Global Korean Studies
Global Korean Studies
Yonsei University's Institute for Global Korean Studies operates the Global Korean Studies to meet the needs of Korean history consumers in Korea and abroad, contributing to in-depth understanding of Korean history and humanistic communication.
Courses
Korean Diaspora, Its history, and Transnational Koreans
This course examines the historical process of ethnic diaspora that began from the late Joseon Dynasty and has continued throug...
Formation of Contemporary Korea Through Everyday Life Culture
This course examines the process by which everyday life culture as a structural environment that surrounds us in the space of c...
History of Women’s Work in Korea during the 20th Century: Reality, Resistance, and Space
This course contextualizes the discourses and terrain surrounding women's labor.
Hanok, Traditional Korean Architecture
This course explores a history of Korean architecture through hanok, a traditional Korean building.
Traditional Korean Medical Care and Birth, Aging, Illness, and Death
This course approaches premodern Korean society through the window of medical care.
Urban Space and Residential Culture in Korea
This course takes a historical approach to Korean urban space and residential culture from premodern times to the present and o...
History of Maps and Calendars
Understand the relationship between humans and space and time from an East Asian perspective.
Local History, Its Understanding and Methology
This course views local areas as a multilayered place where multiple levels of history have unfolded, understands the macroscop...
History of Urban Development and the Lives of the Ruled Class of Seoul during the 1960s and 1970s
This course explores how the urban space of Seoul has changed and how literature perceived and represented those changes.