Korean Studies
Location & Dates:
Location: Seoul, South Korea
NY departure and return dates: June 23 – August 4, 2018
Arrive in Seoul either June
24 or June 25 (no later than 8pm)
Course Information:
Course: Students must
enroll in 2 of the courses listed below (6 credits total)
Host Partner: Korea
University
Housing: On campus housing
All courses besides Korean
Language are taught in English
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Monday – Friday
10:50am – 12:30pm (3 credits)
The purpose of this
lecture course is to introduce you to human cognition: Our ways of coming to
know about the world and about each other. This course will concentrate on the
foundations of cognitive psychology, as well as on classic and up-to-date
topics including: pattern recognition, knowledge representation, attention,
memory, language, problem solving, reasoning, decision-making, and
consciousness. Additionally, the course will cover chapters on the biological
foundations of cognitive development, and on the breakdown of cognitive
processes. The goals of this course are to introduce
students to the workings of the mind, that is, how the mind processes
sensations and perceptions, how the mind categorizes information, how
creativity complements thinking and problem solving, the nature of
consciousness, etc.
Monday – Friday
10:50am – 12:30pm (3 credits)
This class offers lectures and
presentations on Korean history and culture for foreign students without a
Korean educational background. During the first half of the semester, the
course will cover major periods in Korean history in chronological order,
giving emphasis to specific events and incidents as necessary. In the second
half, emphasis will be given to Korean culture and how it relates to Korean
identity and “Korean-ness.
Monday – Friday
10:50am – 12:30pm (3 credits)
The
objective of this course is to introduce you to, and help you to understand and
analyse, key issues in contemporary Korean society.
By the end of this course you
will have developed:
1.
An understanding of the key social
issues facing contemporary South Korea.
2.
An ability to critically compare
the significance of, and response to, these issues in South Korea and your own
society.
3.
An appreciation of the wide range
of resources that can be used to illustrate and analyze contemporary social
issues.
4.
An ability to formulate and
discuss your ideas and opinions in a group setting.
Monday – Friday
10:50am – 12:30pm (3 credits)
This course will
provide a broad background to contemporary Korean cinema from a variety of
perspectives: cultural, economic, political, historical, social. Topics to
be considered will include: how the major political and social changes that
have taken place in Korea in recent decades have been reflected in local films;
transformations in the structure of the Korean film industry over the past 15 years;
Korean cinema's increasing participation in cultural trends in Asia and the
broader world; the changing relationship between the local film industry and
the Korean government; major internationally-renowned directors and their
individual styles; and the development of certain genres within Korean cinema.
Monday –
Friday 1:10pm – 2:50pm (3 credits)
The growth
in multi-national organizations reflect many opportunities for culturally
flexible individuals to conduct business that crosses national boundaries. This
course is a practical introduction to the issues, opportunities, and
complexities associated with working internationally. It examines the
transcendent business trends affecting nations and the key characteristics of
the evolving international business culture. A key focus for this class is
assessing one’s “cultural intelligence” and how to change one’s leadership
style to influence others from different cultures. Participants learn about the
knowledge and skills multinational corporations (MNCs) are seeking, common
organizational characteristics of MNCs, and develop a greater ability to work
in a global or multicultural organization. Students are expected to learn key
Western and Asian business values to understand why behavior and thinking is so
different when it comes to doing even the most simple business task. From this
study one gets an important side benefit—a greater understanding of one’s own
culture.
Monday –
Friday 3pm – 4:40pm (3 credits)
This
course helps students to become familiar with a number of critical issues about
both contemporary popular culture and digital culture in Korea. A primary
emphasis will be placed on the ways in which the media express and mediate
Korean popular culture and digital media. Students will learn theoretical
concepts and ideas that enable them to “read” Korean popular culture and
digital media from academic perspectives. The topics to be examined include
globalization, nation-state, gender, race, sexuality, music, Korean wave, film,
broadcasting, mobile culture, and digital games, etc. Student will undertake
group research projects and discuss their work in class.
- Korean
Language (all levels)
Monday –
Friday 4:50pm – 6:30pm (3 credits)
Program Costs:
Cost paid to Study Abroad
Office: $2610
QC program fee: $400
Travel insurance:
$110
Consolidated fee:
$2100
(includes housing, excursions
and field trips)
**Not included in the above
cost:
CUNY
tuition for in-state, matriculated undergraduates
$1710
(For out of state
undergraduate: $3480)
Airfare:
$1600 - $2000 (estimate)
Minimum budget for meals and personal expenses:
$25 to $30 per day
Please
keep in mind:
- Programs
are open to all undergraduate students from all CUNY campuses (unless
restricted by level of study, language fluency, or other program criteria).
- Some
programs may require travel on Fridays and some Saturdays
- Students
are encouraged to apply early
Application
Deadline: March 26th, 2018
Application Link: Apply Today
Education Abroad Office
King Hall, Room 203
Queens College, CUNY
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, New York 11367-1597
718-997-5050
718-997-5055 (FAX)
Email: Education Abroad
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