Boston University

Provided Programs&Courses

Undergraduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Minor in East Asian Studies
   • Program Remarks - The East Asian Studies (EAS) minor consists of the following requirements: knowledge of written and spoken Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese (or, where appropriate, another Asian language) through the 212 level or its equivalent, as demonstrated through testing; and six courses in East Asian studies, including the two East Asian Core courses in Pre-Modern Heritage and Modern Transformation.
   1. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 250 Introduction to Korean Literature (in English translation)
   2. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 470 Korean Literature and Culture
   3. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 383 Modern Korean Culture through Cinema (in English translation)
   4. Korea-related Courses : Seminar: CAS AI 101: Introduction to Asian Studies
      • Course Remarks : This seminar, to be taken in the fall semester of students’ first or second year, introduces them to the major, the field, and the lively community of pan-Asian studies at BU.
   5. Korea-related Courses : CAS IR 368 Contemporary East Asian Economics (meets with CAS EC 368)
   6. Korea-related Courses : CAS XL 224 Introduction to Comparative Literature: East Asia
   7. Korea-related Courses : CAS LC 470 / LJ 451 Immortals, Drop-Outs, and Courtiers in East Asian Literature
   8. Korea-related Courses : CAS RN 430 Topics in East Asian Religions: Meditation
   9. Korea-related Courses : CAS XL 224 Introduction to Comparative Literature: East Asia
   10. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 283 Modern Korean Culture Through Cinema (in English translation)
   11. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 440 Korean Conversation and Composition Through Media
   12. Korea-related Courses : CAS IR 366 Political Economy of East Asia (meets with CAS PO 353)
   13. Korea-related Courses : CAS RN 426 Topics in Religion and Literature of East Asia
   14. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 212 (Fourth-Semester Korean)
   15. Korea-related Courses : LK 216 (Second-Year Korean for Heritage Speakers)
   16. Korea-related Courses : LK 111 (First-Semester Korean)
   17. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 311 (Fifth-Semester Korean
   18. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 312 (Sixth-Semester Korean)
   19. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 441 Advanced Korean: Issues in Korean Society
   20. Korea-related Courses : CAS LK 445 Korean for Contemporary Culture
2. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Majoring In Asian Studies
   • Program Remarks - The major in Asian Studies requires a total of 11 core and principal courses (four-credit courses), fifth-semester proficiency in an Asian language (Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, or Urdu), and a mini-seminar (one credit).
3. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Minoring in Asian Studies
   • Program Remarks - The East Asian Studies minor consists of the following requirements: knowledge of written and spoken Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese (or, where appropriate, another Asian language) through the 212 level or its equivalent, as demonstrated through testing; and six courses in East Asian studies, including the two East Asian Core courses in Pre-Modern Heritage and Modern Transformation.
4. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Honors in Asian Studies
   • Program Remarks - Honors in Asian Studies may be earned by completing two semesters of independent senior honors work (CAS AI 401/402) and presenting an original research paper (thesis) in written and oral form to a committee of faculty readers.
5. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Minor in Korean
   • Program Remarks - The goal of the Minor in Korean is to deepen understanding of Korea’s distinctive location in, and its complex historical and contemporary connections to, East Asia and the world. The minor equips students with the knowledge and advanced Korean language skills needed to examine, write, and talk about Korean literature and film as a vital point of entry into Korean culture and society. The growing prominence of Korea in the world economy, its technological innovations, and its emergence as an exporter of global popular culture have created a rapidly rising level of demand for scholars and professionals who are well versed in Korean. The minor thus provides a marketable, as well as academically challenging, complement to any BU undergraduate major.

Study Abroad

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : Seoul National University Exchange, South Korea
   • Program Remarks - BU Questrom School of Business students have the opportunity to intern and study management and Korean culture at Seoul National University, a globally competitive institution and Korea’s premier educational and research center.

Designated Center

• Korean Studies Center : Boston University Center for the Study of Asia (BUCSA)
• Main Organization : Pardee School of Global Studies
• Date Center founded :
• Korean Studies Center address : East Asian Studies Interdisciplinary Program, Building: 156 Bay State Road, 156 Bay State Rd, Boston MA
• Center website : http://www.bu.edu/asian
• Korea-related Journal :