You’ve probably heard about the SKY-universities of Korea. It is an abbreviation for Seoul National University, Korea University and Yonsei University. These three are regarded as top tiers with the best education. In general, it may be a good choice to study at one of these three universities. But they aren’t the only universities in Korea. Some others offer specialized classes on certain topics in transportation.
Seoul National University
Or in short, SNU, offers lots of programs and majors related to transportation:
Transportation Engineering at the College of Engineering
For undergraduate it is possible to study Transportation Engineering at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The next step is taking Traffic Engineering as a major in their graduate program.
Transportation Engineering (English)
Transportation Studies at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies
The Graduate School of Environmental Studies is a professional graduate school at the Seoul National University. They offer courses in transportation studies in the Department of Environmental Planning. Besides that, they offer many majors related to urban studies in Korea.
Graduate School of Environmental Studies (English)
University of Seoul
As a part of the College of Urban Sciences the UOS offers the major transport engineering.
Department of Transport Engineering (English)
Transport Engineering at UOS (Korean)
College of Urban Sciences (Korean)
At the Graduate School of Urban Sciences there is a master degree in transportation management. The professors of that department are specialized in road design, road management, transportation economics, transport planning, logistics, road safety, intelligent transport systems and sustainable transportation.
Master in Transportation Management (Korean)
Professors of Graduate Program in Transportation Management (Korean)
Hanyang University
This university gives you the opportunity to study transportation at the Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering at their ERICA Campus in Ansan. This major is only available to undergraduates.
Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering (English)
If you want to visit a graduate school at Hanyang University, then the closest major to transportation is Railroad System Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering.
Major in Railroad System Engineering (Korean)
KAIST
This is one of the top universities in Korea and it has a good reputation for their engineering and natural science departments. It is located in Daejeon. KAIST hosts the Graduate School for Green Transportation. You can choose Transportation Technology or Transportation Operation and Management as a major.
The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School for Green Transportation (English)
Korea National University of Transportation
There is a whole university in Korea dedicated to transportation. So there are too many majors to listen them here. To give you an idea, they have a College of Railroad Science, College of Engineering and College of Transportation Engineering. They have also various other departments with undergraduate programs. The graduate program for transportation is more specialized. You can acquire a Master in Transportation Planning and Transportation System Engineering.
Korea National University of Transportation (English)
Woosong University
Interested in railroad and transportation? Then the Woosong University in Daejeon has maybe the right offer for you: They have a College of Railroad and Transportation, where you can study railroad business, logistics, rail signal engineering, transport engineering or vehicle engineering.
College of Railroad and Transportation (English)
Further, the university offers a international undergraduate program about railroad systems. This program is part of the SoI International School and the department is called SIRA (Sol International Railroad Integrated System).
Sol International Railroad Integrated System Department (English)
In addition, there is also a Graduate School of Railroad Transportation.
Graduate School of Railroad Transportation (English)
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I would like to pursue masters in transportation Engineering
I woul like to pursue my studies in transport engineering and i would like to ask if there is a schorlarship available. I am from the City Government of Baguio, Philippines.
Dear Marlene,
please refer to our Studying in Korea page for information on scholarships.
Is it possibe to shift from one university to the other if your major course is not provided in the university you are selected
Thanks for your questions. Please ask your university and your department about visiting lectures at other universities. There’s no general (and easy) answer for this.
is it possible to get a PHD scholarship in transportation planning in Korea, especially i finished my master degree in Chung Ang university