Korea, South

Set theory is a beautiful and magical subject stemming from transparent and easy observations leading us to a surprising and somewhat unbelievable logical world on which contemporary mathematics is based. Its controversial and contrasting history attracts our attentions as well. In this beginning course, we focus on set operations, orderings, cardinal and ordinal arithmetics which, as primitive notions, are absolutely necessary in learning almost every subject of mathematics. The course also introduces more mysterious and advanced parts of the subject whose full clarifications can be pursued by interested students in their senior or graduate level courses. We often touch on set theory itself, overview the axiom of foundation, the consistency and independence problems, the theory of large cardinals, descriptive set theory, etc. 

This course is a multidisciplinary framework in considering the social and cultural importance of the body and dress. It covers the social and psychological aspects of appearance and dress as it relates to the individual, society, and culture. Topics include the relationship between self and appearance, the role of appearance in human interaction as a form of nonverbal communication, the factors that influence our choices of appearance, and the impact of social change on culture and appearance.

This course introduces modern standard Korean language at the beginning level. Through the practice of listening and speaking basic Korean, students learn conversational skills and useful phrases on various topics in everyday life. 

This course provides an overview of the history and methodology of comparative education with a focus on understanding the role of education in supporting development and/or peace in countries and communities around the world. Country case studies or cross-cultural comparative studies in international development contexts and/or in crisis and conflict-affected contexts are examined. The ways that education may be used to undermine development and peace will also be addressed.

The goal of this course is to provide Yonsei students an opportunity to learn and think about human rights based on the legacy of Yonsei`s founding value of the Truth and the Freedom. We hope to encourage all students to take up the mantle in continuing this legacy of furthering human rights, pursuing a more just and equitable society. Topics include The Spirit of Yonsei and Human Rights From Historic Perspective, Human Rights: In Between Freedom and Responsibility, Debates on Human Rights and History of Praxix (Civic and Political Rights), Human Rights ad Social Justice, Human Rights and Gender (Gender Equity), Human Rights and Child (Socialization Process), Human Rights and Different Abilities, Human Rights and Labor, Human Rights, Environment and Life, Human Rights and Community, Human Rights and Refugee, Human Rights and Digital Media: Ethics on Expression and Communication, Human Rights and Medicine, Human Rights, Education, and University.

The study of Biochemistry merges concepts from Biology and Chemistry to explain the basis of life. This course provides a detailed investigation into the structure/function relationship of biological macromolecules (Nucleic Acids, Proteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates) and how they interact in biological systems. Special emphasis is placed on protein folding and kinetics, membrane transport and bioenergetics.

This course is primarily for students planning to become secondary school English teachers in Korea as well as students who are interested in teaching English as a foreign language. The course aims to provide a foundation for designing and developing learner-centered curricula and materials for learners in English as a foreign language (EFL) context. 

The goals of this course are to acquire general overview on computer networks, understand the details of key Internet protocols, learn and practice the usage of the internet protocol stack through several programming projects, and provide introduction on wireless Internet technologies.

Prerequisite: Reasonable C(or C++) programming skill

The study of genetics focuses on understanding phenotypic variation and the mechanisms underlying inheritance. This courses examines the processes that participate in converting an individual's genotype into the phenotypes displayed by that individual. This course presents the fundamental properties of genes and the various approaches to genetic analysis, as it is performed in several different model organisms.