Seoul National University

This course provides students with the following intermediate Korean language skills: ability to ask questions; answer questions and engage in discussion; ability to comprehend mass media; ability to conduct intermediate level everyday conversation; and ability to write an intermediate level document. Students learn a variety of useful expressions commonly used in questioning, answering, and discussing in a class, and practice how to use those expressions. They also study lots of useful expressions frequently used in mass media such as radio, TV and movies, and practice how to comprehend those mass media. 

This course provides an overview of the modern and contemporary history of Southeast Asian nation-states. The first part of the course focuses on the development of Southeast Asian studies from precolonial history to the arrival of European, American and later Japanese colonial powers in the region; the path to independence, and the impact of the Cold War. The second part of the course delves into the origins and dynamics of maritime trade in the South China Sea, including the current conflict between Vietnam and China. 

This course introduces economic concepts and theories for analyzing and evaluating sustainable development and practices. Students examine causes and potential solutions to environmental and social degradation, and learn the value of these services. Students also study the functions of businesses, governments and civic groups and the role of sustainable development.

This course provides a review on the literati culture of East Asian societies, focusing on China and Korea. Course topics include : socio-economic and political status of literati in the traditional era, contributions of the literati in the formative period of the East Asian civilization and meaning and impact of literary activities in maintaining societies.

This course considers the interactive relationship between English literature and popular culture that has developed in a wide range of forms and media such as films, TV shows, performances, graphic novels, music, video games, and the Internet. By reading selected texts from English literature and examining relevant popular culture examples, it investigates the process by which literature and popular culture mutually influence each other.

This course studies important theoretical progresses made in game theory and the asymmetric information theory, and then applies these theories to policy issues including privatization, deregulation, and quasi-market. It includes an introduction of basic concepts and models of game theory and their policy applications. Topics include Nash equilibrium, mixed strategy, subgame perfect Nash equilibrium, perfect Bayesian equilibrium, and principal-agent model.

This course offers a comprehensive survey of psychological research and methodologies, helping students to possess a profound and objective understanding of human behavior.

This course analyzes contemporary Korean politics from the four perspectives: international politics, political economy, political culture and political processes. From the perspective of international politics, it analyzes how Korean politics has been influenced by international politics surrounding the Korean peninsula. From the political economy perspective, the course introduces how Korean politics has influenced our economic development and vice versa. From the perspective of political culture, students learn to compare contemporary Korean culture with traditional political culture to find out what continuities and discontinuities there are between them. From the political process perspective. the course examines characteristics of Korean political process in comparison with other democratic countries.

This course examines the relationship between art and philosophy. Art is the fruit of practical life and the object of philosophical reflection. We gain insight into ourselves and our world through philosophical thought. The course discovers the historical origin and context of the major concepts regarding art, the background and meaning of philosophical discourses around art, and the process of formation and transfiguration of the definition of art and its critical categories.

This seminar provides an overview on the various national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic from public health measures (masking, social distancing, lockdown restrictions, vaccines, medicines) to recurring national and global dilemmas and controversies.