Minor in Korean Studies
Requirements
Students may obtain a minor in Korean Studies by completing at 15 credit hours in Korean coursework. Nine of these hours must be completed on campus, or as part of an MU faculty-led study abroad program. Six of these credit hours must be earned in Korean language courses beyond the elementary level. The remaining credit hours can be earned in non-language Korean culture courses, or courses from other departments that relate to Korea.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
KOREAN 2160 | Intermediate Korean Language I | 3 |
KOREAN 3160 | Intermediate Korean Language II | 3 |
KOREAN 2310 | Korean Civilization I | 3 |
KOREAN 2320 | Korean Civilization II | 3 |
KOREAN 3800 | Korean Economic Development and US-Korean Free Trade Agreement | 3 |
KOREAN 3890 | Korean Society Through Cinema | 3 |
KOREAN 4220 | North Korean Politics | 3 |
KOREAN 4260 | The Korean Diaspora in the U.S., Japan and China | 3 |
KOREAN 3001 | Topics in Korean-General | 1-3 |
KOREAN 3005 | Topics in Korean - Humanities | 3 |
KOREAN 3180 | Advanced Korean I | 3 |
KOREAN 4001 | Topics in Korean-General | 1-3 |
KOREAN 4005 | Topics in Korean - Humanities | 1-3 |
KOREAN 4690 | Korean Politics - South and North Korea | 3 |
Contact and Additional Information
For questions about the Minor in Korean Studies, course equivalency, or language placement test, please contact Eunyoung Choi ([email protected]), Director of the Korean Studies Minor.