Korean Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures HKU

This course explores the Korean peninsula from East Asian, Eurasian, and global perspectives. Topics include early interactions with China and Japan, the Yellow Sea as a trade zone, the impact of Mongol rule, Korea and the early modern world system, modernity and New Imperialism, Korea’s place in the Japanese empire, the Cold War, and South Korea in a globalized economy. Students will be introduced to methods and strategies for combining the insights of geography, history, and area studies. Readings include both primary sources and secondary scholarship.

Interdisciplinary Elective Course
KORE2039	Korea and the wider world	6 credits

This course explores the Korean peninsula from East Asian, Eurasian, and global perspectives. Topics include early interactions with China and Japan, the Yellow Sea as a trade zone, the impact of Mongol rule, Korea and the early modern world system, modernity and New Imperialism, Korea’s place in the Japanese empire, the Cold War, and South Korea in a globalized economy. Students will be introduced to methods and strategies for combining the insights of geography, history, and area studies. Readings include both primary sources and secondary scholarship.

Prerequisite: KORE1021. Introduction to Korean culture and society
Assessment:100 % coursework
(Not on offer in 2017/2018)