KOR, Introduction to Korean Studies (E26)

Course content

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to Korean culture from antiquity to today. Through selected themes and case studies, students explore how Korean society, ideas, and cultural practices have been shaped over time. Drawing on perspectives from history, literature, film, historiography, geography, anthropology, and sociology, the course highlights both continuity and change in Korea’s cultural development.
By engaging with a range of primary and secondary sources and participating in academic discussions, students will gain a solid foundation in Korean cultural studies and develop core academic skills relevant to the humanities and social sciences

Education

Bacheloruddannelsen i asienstudier (koreastudier), 2026-ordningen  

Learning outcome

Knowledge

  • knowledge of and understanding of the multidisciplinary field of Korean Studies, including disciplines such as literary studies, religious studies, history, political science, and anthropology
  • knowledge of academic reading and writing practices in Korean Studies, including correct use of notes, references, and bibliographies
  • knowledge of the role and implications of generative artificial intelligence in Korean Studies
  • knowledge of key developments in contemporary Korea (North Korea and South Korea)
  • knowledge of relevant fields of practice related to Korean Studies.
     

Skills

  • ability to identify an academic topic within a disciplinary framework relevant to Korean Studies
  • ability to locate, understand, and critically reflect on empirical sources (primary sources) and academic literature (secondary sources)
  • ability to use generative artificial intelligence in an academically responsible manner
  • ability to give and receive constructive peer feedback
  • ability to identify relevant fields of practice related to Korean Studies.
     

Competences

  • ability to produce a take-home assignment on a topic related to a discipline within Korean Studies
  • ability to apply digital resources, databases, and generative artificial intelligence
  • ability to communicate developments in both contemporary and traditional Korea to a broader public, for example through story maps (ArcGIS)
  • ability to reflect on how the academic knowledge and skills of Korean Studies can be applied in a specific professional context.

Discussion, lectures, group work, presentations

  • Seth, Michael J.. 2016. A Concise History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. (please buy)
  • Eckert, Carter J.. 1990. Lee, Ki-baik. Korea Old and New: a history. Seoul: Ilchogak. (optional, but very useful)
  • Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say / I Say”: the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.(parts provided online)
  • Belcher, Wendy Laura. 2009. Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks. Los Angeles: Sage. (parts provided online)
Written
Oral
Individual
Collective
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Feedback by final exam (In addition to the grade)
Peer feedback (Students give each other feedback)
ECTS
15 ECTS
Type of assessment
Oral examination, 30 minutter inkl. votering
Home assignment, 4-5 normalsider
Type of assessment details
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Fri mundtlig prøve med fri hjemmeopgave.
Hjemmeopgaven vægter 2/3 og den mundtlige prøve vægter 1/3. Begge dele skal vurderes til bestået niveau for at prøven kan bestås.
Gruppeprøvebestemmelser: Prøven kan kun aflægges individuelt, men hjemmeopgaven kan udarbejdes i grupper. Ved hjemmeopgavens udarbejdelse som gruppeprøve gælder: 2 studerende: 6-8 sider. 3 studerende: 9-11 sider.
Eksaminationssprog: Engelsk.
Aid
Only certain aids allowed (see description below)

 

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Til den mundtlige prøve må medbringes den indleverede opgave. 
Ved hjemmeopgaven er alle hjælpemidler tilladt (for regler om generativ kunstig intelligens, se Studieinformation).

Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Re-exam

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Samme som den ordinære prøve

Criteria for exam assessment

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Kursusinformation

Language
English
Course number
HKOB01031U
ECTS
15 ECTS
Programme level
Bachelor
Bachelor choice
Duration

1 semester

Placement
Autumn
Schedulegroup
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Studyboard
Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
  • Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting faculty
  • Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinator
  • Barbara Wall   (12-68677868677867347d677272466e7b7334717b346a71)
Teacher

Karin Jakobsen (cmt457@hum.ku.dk)
Lena Kjeldgaard Mason (lekm@adm.ku.dk)

Saved on the 08-05-2026

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