Korea University

This course provides a general introduction to language and linguistics. 

This course discusses the diversity in values, beliefs, cultures, races, genders, economic statuses, disabilities, generations, and other characteristics in the global world.

This course examines theory and research on the role of communication in the development, maintenance, and termination of interpersonal relationships. The class is conducted in a lecture and discussion format; students are encouraged to actively participate, especially as everyone in the class has both personal and vicarious experience with relationships. 

This course examines world literature along with the characteristics of Korean literature. It compares literary works from around the world and promotes an understanding of human beings and society, history and ideology, and culture and civilization in a macroscopic manner through literary works.

This course introduces theories and practices of International Organizations. The first part of the course deals with theories pertaining to international relations and international law on international organizations. The second part of the course focuses on the United Nations (UN) and other organizations. This course is primarily a discussion course; prior knowledge of international law, international relations, human rights, and environment is recommended. 

This course enables students to develop English conversation strategies for formal and informal settings. Emphasis is on developing effective communication skills which accompany superior pronunciation and sophisticated use of grammar

This course offers an advanced introduction to the field of neurodiversity. Neurodiversity refers to variations in the human brain and cognition, for instance in sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions. The course examines how certain developmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities affect how individuals experience, interact with, and interpret the world.

Co-sponsored by the Korea Foundation, this course is designed to provide a valuable learning experience on how South Korea has been conducting its regional and functional public diplomacy with a focus on its key issues and prospects. It further explores South Korea’s attractive points in its foreign and security policy implementation process as a part of conducting its public diplomacy. Various public diplomacy strategies will be discussed, such as how Korea can shape the perceptions of other countries on itself through appeal and attraction, determined by a country’s policies, culture, and values. This course provides both theoretical and practical views on South Korea’s public diplomacies in various aspects and in diverse regions across the world. In addition to several GSIS faculty members, former ambassadors and high-level executives who were at the forefront of Korea’s diplomacy have been invited as instructors for this course.

This course examines the process by which government agencies select certain values as policy goals, focus on particular dimensions of complex social problems, and formulate policy solutions. Key concepts and theories are examined along with systematic discussion of relevant cases.

This course provides a general survey of the historical development of various aspects of Korean civilization, including politics, society and economy, thought and religion, and the arts. Half of the course covers the main themes in Korean history and their historical interpretations, from prehistoric times to the modern period. It also pays special attention to social systems, religion and culture, as well as the changing geopolitics of the region. The other half of the course will take a comparative approach by examining contemporaneous China, Japan, and northeast Asia, identifying similarities and differences between the regions. Through this course, students will have a better understanding of the challenges Korea faced in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the historical processes through which Korea, China, and Japan developed.