01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Korean (Division 409)

KOREAN 420 / ASIAN 420. Korean Literature in Translation.: (Culture Courses); (3).; 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).; 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).; 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).; 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). (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).
KOREAN 699. Directed Reading and Research in Korean.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (1-6). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of 18 credits.

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