2) Course Time: Morning Class, 10:00am ~ 1:00pm/Afternoon Class, 2:00pm ~ 5:00pm
3) Course Hours: 3 hours/day x 15 days = 45 hours/course
4) Courses can be canceled later due to the lack of minimum enrollment requirement.
5) For Korean Language classes, as students will be placed to different class level upon their placement test result, students can be assigned to different classes regardless of which classes they apply for.
Morning Session
Time |
Course Name |
CV |
Syllabus |
Instructor | Language of Instruction | Course Description |
10:00 ~ 13:00 |
Korean Language Course |
[Link] |
TBD | Korean | Korean Language Courses focus on Korean language skills, mainly focusing on oral skills. Students will take a Korean proficiency test on the orientation day and according to the result, they will be put in different levels. |
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Understanding Data and AI |
Dr. Young June Sah | English | This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students with no technology/math backgrounds to learn the skills and knowledge about deep-learning applications. This course will discuss four major deep learning applications, computer vision, collaborative filtering, tabular data analysis, and natural language processing, and their underlying mechanisms. | |||
International Business |
Dr. Ribuga Kang | English | Serving as an introduction to the area of international business, this course introduces the most important concepts, theories, and frameworks of international business. We examine how firms operate in the global business setting to gain and sustain competitive advantages by investigating IB environments and firms’ strategies. Specifically, the course explores national differences, ethics, CSR, international trade theories, regional economic integration, global monetary system, international business strategy, and entery strategy. |
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Introduction to Korean History |
Dr. Joon Hur | English | This course examines Korean history and culture from ancient times to the present in chronological order. Students will learn how Korean cultures developed historically in relation to their political and socioeconomic contexts, as well as in relation to East Asia and the rest of the world. The course will highlight historically significant events and figures as well as major philosophical and literary themes. |
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Gender, Race, and Class in Contemporary Societies |
Dr. Jihye Kim | English | This course has three primary objectives. First, we will explore theoretical and methodological tools in sociology, to advance our understanding of social stratification based on gender, race, and class. Second, we will investigate how the three factors shape social interaction in our everyday lives and investigate how social institutions such as education, family, media, and work engage in such processes. Finally, by understanding the processes that perpetuate social inequality across different contemporary societies, we will discuss ways to intervene in such unequal processes. |
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Migrations and the Making of Modern Korea | Dr. Edward Park | English | Global migration has been one of the central features of modern Korea. From the departure of Koreans from the peninsula beginning in the late 1800s to the reinitiation of immigration to South Korea in the 1990s, the flow of people in and out of Korea continues to transform all facets of the nation. This two-part course will examine the causes and consequences of the Korean diaspora from the earliest days of Modern Korea to the arrival and incorporation of immigrants who bring multiethnic and multiracial complexities to Korea today. During the summer of 2024, students will have the opportunity to research and document stories of departures and arrivals and their impact on communities and neighborhoods in and around Seoul. | |||
Taekwondo | [Link] | Dr. Young Jeong Koh | English | Understand Taekwondo in Korea. Create a healthy body and mind through classes. Have a pleasant life at Sogang University. Let's learn Taekwondo. | ||
Introduction to International Relations | Dr. Haneol Lee | English | This course will impact students in the following regards . First, students will have a chance to familiarize themselves with diverse issues (e.g., war, peace, international political economy, human rights, etc.) and events in international relations (with a focus on East Asia) in the past and recent years. Second, students will learn existing theoretical frameworks in IR , which have greatly influenced policy makers, scholars, and commentators alike . Third, students will develop their approa ches through the presentation and essay assignments, which will be supported by the instructor’s close consultations , not to mention in class discussions. | |||
Mental Coaching & Meditative Practice | Dr. Yongchul Chung | English | This course explores both eastern and western ways to excel in various realms of life. Based on scientific knowledge gained from performance psychology and mental coaching, this couse attempts to combine traditional meditative practices and cutting edge advances in neuro-science. The purpose of this course is to explore possible intersections between the two traditions and promote future collaborations to provide integrated training and professional development for human flourishing. Specifically, this course examines psychological theories and practices related to human potential within the lens of positive psychology and meditative practices. Furthermore, we will be discussing topics stemmed from positive psychology as it relates to human excellence. Ultimately, our focus will be placed on bridging how to achieve peak performance (i.e., athletic excellence) and how to excel in life (i.e., human flourishing). |
Afternoon Session
Time | Course Name | CV | Syllabus | Instructor | Language of Instruction | Course Description | |
14:00 ~ 17:00 | Korean Language Course | [Link] | TBD | Korean | Korean Language Courses focus on Korean language skills, mainly focusing on oral skills. Students will take a Korean proficiency test on the orientation day and according to the result, they will be put in different levels. | ||
Korean Society | Dr. Youngshik Bong | English | This introductory course is designed to provide an overview of broad issues related to Korean history, society, and culture, with an emphasis on the changes and continuities in Korea. First, this course will begin with an overview of the cultural traits and historical background of Korea such as the legacy of Japanese colonialism, ethnic nationalism, national division, industrialization, transition to democracy, the North Korean regime and its nuclear weapon programs and popular culture in contemporary Korea. Second, we will deal with some social problems of current Korean society. Differences and similarities between Korea and other countries, with respect to social problems and changes, will be discussed. | ||||
K-pop and Cultural Studies | Dr. Huikyoung Pang | English | This course is designed to help students understand South Korea (Korea hereafter) through its popular music as the mediums of Korean cultural modernity. The modern forms of Korean popular music, which fascinate people around the globe, did not spring into existence out of nowhere. Instead, they emerged and have constantly co-evolved within the political, the economic, and the technological spheres in historical contexts. This course explores how Korean popular music has come to take on its current forms, corresponding with the national and international contexts. In doing so, this course focuses on Korean modern history, popular culture, and cultural studies theories for deep understandings of K-pop and Korean pop culture. | ||||
K-movie and Hallyu | Dr. Eunjin Choi | English | This course is designed as an introductory survey to the major social, cultural, and popular trends related to globalization, commercialization, and consumption of the latest trends in the “Korean Wave” based domestically and abroad. Class lectures will analyze K-movies and various Hallyu content through case studies and interactive approaches. By taking an inter-disciplinary comparative and historical approach, we will adopt a critical view towards the making and marketing of ‘Korean” cultural content and industry, for both domestic audiences and increasingly international consumption. | ||||
Psychology of the Self | Dr. Jinhyung Kim | English | This course examines major theories and research, both classic and contemporary, on the psychology of the “self.” The “self,” as you will see, is one of the most studied constructs across the field of psychological science. We will explore how psychological scientists study the self and examine the many psychological processes and behaviors that are associated with it. Our class sessions will feature lecture, discussion, and active learning exercises. | ||||
Introduction to Korean Religions | Dr. Che Young Kim | English | This course focuses on the understanding of what Korean religion(s) is, of its dynamic expressions, and of its functions as the matrix for the Korean cultures. It will be a platform to be evoked to meet a new experience of Korea. Methodically it would employ the phenomenological and the psychological skills for the deeper journey into the rich dynamism of the past and the contemporary religious life in Korea. And for the direct experience of diverse religious phenomena in Seoul, one or two short field trips around Sogang University would be planned! |