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Korean Studies - KOREA13931

Stream Summary

Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science

School: School of Humanities and Languages

Contact: hal@unsw.edu.au

Program: 3931 - Advanced Science/Arts

Award(s):

Bachelor of Arts (Major)

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Stream Outline

The major stream in Korean Studies covers the study of the Korean language and the study of the social, cultural and historical aspects associated with the language. It provides students the opportunity to develop as competent users of the Korean language. Students gain intercultural awareness and understanding, develop explicit knowledge of language, and gain knowledge of the social, cultural and historical background of Korean-speaking people. The Korean language plays a key role in expressing the cultures and identities of the places in which is spoken.

Learning Korean will provide students a privileged form of access to the cultural resources and complex patterns of life in Korea and other countries. Developing competence in Korean will have an important place in promoting relationships and mutual understanding between countries and peoples.

This stream is available to students commencing at Introductory and Intermediate entry levels.

Placement Information

Students who wish to enrol in a language course without completing the necessary prerequisites are required to complete an online placement application form before the commencement of the semester.

For more information, please see the School Website.

For students admitted in their first year of study to ARTS2660 or higher on the grounds of ability and/or previous study, such courses will be counted as Level 1 courses in terms of degree requirements.

Stream Structure

A student who wishes to gain a major stream in Korean Studies must complete 54 units of credit in approved courses.

If a student commences the language studies sequence at Introductory Korean B, they must go on to complete Advanced Korean B. In order to have the required 54 UOC for the major a student must complete a further 24 UOC including 18 UOC in contextual courses plus the capstone course.

If a student commences the language studies sequence at Intermediate Korean B, they must go on to complete Advanced Korean B. In order to have the required 54 UOC for the major a student must complete a further 36 UOC including 12 UOC in professional studies courses and 18 UOC in contextual courses plus the capstone course.

Note: A student who has achieved a higher level of study in a language course is not permitted to study a lower level language course.

A list of Korean Contextual and Professional Studies Courses is outlined below.