For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSD5077 | Seminar on Emerging Democracy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | Korean | Yes |
| This course helps student to understand the political development of emerging democracies around the world. Through the 3rd waves of democratization in 1990s, we observed that many developing countries experienced democratic transition from the previous authoritarian regime. After the democratic transition, however, only a few emerging countries has gone through democratic consolidation. Rest of them have even collapsed into authoritarian regime. Students will examine what explains the various political changes of emerging democracies. | |||||||||
| PSD5078 | Seminar on International Cooperation and Development | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | Korean | Yes |
| This course provides students with intellectual tools and practical skills required in the field of development as a researcher, manager, practitioner, or activist. Students will study various developmental theories and related critical concepts. Students are encouraged to develop practical and analytical strategies on how to actively participate in international development cooperation. | |||||||||
| PSD5079 | Political Crisis Theory | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| The aims of this course is twofold. First, it revisits arguments about 'ungovernability' and 'contradictions of late capitalism' developed in 1970s to inquire into its current usefulness. Neo-Marxists saw the causes for the contradictions of late capitalism in the fiscal crisis while the conservatives held that rising expectations and excessive participation are responsible. After all, both theories commonly noted the problem of government overload. The second aim of this course is to obtain insights from reviewing and analyzing the economic stimulus programs of the Korean government. | |||||||||
| PSD5082 | Political Ideologies | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| A fairly sophisticated examination of major 20th century political ideologies within their social and political contexts, giving special emphasis to their diverse evolutionary paths. The course will focus on the three traditional rival political ideologies: liberalism, conservatism and radicalism. Some new important ideologies such as feminism and environmentalism may be examined in relation to three major political ideologies. Lecture and discussion. One term paper is required. | |||||||||
| PSD5084 | Seminar on Political Economy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| Both Marxist and Non-Marxist theories of Political Economy will be dealt with, tracing their development and current applications. Through comparative perspectives, students will be given changes to compare the political economy of Korea with that of other countries. | |||||||||
| PSD5085 | Theories of the State | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| The course deals with existing theories of the modern state and various issues pertaining to the relationship between the state and society. The course reviews major theories concerning the classical, pluralist, neo-Marxist, statist, and civil societies. The course also examines various issues such as the state-capital relations, the welfare state crisis, the emergence of new social movements, the role of the state in the Third World and post-industrial society. | |||||||||
| PSD5086 | Study on Welfare State | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| In order to cope with soaring unemployment and growing income inequality after the successive regional and global economic crisis since 1997, Korean government has been placing its priority on the strengthening of the social security system. This course intends to review and examine the roles of the public and private sectors of Korean society in the course of changing welfare policy. | |||||||||
| PSD5087 | Methodology in Political Science | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| The course examines the major approaches in political science. The possibilities and limitations of the historical, institutional, functional and behavioral approaches are examined. Special emphasis will be placed on quantitative methods. | |||||||||
| PSD5089 | History of International Relations | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | Korean | Yes |
| Primary purpose of this graduate course is to analyze diplomatic relations among nations based upon historical facts from the Vienna system of 1815 to the present. The history of East Asian international relations will be also studied across the ancient, modern, and contemporary era. Students will be able to grasp the essence and characteristic of Korean diplomacy, reviewing the historical contexts of international relations unfolded so far. | |||||||||
| PSD5092 | Study on National Intelligence | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| Intelligence analysis refers to the process of transforming the bits and pieces of information that are collected into a systematic body of intelligence that contributes to the national security interests. This course is about the process, procedure, techniques and skills, and principles of the intelligence analysis that are to be brought to the professional analysts' attention. | |||||||||
| PSD5093 | Political Economy of China | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| This course examines the characteristics and implications of China's grand strategy. In particular, this course aims to understand possibilities and limitations concerning China's vision. This course will also examine China's developmental strategy, political and social bottlenecks, policy implementation, the linkage between domestic politics and international relation, and its implications for Korea. This course is designed for students who have acquired some background knowledge on contemporary China and for those who are interested in East Asian developmental Model. | |||||||||
| PSD5094 | Seminar on International Political Economy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| An advanced seminar course discussing students individual research design on selected topics of international political economy. Each class consists of presentations and discussion. One research paper is required. | |||||||||
| PSD5095 | War and Peace | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| This advanced seminar course deals with theories and policies on war and peace. The history and development of the conduct of war and the concept of peace will be reviewed. The course focuses on traditional, high-level security issues. | |||||||||
| PSD5096 | Seminar on Inter-Korean Relations | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| This course provide an overview of the history of Inter-Korean Relations, concentrating on the period from 1948 to the present. Various theoretical approaches to the study of Inter-Korean Relations will be covered, including international, domestic and individual levels of analysis. These interpretations will be used to examine events including: a lasting deadlock since the Korean War, a recent North Korean nuclear-missile issue, N. K.- U.S. nuclear-missile bargaining, etc. In addition, This course will examine the prospects and challenges for the improvement of Inter-Korean Relations in the post-Cold War world. | |||||||||
| PSD5097 | Seminar on Political Philosophy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Political Science | - | No |
| A course intended to advance students' knowledge of both classic and contemporary approaches to such enduring problems in political philosophy as the nature of political knowledge and political community, justice and order, authority, sovereignty, power, freedom, equality, legitimacy, rights, revolution and democracy. Lecture and discussion. One term paper is required. | |||||||||