# History of Korea

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58.03.01 
*In English and Russian*

Level of education Bachelor

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 4 years

Programme description

- The undergraduate degree programme 'History of Korea (with the additional qualification "Specialist in the field of translation")' provides students with a holistic understanding of the political, economic, social, cultural, ethno-confessional, linguistic, and other features of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea through a comprehensive study of the Korean language and the Chinese characters used in the Korean language
- The undergraduate programme is aimed at those wishing to build a successful career in various divisions of Russian and international companies cooperating with the states of the Korean Peninsula
- In addition, graduates of the programme will be awarded the qualification of 'Specialist in the field of translation'

Main courses

- Korean
- Chinese
- Introduction to the Main Field of Study
- Topical Issues in Modem Development of Korea
- Foreign Policy of Korea in the second half of the 20th Century
- Geography of Korea
- History of Korea
- History of Korea: Historiography and Sources
- Ethnography and Culture of Korea
- Korean Literature
- Features of the Modern Political Document in Korean (critical reading)
- Problems оf Korean Reunification
- Religions and Ideology in Korea
- Social, Political and Economic System of Korea
- Rituals and Etiquette in Modem Korea

Our advantages

- Our graduates are professionals with all the skills necessary to carry out translation, research, teaching, organisational and management activities in the field of Oriental Studies
- Language training: Modern Korean (the standard literary language of the Republic of Korea) Students are able to familiarise themselves with and master the North Korean (Pyongyang) dialect of the language In addition to the Korean script, students also learn the hieroglyphics necessary to work with old classical texts. The second eastern language is Chinese
- Additional European language (German, French, specialised English (for orientalists))
- Opportunity to participate in a language-focused exchange programme at one of the leading universities in the Republic of Korea
- Combining the latest educational approaches and technologies with years of experience in teaching Oriental languages
- Students have access to unique electronic resources in Russian, Eastern and Western languages, as well as to the faculty branch of the Gorky Scientific Library. The Gorky Scientific Library has a collection of more than 300,000 volumes of scientific, educational and periodical literature, as well as fiction in all languages of the regions studied, a collection of old manuscripts and woodcuts, rare and unique books and lithographs
- Graduates can apply to Master’s programmes at the SPbU Faculty of Oriental Studies and to other Russian and foreign universities

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