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▲ by Doh Sang-youp
BOYS AND girls are talking face to face in the classroom. Gasp! Are they chatting in class? No, beside them a professor is looking at the scene smiling. Students are in the middle of a class activity. What are they studying? It is how to date and marry.

   The "Dates and Marriages in Modern Society" (UCI1131/ three-credits/ elective major subject) aims at studying the relationship of romantic lovers and married couples based on theories other than the common ideas of society. The Dept. of Child & Family Studies takes charge of this class. The grades are evaluated by exam (60%), assignment (20%), participation (10%) and attendance (10%).

   This course is very popular among students because of its name and contents. Specifically, students learn the theory of love, match selection, marriage plan and other categories using the text book The Marriage (2003). The professor mostly teaches the class using powerpoint material. Class activities and sessions watching videos are also added. Additionally, it is characteristic that couples sit together in the class.

   Park Sang-ouk (Soph., Dept. of Library & Info. Science) says, "I found myself trying to understand my girlfriend better than before." "This course is a time to reflect on oneself again. For couples, it will be a chance to understand each other and singles will also be able to learn how to improve relationships with others," says Chun Yeun-jin (Visiting Prof., Dept. of Child & Family Studies).

   Everyone dreams of a romantic date and a happy marriage. However easily spoken it may be, it is not a simple task. If you learn how to care for others step by step, you will be able to form a good relationship, now and for the forseeable future. 
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