Korean Studies minor (B-ARTS_MINOR_9)

Overview

The Korean Studies minor is designed to build students’ knowledge and skills in understanding and analysing Korean language, contemporary Korean history, politics, and society as well as two Koreas in a global context. Korean language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence from Korean 1 to Korean 6. The minor is designed to maximise linguistic and cultural knowledge to develop intermediate communication skills in Korean. Non-language elective subjects cover topics such as modern Korean history, Cold-War politics, North Korea and regional security, economic development, social issues, gender studies, migration, and popular culture to broaden students' understanding of Korean society and Korea in a global context. The coursework includes a winter intensive study trip to Korea, where students work on a research project. It is an excellent preparation for students to enter foreign service, public international relations, business and trade, media and cultural industries.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the Korean Studies minor, studies should:

Demonstrate an understanding of culture, language and history of Korean society; Acquire a detailed knowledge of and identify past and current issues in contemporary Korea;
Articulate and examine the complex relationship between social, cultural, linguistics, economic and political contexts in Korea;
Develop analytical skills to approach diverse social phenomena and critical issues in Korea;
Build communicative competence and use Korean effectively;
Establish time management skills, capability to work independently and/or in groups and research skills.

Last updated: 2 October 2024

Structure

75 credit points

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Korean Studies program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer to the following link for further information:

Link

Two entry points (EP) for this minor are:

Entry Point 1: Students who have never studied Korean before or have only rudimentary knowledge of the language usually enter the progression at Korean 1

Entry Point 3: Students who have completed VCE Korean (Second language), IB or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Korean 3

This minor requires the completion of either:

Entry Point 1

25 credit points of Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 1
25 credit points of Level 2 electives - Entry Point 1
25 credit points of Level 3 electives - Entry Point 1

Entry Point 3

25 credit points of Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 3
25 credit points of Level 2 electives - Entry Point 3
25 credit points of Level 3 electives - Entry Point 3

Subject Options

Entry Point 1

Level 1 core subjects - Entry point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
KORE10001	Korean 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE10002	Korean 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 electives - Entry point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
KORE20003	Korean 3	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE20004	Korean 4	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE20002	Contemporary Korea	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 electives - Entry point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
KORE30001	Korean Politics and Society	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE30002	Two Koreas in the World	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA30005	Global Cultures of Japan and Korea	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE30003	Korean 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE30004	Korean 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Entry Point 3

Level 1 core subjects - Entry point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
KORE10003	Korean 3	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE10004	Korean 4	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 electives - Entry point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
KORE20005	Korean 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE20006	Korean 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE20002	Contemporary Korea	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 electives - Entry point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
KORE30001	Korean Politics and Society	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
KORE30002	Two Koreas in the World	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA30005	Global Cultures of Japan and Korea	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Links

https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asia-institute/study/korean-studies