Korean Studies (CKS), Center for

Center for Korean Studies

1080 South University Avenue, Suite 4663
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285

Professor Y. David Chung (Art & Design), Director

Phone: (734) 764-1825

 

Fax: (734) 764-2252

Website: http://www.ii.umich.edu/cks/

 

e-mail: cks.info@umich.edu

 

The Center for Korean Studies (CKS) is a unit of the International Institute within the University of Michigan. The program's goal is to foster teaching and research across disciplines and to use the academic resources of the university to promote an economic, political, and cultural understanding of Korea.

The CKS provides funding for public programs (art exhibitions, film festivals, lectures, and conferences), individual faculty research, development of new courses, and the expansion of the Asia Librarys Korea collection. It maintains an active colloquium series, bringing eminent Korean Studies scholars from around the world to lecture on a diverse set of issues. The program also sponsors Korean events on campus including undergraduate and graduate initiatives and cultural activities. Major financial support from the Korea Foundation helped establish a senior professorship in Korean Studies. These activities and programs have raised awareness and appreciation of Korean culture across U-M and in the surrounding community.

As the Center for Korean Studies expands, the depth and diversity of the curriculum in Korean area studies continues to grow, with a variety of courses in a number of disciplines offered each year. The program is particularly strong in the fields of Korean politics, modern history, economic development, Korean economy and finance, religion, and Korean film.


Not a concentration program. Undergraduates may pursue Japanese Studies through the Asian Studies concentration or Asian Studies academic minor of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures.


 

Related Undergraduate Concentration Programs

Asian Studies

Related Undergraduate Academic Minors

Asian Studies

  • Korean Studies track
  • discipline or lines of inquiry track

Asian Languages and Cultures

  • Korean