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Graduate Program

Graduate Program

2014

 

Master’s Program

Doctoral Program

General Course

Major Course

Research

Total

General Course

Major Course

Research

Total

Mandatory

Elective

Mandatory

Elective

3

3

At least 18

At least 5

At least 33

3

3

At least 24

At least 30

At least 60

  • * Once a master’s student completes the general and the major’s required (mandatory) courses, that student doesn’t need to retake the same required (mandatory) courses when he or she becomes a doctoral student.

 

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Division

Subject

Reference

General
Required
Course
(3)

Common
(0)

CC010 Special Lecture on Leadership CC010 is not included to a Grade Point Average, but appears to be pass/fail (P/F), which applies to students enrolled in KAIST from 2002 and onward, except for general scholarship students, international students
CC020 Ethics and Safety I All students presently studying at KAIST must take CC020 which is not included to GPA, but required for graduation

Choose
One
subject

CC500 Scientific Writing
CC510 Introduction to Computer Application
CC511 Probability and Statistics
CC512 Introduction to Materials and Engineering
CC513 Engineering Economy and Cost Analysis
CC530 Enterpreneurship and Business Strategies
CC531 Patent Analysis and Invention Disclosure
CC532 Collaborative System Design and EngineeringCC533 Entrepreneurial Leadership
EE528 Random Processes can replace CC511
* Only one general required course counts towards graduation.

Mandatory

(3)

EE505 Electronics design Lab. only Spring Semester

Elective

M.S.
(more than 18)

– EE509 Technical Writing (which is only given in Spring Semester) – EE509 is elective for international students
– At least 2 EE courses (6 credit hours) at the 500 level or above must be taken
– The 400 level or above courses in EE and the 500 level or above courses in other departments may be taken. In addition, the 400 level courses in EE must be the mutual B.S. and M.S. courses.

Ph.D.
(more than 24)

– At least 2 EE courses (6 credit hours) at the 600 level or above must be taken
– The rest must be at the 500 level or above in and out of EE
– All master’s degree coursework (including the 400 level mutual B.S. and M.S. courses in EE) except research credits may count towards doctoral coursework.

Research

M.S.
(more than 5)

Thesis

EE960 M.S. Thesis (at least 4 credits)

Ph.D.
(more than 30)

Thesis

EE980 Ph.D. Thesis (at least 28 credits)

Seminar

Notice for Substituting Course due to EE989 Ph.D Thesis Seminar not opened  (Applicable from Fall Semester 2017)

① When 0 credits Ph.D Seminar taken → EE986 Ph.D. Seminar <Colloquium> 2 credits must be taken

② When 0.5 credits Ph.D Seminar taken → EE986 Ph.D. Seminar <Colloquium> 1 credit must be taken additionally

* Only applicable when Subtitle of the course is <Colloquium>

  • ■ Students enrolled in the EE Integrated Master’s and Doctoral Degree Program from 2005 and onward must complete both M.S. and Ph.D research coursework such as Special Lecture on Leadership, Ph.D Thesis seminar and Technical Writing. (Once a student completes the M.S. research coursework above during Master’s period, he or she does not need to retake it during doctoral period) In the case of international students, on the other hand, Technical Writing is elective.