Seoul National University

Program Facts

Program Type: Exchange

Credit Type: Transfer Credit

Terms Available: Academic Year , Calendar Year , Fall , Spring

GPA: 2.5 (undergrad) /3.0 (grad)

Class Eligibility: Graduate , Junior , Senior , Sophomore

Program Open To: UA Students

Language of Instruction: English , Korean

Application Deadline: Fall & Academic Year: March 1 , Spring: September 5

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Before you apply, please go over the eligibility and course restriction sections on SNU's exchange website. Please be reminded that SNU does not accept graduate students who are enrolled in the first semester of the Master’s program after finishing the Bachelor’s program.

The list of courses below have been approved for transfer, but is not an exhaustive list. You may search for courses in the SNU website but will need to submit information in your application to determine if the courses will transfer.

You can search the SNU course catalog for additional classes. You can change the language to English in the top right corner. Instructions to search catalog without log in credentials.

1 SNU credit = 1 U of A credit

Approved Courses

Art

Feminist Aesthetics and Arts

Course Description:

In order to understand contemporary arts and culture deeply and widely, we need various views to compensate the principles of traditional aesthetics and criticism. Because the phenomena of contemporary arts and culture include complicate elements, namely changes of production process, the rise of new media, various desire of audience, institutionalization of artistic consumption and its challenge. Now that it is not proper to take a contemplative attitude toward style and form, multifarious approaches to contemporary arts and culture is required. Especially feminist aesthetics has claimed that it should establish the history of arts newly and tried to present new way of reading of artistic experience which should not be regarded as simple perceptual object, but as cultural text. In this situation this class will provide student with accurate understanding of the developments of various feminist arts. Through examples from not only traditional genres of arts such as painting, music, theatre, literature and opera, but also new media arts, which include digital art, installation art, visual art, we can open up new field of intellectual stimulus for new generation students.

Partner Course Code:
042.034
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 2 Arts.
UArizona Units:
3

Intro to Film Art

Course Description:

“Introduction to Film Art” introduces students to the basic concepts, technical analyses, and theories of film. As the title indicates, film will occupy a central position in the course, much as cinema has been the dominant medium for the last 100 years. The study of film has a long and diverse tradition, which will frame academic inquiry in the fields of film in this class. Throughout the semester, this course will introduce central topics of film including mise-en-scène, cinematography, framing, editing, narrative, genre and author, as well as a survey of critical perspectives on film. In addition to preparing weekly readings, students will be required to view a variety of films prior to each class meeting.

Partner Course Code:
L0546.000800
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MAR Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Understanding Popular Art

Course Description:

This course examines the diversity and specificity of contemporary popular arts using aesthetic perspectives. We will analyze popular arts as a everyday experience as well as a collective experience using the main concepts of aesthetics such as art, aesthetic experience, and aesthetic sensitivity, and thereby cultivate liberal humanity that connects cultural experiences with critical theories. Through classes that look back on popular arts as easy, familiar, and entertaining, from critical and reflective approaches, we seek to gain a new perspective on the popular 'art'. To this end, we will survey previous studies, debates, and perspectives on "popular art". We will also look at representative examples which show the transformations of genres and medium, and examine how they have forces the aesthetics to adjust its methodologies and perspectives. Popular art is not only for the masses, but also an art given to the masses. And it is often created by the masses themselves. Through the multifaceted analysis and understanding of the stereoscopic aspect of these popular arts, we will share a new dimension of public, culture, art, and sensitivity.

Partner Course Code:
L0546.000700
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HUMS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 Traditions & Cultures or Tier 2 Humanities.
UArizona Units:
3

Business

Human Resource Management

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of the management of human resources in organizations. Topics include human resource decisions dealing with staffing, training and development, performance management, compensation, and employee relations. Emphasis is on: basic theories; problem-solving and decision-making approaches; operational methods, technologies, and practices; application of relevant behavioral science theory and research; and legislation and other environmental constraints having an important bearing on the effective utilization of human resources by an enterprise.

Partner Course Code:
251.303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Principles of Accounting

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to provide students with fundamental concepts in accounting, such as accounting postulates, concepts of assets, liabilities, equities, income, expenses, etc. This course will discuss, in particular, the whole accounting cycle from recording business transactions to the preparation of financial statements.

Partner Course Code:
251.205
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ACCT Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Chinese Studies

China's Rise and Asia's Future

Course Description:

This course examines key conceptual and substantive issues of China’s rise in the Asian context. The course begins with exploring what and where China is in a new global and regional context. It then examines China’s global and regional impact, and key governance challenges in the areas of security, economy, energy, environment, culture, human rights and internet.

