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Winter 2025 Korea Courses

University of Washington campus in December.

October 24, 2024

Winter registration is fast approaching! Join Center for Korea Studies faculty members this winter for a diverse range of coursework.

JSIS A 466/JSIS A 566/POL S 480/POL S 580: Comparative Politics and Korea Studies

Instructor: Yong-Chool Ha

Date/time: Tuesdays and Thursdays | 2:30-4:20 p.m.

Credits: 5 | SLN: 16273/16277/19640/19656

Course Description

Approaches Korean politics, political economy, and society from a comparative perspective. Examples of major comparative questions based on Korean case include democratization, strong state dynamics, civil society, and impact of globalization.

JSIS A 585: Research Seminar: Modern Korea

Instructor: Yong-Chool Ha

Date/time: Wednesday | 2:30-5:20 p.m.

Credits: 6 | SLN: 16279

Course Description

Advanced instruction in problems and methods of research in Korean history. Foreign language not required.

KOREAN 360: Topics In Korean Literature And Culture

Instructor: Emily Marie Anderson Hall

Date/time: Tuesdays and Thursdays | 3:30-5:20 p.m.

Credits: 5 | SLN: 16351

Course Description

Focuses on Korean literature form a limited time period or particular aspects of Korean culture.

KOREAN 365: Korean Pop Culture

Instructor: Heekyoung Cho

Date/time: Mondays and Wednesdays | 3:30-5:20 p.m.

Credits: 5 | SLN: 16352

Course Description

Focuses on Korean popular culture in modern and contemporary Korea and beyond.

KOREAN 416: Readings In Korean Literature And Culture

Instructor: Heekyoung Cho

Date/time: Mondays and Wednesdays | 1:30-5:20 p.m.

Credits: 5 | SLN: 16354

Course Description

Reading and discussion of selected modern literary texts and other cultural texts in the original language.

Korean Language Courses

If you’re hoping to expand your Korean language skills this winter, click here for the University of Washington’s full roster of Korean language course offerings.