For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEK5012 | Comparative Studies in Confucian Philosophy Among Korea, China and Japan | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Korean | Yes | |
| This course purports to analyse the use of important concepts of pre-Qin Confucianism in Neo-Confucianism of three different traditions; China, Korea and Japan. Reading some important works of major philosophers of the three countries, students compare different traditions and discuss about their differences and similarities. | |||||||||
| CEK5013 | Studies in the History of Interaction Among Korea, China and Japan of Confucianism | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| This course is designed to present the courses of how Confucianism founded by Confucius was transmitted to Korea and Japan and to discuss the distinguishable characteristics of different developments of the three countries and mutual exchanges of ideas among them. | |||||||||
| CEK5014 | Practice in Yi-Jing | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| The Yijing is a classical text that deals with the change and circulation of the Ten Thousand Things as the title of the book signifies. This course offers reading sessions not only the main text of the Yijing but also the Ten Treatises attached to the main text. There is an intensive discussion session for the philsophy of the Xici whose metaphysical arguments has been highly influential to the Chinese philosophy of later periods | |||||||||
| CEK5015 | Practice in Shu-Jing | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| The Shangshu is an important text among the Five Classics especially for there was a heated dispute over the textual authenticity between the Old Text School and the New Text School in Han. It is known to had been of 3240 chapters until Confucius critically edited them into 102 chapters. Reading the whole text of the Shangshu, which records mainly political concerns since the King Yao to the Duke Mu of Jin, students understand the ancient society and the historical point of view possessed by Confucius. | |||||||||
| CEK5016 | Seminar in Confucianism of Chosun | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| Following the historical facts along with the import of Neo-Confucianism initiated by An Hyang in late Koryo to Toegye and Yulgok, this course offers a step-by-step understanding of the development of Korean Neo-Confucianism with reading sessions of each important philosopher. And by considering the scholars more inclined to the Philosophy of Mind or Practical Learning, read the various philsophical trends in Chosun. | |||||||||
| CEK5017 | Special Studies in Five Chinese Classics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Korean | Yes | |
| In this course, students are advised to read philsophocally and/or aesthetically important parts of the Five Classics and discuss about the philsophy of Art in ancient China. Categorising philosophical and/or aesthetical theories, students translate the reading material which is in classical Chinese and discuss. | |||||||||
| CEK5018 | Comparative Studies in Toegye and Youlgok Philosophy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| Toegye and Yulgok are two most distinguished philosophers in Korean Neo-Confucianism, and thus understanding these two philosophers are indivertible course to the knowledge of Korean philosophy. Students are especially recommended to understand the transformation of this origically Chinese theory to a Korean thought with its own originality. | |||||||||
| CEK5019 | Studies in the Methodology of Historical Research | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| The critical bibliographical studies of Qing was begun by Kao Yanwu of late Ming. Although the bibliographical studies of Qing revealed many wastes of scholarly energy, its scientific and modern methodology considerably contributed to the scholarship. In this course, students are encouraged to seek for the modern application of this scholarly methodology. | |||||||||
| CEK5020 | Seminar in Korean Philosophical Classics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| This course aims at eliminating the prejudice that the Korean philosophy is based upon the influences from China and searching for the thoughts indigenous to Korea. Students understand the characteristics of Korean thoughts of their own through reading the writings of Choi Chi-won, and the Korean contribution to the Study of Principle through reading the works of Toegye and Yulgok. | |||||||||
| CEK5021 | Studies in History of Korean Confucianism | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| This lecture explores the character of Korean Confucianism by means of development of Confucianism. | |||||||||
| CEK5022 | Topics in Confucian Politics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| This course examines the difference between political thought of Confucianism and contemporary political thought by surveying the basic elements of Confucianism. | |||||||||
| CEK5023 | Practice in Shi-Jing | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| The Shijing is important among the Confucian texts for its antiquity, earlier than Confucius, and for the frequent quotations from it by Confucius. Reading the Shijing, the extant version of which consists of 305 chapters and edited into three groups; Feng, Ya, and Song, students understand the life and the way of thoughts of the people in ancient China. | |||||||||
| CEK5024 | Topics in Chinese Xing-Li Philosphy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| The Study of Principle was a new way of thought arisen in late Tang against the corruption of Buddhist temples. It was initiated by Li Ao and Han Yu and completed by Zhu Xi. Students read the important writings chosen from the works of the scholars of the Study of Principle and understand its main features. | |||||||||
| CEK5025 | Studies in the Thought of Confucian Aesthetics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| This course offers selective reading of aesthetical writings taken from the Confucian classics. Students are advised to attempt a philosophical interpretation of Confucian aesthetics. In addition to this, this course includes some sessions for visual experience of paintings and calligraphies. | |||||||||
| CEK5026 | Studies in Thought of Korean Aesthetics | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | - | No | |
| This course is a rare opportunity for those interested in Korean studies in the respect that there are seldom discussions about the Korean aesthetics. Through this course, students are expected to understand the Korean tradition of aesthetics is based on the harmony with the nature. This course particularly sheds lights on the naturalism and the humanism embedded in the artistic activities of Korea. | |||||||||