Yonsei University

This is a reading and discussion-intensive course that examines the development of modern Korea in the context of modernity, imperialism, and capitalism. Using a combination of lecture and class discussion, the course examines the facts and arguments surrounding the transitions from Chosŏn Korea to colonial Korea to the postwar divisions of North and South Korea. Special attention is paid to the dominant arguments surrounding key moments in modern Korean history.

This course develops the ability to understand various physical properties of electronic materials (e.g., semiconductors). Topics include elementary materials science concepts, kinetic molecular theory, thermal process, defects, classical theory of conduction, hall effect and thermal conduction, quantum physics, Schrodinger equation, microscopic physics, modern theory of solid, electronic statistics, waves as a particle, semiconductor fundamentals, conductivity, diffusion and optical properties, and devices.

This course examines defense systems in animals, higher plants, and microorganisms. Topics include Introduction to animal immune system; disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response: cancer and its interactions with human defense system; failures of the body`s defenses: autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, evasion and subversion of the immune system by pathogens, introduction to microbes and microbial interactions; microbe-human/animal interactions: pathogens, microbiome, probiotics, metagenome. 

This course is designed as an intermediate-level exploration of Microeconomics. A foundational understanding of Microeconomics concepts is expected, as we will extensively use mathematical analysis to delve into the decision-making processes of economic agents in various contexts. Key areas of study include Consumption Theory, Production Theory, Partial Equilibrium, Competitive Markets, and Monopoly Markets, with a focus on theoretical derivations. Elementary calculus, particularly differentiation, will be employed as necessary throughout the course.  

By the end of this course, students will: 

1) Gain a comprehensive understanding of key Microeconomics topics: Consumption Theory, Production Theory, Competitive Markets, and Monopoly. 

2) Grasp the microeconomic paradigm and appreciate the value of microeconomic analysis. 

3) Enhance their ability to apply economic analysis to a range of issues. 

4) Develop formal modeling skills, enabling them to translate real-world problems into mathematically manageable models.

This course covers some fundamental theories in economics and deals with current social, economic issues. This class is for students who are interested in economics, but find it difficult to study on their own. Through this course, students learn the basics of economics and use them to develop the power to analyze current issues in daily life. Furthermore, the knowledge learned in this class serves as a good foothold in future social advances and social life. The goals and outlines of this class are as follows. First, it analyzes economic issues based on a solid theory and provides an objective perspective on modern society. Second, students build their own economic logic based on economic theory and cultivate their ability to interpret social issues. Third, we provide the latest information on important and emerging topics such as energy and finance. As such, this class develops depth that cannot be felt in general liberal arts lectures and application skills that cannot be felt in existing economics major classes. At the end of the semester, this class helps students fully understand the economic newspaper and cultivate their skills to the extent that they can express their pros and cons on the arguments presented. This class focuses on positive economics rather than normative economics. While normative economics is a value judgment question about “What should be?”, empirical economics is a realistic analysis of “What it is?”. If you only judge value without knowledge of the real world and its principles, you will be evaluated for lack of logic and narrowness. This class provides basic empirical economic knowledge and cultivate the power to make value judgments on various social phenomena based on the students. 

Assessment: Participation(14%), Self-Introduction(1%), Assignments(35%), Final(50%)

This course is designed for high-intermediate students who wish to strengthen their writing skills in Korean. It aims to help students achieve advance levels of writing skills. At the end of the course, students will be able to create their own templates, distinguish between spoken and written Korean, and distinguish between informal and formal style.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Korean (2) or the equivalent.

In this course students will study the aesthetic and political aims of South Korean cinema since 1960. By analyzing individual films, considering historical contexts, and reading texts in film theory, we will attempt to understand how cinema proposes new ways of being and relating to others within the context of a rapidly globalizing Korea. Filmmakers to be discussed may include Kim Ki-young, Im Kwon-taek, Park Kwang-su, Hong Sang-soo, Bong Joon-ho, Jeong Jae-eun, Park Chan-wook, and others. Issues to be covered include: the ethics of neoliberal capitalism, the spectacle of cinematic violence, morality and film genre, and the critique of melodrama. Assessment: Quiz(20%), Midterm (30%), Final(50%)