Curriculum

Students may enroll in either Korea University or Yonsei University. Students may enroll in one of two program tracks, each of which will include direct enrollment at a local university:

Korea University

Students will enroll at Korea University for a total of 15 to 18 units. Korea University courses are typically worth 3 US units. Further information about course content and availability is provided through Korea University course search.

  • College of Liberal Arts – Psychology, Sociology, History, Language (including Korean)
  • College of Life Science and Economics – Economics, Political Science, Environmental Science, Food and Resource Economics, Biological Science, Life Sciences
  • College of Science – Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Math, Physics
  • College of Health Science – Biosystems, Health and Environment Science, Health Policy
  • College of Informatics (including Computer Science)
  • School of Art & Design
  • School of Media and Communication

Yonsei University

Students will enroll in 5-6 courses at Yonsei University for a total of 15-18 units. Yonsei courses are typically worth 3 US units each.

Through the Office of International Affairs (OIA) at Yonsei University, students may enroll in courses (course code: IEE) offered exclusively to visiting students.

Some popular IEE courses are:

  • Korean Popular Culture & Korean Wave
  • Contemporary Korean Cinema & Society
  • Understanding K-pop
  • Media Communication in Korea
  • Korean Tradition Music & Culture
  • Modern Korean History
  • Korean Food & Culture
  • Korean Art History
  • Korean Government & Public Policy
  • Korea-U.S. Relations

Additionally, Yonsei University has hundreds of course offerings in English. Further information about course content and availability is provided through Yonsei Portal Service.

  • Economics
  • Education
  • Human Ecology
  • International Studies
  • Liberal Arts
  • Life Systems (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology)
  • Science (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Astronomy, Atmospheric Science)
  • Social Sciences
  • Theology