About - Korean Studies
WHY STUDY KOREAN?
You know that Australia is moving away from its dependence on Europe and the West and that therefore Australia's future, our future, lies in the Asia-Pacific region. But do you know that Korea is our second largest trading partner. This means that employers in business and trading companies, law firms, schools and universities, Federal and State Governments have a need for people with Korean expertise.
Information
and Technology
Australia has growing position
as a key provider of information and technology to the Asian market.
People with Korean language qualifications are in great demand in
an existing and expanding sector of information and technology.
Education
Australia
has growing position as a key provider of education to the Asian
market, in courses for Asian students in Australian schools and colleges,
so that Korean studies would be an asset in job applications in the
field of Education. The number of students taking Korean in Australian
universities has risen by 1,000% in five years. Korean is also being
actively taught in schools in Victoria, and is on the way to being
taught in other states. The Federal Government has begun a program
to introduce Korean as a secondary level subject throughout Australia
during the 1990s. Teachers with Korean language qualifications are
already in demand in an existing and expanding sector of education.
Australian Government report has recommended Korean as one of four
priority Asian languages to be taught in Australian primary schools
from 1996.
Business and Industry
Most major Australian companies are engaged in substantial
trade activities with Korea. Companies such as CRA and BHP, and banks
such as NAB, ANZ and Westpac have branch offices in Seoul. These
companies repeatedly express their need for graduate trainees with
business and specialising in Asian languages. In the tourism and
hospitality industries, Qantas estimates that Korean tourism to Australia
will treble over the next three years alone. Thus, Korean language
qualifications are attractive to prospective employers such as airlines,
hotel chains, resorts, sporting and cultural facilities and tourist
agencies.
Public Service
Graduates with Korean are in demand with the Commonwealth Public
Service, especially Foreign Affairs and Trade and Austrade.
Social and Community Work
Employment opportunities in the social work field may also
be enhanced by the knowledge of a significant community language.
* For further information, please visit the Learn Korean site.