| 1 | Why do South Koreans think so? | Brainstorming on political color issues with presidential candidates | Course introduction |
| 2 | Why was Korea divided? | Cold war periodLiberation of 1945 and the division of Korea | |
| 3 | Did North Korea invade South Korea? | Historical terms (Korean War, liberation war)Korean War: beginning, process, and outcome | Recognition of different interpretations |
| 4 | The Korean War and red scare | Hostility between the two parts of Korea: Ideological offensive about the damage and destruction of the war, the cruelty of the other system | |
| 5 | Post-war dictatorship and anti-communist ideology | Overview of the Post-war regimes (President Rhee, Park, and Chun) | Background knowledge |
| 6 | The Park Jeong-hee regime and anti-communism in the 1960s and 1970s | Famous anti-communist figures and incidents [TV program] | |
| 7 | Why can it be spoken now? | Alleviation of anti-communism system and progress of democratization | |
| 8 | Unification efforts between the two parts of Korea | Efforts for unification and inter-Korean cooperation projects and private exchanges. What do you think about unification? | |
| 9 | What about the recognition of support for North Korea and economic cooperation? | Recognition of need and negative response to economic support: what do you think? | [Influence of the Cold War] |
| 10 | Do you think that the perception of South Korean is good as it is? | News clip on North Korea policyFurther discussion on controversial issues | Discussion |