Courses and Syllabi
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Korean Spring 2026
Undergraduate
KORE 101: Elementary Korean I (3 Credits)
For students with no knowledge of Korean. Introduction to Korean, including elements of grammar, vocabulary, oral skills, listening comprehension, and reading. Notes: Students may not receive credit for KORE 101 and KORE 110. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to KORE 110.
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 101 - DL1: Elementary Korean I — Sun Young Kim - 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
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- KORE 110 - 001: Elementary Korean — Hei Sook Yoo — 12:30 PM to 02:20 PM MWF - Innovation Hall 211
- KORE 110 - 002: Elementary Korean — Dae Yong Kim — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM TR - Horizon Hall 5012
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
2 Sections Currently Scheduled
- KORE 201 - 001: Intermediate Korean I — Sun Young Kim — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW - Music Theater Building 1004
- KORE 201 - DL1: Intermediate Korean I — Dae Yong Kim - Online
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 - 001: Intermediate Korean II — Sun Young Kim — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW - Aquia Building 213
- KORE 202 - DL2: Intermediate Korean II — Hei Sook Yoo - Online
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 — Dae Yong Kim — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR - Krug Hall 253
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 - DL4: Modern Korean Lit Translation — Young A Jung - Online
KORE 321: Korean Proficiency through Visual Culture (3 Credits)
Develops Intermediate-high level Korean reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while increasing understanding of Korean culture through authentic Korean visual culture such as films, TV dramas, commercials, and music videos. Students who complete the course will gain an understanding of local and global Korean visual culture as well as acquire upper level Korean linguistic proficiency. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
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 321 - DL1: Korean Profic through Film — Hyun Seon Park - Online
KORE 331: Special Topics in Advanced Korean Reading (3 Credits)
This course introduces students to advanced-level reading materials. Topics will vary. This course is designed for students who have a high-intermediate level of Korean proficiency and the goal for this course is developing advanced level Korean proficiency, literacy, and acquiring sociohistorical knowledge of Korean society. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.
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 331 - DL3: Korean Folklore and Folktales — Jihye Moon - Online
KORE 362: Modern Korean History (3 Credits)
Surveys the history of the Korean Peninsula from the seventeenth century to the present in a global context and explores historical topics of special interest. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
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 362 - 001: Modern Korean History — Paul S. Cha — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR - Innovation Hall 139
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 - 001: Lyrics and Poetry — Jihye Moon — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM T - Hanover Hall L002 - Hybrid
KORE 450: Korean Cultural Studies (3 Credits)
Explores histories and contemporary applications of Korean cultural studies and cultural analyses, including cultural production and consumption in domestic and transnational scopes, reception and fandom, semiotics, postcolonial and postmodern theory, visual and media studies, and quantitative and qualitative methods. Students consider representative Korean cultural products, and also learn about the Western development of Cultural Studies. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 300 level KORE course conducted in Korean; appropriate placement score; 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 450 - 001: Korean TV Drama and Parody — Young A Jung — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M - Horizon Hall 5008
KORE 460: Gender and Society of Korea (3 Credits)
Examines the critical issues of women and gender in Korean society. Offers students a contextual understanding of women’s experiences and social changes through cultural and historical framework. Enhances the intersectionality of gender, space, and culture within the Korean context. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 101
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 460 - 001: Women and the City in Korea — Hyun Seon Park — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM W - Horizon Hall - Hybrid
Graduate
KORE 540: Korean Translation Practicum (3 Credits)
Real-world experience in Korean translation through workshops and projects to develop translation skills needed to become a literary translator as well as a language professional in various fields, including foreign service, transnational businesses, federal and local governments, translation agencies, national security agencies, global cultural industries, and law firms. Combines theories and practices to translate various authentic Korean media and literary texts and to solve genre-specific and language-specific translation problems through appropriate translation strategies. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 300-level, or equivalent, KORE course conducted in Korean; appropriate placement score; or permission of the 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 540 - 001: Korean Literary Translation — Jihye Moon — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM T - Hanover Hall - Hybrid
KORE 550: Critical Korean Cultural Studies (3 Credits)
Explores histories and contemporary applications of Korean cultural studies and cultural analyses, including cultural production and consumption in domestic and transnational scopes, reception and fandom, semiotics, postcolonial and postmodern theory, visual and media studies, and quantitative and qualitative methods. Students analyze representative Korean cultural products, and also learn about the theoretical development of Korean Cultural Studies. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: a 300-level KORE course conducted in Korean; an appropriate placement score or permission from the 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 550 - 001: Korean TV Drama and Parody — Young A Jung — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M - Horizon Hall 5008
KORE 560: Seminar in Gender and Society of Korea (3 Credits)
This course examines the critical issues of women and gender in Korean society. Through cultural and historical framework, it gives students a contextual understanding of women’s experiences and social changes. 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.
1 Section Currently Scheduled
- KORE 560 - 001: Women and the City in Korea — Hyun Seon Park — 04:30 PM to 05:45 PM W - Horizon Hall - Hybrid