Overview
Launched in Fall 2002, the Georgia Tech Korean program offers a minor and three undergraduate degrees. We also offer first through fourth-year level language instruction, serve more than 300 students annually, and are on track to become one of the largest Korean programs in the Southeast.
Courses are available for both heritage and non-heritage students, and online courses are available at the first and second-year levels. Upper-level course offerings include a number of content courses, such as Business Korean, Exploring Modern Korea, and Issues and Technology in Korea. For information on Korean courses at Georgia Tech, see the Georgia Tech catalog or view a summary of available Korean Courses.
The city of Atlanta has a Korean population of over 100,000, and more than 180 Korean companies have a presence in the Southeast, providing a number of local and regional opportunities for student internships and involvement in the local Korean-American community.
The Korean program also offers a faculty-led summer study abroad program every year. In addition, Georgia Tech has a number of exchange programs and international internship opportunities in Korea. Add it all up, and Georgia Tech provides a number of ways for students to expand their Korean language proficiency and intercultural competence.
Quick Links
Korean Main Contact
- Yongtaek Kim
Director of the Korean Program,
Associate Professor of Korean
Korean Academics
Korean Resources
- List of Korean Resources
- Korean International Young Adults' Community - (KIYAK)
- Korean Undergraduate Student Association - (KUSA)
- GT Liberty in North Korea - (LiNK)
- Korean Program News
Korean Study Abroad
subsections
Programs of Study
Graduate Degrees in Korean
Undergraduate Degrees in Korean
- B.S. Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (ALIS)
- B.S. Global Economics and Modern Languages (GEML)
- B.S. International Affairs and Modern languages (IAML)
Minors in Korean
To earn a Korean minor, students need 15 credits of Korean at or above the level of KOR 2002. To accelerate progress toward a minor, students can participate in the LBAT Korea program. Korean courses are also available as part of the minor in East Asian studies and the minor in international business, language, and culture.
Study Abroad
Korea Language for Business and Technology (LBAT)
The Korea Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) summer study abroad program is an intensive, immersive program in Korea. It is offered at both the second-year (prerequisite: KOR 1002) and third-year (prerequisite: KOR 2002) level. During the LBAT, students can earn 9 credits of 2000-level (second-year) or 3000-level (third-year) Korean in eight weeks. In addition to intensive classroom instruction led by Georgia Tech faculty, the LBAT includes fieldwork projects and professional site visits to companies and government institutions that provide firsthand experience with business structures and protocols and a heightened understanding of current technological and socioeconomic issues facing the country.
The three-week Exploring Traditional Korea study abroad program offers students the rare chance to immerse themselves fully in the vibrant tapestry of traditional Korean arts, with a special emphasis on its musical heritage for two weeks at Jindo National Gugak Center in Korea. Through comprehensive regional historical and cultural tours encompassing key historical museums and historically significant sites featured in renowned films, students will be transported through the pivotal moments that shaped Korean history for one week.
Georgia Tech also offers a number of semester-long exchange programs in Korea.