KAIST NQe

Graduate

Thesis Master's & Doctoral Degree

Degree Program	General Course	Major Course	Research	Total
Master	3+1AU	18	12 (or above)	33
Doctoral	3+1AU	27	30 (or above)	60

Coursework Master's Degree

Degree Program	General Course	Major Course	MS Individual Research	Total
Master	3+1AU	24	6 (or above)	33

Detailed Graduate Requirements (after the amendment)

Category	Master
Mandatory General 1(3)+1AU	CC.50000 Science Writing in English CC.50010 Introduction to Applied Computer Science CC.50011 Probability and Statistics CC.50012 Introduction to Materials Science CC.50013 Engineering Economics and Cost Analysis CC.50022 Introduction to Instruments CC.50030 Entrepreneurship and Business Strategies CC.50031 Patent Analysis and Invention Disclosure CC.50032 Collaborative System Design and Engineering CC.50033 Entrepreneurial Leadership CC.50001 Special Lecture on Leadership : non-credit - Foreign students are excluded CC.50002 Ethics and Safety I : 1AU *HSS.50086 for foreign students' can be replaced by CC.50000 only for foreign students
Elective Course (18) * Coursework Master Students (24)	* Students whose undergraduate major is not Nuclear Engineering must take NQE.50002, NQE.50003 * [Thesis Masters] must obtain at least 18 credits including courses offered by other department (mandatory to obtain 6 credits from the department of one's major) * [Coursework Masters] must obtain at least 24 credits including 12 credits from the department of one's major and courses offered by other department.
Research (at least 12)	At least 12 credits including 2 Seminar credits * Including part-time general scholarship students and foreign students Seminar credits are exempted for Part-time general scholarship and Foreign students admitted in 2022 or before.

Category

Master

Mandatory General
1(3)+1AU

CC.50000 Science Writing in English
CC.50010 Introduction to Applied Computer Science
CC.50011 Probability and Statistics
CC.50012 Introduction to Materials Science
CC.50013 Engineering Economics and Cost Analysis
CC.50022 Introduction to Instruments
CC.50030 Entrepreneurship and Business Strategies
CC.50031 Patent Analysis and Invention Disclosure
CC.50032 Collaborative System Design and Engineering
CC.50033 Entrepreneurial Leadership
*CC.50001 Special Lecture on Leadership : non-credit
- Foreign students are excluded
*CC.50002 Ethics and Safety I : 1AU
*HSS.50086 for foreign students' can be replaced by CC.50000 only for foreign students

Elective Course (18)
* Coursework Master Students
(24)

* Students whose undergraduate major is not Nuclear Engineering must take NQE.50002, NQE.50003

* [Thesis Masters] must obtain at least 18 credits including courses offered by other department (mandatory to obtain 6 credits from the department of one's major)

* [Coursework Masters] must obtain at least 24 credits including 12 credits from the department of one's major and courses offered by other department.

Research (at least 12)

At least 12 credits including 2 Seminar credits
* Including part-time general scholarship students and foreign students
Seminar credits are exempted for Part-time general scholarship and Foreign students admitted in 2022 or before.

Category	Doctoral
Mandatory General Course Option 1(3)	* Same as the list on the left (exempted when the credits are obtained from master's degree in KAIST) CC.50001 Special Lecture on Leadership : non-credit - Foreign students are excluded CC.50002 Ethics and Safety I : 1AU *HSS.50086 for foreign students' can be replaced by CC.50000 only for foreign students
Elective Course (27)	* Obtain at least 27 credits including courses offered by other department (mandatory to obtain 12 credits from the department of one's major)
Research (3이상)	At least 30 credits including 3 Seminar credits * Including part-time general scholarship students and foreign students Seminar credits are exempted for Part-time general scholarship and Foreign students admitted in 2022 or before.

Thesis Master's Degree

① When Master student chooses to apply for the non-mutually recognized bachelor and master's degree only 3 credits are recognized as master degree graduate credits.
- Students who did not major NQ engineering in undergraduate course are recommended to take NQE.20021, NQE.30001, NQE.30003, NQE.40001

Coursework Master's Degree

① CC.50002 Ethics and Safety I : 1AU
② The course-work plan is applied to international student if they wish and upon the academic advisor's approval.
③ When Master student chooses to apply for the non-mutually recognized bachelor and master's degree only 6 credits are recognized as master degree graduate credits.

Doctoral Degree

① When Doctoral student chooses to apply for the bachelor courses or mutually recognized bachelor and master's degree only 6 credits are recognized as doctoral degree graduate credits. However, when doctoral student wish to earn credits from the bachelor courses as doctoral graduate credits, approval from the personal tutor is needed beforehand.
- Students who did not major NQ engineering in undergraduate course are recomended to take NQE.20021, NQE.30001, NQE.30003, NQE.40001.

② The curriculum credits acquired in the master's course may be cumulatively added to the curriculum credits in PhD coursed (except research credits).

Elective General Courses and Requirements

① If students complete the following coursed in the graduate program, credits are given as elective general courses.
- HSS.50085 Principles and Application of Vision : 3 credits
- HSS.50086 Introductory Korean for Foreigners I : 3 credits
* Foreign students are allowed to take HSS.50086 instead of taking CC.50000 Science Writing
- HSS.50087 Introductory Korean for Foreigners II : 3 credits