• upage_Yonsei

    Yonsei University
    Seoul, South Korea

    Being the oldest private university in Korea, Yonsei University was first established in 1885 by Christian missionaries. Our mission is to educate leaders who will contribute to humanity in the spirit of “truth and freedom.” The 300,000 Yonsei alumni who take this calling to heart can be found manifesting this proud spirit from leadership positions around the world.

    Yonsei’s main campus is ensconced in a spacious, picturesque and natural setting located minutes away from the economic, political, and cultural centers of Seoul’s metropolitan downtown. Yonsei has 3,500 eminent faculty members who are conducting cutting-edge research across all academic disciplines. There are 18 graduate schools, 22 colleges and 133 subsidiary institutions hosting a selective pool of students from around the world.

    Yonsei is proud of its history and reputation as a leading institution of higher education and research in Asia.

    Website: www.yonsei.ac.kr/en_sc/

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


    Application Deadline

    APPLICATION CLOSED
    Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
    Feb 2 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:

    1. CGPA 2.5 or above (out of 4.0)
    2. Must have completed at least two (2) semesters at home university

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



    English Language Proficiency Requirements

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

    ENGLISH: TOEFL iBT or iBT Home Edition 79 or cBT 213 or pBT 550 (ITP is NOT accepted) or Cambridge English Qualifications CEFR B2 Level * Native English speakers & non-native speakers studying their degree in English are waived. (If your degree program is fully taught in English, please upload a supporting document such as a confirmation letter written by your home university.)

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


    Course Information

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    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentYonsei Office of Int'l Affairs
    Course TeacherJung Won Kim
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 2, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeThu 1500-1750
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThis course examines Korean popular culture and its related issues in historical and sociocultural contexts. For this examination, the course surveys a history of Korean popular culture in the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on forms of media culture (popular music, cinema, and TV dramas/shows) that has not only led to but developed through Korean Wave both within and outside of Korea. Also, the course delves into a variety of phenomena and issues in Korean popular culture in conjunction with contemporary Korean society. The course then aims to critically and analytically discuss the ramification of Korean popular culture and Korean Wave in the global, local, and glocal perspectives.
    RestrictionsN/A
    Points to Note for StudentsInternational exchange students interested in Korean popular culture, K-pop (Korean popular music), Korean Wave, or Korean culture at large.
    Course OutlineLink
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentYonsei Office of Int'l Affairs
    Course TeacherBo Hi Ban
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 2, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeWed 1200-1450
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course Description1)To introduce Korean musical instruments and their historical relevance in Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Central Asian Music.
    2)To appreciate various Korean traditional music genres such as classical (court and ritual music) and folk music (folk songs, pansori, sanjo).
    3)To discuss the philosophical backgrounds of Korean religious music: Shamanism, Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Christian.
    4)To distinguish Korean musical features in pansori and sanjo.
    5)To learn how to analyze music within a cultural context.
    6)To discuss Hallyu and Korean popular music.
    RestrictionsN/A
    Points to Note for StudentsThis course is an introductory study of Korean music and culture that focuses on the significance of music and musical practices in a holistic manner that includes court music, religious music, folk music and contemporary music. It is intended to provide basic knowledge of terminology, history and the characteristics of important genres that might emerge in discussing theoretical aspects of Korean traditional music.

    5% Socio-cultural Paper: a short paper (approx. A4 1 page pont 10) on music and the socio-cultural system (guidelines to be handed out in class). DUE date: the end of March.
    Course OutlineLink
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentYonsei Office of Int'l Affairs
    Course TeacherCheol Bae Son
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 2, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous/Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeMon 1300-1450/Wed 1400-1450
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThis course will explore how Korean thinkers and activists have engaged religions and ideologies in the major political, social and cultural movements and activism during colonial and contemporary Korea. Through this course, the students are expected to gain a deeper understanding of how ideologies and religious ideas have informed the major debates and collective activities that have made the Korean history progress further.

    One further aim of this class is to enhance the students’ ability to write readable essays and paper based on their knowledge and insight acquired through the lectures, readings and discussions.
    RestrictionsN/A
    Points to Note for StudentsInternational students, and Korean students who can conduct the class in English.
    Course OutlineLink
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentYonsei Office of Int'l Affairs
    Course TeacherHyun Joon Min
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 2, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeTue 0900-1150
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThe turbulent recent history of South Korea has produced a society that is engaged with a variety of local and global social forces in complex and contradictory ways. The sweeping social changes in South Korean society have engaged it in a struggle to redefine and re-examine itself, and its relation to such basic ideas as gender, class, tradition and nation. Contemporary films provide an especially interesting entry into these issues and how Koreans have been thinking about them. This course is intended to enhance students` understanding of a variety of historical, social, cultural issues of South Korean society by analyzing relevant contemporary South Korean films.
    RestrictionsN/A
    Points to Note for StudentsN/A
    Course OutlineLink
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentYonsei Office of Int'l Affairs
    Course TeacherByeong Jae Lee
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 2, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous/Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeMon 0900-1050/Wed 1000-1050
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThis course aims to provide an overview of the history of the Korea-US relations and to discuss major issues regarding Korea-US relations. The first half of the course deals with the various encounters between the two countries from the late nineteenth century up to the 1980`s. The second half discusses various contemporary issues related to the two countries, including security, trade, Korean nationalism, immigration, North Korea`s nuclear program, and territorial disputes, among many others.
    RestrictionsN/A
    Points to Note for StudentsStudents who are interested in the history of Korea-US relations and the current issues between Korea and US.
    Course OutlineLink
    Number of Credits3
    Offering DepartmentYonsei Office of Int'l Affairs
    Course TeacherYoung Sik Bong
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassMar 2, 2022
    Last Day of ClassJun 21, 2022
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingAsynchronous
    Meeting TimeWed 1500-1750
    Time ZoneUTC+9
    Course DescriptionThis seminar explores the ways the two Koreas, North and South, have coped with the dictate of international politics since the national division. It examines this question by highlighting and explaining the defining characterisitics of the both systems in the context of their respective political change, economic development, national security, human rights and response to globalization as results of their respective choices of national survival, political development and economic prosperity.
    RestrictionsIntroductory course on Korean politics
    Points to Note for StudentsN/A
    Course OutlineLink


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