Korean

This course explores the ways in which the usage and perception of Korean varies both within and across individuals. Our exploration of this variation (sociolinguistics) includes factors such as regional origin, age, gender, race, and native status. We also look at many examples of real linguistic studies. 

If you are a native speaker of Korean, please be aware that this class includes a group project, and that many students in the class will be non-native speakers of Korean. If you do not want to work together with non-native speakers, please do not enroll in this class. If you are a non-native speaker of Korean: it is recommended that you only enroll in this class if you have had the equivalent of at least 2 years of college-level Korean.  

Some assignments in this class require you to interact with native Korean speakers (e.g. collecting survey data), and our discussion of various linguistic phenomena will assume that you already have a basic understanding of how the language works. If your Korean proficiency level prevents you from completing the required assignments or understanding the lecture, your grade will suffer. 

This class provides an overview of Eastern art, examining the important achievements of traditional Chinese, Indian, and Japanese art. It examines the visual characteristics of ancient Eastern art, Buddhist art, painting, calligraphy, ceramics, and crafts, and aims to understand them within their historical and cultural contexts. Focusing on important themes highlighted in the history of art, it enhances understanding of the historical trends, representative works, stylistic characteristics, and traditional aesthetics of each artwork.  

Topics include Ancient Chinese Art: Pottery and Bronze; Buddhist Art: India, Central Asia, China; Ceramics: The Art of Clay and Fire; The Age of Painting and Calligraphy: From Portrait to Landscape; Literary Painting; The Emperor and Art: Court Art; Diversity of Ming-Cheng Dynasty Painting; The Beginnings of Japanese Art and Buddhist Art in Japan; Japanese Painting.

This course focuses on interpreting and designing moving images from a design perspective, rather than software-driven training. Over the past decade, production and distribution environments for moving images have rapidly transformed, making moving images a central mode of communication in visual design. As a result, the ability to understand how moving images are designed to shape meaning and sensation (moving image design) has become increasingly important beyond mere technical production skills.  If graphic design results in prints, then moving image design ends with movies, television, or video clips. In this class, students learn how movement is recorded and formed to articulate messages and learn techniques of shooting and editing with using special effects, exploring how time is created through image design. 

Each week, students screen and discuss a range of references and analyze them through five lenses—Context, Structure, System, Medium, and Sensory.  At the end of each class, the next lens is introduced, and students bring references in advance to support discussion. 

The course consists of two assignments: (1) a reference case study with a redesign plan (including an animatic), and (2) a final project in any medium with process documentation.

This introductory course fosters an evolutionary understanding of the human body, thought, emotion, behavior, society, and culture, and it is offered as a basic class open to students from any academic background.  

“Evolution” is the key concept for scientifically investigating the characteristic patterns of human thought, emotion, and behavior, as well as sociocultural phenomena. 
Drawing on intriguing findings from anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and behavioral ecology, we address a wide range of issues in individual lives and sociocultural contexts from an evolutionary perspective. 

Topics include Evolutionary inquiries for humans, Foundations of evolutionary theory, Overview of human evolutionary history, Evolutionary approaches to mind and behavior, Sex and mating, Family and kinship, Group life and sociality, Culture and religion.

This course introduces students to the understanding of space and natural philosophy, aimed at cultivating scientific and interdisciplinary literacy for Yonsei students who will become future leaders of society. It covers the characteristics of science, an overview of the universe, stellar evolution and the origin of humans, and the relationship between science, technology, and the fate of nations. The course also explores galaxy formation and evolution, Big Bang cosmology and natural philosophy, dark matter and dark energy, and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence in an accessible way. In addition, it introduces the history and future prospects of astronomical observation.

This physical activity course covers physical strength and the importance of physical training in modern society. Students create a physical training program suitable for themselves and cultivate the basic capacity by following the program, training each part of the body. Training and lectures will be provided so that students can apply scientific principles and exercise prescriptions for building up stamina. The course also focuses on understanding the effect of physical strength.