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Undergraduate Course Descriptions
- Korea
Arranged by region and topic
Language
K101 Elementary
Korean I (4 cr.) This course providWWes students with basic
conversational and grammatical patterns, assuming that the students
have no or little previous background knowledge of Korean. The objective
of the course is to equip students with communicative skills in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing at a basic level. I Sem.
K102 Elementary
Korean II (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or better in K101, or equivalent
proficiency. Continuation of K101. II Sem.
K201 Second-Year
Korean I (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or better in K102, or equivalent
proficiency. Both spoken and written aspects stressed. I Sem.
K202 Second-Year
Korean II (4 cr.) P: Grade of C or better in K201, or equivalent
proficiency. Continuation of K201. II Sem.
K301 Third-Year
Korean I (3 cr.) P: Grade of C or better in K202, or equivalent
proficiency. Primarily designed to develop and enhance students' reading
ability through a variety of written materials; considerable emphasis
on writing and conversational skills. Some 200 Chinese characters
that are frequently used in Korean newspapers will be taught.
K302 Third-Year
Korean II (3 cr.) P: Grade of C or better in K301, or equivalent
proficiency. Designed primarily to develop and enhance students' reading
ability through a variety of written materials; considerable emphasis
on writing and conversational skills. An additional 200 Chinese characters
that are frequently used in Korean journals will be taught.
K401 Fourth-Year Korean I (3 cr.) P: Grade of C or better in
EALC K302, or equivalent proficiency. Emphasis on advanced reading
skills, featuring authentic writings such as newspaper editorials,
essays, movie scenarios, and TV news.
K402 Fourth-Year Korean II (3 cr.) P: Grade of C or better
in EALC K401, or equivalent proficiency. Continuation of K401, completing
the fourth year of Korean language study.
 Literature
and Linguistics
E305 Korean Language and Culture (3 cr.) S & H, CSA A
survey of cultural, conceptual, and philosophical patterns, and the
structure of Korean society, as reflected by the Korean language.
K431 Readings in Modern Korean Literature I (3 cr.) A &
H P: Grade of C or better in K402, or equivalent proficiency. Selected
readings from modern Korean literature, excluding Sino-Korean literature.
Emphasis on contemporary prose and poetry exemplifying the development
of Korean national literature.
K432 Readings in Modern Korean Literature II (3 cr.) A &
H P: Grade of C or better in K402, or equivalent proficiency. Selected
readings from modern Korean literature, excluding Sino-Korean literature.
Focus on literature of the colonial era (1910-1945).
Thought,
Religion and Art
E303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
Introduction to Korean culture and society from earliest times to
the present, including oral and written literature, religion, social
customs, and performing arts.
History
and Society
E233 Survey of Korean Civilization (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
An introduction to the major cultural, social, and political features
of Korean society from its prehistorical past to contemporary times.
Focuses on how Koreans blended Chinese civilization and, in the twentieth
century, institutions from the West and Japan, with indigenous traditions
to produce a unique civilization.
G372 Modern Korea (3 cr.) S & H, CSA R: Previous history
course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related
to Korea. Early Modern (1800-1910), Colonial (1910-1945), and Era
of Division (1945 to present) periods of Korean history, focusing
on transformation of politics, economy, education, religion, and thought,
as the nation falls under Japanese rule and subsequently splits into
two states as a result of internal ideological division and the Cold
War. Credit given for only one of G472 or G372.
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