Our MA program strives to maintain a balance between theory and practice by offering courses that focus on the linguistic, psychological, sociocultural, and practical aspects of language learning and teaching. We also seek to cultivate in our students the ability to understand and critically evaluate current research findings to inform their own professional practices.

General Timeline for Master’s Program

The following is the general timeline for MA program.

Graduation Requirement

The caliber of Ewha's faculty and its reputation as a top-ranked research university attract many graduate applicants. Requirements of the Master's degree include at least four full semesters of study and a minimum of 24 credits. In addition, successful candidates must present a thesis or publish research, pass a qualifying Master's examination in their field of study, and achieve language proficiency scores are required in tests of English such as TOEFL, TOEIC, TEPS, and IELTS OR tests of Korean such as TOPIK.

• minimum 24 credits of coursework + Thesis credits + Research Ethics course

  coursework + Thesis credits + Research Ethics courseThis table demonstrates coursework + Thesis credits + Research Ethics course through Thesis track, and Non-thesis track.

  Thesis track	Non-thesis track
  Thesis credits	Publish in a KCI-candidate or KCI-accredited journal as a principal/corresponding author

• minimum IBT 100, TOEIC 870, TEPS 444(790), IELTS 6.5 OR TOPIK Level 5

• Qualifying exam

  The qualifying exam will include the following subjects:

  1. (1) Teaching English as a Foreign Language
  2. (2) Teaching Reading and Writing in EFL or Teaching Listening and Speaking in EFL
  3. (3) One subject of your choice