2007 POSTECH Application & Admission Guide
POSTECH Graduate Programs
POSTECH offers graduate programs in 12 departments leading to degrees in Master of
Engineering, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy.
Department
Research Areas
Mathematics
- Algebra
- Applied Mathematics
- Analysis
- Numerical
Analysis - Topology
- Statistics
- Differential Geometry - Combinatorial -Computational
Mathematics
Physics
Science
Chemistry
Life Science
Materials
Science
& Engineering
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering
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Condensed Matter Physics
Biological Physics
Optics
Statistical Physics
- Computational Physics
- Accelerator Physics
- Physical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
- Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology (carcinogenesis, signal
transduction, plant cell biology, animal physiology)
- Genetics and Developmental Biology (animal embryology, plant
molecular breeding, functional genomics)
- Biochemistry and Biophysics (structural biology, protein engineering,
proteomics)
- Immunology and Microbiology (virology, immunology, vaccine)
- Neurobiology (neurophysiology, brain science, cardiovascular
physiology)
- Biotechnology (biocatalyst, biochip, bioinformatics, molecular
biotechnology, environmental biotechnology)
- Electronic Materials for Information Technology
(Si and compound semiconductor, Ferroelectric materials, Optical
glass, Magnetic materials, Functional thin films, LCD, Polymer
synthesis, Nano materials)
- Advanced Structural Materials (Nanocrystalline materials, Aerospace
materials, Rapid solidification, Superplastic forming, Advanced
coating)
- Environmental/Energy Materials (Fuel cells, Batteries, Environmental
gas sensing and removal, Green steel)
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Precision/Micro Manufacturing Technology and Material Processing
Advanced Material Forming Technology
Bio-mechatronics and Robotics
Composite Materials Design & System Development
Heat Transfer, Energy & Environmental Engineering
Flow Modeling & Computation Fluid Dynamics
Flow Control, Environmental Thermo-Fluid & Aerospace Engineering
POSTECH International Affairs Office
San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Korea 790-784
Phone: 82-54-279-3681~5 │ Fax: 82-54-279-3590 │iao@postech.ac.kr │www.postech.ac.kr
Industrial and
Management
Engineering
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eBusiness
Engineering and Technology Management
Ergonomics and Usability Engineering
Informatics and Information Engineering
Product Design and Manufacturing
Systems Engineering
Electronic &
Electrical
Engineering
- Semiconductors & Quantum Electronics
(including ASIC and Photoelectronics)
- Computer Engineering
(including VLSI, CAD, Neural Networks, Computer Vision)
- Telecommunication & Digital Signal Processing
- Control & Power Electronics (including Robotics)
- Electromagnetics & Microwave
Computer
Science
and
Engineering
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Chemical
Engineering
- Biochemical Engineering (Biocatalysis Technology, Molecular
Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology)
- Catalysis for Fine Chemical Processes and Air Pollution Prevention
- Energy and Environmental Engineering(Environmental
Biotechnology, Environmental Catalyst, Clean Energy, Alternative
Energy)
- Information Technology (Nanostructure, Semiconductor, Molecular
Engineering, Surface Chemistry)
- Polymers(Polymers for Electronics and Information Technology,
Biomedical Polymers, Environment-Friendly Polymers)
- Process Systems Engineering (Process optimization, Process control,
Bioinfomatics, Process Monitoring)
- Transport Phenomena (Electrohydrodynamics, Microfluidics,
Colloids)
School of
Environmental
Science
and
Engineering
School of
Interdisciplinary
Bioscience and
Bioengineering
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Computer Network, Distributed Processing
Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality
Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition
Computer System, System Software
Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Engineering
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks
Computer Security, Web Technology
Multimedia Processing
Atmospheric and Global Environment
Water and Waste Treatment
Environmental System Engineering
Environmental Conversation and Health
Clean Environmental Technology
Environmental Analysis
- Systems Biosciences (Network Dynamics, Bio-Complexity and
Theoretical Biology, Bioinformatics)
- Systems Biotechnology (Biomedical engineering)
- Bio/Medical Engineering (Nanoscale Bioimaging, Bio-Dynamics)
- Bio Meterial (Bio-Material)
- Synthetic Bioengineering (Bio-Engineering)
POSTECH International Affairs Office
San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Korea 790-784
Phone: 82-54-279-3681~5 │ Fax: 82-54-279-3590 │iao@postech.ac.kr │www.postech.ac.kr
Eligibility
For Master's program: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
For Doctorate program: Master's degree or equivalent
Required Documents
Applicants from foreign countries must submit the following documents. Admission will be
granted based on these documents instead of the entrance exam.
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Application form (download)
Letter of self introduction
Research plan
Two letters of recommendation (mailed directly from the recommender)
Academic records (sealed by the academic office)
Graduation certificate or certificate of enrollment
TOEFL score above 550(PBT), 213(CBT), 79(IBT)
No Application fee for sister-university students
For doctorate program, the following additional documents required:
▪ Certificate of master's degree or certificate of enrollment
▪ Academic records of master's program
▪ Graduate thesis and list of publications
Notice: For Life Science applicants, additional documents required
Application & Admission Calendar
April 15, 2007: Application deadline for fall admission of 2007
May 20, 2007: Admission notification
August 31, 2007: Registration deadline
September 1, 2007: Starting date of fall semester of 2007
October 15, 2007: Application deadline for spring admission of 2008
November 20, 2007: Admission notification
February 28, 2008: Registration deadline
March 2, 2008: Starting date of spring semester of 2008
Scholarships
POSTECH provides full scholarship to all POSTECH graduate students, which is designed to
cover tuition fees and basic living expenses.
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Master candidate: 723,000 Won/Month
Doctorate candidate: 873,000 Won/Month
First semester’s tuition and registration fee are waived for all foreign students.
Dormitory rooms will be offered free of charge. (Meals not included)
Research Assistantship available
Korean Government IT Scholarship
Special scholarships for Tsinghua University students (Requirements TBA)
POSTECH International Affairs Office
San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Korea 790-784
Phone: 82-54-279-3681~5 │ Fax: 82-54-279-3590 │iao@postech.ac.kr │www.postech.ac.kr
POSTECH International Affairs Office
San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Korea 790-784
Phone: 82-54-279-3681~5 │ Fax: 82-54-279-3590 │iao@postech.ac.kr │www.postech.ac.kr