[Darknesss]

So...I plan to transfer to a four-year school in about a year, and one of my criteria happens to be that the college/university offers Korean language classes. The only problem is, there's only one or two schools in this country with that major, and very few with that minor so...I'm driving myself crazy trying to find out how to get a list of schools without picking through every single one that has my major. Argh! A little help here?

[itachi]

I think you can major in korean at UCLA. I took some classes when i was a student there. I'm sure you can def. minor in korean at UCLA though... check their website.

[joogrlpekaun]

Like you said, there are more than two four-year colleges in the U.S. that offer Korean. (As a matter of fact, there are at least two in Canada that do, too.) It's just that most of them don't offer a major or minor in specifically Korean culture of language; Korean is usually just folded into some sort of East Asian or Asia/Pacific Studies program. I think even if you can't major or even minor in specifically Korean or Korean Studies, you should be able to do an East Asian Studies major and concentrate on Korean and Korea the same way that more students concentrate on Japan or China. Maybe you should consider that to broaden your list of schools.

If you just want to learn the language, it's easy enough for anyone to take the classes

Also true. I'm actually in a life science program (taking bio, chem, physics, math, etc.) but I'm taking just Korean language on the side. I don't know if you're really adamant about making it your major or minor, though. And then if all else fails, you may be able to take Korean language classes outside of your college somewhere nearby.

[angelqian]

yeah, I'm taking Korean right now... I'm not sure if UT Austin has a "Korean" major, but I know someone in the class who's a Japanese major, so there might be one for Korean. If you just want to learn the language, it's easy enough for anyone to take the classes, as I'm EE.

[SouthernBelle82]

Have you tried a google search? Try searching for universities with Korean classes. That might help you out.One thing I'm wondering: what all could you do with that major?

yeah, I'm taking Korean right now... I'm not sure if UT Austin has a "Korean" major, but I know someone in the class who's a Japanese major, so there might be one for Korean. If you just want to learn the language, it's easy enough for anyone to take the classes, as I'm EE.

[Gingging8]

I did a search on collegeboard.com and the universities within the US that have Korean as a major are...

Brigham Young University
Columbia University: Columbia College
University of California: Los Angeles
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Washington

hope that helps~ ^^

[PDURRR]

even though some schools dont offer korean majors
they do offer korean classes
unless you really do wanna major in korean

[Darknesss]

Thank you guys for replying so quickly. I appreciate the feedback. Actually, I don't really want to major in Korean. I just feel a pressing urge to learn the language and I know informal teaching/self-study just isn't going to cut it for me. I'm a Psych major and I don't think I'll change that, I just want to take the classes and perhaps minor in it, if possible. My problem is finding schools that offer them. Whenever I do online searches, I find sites that let you search by major, and occasionally by minor. I haven't found a site yet that lets you search by classes, and I'm worried I might go crazy if I have to search through all the websites of schools in the tri-state area. Although I'd love to go to UCLA and Canada would probably be the most wonderful school experience known to man, something tells me that my gpa track record just isn't going to cut it as a transfer student (I had an incident at the school I went to before this) so I'm trying to concentrate my search in this general area. I know Rutgers has the classes...but I'm not exactly thrilled about the campus situation (it's huge, congested, and ineffecient). Actually, my school has a Japanese major transfer program, but no Korean classes. I daresay it isn't as popular in universities as Japanese and Chinese.

[PDURRR]

you can try calling the school and ask if they offer the class
you can even look up some local community colleges websites and see if they offer the classes
you'll even save some money that way

i don't live in jersey so i don't know any cc's there

[josebiwasabi]

i'm an East Asian Languages and Cultures major at USC. my emphasis is Korean

here are the courses they offer for Korean:
Korean I, II, III, IV
Advanced Korean I, II, III, IV
Korean Civilization
Korean Literature in English Translation
Literature of the Korean People
Readings in Korean Poetry
Readings in Modern Korean Literature
Korean Writing in Mixed Script
Newspaper in Documentary Korean
Readings in Contemporary Korean

a thing to note: not all courses are offered every semester, so you have to be careful when scheduling. but then again, that's what the academic advisers are for.