Korean

Description

Korean language and culture starts with K-pop and expands into geopolitics, international security, the global marketplace and technological innovation. Find out how Korea connects with the rest of the world.

The concentration in Korean is designed to enrich and deepen students' understanding of Korea by placing special emphasis on obtaining a high level of language proficiency in Korean as well as gaining extensive knowledge of Korean literature, culture, film and linguistics, which are necessary for professional or academic endeavors in areas related to Korea or East Asia.

Language Requirement: Students must demonstrate proficiency in the Korean language at the intermediate level. The language requirement can be satisfied by completing the KOR 201 and KOR 202 sequence, one year of study abroad at the intermediate level, or achieving a satisfactory score on a proficiency exam. Language proficiency evaluations will be conducted by Dr. Chan Young Park cypark@asu.edu.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours, taught by ASU, for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
• At least 12 credits must be taken from ASU.
• Pass/Fail courses cannot be used toward this concentration.
• Students wishing to add the concentration must have completed KOR 202 with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher or demonstrate an equivalent level of proficiency on a placement test.

Required Courses - 6 credit hours

KOR 313 Third-Year Korean I (G) (3) 

KOR 314 Third-Year Korean II (G) (3) 

Electives (Select four courses) - 12 credit hours

KOR 347 Korean Film and Literature (HU) (3)

KOR 350 Women of Korea (H) (3)

KOR/SLC 375 Intercultural Communication in Korea (3) 

KOR 401 Advanced Korean I (3) 

KOR 402 Advanced Korean II (3) 

KOR/SLC 415 Korean Popular Culture (3) 

KOR/SLC 457 Premodern Korea in a Global Context (3) 

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this concentration.