Admission requirements
This course is only available for BA3 students in Korean Studies who have successfully completed all the requirements for BA1 and BA2 and plan to write BA theses in the following spring.
Description
This course deals with a basket of important topics surrounding relations between state and society in modern Korea (North and South, both separately and together). It examines these topics through English-language scholarship, but also incorporates engagements with Korean-language sources that serve to introduce not only key vocabulary but also alternative ways of thinking about relatively common sociological questions in unfamiliar contexts. The course seeks to diversify the range of questions about Korean state(s) and societ(ies) that students might ultimately choose to answer in their theses.
Course objectives
This course has six primary goals:
Foster knowledge of the themes of this course and related academic debates;
Learn various research methodologies;
Develop critical reading skills of written and visual materials in English and Korean);
Acquire advanced academic writing skills;
Develop group presentation skills using written, visual and/or audio sources; and
Set up a research project for a BA final paper
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar.
Assessment method
Assesment
- Participation (15%);
- Group Presentation (25%);
- Final Paper (60%).
Weighing
To pass the course, students must receive an overall mark of 5.50 (=6) or higher and a passing grade for the final paper assignment (5.5 or higher).
Resit
Students who fail the course (receiving an overall mark of 5.49 [=5] or lower) or who fail the paper assignment must take a resit. The resit consists of a revised and expanded version of the final paper.
Inspection and feedback
The course is an integrated whole. All categories must be completed in the same academic year. No partial marks can be carried over into following years. Students may make an individual appointment with the instructor within 30 days of the announcement of the exam grades in order to view their exam.
N.B.
Deadlines and extensions: if you foresee that you will not be able to keep a deadline because of extenuating circumstances, contact your instructor well in advance (at least one week before the deadline). For extensions beyond the end of the semester, please contact your instructor and the study coordinator and file a request with the Board of Examiners at least one week before the original deadline.
Reading list
Weekly readings are listed in the course syllabus, which will be distributed in the period immediately preceding the beginning of the class. There is no required course text.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch.
Registration Studeren à la carte en Contractonderwijs
Not applicable.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: VRIESHOF
Remarks
As is the case for all Korean Studies courses, a strict attendance policy will be enforced. Attendance to all lectures and seminars is expected. Failure to attend results in a lower grade. If you do not attend more than three classes you will not be able to continue attending the classes and your exam and/or paper may not be graded by the instructor. If you have a valid reason not to attend, you may get dispensation from this rule, but you have to consult the coordinator of studies.