01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Korean (Division 409)

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KOREAN 150(249) / ASIAN 154 / HISTORY 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 250 / ASIAN 254. Undergraduate Seminar in Korean Culture.: (Culture Courses); No knowledge of Korean language is required. (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 312 / ASIAN 312. Traditional Korean Thought.: (Culture Courses); Knowledge of Korean language is not required. (3). (HU).; A survey of Korean thought in comparative context. Main topics include Shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Sirhak (Practical Learning). Basic doctrines of each tradition (and the distinctive and yet interrrelated development or each of these tradition) are examined.
KOREAN 420 / ASIAN 420. Korean Literature in Translation.: (Culture Courses); (3). (Excl).; 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 472 / ASIAN 472. The Korean War.: (Culture Courses); (3). (Excl).; This course explores the origins of the Korean war and its effect on Korean society and culture.
KOREAN 473 / ASIAN 473 / HISTORY 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 / BUDDHST 489 / ASIAN 489. Korean Buddhism.: (Culture Courses); Buddhist Studies 220, or any introductory course on Buddhism. (3). (Excl).; 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).

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