For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD5103 | Seminar on African Politics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This course aims to make cross-national analysis of economic and political developments in Africa. Intense reading and group discussion will cover major analytic frameworks and debates of contemporary African politics. We will review current topics like the state, ethnic conflict, informal politics, civil society, regime transitions, political institutions, and public attitudes. We will seek to distinguish the universal aspects of African politics, which makes political life in Africa susceptible to analysis using general theories, from distinctive features that require deep understanding of particular African histories, cultures and material conditions. | |||||||||
| PSD5104 | Seminar on European Politics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This graduate level seminar explores key issues of European politics and economy. Challenges the EU community face as well as Europe’s security relations with the U.S., Russia, and Middle East will be examined. | |||||||||
| PSD5105 | Seminar on Political Institutions | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| In this course, we will explore the literature on comparative institutions, one of the most important subjects of study in comparative politics. We first look at different approaches to studying institutions. We then take up the question of institutional design and choice, using case studies of electoral systems and government types. Following this, we will spend the majority of the semester on various institutions: presidential and parliamentary systems, coalition government, federalism, bicameralism, veto players, legislatures, and administrative politics. The readings and discussions will focus on where institutions come from, how and why they matter, and the effect they have on policy formation and outcomes for policy, voters, parties, legislators, and other actors. | |||||||||
| PSD5106 | Seminar on Political Economy of Latin America | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| The course examines the problems of democracy and economic development in Latin America. The politico-economic challenges Latin American states face will be analyzed in both graduate-level theoretical and practical terms. | |||||||||
| PSD5107 | Seminar on Middle Eastern Politics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This graduate-level seminar explores both internal and external factors affecting the politics, security, economy, and religion in Middle East. Correlations between politics and economy of the countries in the region will be discussed. The regional security and problems of terrorism will also be analyzed. | |||||||||
| PSD5108 | Seminar on Japanese Foreign Policy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This graduate level seminar course explores foreign policy of modern state Japan which emerged with the conclusion of the second world war. Major international theories will be examined and compared to understand how Japanese security interests are defined and pursued. Discussions on key agenda of the US-Japanese alliance, China-Japan relations, and Korea-Japan relations will be followed by the ROK’s desirable policy options toward Japan. | |||||||||
| PSD5109 | Korean Political Thought | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This graduate level seminar studies the philosophical basis of Korean politics. Through readings and discussions, students will understand how philosophical discourses have been involved with the process of modern state-building, economic development, and democratization. | |||||||||
| PSD5110 | Seminar on Korean Politics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This graduate level seminar studies working mechanism and characteristics of Korean politics. Analysis will be made based on specific subjects such as party politics, elections, parliament, bureaucracy, civil society, and political culture. How Korean politics has been influenced by international environment, domestic socio-economic relations, and inter-Korean relations will also be examined. | |||||||||
| PSD5112 | Seminar on Global Politics of Climate Change | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This advanced graduate level seminar course reviews various theoretical and practical analysis of political and economic consequences caused by global warming and climate change. Causal linkage between carbon emissions and climate change, recent development in international discussions and conflict of interest will be followed by risks and opportunities the Republic of Korea faces. | |||||||||
| PSD5113 | Future Social Risks and Political Theory | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | Korean | Yes | ||
| This course diescusses the new developments in future, the risks they bring about and proper strategies for coping with them. The topics include the climate changes, natural disastors, demographic changes, new discoveries and developments in sciences and technologies and their impacts on our society. The goal of this course is to deliberate on how to react to those changes and challenges properly, which may determine the tufure of individual societies as well humankind. | |||||||||
| PSD5114 | Seminar on Internationl Organization | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| A Study of organized international relations, emphasizing cooperative activities involving governments and transnational organizations. Emphasis is given to political determinants of, and obstracles to, organized international relations. Types of global and narrower organizations, especially the United Nation system, are analytically examined Lecture and discussion. One term paper is required. | |||||||||
| PSD5115 | Seminar on International Relations Theory | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| A study of major paradigms and theoretical branches in international relations. Reviewing how international relations theories have advanced so far, the course discusses future development of international relations theories in an attempt to better explain and predict the changing international relations. Students will practice relating theories with the reality, the core element of their thesis-writing. | |||||||||
| PSD5116 | Seminar on International Relations | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| An advanced seminar corse introducing major international relations theories and cases. The seminar course proceeds with each student's research proposals and relevant discussion. Students will practice relating theories with the reality, the core element of their thesis-writing. | |||||||||
| PSD5117 | The Future of War | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| This course examines the changing technologies, environments, methods and actors of post-modern warfare as well as the key legal, ethical, and policy debates surrounding the use of violence in contemporary international relations. Traditional IR debates over the cause of military conflict often overlook the simple fact that war itself is a dynamic international practice that has evolved across space and time, particularly in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. How can we solve what John A. Vasquez (1993) famously termed the “war puzzle” if we do not have an up-to-date understanding of what war actually is? The course readings and lecture materials will assist students from all backgrounds in developing an understanding of the changing face of contemporary warfare by introducing them to key concepts, theories, and practices, including cyber conflict, remote and hybrid warfare, anti-access/area denial strategies, counter-insurgency, lawfare, and the privatization of violence. | |||||||||
| PSD5120 | Data Science and Study in Political Science) | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| The scientific study of political science has been one of the most noted fields that so-called `big data revolution’ and a rapid development in computational approaches have changed the way we understand our world. This course aims at introducing fundamental techniques of data science from a social science perspective, with a focus on political science. In this course, we will discuss a set of cutting-edge methods related to data science, including text analysis/mining, network analysis, machine learning, information extraction methods and data visualization techniques. We will then shift to an in-depth discussion on how to apply them to various research topics in politics such as political behavior, the roles of media and interest groups, and more. Students will also learn basic data analysis tools using R programming language or Python through problem sets. | |||||||||