Curtin Korean Studies

19/08/2026

KRC Seminar Series: "English as capital and American dreams in South Korea" - face to face and online!

Speaker: Dr Jinhyun Cho
Date: Monday, 31 August 2026
Time: 12PM AWST
Location: Building 402, Room 314 | Curtin University
Teams Meeting D: 434 013 317 471 078 | Password: XV9t6VM3

For further information or any enquires, please contact [email protected]

Curtin School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry Curtin University

05/08/2026

Where can a Korean Studies degree at Curtin take you?

Beyond just language learning, the degree develops skills that matter in an increasingly interconnected world, highlighting cultural fluency, resilience, adaptability, and the confidence to engage across borders.

Read about soon-to-be Korean Studies graduate Temarah’s journey and discover how Korean Studies can open doors to new experiences and connections: https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/oasis-news/mycurtinstory-temarah-newcolomboplan/

Through opportunities like the New Colombo Plan South Korea Study Tour and international internships, our students turn classroom learning into real-world experience, building meaningful connections and preparing for careers with a global outlook.

Find out more about the most recent New Colombo Plan Study Tour in South Korea with Temarah, Finance Student Henry and unit coordinator Professor Jo Elving-Hwang: https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/oasis-news/ncp-southkorea-studytour/

05/08/2026

What can a Korean Studies degree prepare you for?

Beyond just language learning, the degree develops skills that matter in an increasingly interconnected world - cultural fluency, resilience, adaptability, and the confidence to engage across borders.

Read about soon-to-be Korean Studies graduate Temarah’s journey and discover how Korean Studies can open doors to experiences and connections: https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/oasis-news/mycurtinstory-temarah-newcolomboplan/

Through opportunities like the New Colombo Plan South Korea Study Tour and international internships, our students turn classroom learning into real-world experience, building meaningful connections and preparing for careers with a global outlook.

Find out more about the most recent New Colombo Plan Study Tour in South Korea with Temarah, Finance Student Henry and unit coordinator Professor Jo Elving-Hwang: https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/oasis-news/ncp-southkorea-studytour/

29/07/2026

Are you keen on Asian pop cultures? Come and listen to our Korean and Japanese Studies lecturers from Curtin, UTAS and UWA at Perth's biggest gaming and animation expo PIXEL: https://www.pixelexpo.org.au/ on August 15th 2026 on the topic of "How I learned to stop worrying and love studying: how to do cool things as part of your degree". The session is moderated by Dr Emerald King from UTAS (pictured below).

Curtin School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry

29/07/2026

Applications for the KRC Honours scholarships close soon! Please don't miss out an opportunity to have your Honours year supported by a generous grant from the AKS.

The KRC Scholarship (Scholarship) aims to designed to provide financial support for Curtin Honours students, who have an interest in completing a Korea-focused humanities of social sciences dissertation topic. Students must be enrolled in a dissertation research unit and be working toward a Korean Studies (or clearly Korea-focused) dissertation on a broadly defined humanities or social sciences topic, and be supervised by one of the Korea Research and Engagement Centre (KRC) academic staff or associates. The purpose is to encourage students to consider further research in Korean Studies.

Recipients of the scholarship will be expected to actively engage with the Korea Research & Engagement Centre project and help to support the Korean Studies student peer learning community activities.

The Scholarship is supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2022-OLU- 2250005).
Application link and details here:

https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=7909

20/07/2026

Applications are now open for the Korea Research & Engagement Centre (KRC) Scholarship!

The scholarship provides financial support for students undertaking an Honours by Research degree with a Korea-focused humanities or social sciences research project.

You do not need to be a Curtin graduate to apply, simply be enrolled in an eligible 25 credit dissertation unit.

Applications close 5th August!

Find out more about eligibility and apply:
https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=7909

17/06/2026

Need a level 2 semester 2 elective unit?
Join Korean Society and Politics🇰🇷
KORE2002:
- No prior knowledge needed✅
- Perfect global focused unit to complement your degree🌏
- Turn your interest in Korea into global knowledge and cultural fluidity✨

04/06/2026

Need a semester 2 elective unit?
Join Korean Beginners 1🇰🇷
KORE1001:
- No prior language experience needed✅
- Perfect global focused unit to complement your degree🌏
- Fun + interactive level 1 elective✨

23/05/2026

✨Come find us at Curtin Open Day Sunday 24th May 10am-3pm!

🇰🇷Try your hand at Korean games, try on Hanbok and learn all about what Korean Studies at Curtin has to offer.

We hope to see you there!

21/05/2026

Thinking about a Bachelor of Arts? Here’s why Korean Studies is the perfect add-on:

A Bachelor of Arts at Curtin lets you combine majors—and Korean Studies is one of the best to pair with almost anything.

Why? Because it gives you a real edge. Alongside your main major, you’ll learn Korean language skills and gain insight into one of the world’s most dynamic cultures—from K-pop culture and media to business, politics and society.

You don’t need any prior experience, but by the end you’ll have something extra that makes you stand out: intercultural skills, global awareness, and the confidence to work across borders.

Korean Studies works well with majors in international relations, business, commerce; media, journalism, education, screen arts, anthropology and sociology and beyond—opening up opportunities in global careers, government, industry and the creative sector.

Bachelor of Arts students Matylda, Max and Caitlin were able to tai...