Certificate in Korean Studies

The Certificate in Korean Studies aims to train and produce students who are linguistically able and culturally informed. The program consists of two major components. The first is to build students’ language proficiency in Korean in the areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The second is to offer students a broad range of knowledge of the culture, literature, history, art and religions of Korea. The Certificate allows students to focus on Korean studies, which cannot be attained through the existing degree or non-degree programs in East Asian Studies at ASU.

The Certificate in Korean Studies program serves our students by enriching their perspectives on different cultures and societies at the intellectual level and also by equipping them with practical knowledge of Korea that will benefit careers in various professions, including academe, government work, international trade, NGOs, and translations.

Certificate Program Coordinator: Dr. Sookja Cho, Office: LL 447C

Korean Studies Faculty

Primary Faculty

Sookja Cho, Assistant Professor of Pre-modern Korean Literature and Culture
Pori Park, Assistant Professor of Korean Religion
Yoon Sun Yang, Assistant Professor of Modern Korean Literature and Culture
Chan Young Park, Lecturer of Korean Language

Supporting Faculty

Young Kyun Oh, Assistant Professor of Chinese and Sino-Korean Language and Culture
Aaron Moore, Assistant Professor of Japanese History
Hoyt Tillman, Professor of Chinese History

Program Requirements

ASU students admitted to a degree program in any field of study would be eligible for the Korean Studies Certificate Program. Other than the course work and examinations required in the major field of interest, students would be responsible for fulfilling the minimum requirement of 18 credit hours (at least 12 credit hrs for core courses) in addition to the basic language requirement to earn the Korean Studies Certificate.

Language

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

Lower-level language courses include:

KOR 101 First Year Korean I
KOR 102 First Year Korean II
KOR 194 Accelerated First Year Korean
KOR 201 Second Year Korean I (G)
KOR 202 Second Year Korean II (G)

Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Students must complete at least 12 credit hours at or above the 300 level of core courses from the following:

KOR 313 Third-Year Korean I (G)
KOR 314 Third-Year Korean II (G)
KOR 347 Korean Film and Literature (H)
KOR 350 Women of Korea (H)
REL 354/KOR 354 Religious Tradition of Korea (HU)

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)

In addition to the above core courses, students are required to complete 6 credit hours from an approved list of electives. These courses must be from two different departments. The following is a model of a list of electives:

REL 351 Buddhism
REL 355/KOR 355 Folk Religions of Korea
HST 303 Studies in Asian History
HST 303 Women in Asia
HST 388 Japan
REL 345 Asian Religious Traditions
HST 451-452 Chinese Cultural History
CHI 494 Print Culture and Book in East Asia

Additional courses may be approved by the coordinator of the certificate program, such as:

KOR 394 Introduction to Classical Korean Literature
KOR 394 Korean Literature in Translation (L & H)
KOR 394 Love Stories in East Asia
KOR 494 Korean Proficiency through Film
KOR 494 Korean for Professional Purposes I/II

These credit hours will be chosen in consultation with the certificate program coordinator. The completion of the requirements will be reviewed both by students' designated advisors and the coordinator of the Korean Certificate program. A minimum grade of "C" or better is required in each course. Upon completion of the program requirements, the coordinator will sign off the certificate.