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University of Utah Asia Campus offers lectures to Korean high school students
Students partake in the University of Utah Asia Campus' Experience Day on May 28 and listen to Randall McCrillis, dean of students at the school. Courtesy of University of Utah Asia Campus
By Ko Dong-hwan
By Ko Dong-hwan
Hundreds of students from local middle and high schools and universities in the country gathered in Incheon's Songdo on May 28 to experience what it's like to attend a university lecture led by an American university.
Some 300 students and their parents were at Incheon Global Campus for the five-hour Experience Day offered by the University of Utah Asia Campus, in which participants attended a lecture given by the school's professors. The lectures ranged from communication to psychology, film and media arts, urban ecology, electrical computer engineering and business information systems.
"I was thinking about studying at a graduate school after graduating from college, and I applied to learn more about the University of Utah Asia Campus after I heard that there is an environment where I can take lectures and study in English,” said Han Chae-rim, 18, a third-year student at Jeonju Jungang Girls' High School who was there for Experience Day. “The free campus atmosphere, which is different from Korean universities, and the professor's lectures were quite impressive."
Randall McCrillis, Dean of Students at the school, delivered a speech at the event to the participants. "I appreciate the great interest of many students and parents,” he said. “I hope this event will be a valuable opportunity for students to choose a major they want in the future.”
Don MacAngus, a communications professor at the University of Utah Asia Campus, lectures on mass communication law during Experience Day. Courtesy of University of Utah Asia Campus
The students selected a lecture from among six instructors, who presented their topics for 40 minutes. Don MacAngus delivered a lecture on mass communication law, Reazul Ahsan on eco-planning, Gaia Bonsignore on directing the short film “Stella 1” followed by a screening, Yoo Ha-na on the psychology of motivation, Fatemeh Mahalian on an introduction to electrical and computer engineering and Stanford Pugsley on data visualization.
Besides attending the lectures, the students were given the chance to familiarize themselves with the school's career development opportunities and diverse clubs, as well as meet student ambassadors for a Q&A session.
Korean high school students can apply for admission to the school without CSAT scores by using certified language grades such as Duolingo, TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS. They can apply in duplicate whether applying for regular admission or not, applying for liberal arts or natural sciences, newly applying or transferring from a different school.
The deadline for final applications for the 2022 fall semester is July 30, and the first priority deadline for the 2023 spring semester is Oct. 30.
Having recently established a business administration department, the University of Utah Asia Campus is an expanded campus of the University of Utah, which is among the world's top 100 research universities and has a history of 170 years.