BA in Korean
(37–53 hours*)
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- Complete the following prerequisite courses (or equivalents):
KOREA 102 : First-Year Korean 2.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Korea 101 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Korea 101. Phonetic system, basic grammar, vocabulary, discourse, reading, and culture. |
KOREA 201 : Second-Year Korean 1.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Korea 102 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Further practice in discourse and basic reading and writing skills; culture. |
KOREA 202 : Second-Year Korean 2.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Korea 201 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Korea 201. Conversation, basic reading and writing skills, culture. Introduction to Chinese characters. |
| NOTE: | Not for returned missionaries. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
- Complete the following:
KOREA 301 : Third-Year Korean 1.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Korea 202 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Vocabulary, grammar, discourse, pronunciation, hanja, and culture. |
| NOTE: | First course for returned missionaries. |
KOREA 302 : Third-Year Korean 2.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Korea 301 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Korea 301. Vocabulary, grammar, discourse, hanja, composition, pronunciation, and culture. |
KOREA 321 : Selected Readings of Modern Korean.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Korea 301 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Mixed script (with hanja) and other readings from modern documentary and literary texts, emphasizing comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary building. |
KOREA 443 : Korean Literature after 1900.
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | KOREA 302 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Literary texts from major post-1900 authors, in Korean, emphasizing reading, translating, and criticism. |
- Complete one course from the following:
- Complete six hours from the following:
KOREA 441 : Classical Korean (Hanmun).
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | KOREA 321; or CHIN 441 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading of premodern, documentary Sino-Korean texts, including genealogy records and the Chosŏn Dynasty Annals. |
Recommended
Prospective majors are urged to have a concurrent major or minor in another discipline.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.