Yonsei University

This course examines multilateralism, global governance, and regional integration as an important area of study within international relations. It focuses on global governance system such as the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations (WHO,UNHCR,IAEA), and regional organizations such as European Union (EU), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), NATO, OSCE, ARF and other inter-regional cooperation mechanism (APEC, ASEM, FEALAC). 

The course explores how the UN and regional organizations can survive and develop in today's world after the second term of US President Trump has started in January 2025 with 'America First' foreign policy. 

The course also considers the first year of President Trump and impact of Canadian PM's proposal of 'Middle Power Coalition' as a third way of protecting multilateral and regional organizations. 

Topics include History and theory of global governance and multilateral regimes, Structure and function of the United Nations, Peace and security, Human rights and development, Regional integration/expansion in Europe and Asia-Pacific, Inter-Regional cooperation mechanisms. 

This course covers international organizations and the laws that govern them. 

International organizations govern many different aspects of contemporary international relations, from global security, trade, environmental issues to human rights. Crucial to these international organizations is the legal framework that gives these organizations power but also limits their authority. At the same time, the activities of these organizations also contribute to establishing customary practices that become the foundation for international norms and law.  

This course covers the historical and theoretical foundations of international organizations and provides a comprehensive understanding of the establishment and activities of international organizations from a legal perspective.  

Students explore the roles, forms, and structures of international organizations and acquire a critical perspective on the limitations of international organizations as well as the legal and practical challenges facing them.  

Students become familiar with the debates associated with five international organizations (the UN, ICC, ASEAN, NATO, and the WTO). 

This course provides an overview of computer systems security. Students build a comprehensive understanding of central problems in software and hardware security and solutions to them. 

Topics include the basic concepts of threats and security, access control, authentication, cryptography, and low-level software and hardware security. In addition to the principles and theories presented in the class, students are able to develop practical skills by completing six programming assignments along the way. Students perform threat modeling and security analysis of existing computer systems, write attack payloads that compromise insecure programs, and develop defensive programming skills and be able to use existing defensive mechanisms.

Prerequisite: Operating Systems; Computer Architecture

This course examines the evolutionary origins and psychological mechanisms underlying human behavior, including social relationships, kinship, mating, parenting, cooperation, aggression, status, and culture.

We re-examine core topics in social psychology through the lens of evolutionary theory to develop a big-picture understanding of the adaptive nature of who we are. The focus is on building a strong foundational knowledge in evolutionary psychology, and continually asking why people think and behave the way they do.

Topics include Principles of Evolutionary Theory, The Science of EP: How to Think about It and How to Do It, Survival, Sex Differences, Mating Psychology, Public Controversies, Parenting, Kinship, Cooperation, Aggression, Status & Hierarchy, Development & Individual Differences, Psychological Extensions, and Evolutionary Medicine. 

Prerequisite: Social Psychology

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the major debates, key thinkers, and intellectual trajectories in feminist thought. Through close engagement with both classic and contemporary texts, we examine feminist critiques of liberalism, capitalism, and the state, as well as theories of gender, sexuality, race, and embodiment.

The course also introduces alternative theoretical frameworks, including care ethics, intersectionality, and decolonial/postcolonial feminisms. Throughout the semester, we critically examine the conceptual foundations of feminist theory while considering how these frameworks can be applied to contemporary politics and social practice.

This course introduces basic ideas and techniques for designing computer systems with intelligence (systems collecting intelligence from public data and making statistical inferences to make an informed decision). This course provides formal language and automata theory examining fundamental knowledge on computation and computability. Topics include finite-state automata (regular languages), pushdown automata (context-free languages) and Turing machines (unrestricted languages).  

The course covers how to design intelligent search and inference; how to aggregate data-driven intelligence; and how to build intelligence into systems. Text: Hopcroft, Motwani and Ullman, INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMATA THEORY, LANGUAGES AND COMPUTATION. Assessment: Exams (75%), quiz and homework (20%), class participation (5%). 

This course introduces critical issues and dynamics of international relations in South East Asia(SEA) and Oceania since the end of World War II.  

Students explore regionalism and regional cooperation in SEA and identify how the ASEAN and its individual members have dealt with various issues and managed regional order and stability. In addition, this course seeks to understand how SEA and Oceania copes with great power competition. 

The course examines the following topics: Regionalism in SEA and ASEAN; ASEAN and US-China Competition; Oceania and China's Rise; ASEAN and Australia/New Zealand. Topics include Is SEA a coherent region? What are key cultural, political, economic, or geostrategic patterns and variations that exist across the region?; How does ASEAN compare with earlier efforts at regionalization? How stable/rigid are regional norms and institutions in SEA?; How do the great powers influence regional affairs in SEA? How do the great powers influence regional affairs in SEA?; International Conflict in Southeast Asia; What are cross-border security threats in SEA? How have SEA nations and ASEAN dealt with such security threats? How do SEA nations cope with environmental challenges?; and China’s Rise and Australia’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. 

This course examines clothing development within the context of the apparel production process. Topics include performance criteria, cost and quality relationships, anthropometrics and sizing, garment fit, trims and findings, stitches and seams, structural treatments, and garment assembly. Students analyze how design features and construction details influence garment quality, functionality, and production outcomes. Course goals are to analyze and clearly communicate garment components in relation to product cost, quality, and performance; to demonstrate understanding of apparel manufacturing processes and terminology used in sewn product development; to evaluate stitches, seams, and construction methods in terms of production efficiency, cost, durability, and quality; to assess support materials, closures, threads, and trims based on their functions, characteristics, and impact on apparel quality and performance; and to understand the elements of good fit and indications of poor fit in RTW apparel.

This course develops a familiarity with, and the ability to use the tools and concepts of corporate finance. This is accomplished via a combination of lecture, problem sets, and case discussion. The lectures provide a conceptual background for the subsequent analysis of an actual financial decision.  

Topics include Cost of capital and capital budgeting; Capital structure with payout policy; IPO's and LBO's; M&A and corporate control; Option application in corporate finance; Risk management.  

Students should have a background in basic corporate finance concepts as well as an understanding of the conceptual framework for the capital market. Throughout this course, some analytic tools are used that may rely on students' mathematical understanding.