Korean Civilisation and Culture - KORE2500
 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Japanese and Korean Studies (School of Languages and Linguistics)
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: KORE3900
 
 
Excluded: GENT0414, KORE3900
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Examines Korean culture and society from early times to present. Key themes include social and cultural change; gender; evolution of political systems; religion and philosophical thought; identity; and economic change.


Learning Outcomes


  • Understand the importance of Korea's place in the world and specifically, East Asia
  • Ability to discuss the major intellectual and cultural trends that have defined Korea and distinguished it from China and Japan
  • Ability to assess critically claims in nationalist historiography and understand the reasons for such claims.

Assessment


  • Two exams - 40%
  • Essay - 30%
  • Directed research project - 30%