinking skills which can enable them to serve society and mankind.
Education Goals
Educate experts who are equipped with technical knowledge of various disciplines of international studies, such as international law, politics, economics, sociology, and culture.
Nurture talents who can communicate and cooperate in multiple languages with colleagues of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds, acquiring new knowledge and understanding about different languages and cultures.
Cultivate progressive and adventurous leaders who can quickly recognize, evaluate, and capture new opportunities to innovate in the rapidly changing international business environment.
Create global leaders who are endowed with a profound knowledge of various political, economic, and social problems of the international community; global citizens who contribute to the international community by building capacities to provide solutions to these problems in various parts of the world.
Major Skills
| Major Skills | Proportion (%) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| International Relations Expert | 30 | Equipping students with undergraduate-level knowledge and logical reasoning required to become experts in international relations |
| Mutual Understanding and Global Communication | 17 | Enhancing students’ cultural intelligence and communication skills by creating a venue to communicate and cooperate with colleagues of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds |
| Integrated / Comprehensive Reasoning Skills | 20 | Providing an interdisciplinary education that connects various disciplines, such as law, politics, economics, sociology, and culture to cultivate a balanced, multifaceted perspective that can tackle existing and emerging global conflicts in a comprehensive manner |
| Practical Knowledge-Based Critical Thinking Skills | 18 | Providing a practical, technical education that encourages creative and critical reasoning needed to quickly recognize, evaluate, and capture new opportunities in the rapidly changing world |
| Social Participation and Contribution | 15 | Educating students to become global citizens who recognize important social problems in various parts of the world and can contribute to the international community by building capacities to provide feasible solutions |
| Total | 100% |
Core Skills
| Major Skills | Core Skills | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
| International Relations Expert | Creative Problem-Solving | 30 |
| Integrated / Comprehensive Reasoning Skills | Integrated Logical Reasoning | 20 |
| Practical Knowledge-Based Critical Thinking Skills | Adventurous Leaders | 18 |
| Mutual Understanding and Global Communication | Cultural Intelligence / Global Leadership | 17 |
| Social Participation and Contribution | Social Responsibility | 15 |
| Total | 100% | |
DIS Directed Graphs of Courses (Recommended)
Track: International Commerce
Track: International Politics
Track: International Development & Cooperation
Curriculum Structure (for Internationals-2025)
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Classification /Content |
Course Number | Course Name | Credit (Hours) | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ⅰ | Ⅱ | Ⅰ | Ⅱ | Ⅰ | Ⅱ | Ⅰ | Ⅱ | |||||
| General Education Required Courses |
Exploration of The Academic World |
GELI007 |
Exploration of The Academic WorldⅠ |
3(3) | ⦁ | |||||||
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College Writing |
GEWR002 (for foreigners) |
College Writing | 3(3) | ⦁ | ||||||||
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Academic English |
IFLS800 |
Academic EnglishI | 2(2) | ⦁ | ||||||||
|
Freshman Seminar |
GEKS007 |
Freshman Seminar I | 1(1) | ⦁ | ||||||||
|
GEKS008 |
Freshman Seminar II | 1(1) | ⦁ | |||||||||
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Digital & SW |
GECT002 |
[진로·창업]SW Programming Basics |
3(3) | ⦁ | ||||||||
| GECT003 |
[진로·창업]Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
3(3) | ⦁ | |||||||||
|
BT |
GEBT001 |
[진로·창업]World of Life Sciences |
3(3) | ⦁ | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 19 | |||||||||||
| Electives | Secondary Foreign Language I, II¹ | 6(10) | ||||||||||
| Electives of General Education | 5 | |||||||||||
| Subtotal | 11 | |||||||||||
| Total General Education Credits | 30 | |||||||||||
| Major Courses (1st Major) | Major Required | 9 | ||||||||||
| Major Electives | 33 | |||||||||||
| Total | 42 | |||||||||||
| Intensive Major | Major Required | |||||||||||
| Major Electives | 30 | |||||||||||
| Total | 30 | |||||||||||
| General Courses | 28 | |||||||||||
| Total Credits* | 130 | |||||||||||
| Remark |
1. Must take courses in the same languages. (Available to take Korean Language courses). 2. English Courses opened at other departments(undergraduate) or International Summer Campus are approved with the approval of the division chair. 3. Requirements of English and Foreign Language courses: 1st Major – 60 credits / Intensive – 72 credits. 4. Among the graduation requirements for the Division of International Studies, certified foreign language certification, certified Korean language certification, and certified Chinese character comprehension skills are exempted. However, in the case of graduation requirements for the relevant department, such as double major and interdisciplinary major, they must be satisfied. 5. DIS first major/double major/intensive major students are required to complete at least one concentration track. |
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Courses offered at KU DIS (Major Courses)
Major Required
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit (Hours) | Course Number | Course Name | Credit (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISS114 | PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE | 3(3) | DISS281 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3(3) |