Partner Course Code:
M1320.001400
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CHN Department Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Implication of Chinese Traditional Culture and The Contemporary China

Course Description:

This course aims to introduce the characteristic features of traditional culture of China, and to investigate their significance on the contemporary Chinese society. Specifically, special focus will be given on the relationship between the traditional cultural heritage and the contemporary China. Besides, we will cover general ideas of the main texts on Chinese literary, history, and philosophy. In addition, some archeological and anthropological research will be introduced for relevant issues.

Partner Course Code:
102.237
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CHN Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Communication

Critical Media and Cultural Studies

Course Description:

This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to some of key critical approaches to media and cultural studies. It examines the substantial theoretical and analytical debates in the field of media, culture and communication studies and discusses some of main concepts and topics such as digital technology, mass and social media, cultural identity, the public sphere, multiculturalism, cosmopolitanism, postmodern culture etc. Main readings are meant to focus on those original texts that made significant contributions to our understanding of the media, society and culture.

Partner Course Code:
211.303
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Department Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

Global Communication

Course Description:

This course discusses social importances of and theoretical perspectives on communication taking place across borders. The class offers students an opportunity to understand various forms of international communication and engage in them from politico-economical perspective.

Partner Course Code:
211.402A
UArizona Equivalent Course:
COMM Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

East Asian Studies

Buddhist Culture in East Asia

Course Description:

What has been the impact of Buddhism on East Asia? This course will attempt to answer this question by looking at some of the key visual legacies of this tradition, including Buddhist imaginings of the afterlife, the development of the stupa, and the art of Zen Buddhism. The main focus will be on the pre-modern era, but due attention will be paid to the current manifestations of Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan.

Partner Course Code:
055.008
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EAS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or Tier 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Literari Culture in East Asia

Course Description:

This course will provide a review on the literati culture of East Asian societies, focusing on China and Korea. Topics will include : (a) socio-economic and political status of literati in the traditional era, (b) contributions of the literati in the formative period of the East Asian civilization, and (c) meaning and impact of literary activities in maintaining societies.

Partner Course Code:
005.004
UArizona Equivalent Course:
CHN Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

English

Shakespeare

Course Description:

This course studies selected plays of Shakespeare. Students will closely examine its language, plot and dramatic effects.

Partner Course Code:
103.325
UArizona Equivalent Course:
LRC Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 Traditions & Cultures or Tier 2 Humanities.
UArizona Units:
3

Studies in English and American Authors

Course Description:

This course provides intensive study of a selected writer or school of writers.

Partner Course Code:
103.419
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HUMS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 Traditions & Cultures or Tier 2 Humanities.
UArizona Units:
3

Family Studies & Human Development

Family Relations

Course Description:

The class covers an introduction of contemporary family relationships based on the theories of family and Korean family studies. A review of mutual family relationship will be discussed. Changes in society and their influences on family relationship will be examined.

Partner Course Code:
357.311
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Gender and Women's Studies

Women Writers and Literary Tradition

Course Description:

This course aims to explore the tradition of English literature by examining women writers' works and their literary achievements. Reading a variety of English writings by women in novels, poetry, drama and criticism, this course studies the theme of women and literature.

Partner Course Code:
103.423
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GWS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Global Studies

Modern Society and Global Language

Course Description:

This course fosters students' understanding of the fast-emerging trans-national English-speaking culture by exploring such socio-linguistic themes as language and gender, language and race as well as cultural diversity. It will provide students with skills needed to make them into international citizens and leaders in today's global society.

Partner Course Code:
041.021
UArizona Equivalent Course:
GLS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Humanities

Topics in West Asian Civilization

Course Description:

This course shall examine one or more select themes pertaining to West Asian civilizations and languages, and provide an in-depth introduction and discussion of issues pertaining to the selected themes. Themes of the course may change each time it is offered.

Partner Course Code:
M2752.000500
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HUMS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 Traditions & Cultures or Tier 2 Humanities.
UArizona Units:
3

Understanding Francophone Culture

Course Description:

In this course we seek to deepen understanding of the Francophone society by reading French texts that deal with the social and cultural problems in France and other Franco- phone countries. Reading of related texts in Korean is given as homework assignment. Students can expect to rear their reading abilities in French as well as study issues in society and culture.

Partner Course Code:
042.010
UArizona Equivalent Course:
HUMS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 Traditions & Cultures or Tier 2 Humanities.
UArizona Units:
3

Korean

Intermediate Korean 1

Course Description:

This course aims to help foreign students acquire the following low-mid level skills for Korean. -ability to comprehend university-level lectures and class presentations. -ability to make a note for lectures. -ability to make an answer for essay questions. -ability to conduct low-mid level everyday conversation. Students learn a variety of colloquial expressions commonly used in university-level lectures, useful expressions for lecture notes, and skills for making an answer for essay questions. By using audiovisual materials, students can improve their ability to conduct everyday conversation in Korean.

