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Provided Programs&Courses
Study Abroad
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Global Diversity Overseas Seminar Program
- Program Remarks - The Global Diversity Overseas Seminar (GDOS) is a nine-month program designed to introduce Washington University staff members to interculturalism, diversity and social justice work in a global context. It encourages staff members to open their minds and take a few steps outside of their comfort zones.
Graduate
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Master of Finance from Washington University / Global MBA from Yonsei University
- Program Remarks - Washington University in St. Louis and Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, are partnering to offer a unique learning experience to master the complex world of business by earning two degrees on two continents in their new Global Master of Finance dual-degree program. Graduates of this fast-paced, 14-month comprehensive program will earn a master’s degree in finance from WUSTL and a global master’s in business administration from Yonsei.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 118D First-Level Modern Korean II
- Course Remarks - Continuation of the first year Korean language class. The emphasis is placed upon developing communicative competency based on continuing acquisition of fundamental grammar, sounds, and vocabulary.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 218 Second-Level Modern Korean II
- Course Remarks - Continuation of the second year course in standard modern Korean. Emphasis is placed upon the further acquisition of communicative competency through listening, speaking, reading, and writing with accurate sounds and grammar.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 298 Korean Undergraduate Teaching Assistants
- Course Remarks - In this course undergraduate students with native or near native proficiency in Korean assist in the first, second, and third level modern Korean language classes by serving as one-on-one session tutor, lab drill and practice session tutor, or discussion leader under close supervision of the faculty.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 299 Independent Study
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 418 Third-Level Modern Korean II
- Course Remarks - Continuation of third year course in standard modern Korean. Emphasis is placed upon reading, writing, and speaking.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 428 Fourth-Level Modern Korean II
- Course Remarks - Continuation of the fourth year course in Standard Modern Korean. Emphasis is placed upon the further development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, beyond the intermediate level.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 438 Contemporary Korean II: Language, Text, and Screen
- Course Remarks - Continuation of Korean 437. This is a content-based high advanced level Korean course that emphasizes developing an advanced level of reading proficiency and writing skills in Korean suitable for academic or professional purposes. We will use literary texts, films, and scholarly and critical essays for reading, and discussion topics will cover various issues in contemporary society, culture, and language. As part of a humanities curriculum and also to serve the double purpose as a language course, translation projects - of a text, of cultural differences, and subtitling films and visual texts -- will accompany reading, writing and discussions.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 495 Guided Readings in Korean
- Course Remarks - This course will normally be taken after successful completion of Korean 418 or by instructor's permission. May be repeated once.
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 497 Independent Study
- Korea-related Courses : L51 Korean 554 Seminar on East Asian Print Culture and Society: Women in Print
- Course Remarks - This team-led seminar examines developments in the history of publishing and reading in Japan, Korea, and to some extent China from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, with particular attention to material that focuses on women as readers or as objects of discourse. Specific topics include periodicals and books written for, about, and by women; the role of print and publishing in early modern and modern construction of gender roles; literacy, education, and habits of reading; the role of women readers and female-targeted publications in the development of literary culture. We will consider both commonalities and divergences in the construction of women as readers in each country in light of their interrelated but distinct historical and cultural conditions. Common readings will be in English, but seminar participants who are able to use Japanese or Korean sources will be expected to do so.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 140 East Asia in the World
- Course Remarks - This course covers the geopolitical history of twentieth-century East Asia, from its colonial constellation through its transformation into cold war nation-states. We then use an interdisciplinary approach to investigate contemporary problems accompanying the emergence of regional economies and institutions. We grapple with the question of when people in East Asia -- China, Taiwan, the Koreas, and Japan -- act as a members of a transnational region and when they act in ideological, national, or local terms. We evaluate different disciplinary approaches in order to understand the combination of knowledge and skills necessary for drawing meaningful research conclusions. In reading articles produced by a range of scholars and institutions, the course is also an introduction to the politics of the production of knowledge about East Asia. This course is restricted to freshmen in the Global Citizenship Program.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 236F Introduction to East Asian Religions
- Course Remarks - This introductory course provides a basic, yet systematic, overview of certain major religious traditions that evolved in East Asia, particularly in China and Japan, but also in Korea. We will begin with consideration of the classical Chinese traditions of Confucianism and Daoism and then turn our attention to Buddhism, a tradition originating in India that was introduced and established throughout East Asia. We will consider the development and articulation of these three East Asian traditions in China, Korea, and Japan, tracking both their continuities and variations across cultures. Our course will conclude with a consideration of modern developments to these East Asian traditions and their introduction to the United States.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 3822 From McDonald's to K-Pop: New Movements in East Asia
- Course Remarks - This course aims to help students to obtain competent knowledge about contemporary East Asian cultures and societies. We will explore a broad set of topics in a transregional setting, from gender, filial piety, and kinship to the upsurge of new waves, including consumer and pop cultures, the "cuteness" culture, and individualization. Our interrogation examines cultural variables, transregional dynamism, local receptions of "Western" influences, and the global impact of cultural movement in East Asia.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 4033 Culture, Illness, and Healing in Asia
