Directory listing for Ryan Koo

Professor (History); Department Chair (Humanities)Department of Humanities, Department Chair

rkoo@hawaii.edu

808-236-9134

Hale Pālanakila 134

Committee Memberships

Academic Affairs Advisory (2025–2026)
Aesthetics (Chair) (2025–2026)
Institutional Effectiveness (2025–2026)
Mission, Vision, and Core Values (2025–2026)
Planning and Budget Council (PBC) (2025–2026)
Sustainability Curriculum (Chair) (2025–2026)
Academic Affairs Advisory (2024–2025)
Aesthetics (Chair) (2024–2025)
Institutional Effectiveness (2024–2025)
Mission, Vision, and Core Values (2024–2025)
Planning and Budget Council (PBC) (2024–2025)
Sustainability Curriculum (Chair) (2024–2025)
Academic Affairs Advisory (2023–2024)
Aesthetics (Chair) (2023–2024)
Institutional Effectiveness (2023–2024)
Mission, Vision, and Core Values (2023–2024)
Planning and Budget Council (PBC) (2023–2024)
Sustainability Curriculum (Chair) (2023–2024)
Aesthetics (Chair) (2022–2023)
Master Planning and Space Allocation (MaPSAC) (2022–2023)
Sustainability Curriculum (2022–2023)
Aesthetics (Chair) (2021–2022)
Division Personnel Committees (DPCs) (2021–2022)
Master Planning and Space Allocation (MaPSAC) (2021–2022)

Education

MA, University of Hawai‘i; BA, University of Hawai‘i

Activities

Aesthetics Committee (Chair)
Sustainability Committee (Chair)
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (Advisor)
Humanities Department Chair

Currently Teaching

Class	Title	Days/Time	Credits
HIST 151	World History to 1500	Online Asynchronous	3 Credits
HIST 151	World History to 1500	09:00am–10:15am	3 Credits
HIST 152	World History since 1500	10:30am–11:45am	3 Credits

Classes Taught

HIST 151 World Civilization I 3 credits

Fall 2026TTh 9:00am to 10:15amHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 62157
Fall 2026 Online CRN: 62223
Fall 2025TR 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 62157Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2025Async Online CRN: 62223Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2025Async Online CRN: 60001
Summer 2025Async Online CRN: 61010
Fall 2024MW 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 64185
Fall 2023Async Online CRN: 61152Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2023Async Online CRN: 61153Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 225CRN: 64239Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023Async Online CRN: 64240Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023Async Online CRN: 64241Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2022W 11:30am to 12:45pmOnlineCRN: 63002Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61366Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61367Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2021W 10:00am to 11:15amOnlineCRN: 60002Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2021Async OnlineCRN: 61001Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2020W 11:30am to 12:45pmOnlineCRN: 60003
Spring 2020TR 9:45am to 11:00amKAILUA CRN: 63453
Spring 2020Async OnlineCRN: 63007
Spring 2019Async OnlineCRN: 60008Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2019MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60093Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2019TR 9:45am to 11:00amKAILUA CRN: 60445Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2019Async OnlineCRN: 61014
Fall 2018MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64003Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2018MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64039Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2018TR 9:45am to 11:00amKAILUA CRN: 62444Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2018W 5:30pm to 8:00pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 62013Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2018Async OnlineCRN: 62049Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2017MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61455Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2017MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61003Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2017Async KAILUA CRN: 64164Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2017TR 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64082Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2016W 5:30pm to 8:00pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 63304Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2016TR 11:00am to 12:15pmKAILUA CRN: 61187Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2016TR 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61381Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2016TWR 11:00am to 1:10pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 62015Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2015MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 60069Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2015Async OnlineCRN: 60002Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2015MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60004Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2015MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 63217Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2015Async OnlineCRN: 63105Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2015TWR 11:00am to 1:10pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64014Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2014Async OnlineCRN: 62088
Fall 2014MW 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 62089
Spring 2014MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60152Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2014MTWR 10:00am to 12:05pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61027Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2013MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64142
Fall 2013MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64143
Spring 2013TR 4:00pm to 5:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 62179
Summer 2013MTRF 1:15pm to 2:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 63117
Fall 2012MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61161
Fall 2012MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 61163
Fall 2012TR 2:30pm to 3:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61218
Spring 2012MW 2:30pm to 3:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64146
Spring 2012TR 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64151
Spring 2012TR 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64234
Fall 2011TR 2:00pm to 3:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 63175

