Korean is spoken by millions of people living in South Korea, North Korea and in several Chinese prefectures. However, slight differences in word usage and grammar exists between the Korean language spoken by South and North Koreans. Learning Korean also involves learning dialectical differences based on tonal and idiomatic dissimilarities. However, these dialects are partially intelligible and generally pose little problem when communicating in either districts.

A bachelor's degree is given to students who fulfill the necessary requirements given by the college or university they are attending. The requirements include three to seven years of focus on a subject, typically referred to as a major or concentration.