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. 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 201. Second Year Korean.

(Korean Language Courses)

Korean 102. 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. 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 249/Asian Studies 249/Hist. 249. Introduction to Korean Civilization.

(Culture Courses)

(3). (HU).

Survey of civilization on the Korean peninsula from its beginnings in prehistory to the mid-twentieth century (Korean War).

Korean 250/Asian Studies 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 361. Intensive First-Year Korean.

(Korean Language Courses)

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. 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. 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 ìhyanggaî, to the 19th century ìsijoî 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 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). 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).