HIST 4560 - Modern Korea

Hours: 4
This class will study the formation and rise of modern Korea, covering the period from late 1800s to the present. Students will examine the internal and external pressures that caused Korea’s long-lived and stable Chosŏn dynasty to collapse and study how subsequent colonization and war ultimately divided the Korean peninsula into the two very different nation-states we see today. In addition to studying historical events and trends, students will also analyze the philosophical principles underpinning systems of thought that have shaped life on the Korean peninsula, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Communism.

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HIST 4560 - Modern Korea