School of Social Welfare, Chung-Ang University

Admission information

Graduate Department Introduction

This department was established as the Department of Social Work in 1962 and has been recruiting new students since 1963. The master's program was established in 1973, and the doctoral program was established in 1977. Our graduate school has systematically conducted research and lectured on Korean social welfare studies to train professors, researchers, and social welfare experts, and in particular, our department has contributed significantly to the development of major social welfare systems such as medical insurance and national pension.

Admission Schedule

Chung-Ang University Graduate School website : http://graduate.cau.ac.kr

Admissions Process Details

Category	Required Documents	Interview-Process	English Examination
Standards	1. Study plan 2. Research plan 3. All grades in college 4. All grades of graduate school 5. Letter of recommendation 6. Career and research results ※ 4 5 6 is only required for Ph.D. applicants	1. The level of knowledge of the major 2. Academic connection between previous university (graduate) major and applied department and experience in related fields 3. Motivation for department application and future plans after graduation 4. Level of knowledge in general education 5. Other matters determined by the department 6. Logical thinking and creativity	English level related to the program

Study plan

• - The applicant is to describe the motives for applying to graduate school (and this program specifically), along with fields of interest, and other personal circumstances (residence, workplace). The applicant is to write a detailed plan for academic performance after admission
• - such as what type of research or study plans that they have during the program.
• - Please download and use the form from the graduate school website
• - The quantity and format of the study plan are flexible

Research plan

• - The research plan should be written with a focus of writing the graduation thesis after entering the university. In other words, the research plan should be related to the topic of intended graduation thesis.

English examination

• - In our graduate school, most of the textbooks are in English, and so this examination is done beforehand to evaluate the English reading ability required for academic performance.

For applicants who studied in a different department and major in their previous degree

• - Applicants who majored in other departments must complete basic prerequisite courses or receive approval from the head of the department and receive approval from the head of the graduate school
• - Master's degree program: 15 credits in prerequisite courses must be completed during their studies
• - Doctoral program: 9 credits in prerequisite courses must be completed during their studies
• - Even if you hold a social worker (level 1) certificate, those who majored in other departments must complete the basic prerequisite courses regardless of the certificate that they hold

Master’s (5 elective subjects)		Doctoral (3 elective subjects)
Credits	Subject name	Credits	Subject name
3	Introduction to Social Welfare*	3	Mental Health and Social Welfare
3	Social Welfare Law Theory	3	Human and Society
3	Human Behavior and Social Environment	3	Critical Social Welfare Practice
3	Social Welfare Research Theory	3	Social Services
3	Social Welfare Practice	3	Youth Welfare
3	Social Welfare Practice Techniques	3	Elderly Welfare
3	Social Welfare Policy Theory	3	Work and Family in Global Perspective
3	Community Welfare Theory	3	Social Welfare System in Korea
3	Social Welfare Administration Theory	3	Theories of Social Policy
3	Social Welfare Practice	3	Comparative Labour market Policy
*Introduction to social welfare required (required courses for prerequisite courses), prerequisite courses are not included as a part of graduation credits

There are no separate selection criteria for applicants from other universities and other majors

• - In this department, new students are selected fairly through admission documents and the interview (English test) according to the same criteria for everyone.