부산대학교(PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY) - 부산대학교 기계공학부 PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Graduate

Degree regulations

Course			Master	Ph. D.	Master/Ph.D. Combined
Course registration credits per semester			Within 10 credits	Within 10 credits	Within 10 credits
Course registration credits per semester			When recommended by the dean or approved by the president, up to 12 credits regardless of courses
Credits for Completion			24 credits or more	36 credits or more	60 credits or more
Average GPA for Completion			3.0 or higher(Average GPA)
Criteria for Completion of Courses	Major (without thesis research)	From class of 2021	18 credits (1 or more basic + core subjects)	27 credits (2 or more basic + core subjects)	48 credits (2 or more basic + core subjects)
	Major (without thesis research)	Until class of 2020	18 credits (applying the existing 5 majors' course regulation)	27 credits (applying the existing 5 majors' course regulation)	48 credits (applying the existing 5 majors' course regulation)
	Thesis research	Need to complete in consecutive order until the last semester	6 credits (3 credits * 2 semesters)	9 credits (3 credits * 3 semesters)	12 credits (3 credits * 4 semesters)
	Research ethics and research management		Need to be completed in the semester prior to application for thesis research(required subject for those who have completed thesis research (graduation requirements)) For Ph.D candidate, no need of retaking the course if they have already completed this at the master's degree. S/U evaluation without credits
	Korean language course (Foreigners)		Foreign students must complete at least one course among Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Korean. Not included in credits for completion, S/U evaluation Exemption Criteria(Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) level 4 or higher)