Brigham Young University

Provided Programs&Courses

Undergraduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Asian Studies Major
   • Program Remarks - The Asian Studies major is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students for careers and advanced study in topics including language, history, geography, government, and culture in specific regions of Asia not comprehensively covered by a major in a single department.
   1. Korea-related Courses : HIST 338 - Modern Korea
      • Course Remarks - Students will be able to recognize and analyze change over time in East Asia
   2. Korea-related Courses : HIST 337 - Pre-modern Korea
      • Course Remarks - An understanding of Korean history contextualized both within the framework of Korean history and in relationship to other histories and other constructions of history.
   3. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 346 - North Korean Language and Culture
      • Course Remarks - Linguistic, cultural, and social issues related to life in North Korea and the Korean diaspora.
   4. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 443 - Korean Literature after 1900
      • Course Remarks - Literary texts from major post-1900 authors, in Korean, emphasizing reading, translating, and criticism.
   5. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 211R - Second-Year Conversation
      • Course Remarks - Intermediate listening comprehension and speaking skills.
   6. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 490R - Individual Study in Korean
      • Course Remarks - Individual assignments appropriate to needs of advanced students.
   7. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 345 - Korean Culture
      • Course Remarks - Selected topics in traditional, modern, and contemporary Korean culture. All readings in English.
   8. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 102 - First-Year Korean 2
      • Course Remarks - Continuation of Korea 101. Phonetic system, basic grammar, vocabulary, discourse, reading, and culture.
   9. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 399R - Academic Internship
      • Course Remarks - On-the-job cultural and language experience.
   10. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 315 - Sino-Korean Character Workshop
       • Course Remarks - Sino-Korean vocabulary and characters necessary for advanced and superior level Korean.
   11. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 202 - Second-Year Korean 2
       • Course Remarks - Continuation of Korea 201. Conversation, basic reading and writing skills, culture. Introduction to Chinese characters.
   12. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 302 - Third-Year Korean 2
       • Course Remarks - Continuation of Korea 301. Vocabulary, grammar, discourse, hanja, composition, pronunciation, and culture.
   13. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 402 - Fourth-Year Korean 2
       • Course Remarks - Continuation of Korea 401. Advanced reading, discourse, writing, and hanja.
   14. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 377 - Korean Language Teaching Methods
       • Course Remarks - Understanding diverse language teaching methods, strategies, theories, and issues. Teaching other Korea 377 students. Teaching in a real Korean language classroom. Evaluating teaching. Preparing interactive lesson plans and measures of assessment.
   15. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 321 - Selected Readings of Modern Korean
       • Course Remarks - Mixed script (with hanja) and other readings from modern documentary and literary texts, emphasizing comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary building.
   16. Korea-related Courses : ARTHC 203 - Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture
       • Course Remarks - Art and architecture of China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and India, considering social, religious, and environmental context of various cultures.
   17. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 201 - Second-Year Korean 1
       • Course Remarks - Further practice in discourse and basic reading and writing skills; culture.
   18. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 301 - Third-Year Korean 1
       • Course Remarks - Vocabulary, grammar, discourse, pronunciation, hanja, and culture.
   19. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 340 - Korean Literature to 1900
       • Course Remarks - Korean literature from the earliest times to 1900. Emphasis on basic literary concepts.
   20. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 311R - Third-Year Conversation
       • Course Remarks - Advanced conversational skills.
   21. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 101 - First-Year Korean 1
       • Course Remarks - Han'gul, the phonetic system, basic grammar and vocabulary, discourse, reading, and culture.
   22. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 495 - Senior Seminar
       • Course Remarks - Individual research, with seminar paper the primary objective.
   23. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 401 - Fourth-Year Korean 1
       • Course Remarks - Advanced language preparation in reading, discourse, writing, and hanja.
   24. Korea-related Courses : HIST 231 - Introduction to East Asian History
       • Course Remarks - Major themes in the history, thought, and culture of Asian societies from antiquity to the present.
   25. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 325 - Structure of Korean
       • Course Remarks - Applying phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics to the problems of learning Korean.
   26. Korea-related Courses : KOREA 441 - Classical Korean (Hanmun)
       • Course Remarks - Reading of premodern, documentary Sino-Korean texts, including genealogy records and the Chosŏn Dynasty Annals.
   27. Korea-related Courses : GEOG 272 - East Asia
       • Course Remarks - Region of monsoon Asia and its basic human (demographics, nations and ethnic groups, settlement patterns, religious beliefs, transportation and communication systems, political structures), and physical geographic characteristics (land forms, physiography, climatic characteristics, and natural resources).
   28. Korea-related Courses : HIST 331 - Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia
       • Course Remarks - Students will be able to explain and analyze the major political, economic, and social developments in the history of China, Korea, and Japan from antiquity to the present
   29. Korea-related Courses : POLI 386 - Japanese Foreign Policy
       • Course Remarks - Students will become more informed voters and participants in political processes by learning the history of US involvement in China,Japan, Korea, and in war, imperialism, trade disputes, democratization, reparations, and the United Nations and East Asia.
2. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Asian Studies Minor
   • Program Remarks - The Asian Studies minor allows students who have completed a mission, internship, or study abroad in Asia—or simply have a love for Asia’s people and cultures—to expand their knowledge of the continent and receive a formal credential signaling their international expertise. Requiring 12–28 hours beyond the GE language requirement, a minor in Asian Studies is a perfect way to complement a degree in just about any field.

Language Program

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Korean
   • Program Remarks - The course will introduce them to the resources needed for accessing information about graduate schools, internships, careers, and career development. Students will learn basic employment strategies, including the steps necessary for obtaining employment related to their own specialty.