Korea, South

This course examines modern Korean literature, history, culture, and society of the 20th and early 21st century. 

This course extends the concept "language" within a variety of perspectives, and applies the concept to human life and the universe. Thus, the course explores the universality of "information" and "communication" in many academic fields. It provides the basic understanding of human language - its structure in form and meaning, its nature, its way of existence, and its generative principles. It also explores the key concepts in more general contexts such as natural language vs. artificial language; symbolic systems and tools for encoding world information; [information structures in art/music and design; the patterns of communication in these "languages"; and the roles of human participants in the communication.

This course improves Korean writing skills using the composing of simple paragraphs covering various topics that arise in daily life, and then writing a longer essay by the end of the course. The course also teaches students how to complete various official forms, improve basic Korean writing skills, practice various genres of Korean writing, and develop Korean written communication skills.

This course provides an overview of the history and major issues in Korea-US relations. The first half of the course deals with the late nineteenth century up to the 1980`s. The second half discusses various contemporary issues related to the two countries, including security, trade, Korean nationalism, immigration, North Korea`s nuclear program, and territorial disputes, among many others. Topics include security, trade, Korean nationalism, immigration, North Korea`s nuclear program, and territorial disputes, among others.

The course provides a study of health science, beginning with the historical implication and philosophy, as well as a look at the major emerging health issues.
 

This course introduces students to the contemporary global business environment from different theoretical perspectives while drawing on relevant empirical evidence. It highlights the role of multinational firms, institutions and political economic systems, technological changes, and geography in shaping the global business environment. The focus is on the actors and the complex set of interactions, embedded in different institutional frameworks, and grounded in different geographies, that shape the global business environments. This course examines the major global trends and issues facing business in the 21st century.

This course examines the formulation and development of United States foreign policy from the American founding to the present day. It explores case studies and crises that have tested and reshaped American leadership in the world including the territorial expansion of the United States, the two world wars, the Cold War rivalry with the Soviet Union and its satellites; the Korean War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Vietnam War; the collapse of Soviet Communism; tensions in the Middle East; the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; and the ongoing rise of China and Russia’s war in Ukraine. It also traces the roots of America’s ascent to superpower status during the 20th century and assesses the many dilemmas it faces in the present day as US foreign policy has veered from the Trump administration’s authoritarian populism to the Biden presidency and its return to liberal internationalism. The course also studies how American responses to world affairs–and American interactions with other governments, regions and international institutions–have evolved across generations. 

This course provides a study of basic soil mechanics and investigates geotechnical engineering principles. It examines how to make simplifications to complex soil conditions, how to establish strength/deformation characteristics of the soil, and how to apply fundamental geo-mechanics knowledge to solve problems involving the stability of an earth mass.

This course provides general instruction on several different forms of dancing with partners. These dances include but are not limited to the Cha Cha, Waltz, and Rumba. Students learn the proper dance techniques of steps, physical form, presentation and dance etiquette. Students also learn ballroom techniques.

The course covers the basic concepts, theories, and contemporary debates and issues surrounding Northeast Asia's international security. Topics include realism and military security, liberalism and cooperative security and arms control, constructivism and human security, domestic politics and international security, hegemony and military security, coercive diplomacy, alliances in northeast Asia, US-China competition, Japan`s security policy, north Korea’s nuclear challenge, and ROK and peace in the Korean peninsula.