The Department of Public Health was established in the Graduate School of Yonsei University in 1967.
Its aim is to prevent disease and promote health for the entire community

• Master's Degree/Doctoral Degree/ Combined Program of Master and Doctoral Degrees.
  Each course has a required period of attendance and a limitation for the maximum duration of attendance.
  • (For Master's degree) Must attend at least four semesters, but the total duration should not exceed more than four calendar years
  • (For Doctoral degree) Must attend at least five semesters, but the entire period should not exceed more than seven calendar years.
  • (For Combined program) Must attend at least seven semesters, but the total duration should not exceed more than eight calendar years.
  • Must complete a minimum of 30 credits(Master and Doctoral)/ 54 credits(Combined) with an average grade score of 3.00 or higher out of 4.30.
  • Must meet adequate score over a pre-determined score of authorized English test(TOEFL, TOEIC or TEPS.)
    (Exemption: 1) Graduates of a university/college(undergraduate/graduate) in a country where English is used as the first language
    2) Students who published a first-authored English paper in an SCIE or SSCI journal)
    • Must scores satisfactory results (above 70 out of 100) on the comprehensive written examination of the two(Master) /three(Doctoral) chosen subjects from the list of courses in the Department of Public Health.
    • (For the Doctoral Degree and Combined only ) Additional requirement is needed to submit Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Requirement.
    • Must make satisfactory performance in the final defense (oral examination) in front of the thesis committee.
    • The thesis's decision is determined by a two-thirds majority vote (Master)/ four-fifths(Doctoral and Combined).
    • Must submit a thesis paper with consents from the entire thesis committee.
    • The members of the thesis committee are appointed by the Graduate Education Committee of Yonsei University.
• Combined Program of Master and Doctoral Degrees
  • 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. (Graduates of a university/college in a country where English is the language of instruction are eligible to be exempt from the requirement. Students who published a first-authored paper in a SCIE or SSCI journal are eligible to be exempt from the requirement)
  • Satisfactory performance in comprehensive written examination in three subjects of Public Health.
  • Submission Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Requirement.
  • 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.