Korea, South

Through an integrated curriculum of vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, writing, and reading, this course enables students to: 

1) Communicate in Korean in formal discourse;

2) Converse in Korean at an intermediate level on a wide range of topics including environment, problems and solutions; asking and rejecting; thanking, apologizing, etc; and,

3) Understand metaphorical expressions, idioms, sayings in Korean.

This course teaches foreign students the following low-mid level skills for Korean: ability to comprehend university-level lectures and class presentations; ability to make a note for lectures; ability to make an answer for essay questions; and, ability to conduct low-mid level everyday conversation. Students learn a variety of colloquial expressions commonly used in university-level lectures, useful expressions for lecture notes, and skills for making an answer for essay questions. By using audiovisual materials, students can improve their ability to conduct everyday conversation in Korean.

This course explores the principles of phonology, the sound patterns of languages. The course addresses tools of phonological analysis, description, and application. The course provides an understanding of phonological patterns and systems of languages and skill development in phonological data analysis. 

This course explores some of the major themes in the history of nonwestern Christianity by giving special emphasis on the role played by nonwestern missionaries, indigenous Christian leaders, and European missionaries. It focuses on the history of Christianity in the nonwestern world by exploring Christianity that evolved from the first century in Jerusalem and how it has developed and functions in the contemporary world. The course also examines Christianity that has its roots in western Christianity and looks at how it has translated itself into nonwestern world by exploring how the transition has taken place, informed by specific local contexts, cultures and specific experiences of people.

This course introduces the theory of social networks and social capital, and how social networks may affect individual achievement. To analyze individual as well as interorganizational networks, the course introduces related cutting-edge strategic management theories and social network analysis tools such as UCInet and/or Netminer. 

Through an integrated curriculum of vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, writing, and reading, this course enables students to: 

1)To communicate in Korean at various discourse circumstances; 

2)To converse in Korean at an intermediate level on a wide range of topics such as school life, public institutions, giving appropriate recommendations, etc.; and,

3)To write using appropriate endings.

This course provides students with an opportunity to learn how to systematically compare public policies. It pays attention to the reasons behind the similarities and differences in public policies in different countries. The course consists of three parts. The first part of the course introduces and discusses concepts, theories, and methods in comparative public policy. The second part covers real-case comparisons for problem-solving. Key public policy issues are examined in comparative perspectives. Finally, while examining cross-national policy learning and policy transfers, the course discusses the importance of comparative public policy in policy-making and formulation. The key purpose of the course is to strengthen students' capacity to compare public policies, devise policy alternatives, and enhance their ability to make good public policies. In this course, we will specifically focus on the Triple Transition—digital, climate, and demographic—and discuss how to design relevant and impactful policies during this era of great transformation through comparative analysis.

This course introduces the basic structure of the American legal system and various topics of substantive law.