| DISS122 | PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3(3) |
Major Electives
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit (Hours) | Course Number | Course Name | Credit (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISS112 | RESEARCH METHODS | 3(3) | DISS357 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS | 3(3) |
| DISS115 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS | 3(3) | DISS358 | POSTWAR JAPAN AND EAST ASIA | 3(3) |
| DISS123 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE | 3(3) | DISS362 | ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | 3(3) |
| DISS140 | GLOBALIZATION AND BEYOND: CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3(3) | DISS363 | GLOBAL POVERTY | 3(3) |
| DISS210 | KOREAN ECONOMY IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD | 3(3) | DISS364 | TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL TRADE | 3(3) |
| DISS212 | THEORY AND PRACTICES OF INT’L TRADE POLICY | 3(3) | DISS365 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATA ANALYSIS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | 3(3) |
| DISS215 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS | 3(3) | DISS412 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE II | 3(3) |
| DISS221 | INT’L NEGOTIATION | 3(3) | DISS413 | EUROPEAN ECONOMICS | 3(3) |
| DISS222 | WAR AND PEACE | 3(3) | DISS421 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA | 3(3) |
| DISS223 | INT’L ORGANIZATIONS | 3(3) | DISS423 | INT’L RELATIONS OF EAST ASIA | 3(3) |
| DISS230 | UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL BUSINESS | 3(3) | DISS427 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF EUROPEAN UNION | 3(3) |
| DISS232 | GLOBAL BUSINESS ETHICS | 3(3) | DISS428 | ENERGY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3(3) |
| DISS241 | CONTEMPORARY KOREA | 3(3) | DISS429 | ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3(3) |
| DISS242 | CONTEMPORARY NORTH AMERICA | 3(3) | DISS433 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES I | 3(3) |
| DISS243 | CONTEMPORARY EAST ASIA | 3(3) | DISS453 | SEMINAR ON GLOBALIZATION AND GLOBAL ISSUES | 3(3) |
| DISS244 | CONTEMPORARY EUROPE | 3(3) | DISS472 | RESOURCES AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT | 3(3) |
| DISS245 | CHINA FROM MAO TO XI | 3(3) | DISS475 | INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES SETTLEMENT | 3(3) |
| DISS251 | INT’L LAW | 3(3) | DISS476 | ISSUES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 3(3) |
| DISS252 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW | 3(3) | DISS477 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION | 3(3) |
| DISS256 | DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3(3) | DISS479 | EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENT | 3(3) |
| DISS260 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | 3(3) | DISS481 | LAW AND POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | 3(3) |
| DISS261 | TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION AND SOCIETY | 3(3) | DISS483 | ENVIRONMNETAL MANAGEMENT IN EAST ASIA | 3(3) |
| DISS282 | KOREAN DIPLOMACY COLLOQUIUM | 3(3) | DISS485 | WATER AND SUSTAINABILITY | 3(3) |
| DISS283 | DATA ANALYSIS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | 3(3) | GKSS203 | UNDERSTANDING EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION | 3(3) |
| DISS284 | FUNDAMENTALS IN DATA ANALYSIS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | 3(3) | GKSS204 | TRADITIONAL KOREAN CULTURE | 3(3) |
| DISS310 | EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES | 3(3) | GKSS208 | INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE FOR KOREAN STUDIES | 3(3) |
| DISS311 | INT’L FINANCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 3(3) | GKSS212 | URBANIZATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION IN EAST ASIA | 3(3) |
| DISS312 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD | 3(3) |
GKSS214 |
KOREA AND INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3(3) |
| DISS314 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | 3(3) | GKSS303 | GLOBAL KOREA AND ITS FOREIGN RELATIONS | 3(3) |
| DISS320 | HISTORY OF DIPLOMACY | 3(3) | GKSS307 | UNDERSTANDING KOREAN TRADE | 3(3) |
| DISS322 | INT’L POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3(3) | GKSS309 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GLOBAL KOREAN STUDIES I | 3(3) |
| DISS325 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN INT’L RELATIONS I | 3(3) | GKSS312 | POLITICS AND ECONOMY IN NORTH KOREA | 3(3) |
| DISS328 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN INT’L RELATIONS II | 3(3) | GKSS314 | SOUTH-NORTH KOREAN RELATIONS | 3(3) |
| DISS333 | U.S. ECONOMY | 3(3) | GKSS315 | TRADE POLICIES OF KOREA | 3(3) |
| DISS337 | NGOS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | 3(3) | GKSS403 | KOREAN CULTURAL DIPLOMACY | 3(3) |
| DISS338 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD | 3(3) | GKSS404 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CLOBAL KOREAN STUDIES II | 3(3) |
| GKSS409 | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE KOREAN EXPERIENCE | 3(3) | GKSS410 | KOREA-US RELATIONS | 3(3) |
Division of Global Korean Studies courses(GKSS): Credits are approved only when English courses are opened. (Korean courses cannot be approved.)
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This page was updated as of April 3rd, 2025. If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact dis@korea.ac.kr.
Students enrolled before the 2024 academic year are advised to refer to the Undergraduate Program >Academic Curriculum > Graduation Requirements.