Duke University

Provided Programs&Courses

Exchange

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : DUKEENGAGE IN SOUTH KOREA
   • Programs Remarks - This program engages challenges and opportunities arising from shifting demographics and the changing fabric of South Korean society with refugees from North Korea and economic migrants from Russia, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and elsewhere. It focuses on engaging the everyday reality of this shifting dynamic, recognizing and apprehending the complexity of the situation and building friendships and working towards mutual transformation of both engagers and the communities.

Post-Secondary

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Korean Language Program
   • Programs Remarks - The Korean language offers a window to a dynamic culture and history more than 2000 years old. Korea has been a unified nation since the 7th century. Today, Korea is a vital and thriving economic, technological and industrial center in Asia. Its culture incorporates a blend of religions, ideologies and traditions from East and West.
   1. Korea-related Courses : KOREAN 102
      • Courses Remarks - Elementary Korean
   2. Korea-related Courses : KOREAN 204
      • Courses Remarks - Intermediate Korean
   3. Korea-related Courses : KOREAN 306S
      • Courses Remarks - Advanced Korean
   4. Korea-related Courses : KOREAN 455S
      • Courses Remarks - Korean Politics and Society

Undergraduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Major in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
   • Programs Remarks - A major in AMES with a concentration in Korean requires ten courses, at least eight of which must be at the 200 level or above.
2. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Minor in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
   • Programs Remarks - Minor in Korean is available in two tracks: the language track and the literature track. Five courses are required in each track. A minor in the language track requires 3-4 language courses above the elementary level, two of which must be at the 300 level, and 1-2 corresponding AMES literature/culture courses at the 100 level or above. A minor in the literature track requires 2 language courses above the elementary level, 1-2 Korean literature/culture courses at the 100 level or above and 1-2 other AMES literature/culture courses at the 100 level or above.

Study Abroad

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Ewha Womans University
2. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Seoul National University
3. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Sogang University
4. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Korea University

Undergraduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Certificate for East Asian Studies

Graduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : MA in East Asian Studies
   • Programs Remarks - The Program offers broad choices and can be individually tailored. It meets the needs of students planning to enter professional careers such as the diplomatic corps, international law, education, and business as well as providing academic enhancement for mid-career professionals in these fields. The Program is also designed to prepare students who want to enter doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities.
   1. Korea-related Courses : REL 211S
      • Courses Remarks - Religion and Culture in Korea
   2. Korea-related Courses : REL 325S/AMES 376S
      • Courses Remarks - Modern Korean Buddhism
   3. Korea-related Courses : AMES 511
      • Courses Remarks - Documentary/East Asian Culture
2. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Graduate Certificate for East Asian Studies
   • Programs Remarks - Students who are enrolled in any of Duke Graduate School’s master’s or doctoral programs, with the exception of the MA in East Asian Studies, are encouraged to document their specialization in East Asia by earning a Certificate in East Asian Studies.