The Graduate School

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Perspective

To be an excellent and foremost international postgraduate school, with national interest and Pancasila as its basis.

Mission

  • Performing a qualified Postgraduate education as well as enabling and developing the nation’s mentality, keeping the national integration and carry out the international perspective.
  • Developing a postgraduate program which is up to date as well as increasing an ongoing transparent and qualified management.
  • Enhancing the quality of researches that support the educational, scientific, technology and art progresses along with the enrichment of national culture.
  • Increasing the devotion toward the society based on social responsibility for the sake of social importance.
  • Constructing a continuous cooperation with research companies, the government, business world, and global society.
  • Yielding graduates with leadership qualities, high moral standards, toughness, and superiority based on national integrity.

Programs of Study

The S2 and S3 levels are under the Graduate Program. S2 students are required to take 36-50 credits of coursework (including 8-12 credits for the thesis) to be completed within a maximum of four years. S3 students have two study options: by research and 8-12 credits of coursework or by research and over 22 credits of coursework. The credit value for the dissertation is 28-32 and the period of study is five years.

  1. Arts Performance & Art Studies
  2. American Studies
  3. Public Administration
  4. Environmental Science
  5. Demography
  6. Middle East Studies
  7. National Resilience
  8. Biotechnology
  9. Comparative Religious Studies
  10. Tourism Studies
  11. Policy Studies
  12. Information & Library Management
  13. Culture & Media Studies
  14. Peace & Conflict Resolution Studies
  15. Natural Disaster Mitigation

Reasons to choose UGM’s postgraduate school

  • The availability of scholarships such as BPPS/DIPA, IEF (Ford Foundation), Habibie Center, Toyota Foundation, Astra Foundation, STUNED, World Islamic Call Sociaty, Master Chin Kung Scholarship, SEARCA, BAPPENAS, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Internal Affairs, etc.
  • A large cooperation between UGM with abroad universities.
  • The strategic location of SPs (postgraduate school)UGM because it is situated at the centre of Yogyakarta city, a peaceful city that is favorable for study.
  • The undoubted competency of academic staff that is acknowledged nationally and internationally.
  • Teaching staff that is highly experienced and consisting of about 885 PhDs and Professionals from different disciplines of study.
  • Relatively reachable tuition fee and living cost. To describe, a student starting from enrolling up to graduating will need a tuition fee of Rp 14.000.000,- to Rp 30.000.000,- for an S2 (master' s program) and about Rp 36.000.000,- to Rp 48.000.000,- for S3 (doctorate program)
  • Living cost in Yogya can range between Rp 600.000,- to Rp 800.000,- per month.

Educational Facilities

  • Postgraduate library
  • equipped with textbooks
  • CDs/online journals
  • magazines, newspapers, and internet connection
  • Language Training Centre, which can be used by postgraduate students to enhance their foreign language skills
  • Wi-Fi area (free internet facility)
  • Computer Lab
  • A representative 5 storied building
  • Air conditioned class rooms equipped with LCD
  • Dr. Sardjito General hospital located in UGM’s area
  • Prof. Soedomo Dental and mouth hospital
  • BNI Bank, Mandiri Bank, and University Post Office

Academic Units