Korea, South

This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning for students with a solid statistics background. Topics include supervised learning (generative/discriminative learning, parametric/non-parametric learning, support vector machines, neural networks), unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, generative models), and other learning theories. 

This course covers global issues and the impacts of the globalization on the East Asian countries. It examines the concept of globalization and discusses international and transnational Issues in East Asia. Topics include the globalization of world politics; its distinction from internationalization; the driving forces behind globalization; state sovereignty; environmental Issues; sustainable development; 1992 UN Conference; nuclear proliferation; properties that distinguish nuclear weapons from conventional forms; changes in the motivations for acquiring nuclear weapons; nuclear proliferation concerns that have stemmed from the dissolution of the Soviet Union; humanitarian intervention and values; European and regional integration; and the spread, function, and implications of nationalism.

In this course, students learn the characteristics, effects, and basic skills of golf and develop the ability to play a real game on the golf range. The course covers basic positions and swings, such as the back swing, down swing, and follow-through. 

This course investigates the idea of global citizenship in contemporary political theory and practice. The course begins by taking a close look at the concept itself and then apply global citizenship perspectives to public policy issues surrounding human rights and immigration, looking especially at scholarly debates on whether national borders should be more open than at present as well as the especially difficult circumstances faced by refugees and women migrant labor. It also examines numerous critical global issues, including climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the COVID-19 pandemic, and this leads into analysis of the state of global governance and principles of global justice, as well as the emerging ‘effective altruism’ movement oriented toward future generations.

This course for absolute beginners teaches to read and write Hangul proficiently. The course covers the fundamental system of pronunciation and how to correctly pronounce initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants; how to correctly apply fundamental sentence structure and syntax. The course also provides a good command of basic daily use of Korean: greetings, self-introduction, ordering food, purchasing goods, asking for directions, using public transportation, etc. Texts: YONSEI KOREAN I, YONSEI KOREAN READING I, and YONSEI KOREAN WORKBOOK 1. 

This seminar studies the law of property focusing on several sub-areas, such as changes in real estates rights, registration of rights in real estates, ownership, easements, and other proprietary rights. 

This course combines the study of the concepts and theories of typographic design with typography practice. Students plan and complete creative typographic designs using CG programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effect etc.

This course provides an introduction to smart city planning. It covers the history and concept of smart cities, future city trends, diverse smart technologies, and smart city policies. Topics include a comparison of European smart cities, technology and urban planning, smart city projects in economic development planning, smart mobility solutions, autonomous vehicles, smart mobility projects in Korea, smart energy transitions, and smart city projects in participatory planning. 

This course provides a broad understanding of linguistics by examining the historical changes in the objects and methodology of its research. Following a historical path, the course explores the theoretical background and characteristics of each school, up to European and American structuralism and modern transformational grammar.

Researchers protect their intellectual property in the form of property rights (patents), and capitalize the invention either by licensing out the rights to other enterprises or by starting up a company by themselves. This course covers intellectual property, how researchers’ inventions are protected, and what knowledge and skills are need to start a technology based company.