Korea, South

This course covers processes and theories of government taxation, examining two traditional roles of government in relation to market mechanisms: the provision of public goods and services, and the provision of social insurance and income redistribution. 

This course is not only about theoretical analysis of the abstract expenditure programs, but also about specific institutions and policy debates in Korean context. 

First and second year levels of microeconomics are prerequisite. It is also recommended that students are equipped with mathematical skills related to economics. 

Some of the supplementary materials are written in Korean, thus some Korean language familiarity is recommended; although the materials will be explained in English, some of the terminologies cannot be translated.  

This course provides an overview of contemporary popular culture in Korea, with a focus on the media’s role in expressing and shaping it. Students will learn theoretical concepts to analyze Korean popular culture from an academic perspective, covering topics such as gender, collective memory, music, Korean wave, film, broadcasting and more. The course includes group research projects and class discussions. 

This course examines linguistic phenomena relating to the structure of language and how those phenomena are formulated and explained under the framework of so-called Generative Grammar.  

Course objectives include: i) to understand what is meant by the structure of language, ii) to examine linguistic facts discerned to be structural, iii) to appreciate conceptual/theoretical necessities to account for them (e.g., diverse developments from Generative to Minimalism), iv) to have a grasp of the idea of universal grammar. 

Topics include linguistics and syntax, ingredients of structure: linearity and hierarchy, syntactic categories, words to phrases, two kinds of merge: substitution and adjunction (external or internal), introduction to P-markers, various structural relations (Binding Theory), complement vs. adjunct (and specifier), covert elements: trace vs. empty categories (PRO/pro), movement and interpretation: 1. grammatical functions 2. thematic roles 3. displacement (overt movement vs. covert movement like QR), and transformation: substitution and ellipsis. 

This class provides fundamental understanding of energy conversion by use of power electronic devices. Students are expected to perform analysis and synthesis of power electronic systems after this course. Expected outcome includes: 1. Demonstrate the ability to analyze switching power converters in steady state using circuit averaging and determine DC voltages and currents 2. Be able to sketch current and voltage waveforms in a converter in steady state 3. Demonstrate the ability to size passive filtering components in converters such as inductors and capacitors to obtain a desired ripple performance 4. Demonstrate the ability to derive small-signal linearized models for switching converters 5. Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of negative feedback on converter operation 6. Demonstrate the ability to simulate switching converter using both switching models and averaged models via PSCPICE. 

Prerequisite: EEE2010 (Basic Circuit Theory) 

This course covers 600 years of Seoul history, the Chosun (1394-1897), Taehan Empire (1897-1919), and the Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945). As of 2020, Seoul has a population of 9.97 million and is considered one of the top ten metropolitan economies in the world. By exploring the history of Seoul, students gain an understanding of the history of one of the oldest cities in the world and also the dynamic history of modern Korea.  By the end of the course students should be able to understand early modern Korean history and its significant events. In addition, students will understand how modern-day Seoul was established via its 600 year history.

This course introduces concepts and theories of mathematical analysis. Topics include limits of continuous functions and differentiable series of functions, uniform convergence of series of functions, Arzela-Ascoli theorem, Weierstrass theorem, power series, analytic functions, trigonometric series, Fourier series, etc. 

This course fosters creative and critical thinking through the diversification of reading texts and modes of expression (writing, performance, artwork). Students practice various communication skills centered on a specific topic and cultivate creative thinking processes. The course explores various historical forms of communities and examines works related to these themes to reflect on what a truly just community and its leadership should be like. While engaging with the texts through discussions and writing, the course emphasizes creative thinking rather than purely academic understanding. 

Topics include: reading texts without relying on fixed interpretation; seeking answers actively rather than passively accepting traditional responses; how to independently gather materials on a given topic, reconstruct various types of texts (literature, film, art) from one’s perspective, and derive new interpretations; how to organize and express independently interpreted materials from a unique viewpoint; and how to develop a capacity to move beyond exclusive thinking that holds one's own ideas as the only truth. 

This course examines the intersection of fashion, media, and cultural history from the early 20th century to the present day. This course explores the evolution of fashion within both Western and Korean fashion history in the twentieth century. Students will explore how ideals have changed over the decades and how various cultural and historical contexts have been differently addressed in various fashion styles. Students will also explore the way ideals have been portrayed through a variety of media such as fashion dolls, fashion illustrations, magazines, advertisements, photography, television shows, films, exhibitions, fashion collections, and more. 

This course provides upper-level undergraduate students an holistic overview of physical processes that develop alluvial, eolian, lake, delta, shoreline, and shallow-marine, tidal depositional systems. The focus of this class ranges from applications of the basic principles i.e., sediment transport and depositional mechanics to stratigraphy and basin interpretation in various depositional environments. Topics include Interpreting sedimentary successions, Ichnology and facies models, Siliciclastic facies models, Glacial deposits, Alluvial deposits, Eolian systems, Wave-and storm-dominated shoreline and shallow-marine systems, Tidal depositional systems, Deltas, Transgressive wave-dominated coasts, Deep-marine sediments and sedimentary systems, and Lakes.

Prerequisite: Sedimentary Petrology

This course explores the international relations of the East Asian countries of China, Japan, and Korea and provides students with critical perspectives on various issues related to international relations in East Asia. This course examines the question of how East Asian countries have coped with the West (Western values, power, economy, etc.,) since the European expansion in the nineteenth century that broke apart the China-centered East Asian world order. 

Topics include national security, foreign policy, regional and global governance, civilizational/modernity politics, and power transition.