South Korea Program Dates
Arrive in South Korea: Monday, June 9, 2025
Depart South to US Korea: Friday, June 27, 2025
Study Abroad South Korea Application
Early Deadline: December 4, 2024
Final Deadline: March 4, 2025
*Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a first come first served basis
Information Sessions
Zoom Link
FRI 1-Nov | 10:30-11am
WED 13-Nov | 1-1:30pm
FRI 6-Dec | 11-11:30am
WED 22-Jan | 11-11:30am
TUE 11-Feb | 11-11:30am
MON 3-Mar | 11-11:30am
About the program
During this summer study abroad program, students will learn about Korean culture—one that is rooted in tradition, transformed by industry and technology, and marked by legacies of colonization, division, and war. Students will experience life in Seoul by visiting historical temples and villages, cooking traditional Korean food, viewing classical and K-pop performances, and trying their hand at calligraphy. They will take in sweeping views of the city from Seoul Tower and cruise along the Han River. A weekend trip to Gyeoungju will bring them to the Buddhist Bulguksa Temple, a UNESCO heritage site. While immersing themselves in Seoul and its environs, students will sharpen their analytical skills as they learn about Korea-US relations, Korean global migration, and tensions within the divided peninsula.
Program Highlights
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Open to all majors
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Scholarships available
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A $0 program fee that covers lodging, insurance, and most excursions
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Earn 6 units of upper division GE
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All courses taught by CSU Fullerton faculty
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Cruise along the Han River
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Two-day excursion to Gyeongju, a city known as a “museum without walls”
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Learn to cook Korean food and write Korean calligraphy
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Explore Insa-dong, an antique and tea shop district, and Apgujeong-dong, a K-beauty and Instagram hub
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Visit museums to examine ancient art, the Korean War, and K-Pop
Program Fee (tentative)
$4395 $0
The program fee includes the following items:
- Housing
- All program academic field trips
- All-access ground transportation travel pass
- Group lunches
- International travel insurance
The student fee does not include the following:
- CSUF books and tuition
- Round-trip airfare
- Passport or visa fees if applicable
- Daily personal meals and other expenses
Program Courses
HSS 350 Life and Culture Abroad, Seoul, Korea (3 units; GE C.3 & Z)
AMST 301: American Experiences (adapted for study abroad Korea): (3 units; GE D.5 & Z)
Faculty
Dr. Susie Woo
suwoo@fullerton.edu
American Studies, CSUF
Susie Woo is a Professor of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton where she teaches courses on race and immigration. Her book, Framed by War: Korean Children and Women at the Crossroads of US Empire, traces how the Korean War altered the lives of Korean children and women on both sides of the Pacific. Her current research centers on prosthetics, interracial blood transfusions, and mixed-race children to explore how bodies changed by war altered the landscape of US involvement in Korea and Vietnam. A native Southern Californian, she loves surfing with her kids, baking and then eating whatever she baked, and reading or watching Netflix late into the night.
