Business stream
Business Administration
An introduction to organisations and people, business communication, accounting, information, finance, marketing, economics, management and innovation.
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Academic Programmes
Two structured foundations for students beginning higher-level study in business or information technology.
Programme structure
A coherent first step in each discipline.
IPA's two curriculum streams each comprise eight compulsory subjects across two planned 15-week semesters.
Each subject is designed around 60 scheduled contact hours, giving 480 scheduled subject hours per programme. A further four hours of academic learning support is planned each week, separately from subject contact hours.
Independent reading, revision, practice and assessment preparation are student-managed. The time required varies by task and individual; it is not presented as a fixed number of additional teaching hours.
Teaching is primarily in Korean, with English academic terminology, selected readings and communication tasks introduced progressively.
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Technology stream
Information Technology
An introduction to systems, computing, Python, databases, Java, web development, communication and workplace practice, including introductory AI literacy.
See all eight subjects →Learning philosophy
Designed around progression.
Discover
Introduce fundamental concepts and familiar examples with accessible explanations.
Practise
Build understanding through guided activities, small cases and subject-specific tools.
Apply
Explain an independent solution, recommendation or practical response using evidence.
Programme descriptions are based on IPA's Academic Review Edition v2.1 dated 27 October 2026. The detailed syllabi, assessment and academic review papers are made available directly to authorised institutional reviewers, rather than posted in full.
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