SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH KOREA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Through a critique of the status quo in class, gender, and racial/ethnic dynamics of contemporary Korean society, an intermediate to advanced level of understanding of modern Korean society and its location in the modern world will be achieved. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discern the patterns, rules, and logic that undergird a social system and the consequences of these for social change and continuity within the Korean context. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Be able to explain in your own language, how individuals’ lives are shaped by social institutions such as the family, education, and work. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Increase the social science literacy of contemporary Korea. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Create your own viewpoint on social issues, with the capability to support your arguments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Through a critique of the status quo in class, gender, and racial/ethnic dynamics of contemporary Korean society, an intermediate to advanced level of understanding of modern Korean society and its location in the modern world will be achieved. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discern the patterns, rules, and logic that undergird a social system and the consequences of these for social change and continuity within the Korean context. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Be able to explain in your own language, how individuals’ lives are shaped by social institutions such as the family, education, and work. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Increase the social science literacy of contemporary Korea. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Create your own viewpoint on social issues, with the capability to support your arguments. Audience: Undergraduate