Korea, South

This course examines key moments of the long-twentieth century of the Western civilization from the Great War to the Financial Crisis of 2008 and the Brexit. Challenging the dichotomy of ‘West’ and ‘East’, it pays attention to the way in which different civilizations interconnected themselves. 

This class provides an overview of various legal issues surrounding corporations. Aspects of legal issues in business management are examined. Actual cases and related video clips may be used to stimulate class discussions. Due to the market failure that the world economy is experiencing now, governments around the world are tightening their grips on corporations through numerous regulatory schemes. The course discusses regulatory issues which restrict or promote today’s corporate activities and analyzes and discusses cases in relation to current viewpoints. Because this class covers a wide range of legal issues, student participation is strongly encouraged, and class participation contributes to as much as 40% of the total grade.  

One of the most important questions in studying international politics is how to promote cooperation under anarchy. This course studies different perspectives of international relations including realism, neorealism, liberalism, neoliberal institutionalism, constructivism, and strategic perspective and discusses global and regional governance for peace and stability of the East Asian region. Issues reviewed during include the North Korean nuclear issues, nuclear proliferation, the rise of China and the US-China hegemonic competition, South Korea`s foreign and security policies, Korea-Japan relations, Korea-Russia relations, and Korea`s national security and its middle power role in the region. Assessments: Class attendance, quiz, class participation (15%); group paper, presentation and Q&A participation (35%); final exam (50%).

Course may be offered in English or Korean as the language of instruction.

This course examines the principles of basic biochemistry, including an introduction to metabolism. Topics include glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycogen metabolism, citric acid cycle, lipid metabolism, photosynthesis, nucleic acid, protein synthesis, etc. 

Korean sign language is completely different in structure and grammar from the Korean language per se. Korean society is noticeable for linguistic and racial homogeneity, which has led to a low tolerance for the users of foreign languages. Also widespread in Korean society is the pathological approach that recognizes hearing impairment as an abnormal condition requiring medical rehabilitation and normalization. These add to the numerous handicaps and exclusions that the hearing-impaired have to live through in all stages of their life. Learning and sharing sign language is a step towards eliminating the causes of the discrimination and alienation to which the hearing-impaired are exposed. In other words, it helps us better understand the language, lifestyle, and cultures of the specific minority group whose presence in society is otherwise not easily visible. By learning a manual-visual language, students familiar with oral-aural languages obtain a new understanding of human communication systems. They also have an opportunity to appreciate the values and possibilities of Korean sign language by exploring its historical development and methods of word formation, along with diverse subcultures of hearing-impaired communities.

This course covers the techniques for interpreting and analyzing financial and accounting data for management control purposes. It is designed to deliver relevant methodologies and skills, including cost-volume-profit analysis, profit planning, budgeting, and control over overhead costs. It provides a basic understanding of accounting information needed by management in the control of operations. The course seeks the following learning goals: Fundamental knowledge of the discipline, Creative thinking and problem-solving skills, and Business ethics. The goal is to define costs and understand different classifications of costs; to understand the costing methods for manufacturing businesses; to understand cost-volume-profit relations and apply CVP-related concepts for managerial analysis; to understand different kinds of managerial accounting decisions and exercise the necessary skills and knowledge for good decisions; and to understand performance management and measurement.

Prerequisite: BIZ1101-Financial Accounting

This class focuses on the theories, issues, and practice of global apparel and textile trades. Topics include current trends and issues in the global fashion supply chain, sourcing option, foreign market entry modes, product line development, partner selection, quality assurance, logistics, and evaluation.

Functional foods provide health benefits beyond our basic nutritional requirements. The course examines the efficacy of functional foods in human health and their possible application in disease prevention. Students learn the basic concepts of diseases, functional foods with health-promoting effects, and the mechanism of how food can affect human health. The course also covers prebiotics and probiotics, and food compounds and safety.

This course enables students to develop nuanced understandings of human/non-human “rights” and how they work, as well as their “responsibilities” as global citizens in their respective societies. It offers interdisciplinary explorations of how rights and responsibilities are relevant in helping to understand and solve some of our contemporary world’s most pressing problems.