1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

general problems and trends as they are analysed
by Korean writers within the framework of the
society as a whole; and
the validity of assertions and generalisations which
are made by Korean, as well as foreign writers.
Entrance requirements
Applicants must have a degree with a major in Korean
language, or equivalent, from a recognised university,
college or institute. All applications are assessed by a
selection committee and in certain cases applicants may be
required to complete appropriate subjects of the Bachelor
of Arts degree course, or undertake a preliminary reading
course before being accepted for enrolment.
Course structure
The course may be completed part-time in the evening over
two years. It comprises eight semester subjects in all and
each subject involves four hours of class meetings per
week. Usually students enrol for two subjects concurrently
in each of the four semesters but may, in special
circumstances, enrol for only one subject per semester.
Subjects on Korean society and culture, and on business
and politics, are offered in alternate years.
The subjects offered are:
AK400
AK401
AK402
AK403
AK404
AK405
AK406
AK407
Korean Society A
Korean Society B
Korean Culture A
Korean Culture B
Korean Business and Industry A
Korean Business and Industry B
Korean Politics A
Korean Politics B
Course convener
Dr Wol-Young Seo on 9214 8042.
NO81 Graduate Diploma in Korean
for Professionals
The Graduate Diploma in Korean for Professionals is an
intensive language course specifically designed for graduates
with no previous studies in Korean. It provides vocational
language skills and basic knowledge of the cultural, social,
political and economic aspects of contemporary Korea.
The course is planned so that graduates in business, law,
medicine, engineering, etc., who are working, or planning
to undertake employment, in an area requiring Korean
language skills and knowledge of Korea can acquire the main
principles of the written and spoken language as well as
vocabulary and expressions pertinent to their professional
needs.
Entrance requirements
Applicants must have a degree, or equivalent, from a
recognised university, college or institute.
Course structure
This is offered as a part-time evening course.
The language component is six hours per week over four
semesters.
Year 1
The language component in the first year includes basic
grammar, situational dialogues, aural comprehension and
reading/writing sections which provide students with the
basic knowledge of the mechanics of the language.
Semester 1
-420 Graduate Diploma in Korean for Professionds 1A
Semester 2
AK421
Graduate Diploma in Korean for Professionals 1B
Year 2
The language component of the second year level is divided
into a core segment of advanced grammar and a segment in
which language pertinent to students' professional needs is
studied through reading and conversation.
semester 1
AK422
Semester 2
AK423
Graduate Diploma in Korean for Professionals 2A
Graduate Diploma in Korean for Professionals 2B
Supporting components
Equivalent to two hours per week over four semesters.
The four supporting components are culture, society,
politics/economy and communication.
These components take the form of five three-hour
seminars per semester, at times to be arranged.
Course convener
Dr Wol-Young Seo on 9214 8042.
yo81
Graduate Diploma in
Management
Career potential
This program addresses wide areas of management concern
with courses designed for people in careers which demand
knowledge of a broad range of innovative management
skills. It is recommended for anyone with current or future
responsibilities who needs to acquire innovative
management skills which their prior functional specialist
training has not provided.
Entrance requirements
Applicants should comply with one of the following:
the completion of a degree or diploma together with at
least two years' industrial experience and with a
suitable level of responsibility within their chosen field;
students enrolled in either the Bachelor of Engineering
or the Bachelor of Technology programs at Swinburne
may be admitted to a combined program;
the completion of the Graduate Certificate in
Enterprise Management or Graduate Certificate in
Training Management at distinction level or above;
a limited number of applicants not meeting the above
criteria may be admitted after interview on the basis of
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