KRNS1622 Korean 2 (University of Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
KRNS1622 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Korean Studies. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 韩语2
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Korean Studies
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit is a comprehensive beginners course which will lay the foundation for acquiring oral, aural, reading and writing skills in Korean. Students will acquire oral communication skills based on the given grammar points and topics.
KRNS1622 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.3/5).
On Reddit: "the lecturer sucks shit. If u have studied some korean before, u can probably get a pre-req waiver to study korean 2."
On Reddit: "Have to tell you I'm Asian first, Sino-Korean words have similar pronunciations to my mother tongue so I didn't have to rote learn them from English. With this considered I think it's easy, but my friends and I all had problems with differentiating certain syllable pronunciation…"
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is KRNS1622 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches KRNS1622, and when is it offered?
A: KRNS1622 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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