Minor in Korean Studies

Department of Asian and Asian American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences


Director of the Minor: Dr. Sung Bae Park, professor
Undergraduate Secretary: Birgit Ubert
Office: 143A Old Chemistry Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794 Phone: (631) 632-7311, Fax: (631) 632-7337
E-mail: sbpark@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Requirements for the Minor in Korean Studies

Completion of the minor requires 18 credits. Only one course offered for the minor may be taken under the Pass/No Credit option. All other courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. At least nine credits toward the minor must be from upper division courses.

1. One introductory courses for Korean Studies as below:
  • AAS 217-J Introduction to Korean Culture


    • 2. Two courses among below:
  • KOR 111 Elementary Korean I
  • KOR 112 Elementary Korean II
  • KOR 211 Intermediate Korean I
  • KOR 212 Intermediate Korean II
  • KOR 311 Advanced Korean I
  • AAS 240-J Confucianism and Taoism
  • AAS 246-J Korean and Japanese Religions
  • AAS 260-J Buddhism


    • 3. Three electives among the courses below:
  • AAS 321-G Korean Literature
  • AAS 367-J Meditation and Enlightenment
  • AAS 300-G Intellectual History of East Asia
  • KOR 331-F Social Sciences Topics in Korean Studies
  • KOR 332-G Humanities Topics in Korean Studies
  • KOR 351 Studies in Korean Literature
  • AAS 346 Philosophy of Education in Korea and Japan
  • AAS 400 Seminar in Korean Studies

    • Note: Appropriate special topics from these or other departments may also be offered to fulfill minor requirements with permission of the program director.