TITLE OF DEGREE
This master’s degree program is designed to train participants to foster Rural Economy and Agricultural industries and / or based startup Rural Development strategies. Upon completion of the required 30 credit hours and master’s thesis, the degree will be granted. A master’s degree is offered: MSc in Economics.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS (MAJOR: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS)
The major study areas of the degree is composed of ① Agricultural Economics ② Agricultural Development and ③ Rural Survey and Practices.
1) Curriculum & Credits
- The major study areas of the degree is composed of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Development, and Rural Survey and Practices.
- The total number of credits required to complete the Master’s program: 30 credits
| Type | Credit | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Course (0) |
Required (0) |
• Elementary Level Korean, Korea History and Culture • Basic Statistics Course |
|
Foundation Courses |
Required (7) |
• Elementary Economics (3) |
| Electives (12) | • Theory of Consumer Policy (3) • Farm Management Economics (3) • Econometrics and Practices (3) • Microeconomics (3) |
|
| Field Practicum (8.5) |
Required (2.5) |
• Master’s Thesis (1) • Rural Survey and Practices (1.5) • Korean Conversation 1 (0) |
| Electives (6) | • Sustainable Agricultural Policy (3) • Agricultural Marketing & Price Policy (3) |
|
|
Specialty Courses |
Required (4) |
• Agricultural Policy (3) • Seminar(1) • Basic Korean 2 (0) |
| Electives (12) | • Economic Policy & Agriculture (3) • Environment Economics and Policy (3) • Theory of Livestock Industrial Policy (3) • International Agricultural Trade Policy (3) |
|
| Field Practicum (5.5) |
Required (2.5) |
• Master’s Thesis (1) • Rural Survey and Practices (1.5) • Korean Conversation 2 (0) |
| Electives (3) | • Farm Management (3) | |
|
Specialty Courses |
Required (1) |
• Seminar (1) • Intermediate Korean (0) |
| Electives (9) | • Theory of Rural Development Policy (3) • Understanding ODA Project Plan & Formulation (3) • Theory of Cooperatives Policy (3) |
- The above curriculum is subject to change.
- The specified number of credits from the elective section is the minimum number of credits that students must take.
2) Credits completed per semester
- As shown in the table below, students must complete 30 credit hours to graduate. Excluding the thesis course, the courses are evenly distributed among required and elective courses.
| Session(Credit) | Type | Course Title(Credit) |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Course | Required |
• Basic Korean Language (0) |
|
First Semester 2024 Fall (11) |
Required(Core) | • Microeconomics (3) • International Agricultural Graduate Seminar (1) |
| Electives |
• Theory of Cooperative Policy (3) • Understandings of ODA Project Plan & Formulation (3) |
|
| Required | • Basic Korean 1 (0) | |
|
Winter Session (7) |
Required(Core) |
• Masters’Thesis (1) |
|
Second Semester 2025 Spring (18) |
Required(Core) |
• Agricultural Economics (3) • International Agricultural Graduate Seminar (1) |
| Required(Common) | • Research ethics and thesis writing (1) | |
| Electives | • Applied Econometrics (3) • Farm Management (3) • Environmental Economics (3) |
|
| Required | • Basic Korean 2 (0) | |
|
Summer Session (10) |
Required(Core) | • Masters’Thesis (1) |
| Electives |
• Rural Survey and Practices (3) |
|
|
Third Semester 2025 Fall (14) |
Required(Core) |
• Understandings of International Agricultural Development Cooperation (3) |
| Electives | • Rural & Regional Economics (3) • Livestock Economics (3) • Theory of International Agricultural Trade (3) |
- This above curriculum is subject to change.
- The specified number of credits from the elective section is the minimum number of credits that students must take.
3) Graduation Requirements
- In order to graduate, students must complete 30 credits, complete the Korean Language Courses, earn a GPA higher than 3.0 (higher than B), and submit a Master’s thesis.
