Spring 2025 Korean Courses
This is an unofficial list of courses that will be offered in Korean in Spring 2025. It is strictly for the use of expanded course descriptions. For the complete official course offerings, please consult the My.UIC portal.
For a list of all courses and general course descriptions, please see the UIC Academic Catalog.
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KOR 230 – Korean Popular Culture in a Global World
On Campus. TR 11:00-12:15. Instructor: Dr. Hanae Kim
This course guides students in exploring and critically understanding K-pop as a cultural phenomenon both in South Korea, and globally especially its connection to youth culture in the US. Topics around K-pop through critical, cross-cultural lenses provide a rich context for understanding how different cultures interact to generate a new culture and how the newly created culture in turn influences other cultures.
This course is taught in English. No knowledge of Korean required.
Gen Ed credit in “World Cultures”
Spring 2025 Courses in Korean Heading link
These courses are taught in a hybrid format consisting of TR face-to-face class sessions and weekly online learning modules on Blackboard.
KOR 102 – Elementary Korean II
TR 10:00-10:50. Instructor: Dr. Hanae Kim
This is a hybrid course (mixed in-person and online mode) designed to develop the four language skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing in Korean. It is a continuation of KOR101 for a more in-depth elementary level examination of Korean language and culture with intensive practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in KOR 101; or placement.
KOR 104 – Intermediate Korean II
TR 1:00-1:50. Instructor: Dr. Hanae Kim
This is a hybrid course (mixed in-person and online mode) designed to develop the four language skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing in Korean. This course covers the basic grammatical structures and vocabulary necessary for intermediate-low conversation, reading comprehension, and writing sentences to help the students build a solid foundation for further study in Korean language.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in KOR 103; or placement.