ACADEMICS

Master's

인쇄 글자 크게 글자 작게

In order to graduate from KDI School with a Master's degree, all master’s students must complete a minimum of 39 credits of graduation requirement courses.


Category	MPP	MDP	MPM	MDS	MPPM
Core Courses	Requirement: 6 credits (2 courses)	Requirement: 6 credits (2 courses)	Requirement: 6 credits (2 courses)	Requirement: 12 credits (4 courses)	Requirement: 12 credits (10 courses)
Core Courses	Analysis of Market and Public Policy Quantitative Methods	Introduction to Development Policy Quantitative Methods	Public Organizations and Management Quantitative Methods	Programming Fundamentals using Python R Fundamentals for Public Policy Statistical Foundations for Data Science Introduction to Computational Social Science	시장과 정부의 이해 Policy Presentation & Communication 통계학: 적응형 학습 정책실습Ⅰ: Policy Lab Practicum(Ⅰ~Ⅲ) 정책실습Ⅱ: Individual Research Project Seminar(Ⅰ~Ⅳ)
1st Concentration	Requirement: at least 9 credits (3 courses) from 1 concentration (Mandatory)
1st Concentration	FM (Finance and Macroeconomic Policy) TI (Trade and industrial Policy) PF (Public Finance and Social Policy) RE (Regional Development and Environment Policy)	SD (Sustainable Development) ID (International Development)	PA (Public Administration and Leadership) SM (Strategic Management) GP (Global Governance and Political Economy)	DS (Data Science for Public Policy and Management)	-
2nd Concentration	Elective: up to 9 credits (3 courses) from 1 concentration (Optional)
2nd Concentration	FM (Finance and Macroeconomic Policy) TI (Trade and industrial Policy) PF (Public Finance and Social Policy) RE (Regional Development and Environment Policy) SD (Sustainable Development) ID (International Development) PA (Public Administration and Leadership) SM (Strategic Management) GP (Global Governance and Political Economy) DS(Data Science for Public Policy and Management)* 9 credits (3 courses) including at least one Basic course are required				-
Research Project	Requirement
Research Project	ARS (3 credits) + Thesis (3 credits) ARS (3 credits) + Capstone (3 credits) 1 course (3 credits) + SRP (3 credits) SRP (3credits) + SRP (3 credits) (MPP/MDP/MPM GMP only) Advanced ELP (3 credits), Academic ELP (1 credit) or Essay ELP (1 credit)				IRP (0 credits)
Language	Requirement
Language	Language in Public Policy and Management (3 credits) Korean Language and Culture I (3 credits) (only for full-time international students)				-
Total	Minimum 39 credits

- The MIPD program, as well as certain scholarships such as KOICA, GKS, G20 and K-water, follow their own graduation requirements.

- All courses in the MPPM program are conducted in Korean.

Graduation Date

Spring: End of May
Summer: End of August
Fall: Commencement or January 31st
If you take any courses during the semester, you will graduate on January 31st (not December)

Ceremony

Completion Ceremony

Requirements: Enrolled students in a Masters degree, meet minimum credits requirements inclusive of the courses being taken currently.
Date: August, December (Refer to the academic calendar of each year)
Certificate of Coursework Completion will be awarded at the Completion Ceremony.
Certificate of Coursework Completion is different from Certificate of Completion (Certificate of Completion is issued to students who have completed the minimum required semesters but have not yet graduated)
Students will be invited to the completion ceremony only once

Commencement

Requirements: Enrolled and Completed students in Ph.D. and Masters degree having met all graduation requirements
Date: December (Refer to the academic calendar of each year)
Diploma will be awarded only once at the Commencement