Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

This course enables students to have simple conversations by learning basic sentence patterns, expressions, and vocabulary in Korean. 

Students learn how to read and write Hangeul (Korean alphabet). Also, students will practice various daily topics such as self-introduction, greetings, major/school activities, family, locations, and numbers. The course follows the integrated text which is effective for students to practice four areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  

This class will be carried out in Korean. Therefore, students are required to speak Korean only during class time. 

This course is intended for undergraduate students in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences who have some background knowledge in Neurobiology and Behavioral science. This class covers the basics of cognitive neuroscience. Cognitive Neuroscience is a subfield of neuroscience that examines behavioral and neurobiological foundations underlying cognitive functions including perception, movement, attention, learning and memory, emotion, language, decision-making, and social cognition.  

Students will explore the methodology of cognitive neuroscience and its applications to investigation of human behavior and decision. The course focuses on 8 major functions of the brain: Perception, Movement, Attention, Emotion, Memory, Executive functions, Decision-making, Social cognition. Students are expected to actively participate in questions and answers, debates, and discussions during class. 

This course covers human-computer interaction (HCI) design methods and principles. Human-computer interaction deals with the design of interactive systems to support the ways people communicate and interact in their everyday and working lives. The central goal of HCI is to develop usable systems that are easy to learn, effective to use, and offer an enjoyable experience. 

In this course, students explore well-known design principles on usability aspects (e.g., learnability, efficiency, human errors) and design methodologies (e.g., user-centered design, task analysis, prototyping, heuristic evaluation, and user testing). Design assignments and term projects help students enhance their user interface design skills in web, mobile, and IoT environments.  

This course covers processes and techniques that help corporate managers make financial decisions in an international setting. 

Instead of introducing fundamental international finance concepts in a simplified one-country setting, this course takes a global approach and studies different nations (with each their own currency) who interact politically, economically, and financially. 

Students examine qualitative and quantitative financial methodologies for making major financial decisions in the international business setting and learn to identify global issues and trends in both academic and practical areas of international finance.  

Prerequisite: Financial Management 

This advanced topics course covers neuro- and neuroscience-related topics via a combination of 1 hour lecture and 1.5-hour student discussions. The weekly topics are presented by the professor and guest lecturers. Topics may include Neuroscience Research and Treatment of Brain Disorders, Sensory Processing and Integration, The Neurobiology of Cancer, Cell-cell Interactions in Neuroimmunology, Panel Discussions, etc. 

This course examines history of modern Korea from the late nineteenth century to the early 2000s through Korean film by analyzing selected films as historical documents on Korean history, politics, society, and culture. The course explores themes such as the open port period, colonial Korea, liberation/occupation/national division, the Korean War, the post-war development in ROK, military authoritarianism, democratization, the Sunshine Policy, globalization, and multiculturalism. Students examine both the accuracy of each film’s representation of history and the counter narratives of some historical events. 

This survey course examines the visual and material culture of Korea from prehistoric times through the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). It presents key artifacts and artistic traditions in a chronological framework, exploring them within their historical, cultural, religious, and social contexts. While the lectures primarily focus on the diverse works of art that emerged within the Korean peninsula, attention will also be given to the transcultural dynamics of East Asian art history. 

This course is an in-depth exploration of the mechanisms underlying inorganic and organometallic reactions, with a particular focus on understanding their fundamentals and applications. Students examine key aspects of organometallic chemistry, including bonding, reactivity, and catalytic cycles, while also delving into spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic techniques used to probe reaction mechanisms. Techniques such as NMR, IR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and kinetic studies are emphasized to elucidate reaction pathways and intermediate characterization. The course also highlights cutting-edge trends in inorganic and organometallic chemistry, showcasing recent advancements in catalysis and chemical transformations. By the end of the semester, students will develop a strong foundation in mechanistic analysis and contemporary methodologies used in inorganic chemistry research. CH344 is recommended as a prerequisite course. All lectures will be in English.

This course, offered entirely in Korean, is designed for students who have basic knowledge of the Korean language and have completed more than 50 hours of Korean language education or taken Korean Language 1. It enables students to deepen their understanding of the Korean language and to acquire a beginning level of communicative competency in Korean. This class employs a comprehensive approach for reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  Topics include how to use honorific forms, speaking in formal settings such as presentations, how to engage in phone conversations, daily topics like travel, transportation, family, culture, and Korean life. 

This course is a non-academic creative writing course intended to foster student creativity through the practice of creative expression in written English. Topics include creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction. Students analyze readings from a writer's perspective to heighten awareness of features common to successful creative writing. Students adapt these features to their own work as appropriate, using a process approach that encourages thoughtful peer review and revision for personal expression.  

The goals of this class are to articulate eloquently in English about creative texts, write in multiple genres that demonstrate an engagement with course readings and discussions, and enhance creativity and critical thinking by synthesizing feedback into one's own work.