University of Arkansas

Provided Programs&Courses

Undergraduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Asian Studies Second Major
   • Program Remarks - The Asian Studies Program draws on the strength of faculty both in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and in other colleges on campus to provide resources and training in Asian languages, cultures, history, politics and economics. The program strives to provide students with a well-rounded education essential for careers in which knowledge of Asia is vital, promote interdisciplinary research on the Pacific region, and serve as a source of knowledge and expertise for the community.
   1. Korea-related Courses : HIST 4553 - The Recluse in Early East Asia
      • Course Remarks - A cross-cultural study of those who chose or needed to leave the world of officialdom for the world of nature in early East Asia.
   2. Korea-related Courses : HIST 4863. Classical Thought in East Asia
      • Course Remarks - Introduces the major East Asian philosophical and religious traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and Shintoism.
   3. Korea-related Courses : HIST 4933. Ad Paradisum: Utopias, imaginary places, and the afterlife in East Asia
      • Course Remarks - Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist ideas of ideal communities ('utopias'), of imaginary places ('paradise islands'), and of the afterlife ('heaven and hell') in East Asia will be traced in a broad sweep across literature, painting, and the performing arts.
2. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Minor in Asian Studies