ASNS2642 Modern Korea (University of Sydney): rated 5.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on USYD Wall.
ASNS2642 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Asian Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 现代韩国
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Asian Studies
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit aims to introduce some of the major issues in the history of Korea in the late 19th century and the last century. Topics include contradictions of the late Choson dynasty society; opening of Korea to the West and Japan and the attendant wave of reforms and rebellions; Japan's colonial rule; Korea's fight for freedom; liberation and division of Korea in 1945 and the subsequent process of nation-building in the two Koreas.
ASNS2642 has 1 scored review: overall 5.0/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars).
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Q: Is ASNS2642 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 5.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ASNS2642, and when is it offered?
A: ASNS2642 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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