The Department of Medicine established in the Graduate School of Yonsei University in 1953, is striving to fostering honorable educators and workers under the educational goal of the School. The purpose of this medical school is to cultivate originality and research ability, and to bring up outstanding research workers and competent professors on the basis of Christian spirit for contributing to the development of medicine. Currently, there are thirty sectional majors in the department of medicine and about 760 students in the Masters and Doctoral programs.

• Application and Admission to the Program for the Master's Degree

  Applicants with a Bachelors degree either in Medicine or Science from an accredited college may be admitted after appraisal. The applicants are appraised based on the academic achievements of their undergraduate course and oral examinations, with or without written examinations, in the student's major field of Medical Science and in English.

• Requirements for the Master's Degree
  • Two academic years or four semesters of enrollment, but no more than four calendar years.
  • Completion of a minimum of 30 credits with a grade point average of 3.00 or better out of 4.30
  • Satisfactory score of authorized English test including TOEFL, TOEIC or TEPS.
  • Satisfactory performance on the comprehensive written examination in the two subjects of Medicine
  • Completion of a thesis acceptable to the thesis committee. The members of thesis committee are appointed by the Graduate Education Committee.
  • Satisfactory performance in the final defense (oral examination) before the thesis committee. Any decision concerning the thesis is determined by a two-thirds majority vote.

• Application and Admission to the Program for the Doctor of Philosophy

  Applicants with a masters degree in medicine from an accredited graduate school may be admitted after appraisal. The applicants are appraised based on the academic achievements in their undergraduate courses as well as oral examinations (with or without written examinations) in the student's major field of Medicine and English.

• Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy
  • More than five semester years but no more than seven calendar years of enrollment.
  • Completion of a minimum of 54 credits with a grade point average of 3.00 or better out of 4.30
  • Satisfactory score of authorized English test such as TOEFL, TOEIC or TEPS.
  • Satisfactory performance in comprehensive written examination in three subjects of medicine.
  • Completion of a thesis acceptable to the thesis committee. The members of the thesis committee are appointed by the Graduate Education Committee and headed by the student's advisor.
  • Satisfactory performance in the final defense (oral examinations) before the thesis committee. Any decision concerning the thesis is determined by a four-fifths majority vote.
  • Details and additional information on admission, registration, and any other stipulations can be found in the graduate bulletin, available from the College of Medicine or from the office of the Graduate School of Yonsei University.
• Combined Program of Master and Doctoral Degrees
  • Application and Admission
  • Refer to "Doctor Degree in Medicine".
  • Requirements
    • For more specific information, a student should consult the department in which he or she wishes to enroll.
    • More than seven semester years but no more than eight calendar years of enrollment.
    • Completion of a minimum of 54 credits with a grade point average of 3.00 or better out of 4.30
    • Satisfactory score of authorized English test such as TOEFL, TOEIC or TEPS.
    • Completion of a thesis acceptable to the thesis committee. The members of the thesis committee are appointed by the Graduate Education Committee and headed by the student's advisor.
    • Satisfactory performance in the final defense (oral examinations) before the thesis committee. Any decision concerning the thesis is determined by a four-fifths majority vote.
    • Details and additional information on admission, registration, and any other stipulations can be found in the graduate bulletin, available from the College of Medicine or from the office of the Graduate School of Yonsei University.
  • Credit Requirements for Degree

    Credit Requirements for Degree,Master's,Doctoral, Integrated Doctoral

    Degree	Master's	Doctoral	Integrated Doctoral
    Required for the completion	30 credits	35 credits	54 credits
    Common	6 credits Common Seminar, Medical Research Methodology
    Major (Required)	3 credits Take required subjects
    Major (Practice)	3 credits Take course in Practice 1, 2	3 credits Take course in Practice 3, 4	3 credits Take course in Practice 1, 2, 3, 4
    Major (Elective)	3 credits ① Take elective subjects ② Subjects of other department or credit exchange program can be taken, but can not be applied to the comprehensive examination
    Research Ethics (Audit)	Research Ethics Required auditing course for students enrolled in 2012-2 semester e-Learning Curriculum Take the course once
    Directed Research (Audit)	Directed Research 1 Take the course until graduation from 4th semester. It is automatically registered, not included in earned credits.	Directed Research 2 Take the course until graduation from 4th semester. It is automatically registered, not included in earned credits.	Directed Research 2 Take the course until graduation from 6th semester. It is automatically registered, not included in earned credits.
    Subtotal of Required Course Credits	15 credits
    Elective*	15 credits	20 credits	39 credits

    Required courses have been minimized from the 2nd semester of 2019 to strengthen student-oriented education and reduce the number of required courses. Excluding 15 credits(required course credits), the remaining credits(Elective) can be taken regardless of the department and subject type.
    ※Discontinuation of Integrated Course: In the case of students who choose to discontinue their integrated course to obtain master's degree, the master's degree program is applied.