Partner Course Code:
032.002
UArizona Equivalent Course:
KOR Departmental Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Korean Studies

Contemporary Korea

Course Description:

The focus of the course is on exploring and understanding personal concerns and social issues commonly found in contemporary society from a sociological perspective. In our rapidly changing global society, personal lives and social forces are often so intertwined that neither the life of an individual nor the processes of society can be understood without understanding both, and national interests and international dynamics interweave and overlap in a constant flow of interdependence. Taking advantage of sociological concepts and theories, the course will help students study and come to grips with such issues as self, sex and gender, socialization, crime, social relationship, family, state, and globalization. Also, students may choose and concentrate on other topics of personal interest with the instructor's permission. The course is open to all students with an interest in contemporary society regardless of academic background..

Partner Course Code:
055.015
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EAS Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intro to Korean Literature

Course Description:

This course aims to introduce students to Korean literature in English translation. The first half of the semester will be devoted to pre-modern texts, including prose fiction, essays, and poems with an emphasis on Buddhism and Confucianism; in the second half, short stories and poems of the 1920's through the 1980's will be examined against the backdrop of the Japanese colonization and the Korean War.

Partner Course Code:
055.007
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EAS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or Tier 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Korean History

Course Description:

This class will not only provide students with a basic knowledge of Korean history, it will also help them understand the importance of learning history. Through an introduction to the academic achievements made in this area, students will be able to understand how Korean history has evolved as a field of study. They will also further develop and refine their scientific thought process, a very necessary skill in historical studies.

Partner Course Code:
043.007
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EAS Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Korean Language and Culture

Course Description:

This course aims to offer a general knowledge on the language and various aspects of Korean culture to the foreign students currently studying at SNU. Topics to be discussed in the course include the outline of the Korean language with honorific forms. Other topics are Korean history, nature, economy and society. Also the Korean art, music, literature and philosophy as well as problems concerning the traditional culture such as family, relatives, wedding, funeral ceremony, folk's belief, shamanism, seasonal rite and custom.

Partner Course Code:
055.003
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EAS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or Tier 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Korean Literature in a Global Context

Course Description:

In this age of globalization and the Korean wave, as elements of Korean culture such as K-pop, television dramas, and film spread throughout the world, Korean literature is also gaining in popularity abroad. Thus it is important to examine how Korean literature has been expressed, interpreted, and understood outside Korea. In this context, this class will study works of Korean literature translated into English and how they are understood and interpreted in English-speaking countries, covering everything from classic to contemporary literature. In this way, students will gain a deeper understanding of Korean literature from a new perspective and thus be better equipped to contribute to the globalization of Korean literature in the future.

Partner Course Code:
M1232.000200
UArizona Equivalent Course:
KOR Departmental Elective, Upper division.
UArizona Units:
3

New Perspective on Korean Cultural History

Course Description:

This course will provide new perspectives on Korean cultural history. Students will examine the cultural characteristics of Korean religion, science, politics, societh and art. Special focus will be placed on the interactions between cultural history and the environmet.

Partner Course Code:
043.003
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EAS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or Tier 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Two Koreas: Modern Korean History and Society

Course Description:

Purpose of this class 1. To understand domestic dynamics in Korean society from the traditional era 2. To understand modern Korean history, in particular related to foreign relations 3. To examine Korea's economic growth and democratization 4. To approach understanding of North Korea. * Schedule Topic 1. Korea's Position in the World Topic 2. Choson Society and Its Longevity Topic 3. Colonial Period Topic 4. Division of the Korean Peninsula Topic 5. Politics Topic 6 Korean War Topic 7 Armistice Agreement System Topic 8. U.S.-Korea Relationship Topic 9 U.S. troop presence in South Korea Topic 10 North Korea's Modern History Topic 11 North Korean Society

Partner Course Code:
055.016
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EAS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or Tier 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Latin American Studies

Mass Culture of Contemporary Latin America

Course Description:

This interdisciplinary course deals with historical, literary, artistic, social, political and cultural aspects about Latin America. Its main purpose is to explore the major trends of Latin American popular culture by focusing primarily on its regional and national diversity."

