Seoul National University

This course offers a examination of Korean culture through Eastern philosophy and understanding Eastern philosophy through Korean popular culture. It covers the cultures and thoughts of various Asian traditions as well as a wide range of topics, ranging from Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism to Korean folk beliefs. The areas surveyed in this class include South and Southeast Asia (India, Ceylon, Myanmar, Thailand) as well as East Asia (Korea, China, Japan). 

The course explores music, performance, and ideas—familiar and not so familiar—from around the world. We explore musical forms and cultures, using examples of different types of music and case studies from different parts of the world. The course is based on recognition of human and musical diversity, of the diversity of ideas about music and its functions in society. Therefore, one of the primary goals of the class is to learn concepts and methods for listening to and watching musical performance, and understanding musical culture generally.

This course introduces different world music of each continent with their cultural backgrounds. Each civilization in its personal background has developed its personal culture and made diverse color from it. Between all those culture circumstances, music is the one which shows clearly this nature. To understand a specific music, we have to know all about the civilization of this music but understanding the music first, gives the occasion to know more easily the different civilization. Audio visual materials will be used to have a large view of the world and to understand the universality and the difference of several civilizations. A tour from Africa, West Indies, Oceania, America, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Arab, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Southeast Asia, Japan·China of the Far East Asia and to Korea completes the term. 

In this beginning course on tennis, students study the history, special characteristics, effects, game methods, etiquette, equipment, terms, international games, and background of tennis. They also learn the basic skills through individual lessons and explore scientific principles related to tennis. Topics cover basic skills such as grip, stroke (forehand and backhand), serve, receive, volley, smash, and rove. The rules for single and double matches, different positions, practice methods, and refereeing are also covered.

This course examines the political, economic, cultural factors that create the context in which mass media operate and affect ideological processes in society. It studies the history and structure of the mass media and take a close look at mass media in our society in many forms. 

Unlike other major courses for Economics, this course equips students who are not majoring in economics with a deep, systematic understanding of current economic issues. Hence we deal with the current economic issues in the class. Throughout the course, students engage in a series of discussions on economic issues from economic articles in newspapers, periodicals or economic stories in novels.

This course reviews the development of selected research topics from the fields of economic theory such as general equilibrium theory, game theory, mechanism design, decision theory, social choice theory, information economics, and behavioral economics. 

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 examines in detail the basic principles of international taxation. It tries to identify the core issues in developing international tax rules, and study the different approaches countries have taken in dealing with these issues. Topics covered include basic theory of international taxation, jurisdiction for taxation, methods of international double tax relief, basic operation of double tax treaties, and international issues in tax administration. 

This course provides instruction on various dances with a partner: waltz, jive, cha-cha, foxtrot, polka, rumba, samba and swing. The course also demonstrates dance etiquette with a partner. 

Due to the international diffusion of Korean culture, the interest for Korean language and culture has increased. In order to understand in depth Korean language and culture it is important to acquire knowledge related to the character and status of Korean language, the current situation and development of its teaching and the Korean culture connected to language. Moreover, by means of this deep understanding of Korean language and culture, students research independently about the relation between Korean and other Eastern Asian languages and the connection between Korean culture and Eastern Asian cultures.