Korea, South

Basic understanding of fundamental concepts and tools of general physics. Topics include Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors, Motion Along a Straight Line, Motion in Two or Three Dimensions, Newton’s Law of Motion, Application of Newton’s Laws, Work and Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy and Energy, Conservation, Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions, Rotation of Rigid Bodies, Dynamics of Rotational Motion, Equilibrium and Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics, Gravitation, Periodic Motion, Mechanical Waves, and Sound and Hearing.

This course is offered to non-science majors. This course explores the universe and its relationship to man from the viewpoint of ancient people to that of modern astronomers on space satellite. It emphasizes relevance of astronomy in natural sciences, engineering, humanism, and art.

This class presents a modern overview on the cosmos, as well as the multiple interrelations between humans and the universe. Topics include the basics of astronomy, planets and solar system, the sun, stars, galaxies, tools of astronomy (telescopes, satellites, etc.), spaceflight, life on earth, extreme objects (white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes), and cosmology.

This course familiarizes students with an intellectual history of feminist approaches to media studies, while dealing with a range of theories and methods for the study of popular/media culture. Discussions revolve around gendered representation; audience analysis; post-feminism; media production and gender, and the implications of globalization and technological development for the construction of gender(s). The course also traces the key changes in feminist theory, which are closely associated with the major changes in broader philosophical and sociological thinking. 

The course analyzes Korea’s perspective on today’s China. It focuses on a few main incidents that have affected Chinese modern history.

This course covers the basic principles of biochemistry. Topics include amino acids, primary structures of proteins, properties of enzymes, carbohydrates, and lipids and membranes. 

In this course, students learn fundamental theories, basic principles and basic skills of yacht in lectures and practice techniques such as sail trim, tracking, jibbing, etc.

This is an introductory course in international relations. It introduces the core concepts and theories of international relations. It covers the most pressing political problems and challenges of the current international system and various topics in international relations, such as wars and other conflicts, globalization and economic crisis, humanitarian interventions, and climate change. The course is organized under the four broad themes: theoretical foundations, international security, international political economy, and politics of global commons. Under each theme, most lectures focus on a substantially important question in international relations, such as why wars occur, what the effects of international trade and finances are on the welfare of citizens, and why it is hard to achieve cooperation in solving global environmental problems. 

This course is designed for those who have basic knowledge of Korean. The objective of this course is to give students knowledge of Korean language and to help students acquire communicative competence in Korean.