Korea University

This is an introductory course on international law. Various issues on international law are discussed from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Film has the complex characteristics of art, entertainment, industry, and science, and is a total medium of expression that conveys ideas and emotions at the same time. In order to properly understand the artificial product of film beyond the level of simple entertainment, it is necessary to learn the basics of film language, film aesthetics, film history, film production, and the film industry. This course introduces a systematic understanding of film media, focusing on how film can give people the kind of aesthetic experience offered by art such as music, art, theater, etc.

This course provides an introduction to microeconomics and macroeconomics together at the beginner level, which attempt to understand the behavior of individual entities such as markets, firms, households, and the economy as a whole. It focuses on a core set of fundamental concepts that help understand a broad range of macroeconomic and macroeconomic issues: scarcity, trade-offs, opportunity cost, incentive, marginal thinking, exchange, efficiency, information, etc. (microeconomics), the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation, monetary and fiscal policies, etc. (macroeconomics).

This class offers lectures and presentations on Korean history and culture for foreign students without a Korean educational background. The first half of the course emphasizes modern Korean culture and how it relates to Korean identity and “Korean-ness.” The second half covers major periods in Korean history in chronological order, giving emphasis to specific events and incidents as necessary.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of the financial decision-making practice of corporations and enables students to apply financial theories to understanding issues and solving problems in real-world settings. The course examines the costs and benefits of various financing choices with an emphasis on issues of taxation, financial distress costs, agency conflicts, information problems, and managerial incentive problems. These issues are explored in the context of a firm’s capital structure choice, payout policy, security issues, and mergers and acquisitions.

This course introduces general physics and provides basic understanding of classical mechanics, rotation, wave, and thermodynamics. Topics include units; linear and circular motion; gravity; wave, and thermal physics. 

This course explores language and culture to uncover how they are related. Centering on Korean, it examines different languages and expressions and strives to discover the culture and the cultural motivation behind the language and language use.

The course is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge and skills in adult learning and counseling. This course introduces students to key concepts of adult learners as well as various learning theories and models to aid in understanding adult development and adult learning. 

This course is an intermediate-level Korean speaking class for Korean language learners. Students learn intermediate-level vocabulary and expressions in everyday materials and familiar socio-cultural topics, training them to organize their thoughts and improve their speaking skills. The course centers on student-centered pair work and small group work, to foster an environment for students to practice natural and fluent speaking skills.

This course provides students an introduction to the basic principles of second language acquisition (SLA), a discipline that explores how humans learn additional languages after they have acquired their first language. The course offers a comprehensive understanding of SLA, mainly addressing the following topics: (a) theoretical accounts of first and second language acquisition, (b) various environmental, learner, and linguistic factors influencing SLA, and (c) characteristics of learner language as manifested in second language development. It also explores how theoretical claims and research findings of the field provide insights for second language teaching and learning