• KOREA U

    Korea University
    Seoul, South Korea

    Founded in 1905, the Korea University (KU) campus covers over 182 acres and is home to more than 35,000 students from all over the nation and the world.

    The university’s academic breadth is extensive with its 81 departments in 19 colleges and divisions, and 18 graduate schools and it has over 1,400 full-time faculty members with over 95% of them holding a Ph.D. or equivalent qualification in their field. KU has particularly strong Humanities and Asian Studies Departments along with the recently established Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS). KU is also renowned for its professional schools of Law, Medicine and Business Administration. In research, KU is an internationally recognized leader with over 100 research centers, including the East Asiatic Research Centre and the Korean Cultural Research Centre. Furthermore, Korea University Business School (KUBS) is the only and the first business school in the country to have acquired both European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation, in combination with the accreditation granted by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

    Website: www.korea.edu

    VSE Season 2, 2021-22: Courses offered by Korea University


    Application Deadline

    APPLICATION CLOSED
    Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
    Feb 4, 2022 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)



    Academic Requirements

    Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's academic requirements listed below:

    Some courses have prerequisite requirements

    For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at KU.



    English Language Proficiency Requirements

    Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's English language proficiency requirements listed below:

    Above CEBR B2 level of English proficiency. Applicants to KU courses are not required to upload proof of English proficiency when submitting the VSE application form.

    For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at KU.


    Course Information

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    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentKorea University Business School
    Course TeacherTony Garrett
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 3, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous/Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeTue, Thu 0900-1015
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThe objective of this course is to introduce marketing as an important function of the organization.
    Its focus is to demonstrate marketing’s role and importance to the modern organization and the community.
    At the end of this course students will achieve the following objectives:
    1. To become familiar with the role of marketing within the organization and society.
    2. To understand the nature of the environment within which the marketer must effectively operate.
    3. To become aware of the range of tools available to the marketer to respond to changes in the environment.
    4. Show how marketing can effectively assist the organization in meeting its objectives.
    Course OutlineTBA
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentKorea University Business School
    Course TeacherTony Garrett
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 3, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous/Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeTue 1030-1145; Thu 1030-1145
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThe lectures will enable students to develop generic attributes of knowledge and problem-solving in business through exposure to concepts, theories, tools, frameworks, models and contemporary issues/debates on product and brand management.

    Brands represent the value offering of the firm. Companies are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of their brand strategies, realizing that brand equity is one of their most important strategic assets. The brand — and its promise — is a source of value to both the company and the customer. The effective management of the product and brand presents the manager however with enormous challenges in today’s dynamic business environment. This advanced level marketing course is designed to develop new skills and consolidate prior knowledge and skills learned in other marketing courses to develop a proactive brand management approach.
    Course OutlineTBA
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentDivision of International Studies
    Course TeacherJinWon Lee
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 3, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous/Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeTue 1030-1145; Thu 1030-1145
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThis course is an introductory course on Global Governance and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). As the world continues to intertwine and the power shifts from nation-states to international organizations, it is becoming more important to understand the concepts of Global Governance and NGOs in the contemporary world. The main objectives of the course are to provide students with a general overview of these new concepts and to help students understand the growing importance of the role of non-state actors in the international arena. The course will also discuss current international issues such as political and economic development, the environment and human rights. In addition, it offers students an opportunity to refine presentation and discussion skills; therefore, case study research and presentation are expected throughout this course.
    Course OutlineTBA
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentDivision of International Studies
    Course TeacherJinWon Lee
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 3, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous/Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeMon 1030-1145; Wed 1030-1145
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThis course is designed to introduce students to the study of human rights in political science. It will take students through an understanding of how the ideas of human rights and discourses about human rights have been structured and discussed in the context of domestic and international politics. Students will also explore how actual human rights norms are acknowledged or rejected, observed or ignored, and promoted or withdrawn at the domestic as well as international level.

    This course is organized into two parts. The first half of the course begins with an overview of the concepts and theoretical issues in human rights studies, and the second half focuses on the explanations of different human rights practices across countries looking at various topics related to human rights and considers the conditions favorable for better human rights practices and processes that bring actual changes in human rights practices.

    Case study research and presentation are expected throughout this course. Guest speakers will likely to be invited, to expose students with hands on experience dealing with Human Rights.
    Course OutlineTBA
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentKorea University School of Media & Communication
    Course TeacherHaerin Shin
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 3, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous/Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeFri 0900-1250
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionWe live in, and by, platform worlds. Whether it be the operating systems that govern our computing devices, or the myriad web-based services that entertain and inform our daily lives, platforms have literally become the foundational “surfaces” we “stand on”– or in other words, “be,” encapsulating all walks of interaction and communication in our electronically networked digital media ecology. Platforms serve as micro-worlds of their own, running on their own rules to intermediate and in turn shape our thoughts, actions, and relationships through their unique interfaces and mechanisms; as such, understanding the “what,” “how,” and also “why” of platforms is crucial not only to those in the media industry but even more so for the everyday user. This course cultivates theoretical, technical, and creative engagements with platforms, inviting students to position themselves as active “makers” rather than passive inhabitants of the intermediary worlds that we live by.
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