Courses in Korean (Division 409) Korean 101. Beginning Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Native or near-native speakers of Korean are not eligible for this course. A thorough grounding is given in all the language skills: speaking, reading, and writing. Predominantly based on the standard language of the Rep. of Korea, with attention to major differences with the standard language of North Korea. Korean 102. Beginning Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 101. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Korean 361. II. (5). (LR). A thorough grounding is given in all the language skills: speaking, reading, and writing. Predominantly based on the standard language of the Rep. of Korea, with attention to major differences with the standard language of North Korea. A continuation of Korean 101. Korean 150(249)/Asian Studies 154/Hist. 144. Introduction to Korean Civilization. (Culture Courses) (4; 3 in the half-term). (HU). Survey of civilization on the Korean peninsula from its beginnings in prehistory to the mid-twentieth century (Korean War). Korean 201. Second Year Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 102 or 361. Native or near-native speakers of Korean are not eligible for this course. A thorough grounding is given in all the language skills: speaking, reading and writing. Predominantly based on the standard language of the Rep. of Korea, with attention to major differences with the standard language of North Korea. Korean 202. Second Year Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 201. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Korean 362. II. (5). (LR). A thorough grounding is given in all the language skills: speaking, reading and writing. Predominantly based on the standard language of the Rep. of Korea, with attention to major differences with the standard language of North Korea. A continuation of Korean 201. Korean 250/Asian Studies 254. Undergraduate Seminar in Korean Culture. (Culture Courses) No knowledge of Korean language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission for a total of six credits. This undergraduate seminar offers lower division LS&A students a small group learning experience. Students explore a subject of particular interest in collaboration with a faculty member in the area of Korean Culture. Korean 361. Intensive First-Year Korean. (Korean Language Courses) No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Korean 102. IIIb. (10). (LR). An accelerated ten-week summer course equivalent of Korean 101-102. Application required – contact department office. Korean 362. Intensive Second-Year Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 102 or 361. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Korean 202. IIIb. (10). (LR). An accelerated ten-week summer course equivalent of Korean 201-202. Application required – contact department office. Korean 401. Third-Year Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 202 or 362. Native or near-native speakers of Korean are not eligible for this course. 401 improves the students' language skills, both spoken and written, up to the intermediate level. Students learn Chinese characters, thereby building vocabulary and heighten reading ability. Korean 402. Third-Year Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 401. II. (5). (Excl). Korean 402 is a continuation of work begun in 401. Students continue to strengthen speaking and writing skills, and through the continuing introduction of Chinese characters increase vocabulary and reading skills. A continuation of Korean 401. Korean 420/Asian Studies 420. Korean Literature in Translation. (Culture Courses) (3). (HU). The course introduces and discusses classical Korean literature, from the earliest poetry “hyangga”, to the 19th century “sijo” which are the central poetic genre in the tradition of Korean poetry. The course examines the classical poetry and prose both in vernacular Korean and in Sino-Korean, hanmun. Korean 461. Readings in Modern Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 402. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits. This is a reading course designed to introduce students to selected contemporary articles on various subjects in the Korean Studies field to students who have advanced knowledge of Korean language and culture. Korean 462. Readings in Modern Korean. (Korean Language Courses) Reading knowledge of Korean. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits. Designed to introduce selected contemporary articles on various subjects in Korean studies to students who have advanced knowledge of Korean language and culture. Korean 473/Asian Studies 473/Hist. 473. Modern Korea. (Culture Courses) (3). (Excl). A general introduction to the political and cultural history of modern Korea since 1850. The topics to be examined are: state and society in late Choson; impact of colonialism; nationalist and socialist movements; liberation and partition of Korea; the Korean war; rivalry between North and South Korea; problems of economic development; and the democratic movement in South Korea. Korean 489/Buddhist Studies 489/Asian Studies 489. Korean Buddhism. (Culture Courses) Buddhist Studies 220, or any introductory course on Buddhism. (3). (HU). This course surveys the introduction and development of Buddhism in Korea from the third century to the present. It introduces the doctrines and practices of Chinese Buddhism which hold an important place in the Korean tradition while examining the transmission and assimilation of Buddhism in Korea. Korean 491. Individual Study of Korean Language. (Korean Language Courses) Korean 402 and permission of instructor. (1-6). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of eight credits with permission of instructor. This course is designed to develop advanced reading and writing skills in modern Korean for future academic work (with stress on Sino-Korean). University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index | Department Homepage Queried: 5:41 PM EST on Thu, May 4, 2000 This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2000 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.