Studying online (if an online offering is shown below)
There are now 2 possible online modes for units:
Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
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Unit Overview
- Description
This unit is designed to enhance students' understanding of Korean culture and society through film, literature, popular and traditional music as well as visual arts. Through exploring South and North Korean cultures as sites for identity formation and political practice, this unit encourages students to develop solid understanding of the broader context of national identity discourses in South Korea, and to a lesser degree, North Korea. Topics covered in the unit include Korean literature under colonialism, protest cultures, trauma cultures, traditional culture, K-pop and popular culture, as well as North Korean arts and public culture. Students have the opportunity to engage with a range of visual media (such as films and television dramas), art, literature and music, and to examine why different meanings are attached to given cultural texts at the moment of their production. This unit enhances students' ability to analyse cultural texts in a non-Western context, and to identify, analyse and evaluate the significance of the political and philosophical discourses that underpin and inform cultural production in the two Koreas.
The unit encourages students to read and research a range of materials in both English and Korean, albeit only a very basic level of Korean language ability is expected at this level.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 1 UWA (Perth) Face to face - Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 2 core unit in the Korean Studies; Korean Studies major sequences
- Level 2 elective
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) demonstrate a range of research skills relevant to conducting research in Korean Studies through reading a variety of authentic Korean language materials appropriate for their level of Korean linguistic competence as well as research and academic writing skills in English; (2) identify, describe and interpret the development of some of the fundamental issues and themes shaping contemporary South and North Korean cultures; (3) interpret accurately culture-specific meanings, thereby demonstrating intercultural sensitivity towards our 'globalised and culturally diverse environment in which graduates will be living and working'; (4) identify, analyse and evaluate the significance of discourses that underlie and inform Korean cultural narratives, and understand and apply basic research methods including research design and qualitative data analysis both through individual work and in working with others; and (5) apply emergent theories and methods routinely applied in the field of Korean Studies and demonstrate intermediate research skills through critically engaging with a broad range of sources and latest available research to identify relevant materials for an enquiry-led research essay.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) participation; (2) short assignment (including group project); and (3) final essay. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Caleb Kelso-Marsh
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Successful completion ofany level 1 KORE unit
- Contact hours
- Up to 3 hours a week for 10 weeks (including online lectures).
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.