KOREA STUDIES COURSES

Korea Studies classes combine political science theory with practical skills to prepare students for a career that utilizes in-depth knowledge about the two Koreas

Fall 2008 Courses

Challenges of North Korea (765.703)
[J.J. Suh and Kathryn Weathersby]

Contemporary Korea in Historical Perspective (765.702)
[John Merrill]
Surveys historical influences on the contemporary reality of the Korean peninsula, both North and South. Examines cultural legacies, the Japanese colonial experience, the division of the country after World War II, the rise of the opposing states, the Korean War and the roles and influence of the great powers.

International Relations of Northeast Asia (755.713)
[J.J. Suh]

The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record (765.712)
[J.J. Suh]
Explores contemporary issues in South and North Korea under the guidance of a former State Department country director for Korea. Students prepare individual reports on selected issues for a U.S.-Korea Yearbook to be published by SAIS in 2007. At a time to be determined, student authors travel as a group with their professor on a one-week research trip to Seoul to test their ideas with experts and officials, and revise their reports on their return.

U.S. Diplomacy Toward the Two Koreas (765.710)
[Tong Kim]
This course led by SAIS graduate Tong Kim, the longtime Korean language interpreter for the U.S. State Department, reviews U.S. diplomacy toward the two Koreas since the Korean War, including the DPRK nuclear program, the shifting U.S.-ROK security alliance and economic relations in the Northeast Asia region. The class will discuss the successes and failures of U.S. policy and evaluate the impact of cultural differences on diplomatic communication. 

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Spring 2008 Courses

Korea in East Asia (765.705)
[Prof. J.J. Suh]
Surveys Korea’s relationships with China and Japan. Examines historical trajectories of political and economic interactions as well as the “history problem” among the East Asian countries. Assesses past efforts to develop multilateral institutions in the region and explores future possibilities.

U.S. Diplomacy Toward the Two Koreas (765.710)
[Prof. Tong Kim]
This course led by SAIS graduate Tong Kim, the longtime Korean language interpreter for the State Department, reviews U.S. diplomacy toward the two Koreas since the Korean War, including the DPRK nuclear program, the shifting U.S.-ROK security alliance and economic relations in the Northeast Asia region. The class will discuss the successes and failures of U.S. policy and evaluate the impact of cultural differences on diplomatic communication. 

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Fall 2007 Courses

The Two Koreas: Contemporary Research and Record (765.712)
[Prof. J.J.Suh]
Explores contemporary issues in South and North Korea under the guidance of a former State Department country director for Korea. Students prepare individual reports on selected issues for a U.S.-Korea Yearbook to be published by SAIS in 2007. At a time to be determined, student authors travel as a group with their professor on a one-week research trip to Seoul to test their ideas with experts and officials, and revise their reports on their return.

Contemporary Korea in Historical Perspective (765.702)
[Prof. John Merrill]
Surveys historical influences on the contemporary reality of the Korean peninsula, both North and South. Examines cultural legacies, the Japanese colonial experience, the division of the country after World War II, the rise of the opposing states, the Korean War and the roles and influence of the great powers.  

Back to Academics