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Degrees taught in English, named one by one.

Knowing a university “has English programs” does not tell you whether yours is one of them. This is the department-level list: 16 English-taught programs, each researched from the university’s own admissions material and linked back to it.

Every one of them admits with no TOPIK score at all. That is the admissions side. The graduation side is a separate rule, published in the academic regulations rather than the brochure, and it is where students get caught. Browsing whole universities instead?

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No TOPIK to apply
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Fully English-taught

What this covers so far

One university is in the dataset today: Yonsei University. We are adding institutions one at a time because each one is read from its own published guidelines rather than copied from an aggregator, so a school missing here has not been researched yet. It does not mean it teaches nothing in English. Oldest row checked July 23, 2026.

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16 programs

Energy and Environmental Science and Engineering

Yonsei University · Underwood International College, Integrated Science and Engineering Division · Sinchon

Bachelor's
Fully English-taughtEngineeringNo TOPIK to apply
In the BlueprintEnglish test minimums2 intakes with deadlinesApplication fee

Checked against Yonsei Underwood International College, International Students Track admissions page on July 23, 2026. Universities change their rules without notice, so confirm on that page before you apply.

Sustainable Development and Cooperation

Yonsei University · Underwood International College, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Division · Sinchon

Bachelor's
Fully English-taughtSocial ScienceNo TOPIK to apply
In the BlueprintEnglish test minimums2 intakes with deadlinesApplication fee

Checked against Yonsei Underwood International College, International Students Track admissions page on July 23, 2026. Universities change their rules without notice, so confirm on that page before you apply.

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The dates, the scores, and the Korean level nobody puts in the brochure.

Every program above is free to browse. The Blueprint adds the entry scores, the application fee, and the graduation Korean requirement for all 16 of them, plus the published deadlines on the 16 that have them, alongside the rest of the plan.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I do a whole degree in Korea in English?
Yes. The programs listed on this page are taught in English, and most of them admit international students on an English test score rather than a TOPIK score. Read the medium label on each one: fully English-taught means every required course for the degree is in English, while an English track sits inside an otherwise Korean department, so some electives and even some requirements may only exist in Korean.
What is the difference between an English-taught program and an English track?
An English-taught program delivers the whole degree in English. An English track is an English-medium route inside a Korean-language department: the core courses are in English, but the surrounding catalogue often is not, and students sometimes find in their third year that a required course is offered only in Korean. This page labels the two separately rather than collapsing them into one badge, because the difference decides whether you can finish without Korean.
Do English-taught programs in Korea require TOPIK to apply?
Usually not. Each program on this page is marked with whether a TOPIK score is required to apply, and most are not. Admission is normally on an English test such as IELTS or TOEFL instead, or on proof that your previous education was in English.
Will I still need Korean to graduate from an English-taught program?
Sometimes, and it is the rule people miss. Many universities require TOPIK level 3 or 4 to graduate even from an English-taught degree. That requirement lives in the academic regulations rather than the admissions brochure, and it is often published only in Korean. Where we have found the rule in a citable source we record the level; where we have not, we say so rather than implying there is no requirement. Ask the department directly before you assume you are exempt.
How current is this list?
Every program carries the source it was checked against and the date it was checked, both shown on the row. Korean universities revise admissions guidelines each cycle and can change a requirement without announcing it, so treat the linked source as authoritative and this page as the fastest way to find it.
Why are only some universities listed?
Each institution is researched from its own published admissions material rather than copied from an aggregator, which is slow and is being done school by school. A university that is not listed here has not been researched yet. It does not mean the university teaches nothing in English.