This fall 2024 one-to-three-credit graduate-only course examines Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a case study in comparative urban governance and management.

Only Biden-School graduate students (including matriculated 4+1) are eligible for the course and field trip, under the terms of the memorandum of understanding among the Biden School, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), and the University of Seoul (UOS). Course requirements include a nine-day study trip to Seoul, October 18–26 and an optional sightseeing day, October 26-27 in addition to pre- and post-field-trip class meetings, and research and writing assignments.

The field trip to Seoul is hosted by SMG and UOS. It will include daily lectures by SMG officials, UOS faculty, and other subject-matter experts, and field trips to a variety of municipal facilities and programs. We will be there with groups from Cornell University and one or two other US and/or European universities. SMG and UOS provide the academic program and field visits, seven days' hotel accommodations (double occupancy), and several meals at no charge to student participants. Out-of-pocket costs for airfare, ground transportation, meals and incidental expenses, and the program fee are estimated to total approximately $3,200 not including course tuition (1-3 credits). (An itemized estimate is available in this slide deck.)

April 1 (Fri), 4:10 p.m.: 185 Graham Hall and https://udel.zoom.us/j/96769992536

Please contact Jonathan Justice with any questions: justice@udel.edu