THE KOREAS: KOREAN WAR TO THE 21ST CENTURY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the historical factors behind the formation of two competing nation states (North Korea and South Korea) on the Korean peninsula. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain how the two Koreas fit within major processes of post-1945 global history, especially Cold War decolonization and post-Cold War globalization. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the primary arguments of secondary sources and evaluate their significance. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Contextualize, identify, and interpret historically significant information in primary sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Discuss how you will apply your knowledge of modern Korean history to your graduate studies and career path. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the historical factors behind the formation of two competing nation states (North Korea and South Korea) on the Korean peninsula. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain how the two Koreas fit within major processes of post-1945 global history, especially Cold War decolonization and post-Cold War globalization. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the primary arguments of secondary sources and evaluate their significance. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Contextualize, identify, and interpret historically significant information in primary sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Discuss how you will apply your knowledge of modern Korean history to your graduate studies and career path. Audience: Graduate