Major in Medical Science
and Engineering
Academics
Admissions
Admission Information of POSTECH Graduate School
Medical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology (GSCST)
1. Eligibility by Tracks of the Major
All candidates for Medical Science and Engineering at GSCST are required to file an application form after selecting one from the following two tracks:
| Subject | Physician-Scientist Program | Medical Scientist and Medical Engineer Program |
|---|---|---|
| Master’s Program | Candidates with (or scheduled to acquire) Bachelor's Degree in the field of medical sciences or science/engineering | |
| Integrated Master/Doctoral Program | Candidates with (or scheduled to acquire) medical license, dentist's license of Korean medicine as a candidate with (or scheduled to acquire) Bachelor's Degree in the field of medical sciences | Candidates with (or scheduled to acquire) Bachelor's Degree in the field of science/engineering (including those majoring in pharmacy & veterinary science) |
| Doctoral Program | Candidates with (or scheduled to acquire) medical license, dentist's license of Korean medicine as a candidate with (or scheduled to acquire) Master's Degree in the field of medical sciences (no limitations on majors for Master's Program | Candidates with (or scheduled to acquire) Master's Degree in the field of science/engineering (including those majoring in pharmacy & veterinary science) |
2. Admission Process and Evaluation Criteria
1st phase: Document screening
(1) Evaluation elements and methods
Selection of admitted candidates by the academic committee based on academic achievements (GPA), personal statements, research plans and research achievements(2) Evaluation criteria
Program Substantiality of documents Details of personal statement Details of research plans GPA Major GPA Total Master, Integrated, Ph.D. 10% 5% 25% 40% 20% 100%
2nd phase: Oral examination on major or fit interview
(1) Evaluation elements and methods
- Evaluation based on the transcript of the academic year in undergraduate or graduate (doctoral program) school and research plan;
- Evaluation of basic knowledge and thinking skills in the relevant fields in consideration of the major and department completed;
- With candidates for doctoral programs, after they are to present the dissertation of Master or the thesis topic studied, the level of knowledge concerning the major fields within the presentation is to be evaluated, and evaluation will be conducted on multidisciplinary education, potentials for research and research plans;
- Candidates deemed excellent in learning ability may be exempted from the oral examination on the major;
- Evaluation of aptitude for multidisciplinary research and passion for researches based on fit interviews;
(2) Evaluation criteria
Program Subject Scores from document screening Oral examination on major Fit interview Total Master,
integrated master/doctoral program,
Ph.D.Oral 40% 30% 30% 100% Fit interview 50% - 50% 100% Foreign nationals & overseas residents 50% 30%
(Video interview)20%
(Video interview)100%
3. Courses for admission process
| Program | Subject | Courses | Evaluation method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master, integrated master/doctoral program, Ph.D. | Oral | Selection of 2 required courses from major courses of each candidate at undergraduate school | Two faculty evaluation committee members and one applicant (2:1 interview method) |
| Fit interview | Evaluation upon competence in and strong will for multidisciplinary researches based on personal qualities, including challenge spirit, passion, positive mind, sense of ethics and logical reasoning ability |
4. Major Fields
| Research field | Professor(s) |
|---|---|
| Cancer, genetics & genomics | Sanguk Kim, Won Jong Kim, Jinsu Kim, Tae-Kyung Kim, Seung-Yeol Park, Seung Tae Baek, Sunyoung Shin, Seung-Woo Lee, Yoontae Lee, Sin-Hyeog Im, Hyung Ju Hwang, Min-Sik Lee |
| Stem cell & regenerative medicine | Junmin Lee, Young Tae Chang, JIN Ah Jang, Hyung Joon Cha, Sekyu Choi |
| Infection & immune disorder | Jongshin Kim, Jinsu Kim, Woongjae Yoo, Seung-Woo Lee, Yoontae Lee, Sin-Hyeog Im, Hyung Ju Hwang |
| Diabetes, obesity & metabolic disease | Young Ju Ahn, Jie-Oh Lee, Young Tae Chang, Sei Kwang Hahn |
| Cardio-cerebrovascular disease | Dohoung Kim, Jongshin Kim, Young Ju Ahn, JIN Ah Jang, Jae-Hun Jung, Hyung Joon Cha |
| Neurobiology & psychiatry | Dohoung Kim, Joung-Hun Kim, Jongshin Kim, Tae-Kyung Kim, Sang Ki Park, Seung Tae Baek, Young Tae Chang |
| Molecular cell biology & structural biology | Sang Ki Park, Woongjae Yoo, Yoontae Lee, Jeong Wook Lee, Jongbong Lee, Jie-Oh Lee, Gyoo Yeol Jung, Yunje Cho |
| Bioinformatics & biostatistics | Sanguk Kim, Sunyoung Shin |
| Development of novel concept drug | Sungjee Kim, Won Jong Kim, Seung-Woo Lee, In Su Lee, Jeong Wook Lee, Jie-Oh Lee, Sin-Hyeog Im, Hyun-Suk Lim, Young Tae Chang, Gyoo Yeol Jung |
| Molecular imaging, molecular diagnosis & chemical biology | Sungjee Kim, Seung-Yeol Park, In Su Lee, Hyun-Suk Lim, Young Tae Chang, Gyoo Yeol Jung |
| Biomaterials, drug delivery & tissue engineering | Junmin Lee, JIN Ah Jang, Hyung Joon Cha, Sei Kwang Hahn, Dongsoo Hwang |
| Biomedical optics & medical imaging | Ki Hean Kim, Won Hwa Kim, Chulhong Kim, Hyung Ham Kim, In Su Lee, Young Tae Chang |
| Medical device & robotics | Ki Hean Kim, Keehoon Kim, Chulhong Kim, Hyung Ham Kim, Sung-Min Park, Sei Kwang Hahn, Dongsoo Hwang |
| Artificial intelligence & data medicine | Keehoon Kim, Sanguk Kim, Won Hwa Kim, Chulhong Kim, Hyung Ham Kim, Sunyoung Shin, Sung-Min Park, Jae-Hun Jung, Hyung Ju Hwang |
| Other fields of medical science and medical engineering | Dohoung Kim(Brain Machine Interface), Jongshin Kim(Ophthalmology), Young Ju Ahn(Pediatrics), Woongjae Yoo(Microbiome), Junmin Lee(Organ-on-a-chip), Sekyu Choi(Dermatology) |
※ With regard to faculties in more detail, refer to the official website of the department (http://gscst.postech.ac.kr)