Korea, South

This course covers Social Psychology, which is the scientific study of behavior and cognition in social situations and the examination of causation factors. Hence, the course psychologically explores major social phenomena in contemporary society, and reviews relevant studies on psychological undertones of such phenomena.   

The course examines human characteristics in the context of Social Psychology in order to understand contemporary social issues. Topics include the influence of others, relations with others, evaluation of others and social phenomenon, social phenomenon happening in social groups, and more. Students will gain an enhanced understanding of themselves, others, and society at large by exploring how social phenomena, social issues, and daily experiences can be interpreted through theories of social psychology. The course goal is to increase understanding of how people perceive others and the social environments around them, how people respond to these social stimuli, and how they are affected by these factors. 

This course covers estimating relationships between economic variables associated with agricultural situations. Students are enabled to understand the general concepts about model identification, estimation, forecasting, and policy analysis. Students learn simple regression, multiple regression, and time series analysis. Prerequisite: Principles of Economy, Statistics, Mathematics for Economic Analysis. 

This course covers the fundamental principles of graphic design through small assignments, two big projects, critiques, readings, and lectures. Topics include the elements of form and color, understanding visual forms (points, lines, and surfaces), and visual grammar such as scale, repetition, rhythm, balance, etc.  

For practicing visual grammar, students learn graphic software such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. For the projects, students develop their expressive ways to transfer meaning and values based on practicing visual grammar. 

This course explores the impact of technology on international politics, introducing key international relations theories and examining how technological advancements influence patterns of war and peace, as well as the dynamics of cooperation and conflict among states.  

The first part of the course focuses on the development of nuclear weapons and their implications for international relations. It addresses critical questions such as: Does the advent of nuclear weapons represent a fundamental shift in the nature of warfare and international relations? Why and how do states pursue nuclear weapons? What international efforts exist to regulate their proliferation?  

The latter part of the course examines the role of emerging technologies from the new industrial revolution, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous weapons, in shaping international affairs. It tackles questions like: Do cyber operations alter the nature of warfare? What ethical considerations are necessary for regulating autonomous weapons? How does social media influence international relations? Through these inquiries, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of the intersection between technology and global politics. 

There is no prerequisite for this course, but basic knowledge of international relations theories is expected (A recommended course before taking this course: Introduction to International Politics) 

This class is designed for international students studying at SNU, in particular those students who may not have had the opportunity yet to study the language or culture of Korea. It provides a general introduction to the Korean language and important aspects of Korean culture, both traditional and modern. Topics include an outline of the Korean language with honorific forms, Korean history, nature, economy, and society. The course also covers Korean art, music, literature and philosophy as well as problems concerning the traditional culture such as family, relatives, wedding, funeral ceremony, folk's belief, shamanism, seasonal rite and customs. The class is conducted in English, including all instruction, discussion, and assignments. 

This course focuses on the food industry and studies the success and failure cases of marketing and information management in fields such as agriculture, food service, bio industry, and distribution industry, and discusses how to apply them for the development of our food industry. Through case analysis, students will acquire various practical knowledge on how business activities in these industries are developed from the perspective of marketing and information management, and how to solve problems using methods and frameworks. Students who successfully complete this course will have basic skills as management consultants in the field of food and bio business. 

This course covers financial engineering theories including fixed-income securities, interest rate risks, modern portfolio theory, capital asset pricing model, and derivatives. Students explore and build hands-on experience for application of Al techniques such as dimension reduction, supervised/unsupervised learning, natural language processing, and deep reinforcement learning. 

This course introduces population geography to undergraduate students and focuses on the causes and consequences of population change. It enables students to understand demographic dynamics brought about by birth, death, and mobility. The course examines the tension between how demographic knowledge (and in particular, demographic categories) has been constructed and how such categories are used. The course pays special attention to the spatial mobility of human beings as the increase in human mobility receives increasing attention from both academia and policy-making. 

This course covers the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become effective practitioners in culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse classrooms and schools. An important of goal of this course is to help future educators attain a sophisticated understanding of the concept of culture and to view race/ethnicity, gender, and class as interacting concepts rather than as separate and distinct. As a result, intersectionality, i.e., how race/ethnicity, gender and class are fluid variables that interact in complex ways is an overarching concept in this course. In doing so, the course integrates the content of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to provide students an opportunity to explore issues of inequalities and injustices related to race/ethnicity, gender, and class within their communities from a global perspective.  

The course collaborates with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) through online interactions and Project-Based Learning (PBL) to facilitate participants’ understanding of local issues and current circumstances pertaining to race/ethnicity, gender, and social class in South Korea and Taiwan. Through PBL focusing on student-selected topics, participants from both societies will actively engage in intercultural collaboration and knowledge exchange, promoting social inclusivity and advancing SDGs grounded in principles of multicultural education and sustainable development. 

This course introduces the study of democracy and democratization, which is one of the core sub-fields in comparative politics. Drawing on classic and cutting-edge work, it covers four major topics in the field: the concepts and typologies of democracy, regime transitions from authoritarianism to democracy, the consolidation of democracy, and democratic backsliding. The course helps students develop theoretical understanding about what democracy is and how democracy can be established and developed, or de-consolidated. 

The course includes designated class discussions/debates on South Korean democracy and democratization. Therefore, a substantial level of knowledge of Korean politics is needed to participate in class discussions/debates.