Module course for KOR6001_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Korea (ORG:KORS)
Convenor name: Dr Anders Karlsson
Convenor email: ak49@soas.ac.uk
Office room: P388
Office hours: Monday 11.00am-1.00pm, Tuesday 1.00pm-3.00pm
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
1) Understand the main political, social, economic and cultural features of traditional Korea in the Choson period.
2) Use this understanding in analysis of the longer developments in Korean history as well as the contemporary situation on the Korean peninsula.
3) Critically assess the current state of scholarship on topcis covered in module through focussed in-depth reading
4) Synthesize information from the readings and critically discuss them in the context of essay writing
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 20%
Assessment 1: Due date: 09/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 07/12/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 1: Format: A source commentary of 700 words
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 80%
Assessment 2: Due date: 04/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 25/01/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Editing
Assessment 2: Format: An essay of 2,500 words
Page template: On campus 2026/27
