Course Description

We explore Korean culture through the medium of food as depicted in contemporary television dramas, focusing on 식샤를 합시다 Let’s Eat (2013). We investigate how this series intersects Korean food culture with urgent social issues, including 먹방 meokbang, the challenges of living alone, violence against women, and workplace bullying. We also learn the basics of film analysis, aiming to increase our ability to “read” visual texts and narratives.

Required Textbooks/Materials

• Students will need to access 식샤를 합시다 Let’s Eat (2013), which is available on the Tving.com streaming service. All supplementary readings will be provided.

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• We will employ a mix of small group work, whole class discussions, and scene analysis.

Field of Lecture

• Culture

Course Description

This course explores the global phenomenon known as the "Korean Wave" (Hallyu), examining the rise and impact of South Korean culture, media, music, film, fashion, and language across the world. Students will analyze the origins, components, and significance of Hallyu in global pop culture and assess the cultural, economic, and political implications of this trend. The course combines interdisciplinary approaches, including media analysis, cultural theory, sociology, and global studies.

Required Textbooks/Materials

• 1."The Korean Wave: Korean Media Go Global" by Youna Kim (Textbook)

• 2."K-Pop: Popular Music, Cultural Amnesia, and Economic Innovation in South Korea" by John Lie

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• Professor-led lectures, class discussions, and student presentations

Field of Lecture

• Culture

Course Description

This course aims to help students gain an expanded understanding of cultural content production in the era of new media, such as AI and social media, as well as fandom as agents of content consumption and reproduction. Accordingly, the course covers topics including the concept of culture, the production and consumption of content, and discussions on the identity and agency of fandom. It focuses on themes such as participatory culture, fandom intimacy, and the production and consumption/reproduction of cultural content using AI, which will be shared YouTube channel. Through this, students will not only learn to produce cultural content utilizing new media technologies like AI but also reflect on their roles as active agents within fandom culture.

Required Textbooks/Materials

• All the readings are provided.

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• Lecture, Presentation, Discussion

Field of Lecture

• Culture

Course Description

East Asia is an important region that includes the second and third-largest economies globally and has four countries in the G20. East Asian countries have achieved remarkable economic success since the post-war period but are facing many endogenous and exogenous challenges. Focusing on East Asia, this course will explore the historical evolution of East Asian regional order and the patterns of economic rise, cooperation, and integration in the region. Topics examined in this course include Chinese tributary-based regional order, Japan’s rise and colonialism, the U.S. pivot and US-China rivalry, nationalism, North Korean conundrum, the unification model of two Koreas, economic development of Japan, Korea, and China, territorial disputes in East Asia, and regional economic and security cooperation.

Required Textbooks/Materials

• All readings will be available online.

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• Lecture & Discussion

Field of Lecture

• Political Science, International Relations

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to improve the understanding of the Korean economy in the global perspective. Also, in doing so, the instructors will help the students to enhance their knowledge about theories of macroeconomics, international trade and economic development in the light of the Korean and the other East Asian experiences. This course will mostly examine the century-old economic development of Korea by focusing on the period after World War II. This course will be devoted to review the evolution of the Korean economy during the last several decades and major characteristics as well as the most important policy change of each decade will be explained

Required Textbooks/Materials

• Some articles will be provided during the class and non mandatory books to read

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• Some videos to watch, discussion, lecture

Field of Lecture

• Economics

Course Description

This course is an introductory course intended to provide students with a solid foundation in entrepreneurship and design thinking. Over the past decade, there has been a tremendous surge in entrepreneurship as an increasingly common career path, and it has even been adopted as a legitimate major/minor for collegiate study. During this semester, we will explore, create, assess, and critique all manner of phenomenon related to new venture development. The principal focus of the class will be on the creation and management of new ventures, the ways that they come into being, and factors associated with their success. Based on the design thinking perspective, this is a course of many ideas and questions, and you will be encouraged to develop and defend your own set of conclusions regarding each of these issues. It is also a course that integrates a number of different disciplines, ranging from sociology and psychology to economics, finance, marketing, and operations.

Required Textbooks/Materials

• Barringer and Ireland. Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures. 5th edition.

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• Lecture, Presentation, Discussion

Field of Lecture

• Business

Course Description

This course equips business and economics students with a comprehensive understanding of managing AI products, focusing on real-world applications and challenges. Beyond theoretical concepts, it emphasizes practical aspects of implementing AI and data science in production environments. Students will gain insights into the entire AI supply chain, from user- centered design and AI governance to data management and cloud infrastructure. The course addresses practical challenges in deploying AI systems, fostering collaboration in AI project management, and ensuring responsible, scalable AI solutions for businesses.

Required Textbooks/Materials

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• Lecture

• Mid-term & Final-Exam

Field of Lecture

• Economics, Business

Course Description

This course will have student explore current events through the lens of heuristics, a concept of behavioral economics, asking them to evaluate public instances of problem solving that reveal signs of non-pragmatic approaches and cognitive biases. Students will critically respond to events based on heuristic concepts.

Required Textbooks/Materials

• No textbook required (all materials online).

Method of Instruction/Lecturing

• The course will employ a mixture of discussion over news events, summaries of heuristic concepts, critical presentation and Q&A, and in-class workshops.

Field of Lecture

• Politics, Economics, Sociology, Culture, Language