Given Korea's geopolitical importance, its massive and growing economy and U.S. interest in Korea as a trading partner, the need for large numbers of U.S. citizens who are fluent speakers of Korean and have knowledge of the culture will continue to grow. Special Programs and Opportunities Of interest to students enrolled in Korean language courses is the Asian studies program, which supports academic concentrations, encourages teaching, research, and study abroad and fosters cultural events concerning Asia. The university offers a special major in Asian studies and a minor in East Asian studies, administered by the Asian studies program through the interdisciplinary degree programs in the social sciences. Interested students should obtain a list of current offerings with descriptions from the departmental office prior to registration each semester. KOR101 or permission of instructor Basic language skills in speaking, reading, writing, and hearing Korean.
All classes are team-taught.
Not open to native speakers. This course is the equivalent of KOR101-102. Course covers one year of coursework in a summer session. Taught in English. Main emphasis is on poetry, one of the most prominent genres of Korean literature.