Curriculum

As a MIA student you will start the Double Degree programme at the HSG. You spend the second year in one of the Master's programmes at the Yonsei GSIS. The Double Degree programme only starts in the autumn semester. As dual degree student, you may choose among three options for your MIA curriculum.

Curriculum
Course	Regular MIA	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3
Mandatory Courses International Politics & Market Economy International Law & Business Strategy Data Analytics and Causal Inference Strategies of Social Science Inquiry Cases in International Affairs MIA Mornings: Skills and Competences	6 6 6 6 4 2	6 6 6	6 6 6	6 6 4 2
Core Electives Thematic Courses Methodological Courses Consultancy Projects	4 - 20 0 - 16 4	4 - 20 0 - 16 4	4 - 20 0 - 16 4	4 - 20 0 - 16 4
Independent Electives	0 - 8	0 - 8	0 - 8	0 - 8
Master's Thesis	18	18	18	18
Contextual Studies	18	-	-	-
Total	90	60	60	60

All Double Degree students write their Master's thesis at the University of St.Gallen.

Crediting

A total of 90 credits have to be completed. Double Degree students complete 60 ECTS at the University of St.Gallen; 30 ECTS are credited for course work completed at Yonsei GSIS. Students can select fours courses from the Compulsory Courses and Core Electives of Yonsei GSIS. The grades from Seoul are converted as follows: Since autumn 2021, we determine quarter grades for all our dual degree students, which results along the lines of the grading scale below:

Grading Scale
Yonsei GSIS	University of St.Gallen
A+	6
A	6
A-	5.5
B+	5
B	5
B-	4.5
C+	4
C	4
C-	fail
F	fail

Grade average

The grade average of the Master's degree HSG results from the weighting of the completed 90 credits. For Ph.D. studies at the University of St.Gallen a grade average of 5.0 is required.

Negative weighted credit points

The calculation of the negative weighted credit points takes into account the courses completed in Seoul which are credited to the Master's degree HSG (equivalent to 30 credits). Across the total of 90 credits 13.5 negative weighted credit points may be accumulated.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees for this Double Degree programme apply at the respective home institution. Double Degree students starting at the University of St.Gallen pay the regular HSG tuition fees throughout the two academic years.

To graduate from the Yonsei GSIS you have to complete 48 Yonsei credits. Your studies at the HSG will account for half of these credits.
The academic year at the Yonsei GSIS follows the curricula of the Master’s programmes in Seoul and begins in the Autumn Semester. At Yonsei GSIS you can choose among the following Master’s programmes:

International Cooperation (Master of Global Affairs & Policy)
International Trade, Finance & Management (Master of Global Economy & Strategy)

48 Yonsei Credits

GSIS students have to complete 48 Yonsei credits for their two-year Master of International Studies. As part of the Double Degree programme with St.Gallen, MIA course work and the Master's thesis account for 24 Yonsei credits. Therefore, students need to complete 12 credits or 4 courses per semester. Depending on which courses you have chosen during your year in St.Gallen and which of them will be credited towards your degree in Seoul, you have to complete 8 courses at Yonsei GSIS from the regular curriculum of your chosen Master's programme. For more details please check the quick links.