If you're thinking about coming to study at the University of Plymouth from South Korea, this page has all the information you need.
If you have any other questions, you can contact our team at international.office@plymouth.ac.uk, or by phoning +44 1752 588049.
To reward outstanding achievement the University of Plymouth offers scholarship schemes to help towards funding your studies. You could get up to 50% off your tuition fees in your first year.
Undergraduate
We require applicants to have completed a Korean High School Diploma 고등학교 졸업장 / 고등학교 과정 수료증 or a High School Graduation Equivalency Examination and an International Foundation year or equivalent.
Our partner college on campus, University of Plymouth International College (UPIC), offers a wide variety of foundation courses.
Postgraduate
We require applicants to hold either a bachelor’s degree (Haksa 학사) with a high GPA (minimum 75%/2.8 GPA) or a master’s degree (Suksa 석사) from a prestigious Korean university. The Suksa is considered comparable to a British master's degree standard; please refer to the degree classification below:
| South Korean Degree classification (mark) | South Korean Degree classification (letter) | South Korean Degree classification (GPA out of 4.5) | UK Degree equivalent | |
| 90–100 | A/A+ | 4.0/4.5 | 1st | |
| 80–89 | B/B+ | 3.0/3.5 | 2:1 | |
| 75–79 | C+ | 2.5 | 2:2 |
A recognised English language qualification (e.g., IELTS) or successful completion of one of the University of Plymouth's pre-sessional English Language courses is required.
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