- Course Remarks - This course examines the place of health, illness, and healing in Asian societies. We will explore how people experience, narrate, and respond to illness and other forms of suffering - including political violence, extreme poverty, and health inequalities. In lectures and discussions we will discuss major changes that medicine and public health are undergoing and how those changes affect the training of practitioners, health care policy, clinical practice and ethics. The course will familiarize students with key concepts and approaches in medical anthropology by considering case studies from a number of social settings including China, India, Indonesia,Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam and Asian immigrants in the United States. We will also investigate the sociocultural dimensions of illness and the medicalization of social problems in Asia, examining how gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability and other forms of social difference affect medical knowledge and disease outcomes. This course is intended for anthropology majors, students considering careers in medicine and public health, and others interested in learning how anthropology can help us understand human suffering and formulate more effective interventions.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 4034 Family Change in East Asia
- Course Remarks - This course explores the process of family transformations in contemporary East Asia, focusing on China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, from an anthropological perspective. Topics covered in this course include traditional mainstream East Asian family systems, childbearing, the experience of coming of age, romance and courtship, marriage and family relations, the experience of aging and old-age support, divorce, singlehood, and same-sex partnership, family separation and reunion, cross-boarder marriages, and transnational adoption. Alternative family systems among ethnic minorities in East Asia will also be addressed.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 4380 Contemporary Korean II: Language, Text, and Screen
- Course Remarks - Continuation of Korean 437. This is a content-based high advanced level Korean course that emphasizes developing an advanced level of reading proficiency and writing skills in Korean suitable for academic or professional purposes. We will use literary texts, films, and scholarly and critical essays for reading, and discussion topics will cover various issues in contemporary society, culture, and language. As part of a humanities curriculum and also to serve the double purpose as a language course, translation projects - of a text, of cultural differences, and subtitling films and visual texts -- will accompany reading, writing and discussions. Prerequisites: grade of B- or better in Korean 418 or instructor's permission.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 480 Topics in Buddhist Traditions: Gender and Sexuality in Buddhism
- Course Remarks - In this class, which will be conducted as a seminar rather than a lecture course, we will explore historical, textual and social questions relevant to the status of women and men in Buddhism during different historical periods and in different cultures (including India, Tibet, China, Japan, Korea and the United States). Our readings will include both primary texts (in English translation) and secondary scholarly works. Primary sources include selections from Buddhist scriptures, auto/biographical accounts, and literary works. Secondary scholarly works will be drawn from a range of disciplines, such as history of religion, anthropology, literature, and gender studies. Through a close reading and discussion of these varied sources, we will endeavor to better understand Buddhist concepts of gender and sexuality, views of women's spiritual capacities, women's images, roles, experiences, and contributions in Buddhist traditions, as well as scholarly approaches to the question of gender and Buddhism. Prerequisites: Previous coursework in Buddhist traditions recommended but not absolutely required.
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 4971 Guided Readings in Korean
- Korea-related Courses : L03 East Asia 554 Seminar on East Asian Print Culture and Society: Women in Print
- Course Remarks - This team-led seminar examines developments in the history of publishing and reading in Japan, Korea, and to some extent China from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, with particular attention to material that focuses on women as readers or as objects of discourse. Specific topics include periodicals and books written for, about, and by women; the role of print and publishing in early modern and modern construction of gender roles; literacy, education, and habits of reading; the role of women readers and female-targeted publications in the development of literary culture. We will consider both commonalities and divergences in the construction of women as readers in each country in light of their interrelated but distinct historical and cultural conditions. Common readings will be in English, but seminar participants who are able to use Japanese or Korean sources will be expected to do so. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructors.
Undergraduate
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Korean Minor
- Program Remarks - Korean program currently offers five years of Korean language classes. students can also take courses in Korean civilization, Korean religion and history as well as contemporary Korean literature and films. Korean language classes are usually small, and they provide settings for great classroom interactions and personal attention from the faculty.
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Major in East Asian Studies
- Program Remarks - The program in East Asian Studies entails the comprehensive study of the cultures and societies of East Asia in an interdisciplinary program that encompasses language, literature, history, anthropology, art history, film, philosophy, and religious studies.
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Minor in East Asian Studies
- Program Remarks - The program in East Asian Studies entails the comprehensive study of the cultures and societies of East Asia in an interdisciplinary program that encompasses language, literature, history, anthropology, art history, film, philosophy, and religious studies.
Study Abroad
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Korea University Summer Program
- Program Remarks - Korea University International Summer Campus (KU ISC) provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn about Korea through academic and cultural immersion during the summer months. It offers one semester's load of work condensed into six weeks, during which renowned academics teach both domestic and international students. This program is open to current college students who wish to study in Korea but may not be able to do so during the regular academic year.
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Seoul National University (SNU)
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Seoul National University: International Summer Institute
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Yonsei University Exchange Program
- Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Yonsei University: International Summer School
