Public Administration

Graduates can find jobs in various fields. Public Administration Studies can be applied in a variety of fields since it covers public management and policies in both civil and public areas. Prospect career paths after Graduation include applying for the Civil Service Examination to be a 5th, 7th or 9th degree civil servant, state run enterprises such as Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Corporation, international organizations or NGOs such as UN, UNESCO and UNICEF, certificate (such as social welfare director (Level 2) and Survey Analyst (Level 1-3)) acquiring by completing concentrated majors in the department, ordinary companies, and continuing study in graduate schools or abroad

Graduates can find jobs in various fields. Public Administration Studies can be applied in a variety of fields since it researches public management and policies in both civil and public areas. Prospect career paths after Graduation are the following

Completing this exam will allow the student to be employed as the 5th degree civil servant in the Administration. The exam is conducted once a year and has subcategories including general administration, law administration, finance and economy, education, social welfare, labor, correction, probation and prosecution. Besides, each local government holds the 5th degree local Civil Service Examination separately once a year

It is to employ 7th degree civil servant in the administration. The exam is conducted once a year. Generally, the exam is divided into 7~8 categories including administration, diplomatic administration, taxation, customs, audit, correction and prosecution administration. Besides, local governments, education offices and the Secretariat of the National Assembly holds open recruitment of 7th degree civil servants.

It is to employ 9th degree civil servant in the administration. The exam is conducted once a year. Generally, the exam is divided into about 10 categories including administration (general, rural, postal services, and railway), taxation, correction, public relation, probation and prosecution administration. Besides, Local governments, education offices and the Secretariat of the National Assembly holds open recruitment of the 9th degree civil servants.

Government Funded Agencies are run by the state fund and operate businesses in public sectors. Public Enterprises such as KT&G, Korea Housing Bank, Korean Horse Affairs Association, Metropolitan Development Corporation and Korea Highway Corporation are the representative cases of government funded agencies

Recently, the number of applicants to international organizations is increasing in great numbers. International organizations such as UN, UNESCO and UNICEF are expected to open their door widely to public administration majors in the future. Also, South Korea hosted “1999 Seoul NGO Global Conference”. Therefore, international organizations are expected to be a possible challenge for public administration majors.

General companies recently scrapped conventional written tests and are turning their heads to interviews Focusing on personality, aptitude and creativity. Also, companies weigh on foreign language Fluency in the globalized and opened era.

Graduate School is a career path for graduates who want to study deeper and who want to work in a job which requires deeper knowledge. Students who want to study in graduate schools should read many books in various fields (politics, social studies, economics, business management, history, philosophy, and so on). Graduate school entrance exam basically requires major and English test and sometimes requires the secondary foreign language or other designated subjects. Major test usually requires comprehensive knowledge and critical thinking in general public administration and English tests require advanced reading and listening comprehension capability

After completing mater’s or undergraduate course, students may study abroad for even deeper research. First thing to prepare is TOEFL. A score higher than 550 in TOEFL is required to get admission of master’s course in the United States. However, some graduate schools in the U.S. require scores higher than 580 and sometimes GRE (Graduate Record Examination) scores.