BA Korean Language and Culture at University of California, Berkeley

The Korean Language and Culture major offers students a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum that integrates advanced language training with in-depth study of Korea’s literature, media, and cultural history. Reflecting the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures’ longstanding commitment to Korean Studies, the major builds upon decades of pedagogical excellence and expanding course offerings. Students engage with both premodern and modern Korean texts and contexts while developing linguistic proficiency and critical insight into Korea’s dynamic cultural transformations.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science  |  Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Major requirements are organised as: Lower Division (Elementary Korean, Intermediate Korean, Introduction to Korean Literature & Culture); Upper Division Requirements (Advanced Korean, Premodern Korean Language and Literature, Modern Korean Literature and Media, EALC Electives).

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including International.

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