HIST 152 World Civilization II 3 credits

Fall 2026TTh 10:30am to 11:45amHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 62110
Spring 2026TR 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 63019Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2026Async Online CRN: 63397Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2026 Online CRN: 98875
Fall 2025TR 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 62110Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2025MW 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 60020
Summer 2025Async Online CRN: 61011
Fall 2024MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 213CRN: 64124
Fall 2024Async Online CRN: 64095
Spring 2024Async Online CRN: 62438Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2024Async Online CRN: 62439Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2024Async Online CRN: 63017
Summer 2024Async Online CRN: 63048
Fall 2023Async Online CRN: 61369Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2023Async Online CRN: 61370Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2023Async Online CRN: 61154Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2023Async Online CRN: 61155Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023Async Online CRN: 64460Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023Async Online CRN: 64461Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023Async Online CRN: 64244Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023Async Online CRN: 64245Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2023W 11:30am to 12:45pmOnline CRN: 64085Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2023Async Online CRN: 60069Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2023Async Online CRN: 60070Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2023Async Online CRN: 60021Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2022Async OnlineCRN: 63160Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2022Async OnlineCRN: 63422Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2022Async OnlineCRN: 63423Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022W 11:30am to 12:45pmOnlineCRN: 61034Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61368Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61369Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61370Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61371Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61412Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2022Async OnlineCRN: 61413Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2022Async OnlineCRN: 62102Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2022Async OnlineCRN: 62103Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2021Async OnlineCRN: 60391Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2021Async OnlineCRN: 60392Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2021Async OnlineCRN: 60209Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2021Async OnlineCRN: 61207Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2021W 10:00am to 11:15amOnlineCRN: 61053Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2021Async OnlineCRN: 61345Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2021Async OnlineCRN: 61346Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2021Async OnlineCRN: 64157
Summer 2021Async OnlineCRN: 64158
Fall 2020Async OnlineCRN: 60402
Fall 2020Async OnlineCRN: 60435
Fall 2020Async OnlineCRN: 60436
Spring 2020Async OnlineCRN: 63443
Spring 2020Async OnlineCRN: 63290
Spring 2020MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 63099
Summer 2020Async OnlineCRN: 64075
Summer 2020Async OnlineCRN: 64076
Spring 2019MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60114Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2019Async OnlineCRN: 61015
Fall 2018Async OnlineCRN: 64047Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2018MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 62151Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2018W 5:30pm to 8:00pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 62014Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2018Async OnlineCRN: 62358Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2018Async OnlineCRN: 63013Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2017Async OnlineCRN: 61145Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2017TR 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64204Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2017Async OnlineCRN: 64014Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2017Async OnlineCRN: 60020Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2016Async OnlineCRN: 63062Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2016MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 63463Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2016W 5:30pm to 8:00pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 63212Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2016MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61240Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2016Async OnlineCRN: 62016Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2016TWR 1:30pm to 3:40pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 62098
Fall 2015Async OnlineCRN: 60083Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2015MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60293Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2015MW 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 63431Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2015Async OnlineCRN: 64016Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2014MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 225CRN: 62481
Fall 2014Async OnlineCRN: 62482
Spring 2014Async OnlineCRN: 60037Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2014TR 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60112Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2014Async OnlineCRN: 61028Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2013MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64017
Fall 2013TR 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64164
Fall 2013TR 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64423
Spring 2013MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 62124
Spring 2013MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 62128
Summer 2013MTWR 10:30am to 12:05pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 63017
Summer 2013Async OnlineCRN: 63127
Fall 2012TR 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61192
Spring 2012MW 8:30am to 9:45amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64044
Spring 2012MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64045
Summer 2012MTWR 1:00pm to 2:35pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60090
Summer 2012MTWR 10:30am to 12:05pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 60015

HIST 199 Ind Study:HistoricalComparison 3 credits

Spring 2017Async CRN: 64453

HIST 241 WI-Civilizations of Asia I 3 credits

Summer 2017Async OnlineCRN: 60023Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2016MW 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 63425Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2014TR 2:30pm to 3:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 62172
Summer 2014MTWR 1:15pm to 2:50pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 61118
Fall 2013TR 1:00pm to 2:15pmHale Pālanakila 214CRN: 64275
Fall 2012TR 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 61398

HIST 242 WI-Civilizations of Asia II 3 credits

Summer 2018Async OnlineCRN: 63014Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2016MW 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 61149Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2015TR 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 63167Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2014TR 11:30am to 12:45pmHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 60268Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2013MW 10:00am to 11:15amHale Pālanakila 212CRN: 62372

HIST 260 WI-20th Cent. World History 3 credits

Summer 2021Async OnlineCRN: 64147

HIST 270 WI-History, Cartoons, Comics 3 credits

Summer 2026 Online CRN: 98876
Summer 2025Async Online CRN: 61030
Summer 2024Async Online CRN: 63045
Summer 2023Async Online CRN: 60066Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2022Async OnlineCRN: 63228Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2022Async OnlineCRN: 62040Syllabus (PDF)
Fall 2021Async OnlineCRN: 60349Syllabus (PDF)
Spring 2021Async OnlineCRN: 61317Syllabus (PDF)
Summer 2020Async OnlineCRN: 64017