Partner Course Code:
100.125
UArizona Equivalent Course:
LAS Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Music

Intro to Ethnomusicology

Course Description:

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of ethnomusicology. In order to do this, we will explore major concepts that have shaped the core of ethnomusicological studies. Issues such as music and identity (ethnic, gender, racial), music and politics, music and ritual, musical roots, change and preservation, globalization, field research, transcription and musical instrument classification. We will think, talk, and write about how and why people make music, as well as how and how ethnomusicologists go about their work. Students will undertake a group fieldwork projects that will contribute to a class-wide fieldwork project.

Partner Course Code:
M1803.000200
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MUS Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
2

Intro to Korean Musical Culture

Course Description:

This course provides students with an introduction to Korean music-genres, aesthetics, performance styles. The class is for general students with an interest in learning more about korean culture through music. The course will be taught in English.

Partner Course Code:
055.021
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MUS Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 2 Arts.
UArizona Units:
3

Psychology

Human Factors and Engineering Psychology

Course Description:

Human Factors/Engineering Psychology is an interdisciplinary field of study that is concerned with the interaction between humans and their environment. The goal of this course is to provide basic understanding of how perceptual and cognitive theories can be applied to diverse systems, from personal computers to complex systems such as air-traffic control, aircraft cockpits, and nuclear power plants. The emphasis is to learn theories and findings on human performance and their implications for efficient and safe designs.

Partner Course Code:
M1308.000900
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSYC Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Intro to Psycology

Course Description:

This course offers a comprehensive survey of psychological research and methodologies, helping students to possess a profound and objective understanding of human behavior.

Partner Course Code:
045.012
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSYC Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 or 2 Individuals & Societies.
UArizona Units:
3

Religious Studies

Understanding Buddhist Philosophy

Course Description:

This course focuses on the historical understanding of Buddhist philosophy, which spreads out over 2,500 years in India and East Asia, and the central themes of Buddhist philosophy, such as the Four Noble Truths and dependent origination. The course will also include aspects of the historical influence of Indian Buddhism on East Asian culture. In addition, we will discuss contemporary ethical issues, i.e., environmental ethics, animal rights etc. from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy.

Partner Course Code:
L0547.001400
UArizona Equivalent Course:
RELI Department Elective, Lower division. Tier 1 Traditions & Cultures or Tier 2 Humanities.
UArizona Units:
3

Sociology

Contemporary Sociological Theories

Course Description:

This course leads students to a critical understanding of selected contemporary sociological theories while exploring the relative merits of these theories.

Partner Course Code:
205.301
UArizona Equivalent Course:
SOC Department Elective, Lower division.
UArizona Units:
3

Location

Seoul National University is located in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Seoul is an intriguing city transforming itself from the Yi Dynasty capital of the Hermit Kingdom to a major player on the international stage. It is now an important economic center of East Asia. Seoul's turbulent past has yielded a modern, contemporary city. Because Seoul was battered by Japanese and Manchu invasions in the 16th and 17th centuries and damaged by the Korean War, most of its cityscape is modern. Its high-rises exist in sharp contrast to its abundance of centuries-old temples, palaces, pagodas and pleasure gardens. Thousand year old traditions continue to be practiced in one of the most modern cities in East Asia.

 

Good to Know:

LGBTQ+ Equality Index rating: South Korea rates 41/100 (with 100 being the most equal) on Equaldex’s LGBTQ+ Equality Index.

Global Peace Index rating: South Korea ranks 43/163 in the Global Peace Index. The lower the score, the more peaceful the country.

Languages spoken: Korean


Housing

  • On-campus housing:

The Gwanak campus is the main campus of SNU. Most colleges and schools are located at the Gwanak campus except for the College of Medicine, which is located at the Yeongun campus in the northern part of Seoul. Housing for exchange students is available at the Gwanak Residence Halls. However, availability is limited and placement cannot be guaranteed due to the high number of exchange students at SNU each semester.

  • Off-campus housing:

Off-campus housing is available in close proximity to both campuses. Students who wish to live off -campus are responsible for finding their own accommodations.

Please note: Exchange places fill up quickly and are based on a first-come, first-served basis. To assure there are placements available, please contact the study abroad coordinator for this program before applying. Only students who have turned in a complete application will reserve a spot for this program.

Semester Dates

  • This program may require a quarantine upon arrival in South Korea
  • Please check the SNU Academic Calendar for the most accurate program dates.

Semester Cost

  • $50 Study Abroad Application Fee
  • Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day (approximately $360 a semester)
  • You pay Main Campus UA Tuition & Fees to do an exchange and receive all of the financial aid you use on main campus.
    • To learn more about how financial aid is applied to studying abroad, please see the official OSFA website.
  • Other estimated costs include but not limited to housing, transportation (air & local), visa, meals, books and supplies
  • UA Study Abroad scholarships are available based on eligibility

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