5. Education & Qualifications

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5. How to write your education & qualifications Type & title of degree + name of institution Dates (chronological order) Education B.A. Chinese Studies, Hanyang University ERICA Campus, Ansan 2013 – present Expected graduation date: February 2017 Expected GPA: 4.13 Majoring in Chinese Studies. Courses of study include Chinese Language, Chinese Culture, Chinese Literature, Economics, and Chinese History. Also taking course in Chinese Teacher Education. Have received scholarship each semester for achieving good grades. Exchange Program, Beijing Foreign Language University, Beijing, China Aug 2014 - Jan 2015 Developed strong Chinese communication skills over course of six months, also receiving an excellence award . Through traveling in China, experienced Chinese culture first hand.

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5. How to write your education & qualifica-tionsType & title of degree

+ name of institutionDates (chronological or-der)

Education

B.A. Chinese Studies, Hanyang University ERICA Campus, Ansan 2013 – presentExpected graduation date: February 2017Expected GPA: 4.13

• Majoring in Chinese Studies. Courses of study include Chinese Language, Chinese Culture, Chinese Literature, Economics, and Chinese History. Also taking course in Chinese Teacher Education.• Have received scholarship each semester for achieving good grades.

Exchange Program, Beijing Foreign Language University, Beijing, China Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

• Developed strong Chinese communication skills over course of six months, also receiving an excellence award. Through traveling in China, experienced Chinese culture first hand.

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• How much detail you go into depends on how relevant the educa-tional experience is to the role you're applying for, but usually you should include:

1. your (high) school qualifications (if you are a UK graduate)2. your degree and postgraduate study

• Refer to relevant content/projects, and the skills gained from your studies.

• You can summarise qualifications, where listing them all could take up too much space. For example:

- 9 subjects including Mathematics (A), English (B) and Science (A)

• Don’t forget about mentioning the dates of your military service*The body sections should by fully jus-tified

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…then try to make the most of your university experiences. For example:

- Research/projects/coursework- Achievements, scholarships, awards- Membership of any clubs (importantly, your role within the club and some examples of what your role consisted of)- Participation in other activities (e.g. worked as a campus guide)

If you have little work experience…

Education & Extra Curricular Activities

Double major in Cultural Contents and Business Administration 2011 – presentHanyang University ERICA Campus, Ansan, KoreaExpected Graduation Date: August 2017• Course content has included study of media platforms, information and communications technologies, business, and storytelling.

Start-up Project, The Uni-Que Channel 2015.10 – present• Founded MCN university club; as chief producer lead and train team of five creators, distribute content, analyze channels, manage copyrights, and secure funding.• Operate Facebook and Youtube channels for students; as creator also assume acting roles; also plan, produce, shoot, edit, brand, and design digital videos.

Performance Club 2011.03 – 2012.06• As vice captain, produced romantic fantasy play and performed as lead actor. Role also involved training junior group members for upcoming plays and performances.• Oversaw production of street performance in 2011 from beginning to end.

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Education:B.S. Information Technology Management for Business 2012 – Present Hanyang University ERICA Campus, Ansan, South KoreaExpected Graduation date: December 2017Expected GPA: 3.0

• Course covers a broad range of subjects including Java programming, web and internet technologies, ac-counting, management and business strategy. • Awarded the Unipro Excellence Award for academic achievement in the 1st year. • Did military service from 2015-2016. As squad leader was responsible for…• Self-funded 80% of education through scholarships and part-time work.

Academic Study Abroad May 2013 – Aug 2014Institute for the International Education of Students, La Plata, Argentina

• Studied abroad with classes in international finance. • Traveled throughout South America with culturally diverse student group.• Broadened language skills and global knowledge.

ResearchUndergraduate Research, School of Business Jan 2013-April 2014 • Economic Development in Minority Communities for Puerto Rico • Application for publication in process

Relevant Coursework• Statistics, Econometrics, Accounting, Public Finance, Computer Science *Only put your expected graduation date if it is relevant.*Perhaps only put your GPA on your resume if it’s good.

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Self-financing or contributing to education. Why not add a bullet point?

• Self-funded 80% of education through scholarships and part-time work.• Education self-funded through scholarships and part-time employment. • Self-financed 100% of tuition through scholarships and part-time employ-ment. • Contribute to education through 20 hours of work per week while studying.

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Internships

• Use bullet points to give details of what your duties/role involved. • Internships can be included under Education as a subsection, or they can be listed under Work Experience.

Intern May 2015 – Aug 2015 Volunteer Fire Department, Ansan

• Analyzed, designed, and implemented a database system (using dBASE) that included re-porting mechanisms for logging Fire/EMS calls, personnel trainings, and response records.• Trained 10 users in operation of new system as well as other computer software.

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B.A. English LiteratureBachelor of Arts in English LiteratureBachelor of Arts, English Literature

Types of Degree

B.S. = Bachelor of Science B.Arch. = Bachelor of ArchitectureB.B.A. = Bachelor of Business AdministrationM.A. = Master of ArtsM.S = Master of ScienceM.B.A = Master of Business AdministrationP.H.D = Doctor of Philosophy

Double Majors

B.A. Double major in English Literature and Cultural ContentsBachelor of Science Double Major: Marketing and Business Management

Writing your degree

*Find out what the correct way of writing your major is in English, and whether it is actually a B.A. or B.B.A., for example. You don’t want to get in wrong

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Education2012 – Present Hanyang Uni-versity Erica Campus, Ansan

• Double major in English Language and Culture and Business. Courses of study include Accounting, Marketing, and Understanding Business Processes.

Aug 2014 – May 2015 (One year exchange program abroad) University of Nebraska in Kearney, Kearney, USA

• Developed strong English written and spoken communication skills over course of semester by giving speeches on various subjects in English in front of classmates every week, and completing essays and journals.

Dec 2012 – Jan 2013 Hanyang University APEX English Camp, ERICA Ccampus, Ansan

• Successfully completed four week intensive English Winter camp, winning individual speech contest. Developed strong presentation skills through delivering presentations in English.• Worked as part of a team in writing Camp newspaper. Duties involved interviewing native speaker language instructors, and editing and publishing articles using latest publishing software.• Managed time and prioritized work on daily basis to cope with demands of completing homework and meeting deadlines.

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Education:B.S. Information Technology Management for Business 2012 – Present Hanyang University ERICA Campus, Ansan, South KoreaExpected Graduation date: December 2017Expected GPA: 3.0

• Did military service from 2015-2016. As squad leader was responsible for…• Course covers a broad range of subjects including Java programming, Web and Internet Technologies, Account-ing, and Management. • Awarded the Unipro Excellence Award for academic achievement in the 1st year.

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B.A. Korean Language & Literature 2012. 03 – PresentHanyang University ERICA Campus, AnsanExpected Graduation date: February 2017Expected GPA: 4.12

• Was department representative, in student union during second year.• Also served as freshman representative and president in the department literary club. Responsibilities included hosting meetings, sending notices to students and arranging events.

Education