Qualifications
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National, KAIST, and general scholars enrolled in KAIST graduate schools
(master’s and doctoral programs) (excluding students in the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program)
Application period
- Within the first 2 weeks of the semester
Application procedure
- Apply during the application period for minors at the beginning of the semester in the academic affairs system, submit online before the deadline.
- ① Complete the application for minor program in academic affairs system
- ② Approval from the advisor
- ③ Approval from the head of the department/program chief professor
- ④ Approval from the minor program chief professor
- ⑤ Online submission
- ※ Online submissions are not possible on the last day of submission. On the last day, applicants shall complete the Application Form for
Minor Programs (for handwritten submissions on the last day of submissions) and submit together with an academic transcript in hard
copy after obtaining approval from the relevant faculty members.
Requirements
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9 credits or more from the by K-School
- K-School courses taken during the existing degree program before the application for minor program are also recognized
- Dual recognition of credits for graduation requirements of the major department is not allowed
- Where requirements for completion of Minor in Science-based Entrepreneurship program have not been met, the main major
requirements will also not be considered not met, and students will not be allowed to graduate.
Benefits
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- For selected KAIST scholars who have not reached the limit on number of semesters, K-School
covers the advisor contribution to tuition
fees for 1 semester during the semester following selection.
- The lab of the selected student (national scholar, KAIST scholar, ordinary scholar) shall be provided a one-time payment of 2 Mil. KRW for
entrepreneurship capacity building costs.
(Payment shall be made during the semester for selections made in Spring semesters, and Spring semester in the following year for
selections made in Fall semesters)
※ However, this funding shall be provided to selected students from the Fall semester of 2020.
※ Where selected KAIST scholars who have not reached the limit on number of semesters fail to complete the program due to cancellation
of minor or drop out, the K-School’s payment of the advisor’s contribution to tuition fees shall be returned.
Course Offerings for Graduate Minor Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Course No. | Code | Course Name | L:E:C (Homework) | Professor | Semester | Remarks |
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CC533 | 11.533 | 창업가의리더십(Entrepreneurial Leadership) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI501 | B9.501 | 고급융합캡스톤디자인(Advanced Multidisciplinary Capstone Design) | 2:6:4(4) | Department faculty | Spring, fall | Not available starting from the 2021 Spring Semester |
KEI430 | B9.430 | 니즈탐색 실제(Needfinding Practice) | 3:0:3 | Gu, Jemin | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI490 | B9.490 | 창업학부특수논제(Special Issues for Undergrads : Entrepreneurship & Innovation) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI510 | B9.510 | 창업의 이해(Understanding Startups) | 1:0:1 | Steve (Sung Tae) Ahn | Summer or Winter | ◎ |
KEI511 | B9.511 | 창업 전문가 특강(Special Lectures on Startup) | 1:0:1 | Department faculty | Spring or Summer or fall or Winter | ◎ |
KEI512 | B9.512 | 창업 시뮬레이션 게임(Startup Simulation Games) | 1:0:1 | Steve (Sung Tae) Ahn | Summer or Winter | ◎ |
KEI520 | B9.520 | 창업의 핵심(Key Entrepreneurial Process) | 2:3:3 | Steve (Sung Tae) Ahn | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI522 | B9.522 | 소셜 벤처(Social Venture) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI530 | B9.530 | 스타트업재무(Startup Finance) | 3:0:3 | Steve (Sung Tae) Ahn | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI540 | B9.540 | 스타트업마케팅(Startup Marketing) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI550 | B9.550 | 창업가의도구상자(Entrepreneur‘s Toolbox) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Summer or Winter | ◎ |
KEI560 | B9.560 | 창업을 위한 디자인씽킹(Design Thinking for Startup) | 2:3:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI570 | B9.570 | 창업을 위한 혁신전략 실습(Innovation strategy practice for Startups) | 3:0:3 | Sung, Kwangjae | Spring | ◎ |
KEI580 | B9.580 | 창업융합특수논제 (Special Issues:Entrepreneurship & Innovation) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | ◎ |
KEI610 | B9.610 | 고급창업모델A - 아이디어사업화 기반(Advanced Startup Modeling A - Idea-driven Business) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | |
KEI612 | B9.612 | 고급창업모델B - 기술사업화 기반(Advanced Startup Modeling B - Tech-driven Startup) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | |
KEI998 | B9.998 | 스타트업 현장실습(Startup Onsite Practicum) | 0:9:3 | Department faculty | Summer,fall | |
BIT527 | F4.527 | 기술경영 및 전략(Strategic Management of Technology) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | |
BIT528 | F4.528 | 기업가정신과 혁신형 창업(Entrepreneurship and Innovative Startups) | 3:1:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | |
BIT529 | F4.529 | 벤처기업과 벤처캐피탈(Venture Capital) | 3:1:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall | |
BIT652 | F4.652 | 린 런치패드(Lean Launchpad Class) | 3:0:3 | Department faculty | Spring or fall |
Course Requirement Changes
Category | Starting from the 2017 Fall Semester | Starting from the 2019 Spring Semester | Starting from the 2020 Fall Semester | Starting from the 2021 Spring Semester |
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Course Requirements | At least 9 credits from Mandatory General, Mandatory Major, and Elective K-School Courses within 2 semesters | At least 9 credits from Mandatory General, Mandatory Major, and Elective K-School Courses | Same as the previous column | Course Requirements: At least 9 credits from the following courses: ◦ CC533 Entrepreneurial Leadership ◦ KEI400 or higher-level courses - KEI400-level courses must be mutually recognized courses in the undergraduate/graduate program - The course ‘KEI998 Startup Onsite Practicum’ can be recognized as a minor program course ◦ Up to one course among the following four courses in the Techno MBA program can be recognized as a minor program course BTM527 Strategic Management of Technology BTM528 Entrepreneurship and Innovative Startups BTM529 Venture Capital BTM652 Lean Launchpad Class |
Interim Measures | The above course requirements will be implemented starting from the 2017 Fall Semester. | The above course requirements will be implemented starting from the 2019 Spring Semester. | The above course requirements will be implemented starting from the 2020 Fall Semester. | The above course requirements are applicable to students applying for the minor program in the 2021 Spring Semester. However, students who applied for the minor program in 2020 or earlier may opt in to the above course requirements. |