Bachelor in English for Specific Purposes and Korean Studies

About the course

A Bachelor of Humanities degree (210 ECTS) taught in English that combines English for professional purposes with Korean language and area studies. It includes a year of study in South Korea to build your Korean and your understanding of the culture.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• MRU’s country-specific requirements page accepts the Leaving Certificate (Established) or the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme if you reach minimum scores. For results from 2017 on, the page lists ‘2 HD1 and 4 OD3/HE’. This uses old grading terms, so it seems to mean two Higher Level subjects and four more subjects at a minimum grade. Ask MRU admissions to confirm the exact grades in the current H1 to H8 and O1 to O8 scale.
• A motivation letter is required, including a personal SWOT analysis and what you expect from the programme. The programme page does not mention an entrance test or interview.
• English must be at B2 level. The programme page lists tests such as TOEFL iBT and IELTS as accepted proof. MRU’s pages do not say whether Leaving Cert English or being a native speaker exempts you, so ask admissions.

How to apply

1. Check requirementsRead the programme page and MRU’s country-specific requirements. Email study@mruni.eu to ask how your Leaving Cert grades are assessed and whether Leaving Cert English is accepted instead of IELTS or TOEFL.
2. Prepare documentsGather your school results, proof of English if required, and a motivation letter with a SWOT analysis.
3. Apply onlineApply on apply.mruni.eu once the 2027 application period opens (in 2026 it ran from 1 January to 24 July for EU applicants), and pay the EUR 50 EU application fee.
4. Accept and enrolAfter a conditional offer, pay the first year’s tuition and the EUR 50 registration fee, and send your final Leaving Cert results in August. Studies start on 1 September.

Costs

• MRU’s programme page lists tuition of EUR 4,200 a year for 2026/27 and an estimated EUR 4,284 a year for 2027/28. No separate EU rate is shown. MRU’s application procedure page gives the non-refundable application fee as EUR 50 for EU citizens (EUR 100 for non-EU). After a conditional offer you pay the first year’s tuition in full plus a non-refundable EUR 50 registration fee. Living costs for the year in South Korea are extra.

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