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ISP	Required Courses	A section	B section
		Business Economics (1) (PRE) Global Business Financial Accounting International Relations International Political Economy	Statistics (PRE) Marketing Management Corporate Finance International Security Comparative Political Economy
		ISP students are required to take at least eight ‘Required Courses’ from sections A and B, which include ‘PRE’ courses. AITP students are required to take at least four ‘Required Courses’ from Section A. The (PRE) course requirement may be waived for students who pass a qualifying test administered by GSIS. Students eligible for this test must have completed an equivalent course in previous undergraduate/graduate programs.
	Major Courses (Global Affairs & Business)	Business Economics (2) Financial Economics International Economics Investments Understanding Global Business International Financial Management Current Issues in Financial Markets Marketing Marketing (I) Global Marketing	Strategic Marketing Issues in Global Business Research Methods Strategic Management Contemporary Issues in International Business ICT Based Innovation ICT Based Innovation Ⅱ Financial Market: Theory & Practice Financial Market: Theory & Practice(Ⅱ) Financial Markets & Fin-Tech
	Major Courses (Global Affairs & Trade)	Foreign Policy Analysis International Development Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Nations Understanding Conflict and Cooperation in IR cases Political Economics Case Review in International Relations Asia Regional Studies Energy & International Politics Understanding of Chinese Economy	Contemporary Global Issues Global Governance and Management American Foreign Policy Introduction to Area Studies Trade Regulation Studies I,Ⅱ China and the World Economy Social Entrepreneurship and Responsibility of MNCs in the Developing Countries
	Thesis	Individual Study (1)	Individual Study (2)
		Students who intend to submit a master’s thesis must complete both Individual Study (1) and Individual Study (2) courses.
Language Program Courses (Elective)		English (Professional Communication, International Discussion, English in the News, Public Speaking, Academic Reading and Writing, Practical Investing, Case studies in Entrepreneurialism) Chinese (Elementary, Intermediate) Korean (Elementary, Intermediate for foreign students)
		All language courses are worth two credit hours.

Common Basic

Economics Ⅰ

This course is to study the economics principles governing the behavior of individual households and business firms and the markets for specific goods. It addresses the problems of how market prices influence the allocation of society's scarce resources and the distribution of income among its members. Students are provided with a better understanding of the world of economics so that they can gain an appreciation of how and to what degree economics and economically related factors impact their lives.

Statistics

This course covers the concepts and techniques concerning exploratory data analysis, frequency distributions, central tendency and variation, probability, sampling, inference, regression, and correlation. Students will be exposed to these topics and how each applies to and can be used in the business environment.

Research Methods

This course introduces scientific study of social sciences to students. Students are taught about formulating research questions, generating theories, establishing hypotheses, and testing theories in a scientific manner. Specifically, this course stresses statistics as a central element to testing theories.

Marketing

The course is an introduction to the language and issues of marketing with an emphasis on learning to develop responsive marketing strategies that meet customer needs. The course focuses on basic marketing concepts, the role of marketing in the organization, and the role of marketing in society.

Financial Accounting

This course is to develop abilities to understand what accounting information means and to use this information in making sound business decisions. Students are provided with an understanding of those concepts that are fundamental to the use of accounting information.

International Political Economy

This course examines theoretical approaches to international political economy from the classical tradition to contemporary variants. Basically, it deals with the unresolved competing logics of state versus market. The contemporary international relations have been more complicated by the worldwide spread of economic globalization. This course addresses such issues as the historical conceptions of power and wealth, the roles of state and markets, the function of regimes and hegemonic stability and other modern problems and issues in the global economy.

International Relations

This course is to acquaint students who have no or little experience with international relations as an academic field, with basic concepts and theories that describe and explain relationships among nations. Students will be expected to understand international affairs more meaningfully, and be able to explain them in causal terms by referring to the concepts and theories.