Korea Studies at Georgetown
We are Georgetown. We are Korea.
Georgetown’s unique strengths in Korean Studies distinguish it from many other Asia programs around the country.
Theory and policy truly come together through Korean Studies at Georgetown
The program has two endowed Chairs in Korean Studies, the D.S. Song-Korea Foundation Chair and the Y.H. Park Professorship in Korean Studies, as well as a Distinguished Research Professorship in Korean Studies. Students work with some of the country’s most prominent faculty on Korea (and Japan) including Fran Bantley, Victor Cha, Kevin Doak, Robert Gallucci, Michael Green, Christine Kim, Dennis McNamara, Inku Marshall, John Witek, and David Steinberg.
Georgetown is the only university in the country, moreover, to have among its faculty the key U.S. negotiators for both the 1994 Agreed Framework and the 2005 Joint Statement of the Six Party talks to denuclearize North Korea (Dean Robert Gallucci and Professors Michael Green and Victor Cha).
Students may earn the transcript certification in Asian Studies (undergraduate and graduate certificate) with courses on Korea from a variety of disciplines and multidisciplinary majors including international relations, science and technology, culture and politics, history, government, economics, anthropology and more.
Undergraduates are eligible to compete for achievement and travel awards including the Bonnie Oh Scholarship and the Donald MacDonald prize. Asian Studies cooperates with different universities in Korea to offer students a wide variety of study abroad experiences in Seoul and other cities. Prominent scholars on Korea have been hosted at Georgetown on topics ranging from gender and film in Korea to the evolution of democratic norms in Korean society. Georgetown hosts visiting fellows from Korea who contribute to the intellectual life of Asian Studies.
Theory and policy truly come together through Korean Studies at Georgetown.
