Courses and Syllabi
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Korean Fall 2026
Undergraduate
KORE 102: Elementary Korean II (3 Credits)
Continuation of KORE 101. Notes: Students may not receive credit for KORE 102 and KORE 110. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to KORE 110.
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 101, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 102 - DL1: Elementary Korean II — Hei Sook Yoo - Online
KORE 110: Elementary Korean (6 Credits)
Introduces elements of grammar, vocabulary, oral skills, listening comprehension, and reading. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to KORE 101, KORE 102.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
3 Sections Currently Scheduled
- KORE 110 - 001: Elementary Korean — Sun Young Kim — 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM MWF - Horizon Hall 5012
- KORE 110 - 002: Elementary Korean — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM TR - Music Theater Building 1004
- KORE 110 - 003: Elementary Korean — Hei Sook Yoo — 12:30 PM to 02:20 PM MWF - East Building 121
KORE 201: Intermediate Korean I (3 Credits)
Continuation of basic Korean listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Online and lab work required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 102, KORE 110, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 201 - 001: Intermediate Korean I — Sun Young Kim — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW - Horizon Hall 5012
KORE 202: Intermediate Korean II (3 Credits)
Continuation of KORE 201. Online and lab work required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 201, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Fulfills Frgn Lng requirment, Taught in Korean
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- KORE 202 - DL1: Intermediate Korean II — Daeyong Kim - Online
- KORE 202 - 002: Intermediate Korean II — Daeyong Kim — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Peterson Hall 1111
KORE 301: Advanced Korean Language and Culture (3 Credits)
Develops advanced level Korean language skills and cultural awareness in interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 202; appropriate placement score; or permission of instructor
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 301 - 001: Advanced Korean Lang and Cult — Daeyong Kim — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 5012
KORE 311: Modern Korean Literature in Translation (3 Credits)
Offers an overview of South Korean literature in the twentieth and twenty-first century. Examines the literary representations of modern Korean histories and investigates the origins and evolvement of modern Korean literary genres. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Literature
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101; appropriate placement score; or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 311 - DL1: Modern Korean Lit Translation — Young A Jung - Online
KORE 340: Transformation of Language and Culture in North and South Korea (3 Credits)
Develops advanced level North and South Korean reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills and increases culture awareness through authentic Korean visual culture. Distinguishes cross-linguistic and cross-cultural differences of North and South Korean language and culture and develops advanced level Korean linguistic proficiency. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 202 or placement exam.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 340 - DL1: Lang and Soc of the Two Koreas — Daeyong Kim - Online
KORE 350: Korean Cinema in Global Contexts (3 Credits)
Explores Korean cinema and visual culture in global contexts. Analyzing its cultural production and global reception allows students to appreciate its impact on world cinema and its ability to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 350 - 001: Korean Cinema Global Contexts — Hyun Seon Park — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM W - Aquia Building 219 - Hybrid
KORE 370: Advanced Korean Writing (3 Credits)
This course is designed to develop students’ advanced level Korean writing skills. Students will learn technical, formal, and stylistic writing useful for document preparation and a various professional setting. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Writing Intensive in Major
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 202; appropriate placement score; or permission of instructor
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 370 - 001: Academic Purpose Writing — Jihye Moon — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR - Horizon Hall 5012
KORE 440: Special Topics in Translation of Korean (3 Credits)
The objective of this course is introducing basic theories and practices of translation and developing students' professional translation skills using various authentic Korean media texts or literary texts. Students will learn to apply text identification, text analysis, and resolve translation issues while they are practicing translating Korean texts into English. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 300 level KORE course conducted in Korean; appropriate placement score; or permission of instructor
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 440 - DL1: Culture and Translation — Jihye Moon - Online
KORE 470: Research in Korean Studies (3 Credits)
Students draw from interdisciplinary Korean studies subfields, apply approaches and theories applied in main Korean studies fields, and synthesize major topics. The course is designed to develop students’ research methods, presentation skills, and collaborative ethics. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to two attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 301 or permission of the instructor
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 470 - 001: Research in Korean Studies — Young A Jung — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM M - Horizon Hall 5012 - Hybrid
Graduate
KORE 530: Korean Multimedia Pedagogy (3 Credits)
This course blends theory and practice, spending equal time with each, although each week may be different. The course will investigate the key components to understand multimedia pedagogy, enhancing the visual and aural engagement about formal, aesthetic, and technical strategies for thinking, expressing, and communicating through visual media and culture. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 400-level KORE courses
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 530 - 001: Visual Thinking Global Media — Hyun Seon Park — 05:55 PM to 07:10 PM M - Horizon Hall - Hybrid
KORE 610: Methods of Korean Literary and Cultural Studies (3 Credits)
This course introduces students to the fundamental research techniques and main trends of Korean literary and cultural studies, adapted to writing a master thesis or designing a capstone project. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 500-level KORE course conducted in Korean, permission of instructor
Registration Restrictions:
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 610 - 001: Methods of Korean Lit Studies — Young A Jung — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM M - Horizon Hall 5012 - Hybrid