Seoul National University

This course provides a general introduction of the modern history of the two Koreas. It examines the evolution of Korean society since liberation from Japan in 1945 up to the present. The class covers topics related to transition in the East Asian international order, division of the Korean Peninsula, the Korean War, economic growth and social transformation in South Korean society, North Korean society, and the South-North relationship. It provides a general overview of Korean history since 1945. Through class discussions on student presentations and documentaries, students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the key historical, as well as current, issues and to develop and present their own perspectives to look at these issues.

The course looks at domestic dynamics in Korean society from the traditional era and attempts to understand modern Korean history, in particular related to foreign relations. Other course topics include Korea's economic growth and democratization; understanding of North Korea; Korea's position in the world; Choson society and its longevity; the Colonial Period; division of the Korean Peninsula; politics; the Korean War; Armistice agreement system; U.S.-Korea Relationship; U.S. troop presence in South Korea; North Korea's modern history; and, North Korean Society.

This course examines the most recent archaeological achievements from the evolution of humans and the Paleolithic age to the origins of agriculture, states, and empires throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas (North and South). This course provides an opportunity for students to extend their areas of interest into global prehistory and look at themes surrounding what makes us human and how have we changed over the course of our shared past.

This course provides an overview of theories on international politics and security as well as specific security issues between China, South Korea, North Korea and the US. 

This course offers a general introduction to the language and various aspects of Korean culture to the foreign students currently studying at SNU. Topics to be discussed in the course include the outline of the Korean language with honorific forms. Other topics are Korean history, nature, economy and society; Korean art, music, literature and philosophy; as well as problems concerning the traditional culture such as family, relatives, wedding, funeral ceremony, folk belief, shamanism, seasonal rite and custom.

Many Koreans have a fixed image that Greek-Roman myths (so-called classic myths) are standard of myth. This image is related to Euro-centered education in school of Korea. Many Korean students ask why we don't have a creation myth, and why have no heroes like Greek heroes. There are many kinds of myth in Korean oral and literal tradition. We have a creation myth, a flood myth, the origin myth of god, the birth myth of a nation, a shrine myth, and progenitor myth. We analyze and interpret these kinds of Korean myth in class. We also analyze myths by theories including comparative mythology, Sinocentrism, feminism and poststructuralism. Through this subject, attendees understand not only Korean myth, but also Korean culture and cultural unconsciousness deeply.

This course introduces the basic concept of structure and function of biological molecules in the cell; proteins; carbohydrates; nucleic acids, and lipids. This course provides in-depth discussions of structure-function paradigm and complex macromolecular interactions. 

This course offers table tennis as a way of keeping physical fitness even in relatively small space. Topics cover the history, facilities and equipment, characteristics, and rules of table tennis. Students learn to play single and double matches in addition to the basic skills such as position, grip, stroke, smash, receive, and serve.

This class introduces the most recent academic results in the study of Korean history. Subjects and issues under current critical investigation are emphasized and further studied.

This course provides the fundamental concepts and frameworks of strategy formulation and implementation to create sustainable competitive advantages. Students gain strategic insights by applying techniques taught in the classes to case analyses. By the end of the course, students are expected to know how to recognize the important factors in the external environment and understand the managerial process of establishing feasible and concrete strategies based on the resources and capabilities of firms.

This course teaches data-based model inference and predictive model generation. It covers the core principles of the question structure, data collection and organization, statistical inference, predictive modeling, and decision-making process. The course also studies basic theories about intermediate-level data conversion, data refinement, model fit, model selection, model diagnosis, etc., and learn them by data practice.