The Art Division at Art College is aimed
at educating professional human resources
who will keep up with the changes and
the trends of globalization, while sustaining
the tradition of Korean art. Specifically,
it is committed to the training of artists
and experts for various sectors within
art and culture.
The Art Division at Art College is aimed
at educating professional human resources
who will keep up with the changes and
the trends of globalization, while sustaining
the tradition of Korean art. Specifically,
it is committed to the training of artists
and experts for various sectors within
art and culture.
With this end in mind, the Art College
offers courses for three majors of Korean
painting, painting, and sculpture. Not
only basic courses but also advanced
courses are provided to help students
develop a creative mind-set and acquire
the essential knowledge required in
practical application even after graduation.
Since the school's policy aims to promote
the creation of a rich cultural community,
great importance is placed on the research
of the various aspects of modern art
and culture on a global scale along
with the identity of Korean art.
Art
education at Kyung Hee University has
a 33-year history. The curriculum was
enlarged and reorganized in 1999 in
order to offer a major in Fine Arts
within the Art College. To date, about
1,200 graduates have \achieved brilliant
achievement in many foreign countries
and in each field of domestic and foreign
world of arts. Presently, they are doing
their best in the creation of true and
real beauty.
To receive the Bachelor of Fine Arts
in painting, oriental painting, sculpture
a student must
1) complete a minimum of 130 credit
units
2) satisfy the General Requirements
of the School for professional degrees
3) complete 21 units of Required Courses
4) complete 39 units of Electives Courses
5) complete 35 units stated in the common
studies program
6) complete 35 units of General Electives
Year
1
Impression of Art, Life and Works of
Artists, Basic Drawing, Drawing, Practice
in Formation 1, Practice in Formation
2, Expression Technique 1, Expression
Technique 2, Human Anatomy
Year 2
History of Oriental Art, Theory of Plastic
Form, History of Western Art, Practical
Technique of Calligraphy
-Korean Painting Department : Study
of Expression Technique, Visual and
Critical Studies 1, Study of Color Painting,
Visual and Critical Studies 2
-Painting Department : Study of Materials
and Expression Method 1, Visual and
Critical Studies 1, Study of Materials
and Expression Method 2, Visual and
Critical Studies 2
-Sculpture Department : Study of Materials
and Expression Technique, Visual and
Critical Studies 1, Study of Wooden
Structure, Visual and Critical Studies
2
Year 3
Theory of Oriental Art Ideology, Science
of Photographs of Image Art, Computer
Graphics, Print 1, Study of Artworks
Analysis, Theory of Avant-garde, Print
2, History of Korean Art
-Korean Painting Department : Study
of Ink Painting in the literary artist's
style 1, Visual and Critical Studies
3, Study of Ink Painting in the literary
artist's style 2, Visual and Critical
Studies 4
-Painting Department : Study of Image
Expression 1, Visual and Critical Studies
3, Study of Image Expression 2, Visual
and Critical Studies 4
-Sculpture Department : Stone Carving,
Visual and Critical Studies 3, Welding
and Metal Sculpture, Visual and Critical
Studies 4
Year 4
Western Aesthetics, Theory of Korean
Art Ideology, Theory of Contemporary
Art, Study of Art Criticism, Sociology
of Art
-Korean Painting Department : Study
of Mixed Media on Paper, Visual and
Critical Studies 5, Advanced painting,
Visual and Critical Studies 6
-Painting Department : Advanced painting
1, Visual and Critical Studies 5, Advanced
painting 2, Visual and Critical Studies
6
-Sculpture Department : Study of Mixed
Media Perceptual, Visual and Critical
Studies 5, Advanced Sculpture, Visual
and Critical Studies 6
* Out of a total of 1,300 graduates,
more than 200 have gone on to become
teachers or professors. Another 200
or more are practicing artists or artists
engaged in the art industry as experts
in various fields.
* More than 40 graduates work or study
overseas in 6 different countries.
* The major professions that our graduates
choose from are as follows: artists,
professors, middle or high-school teachers,
critics, curators, experts on aesthetics
or art history, professionals in art-related
areas such as media, film, indoor or
outdoor architecture, etc.
Jong-Hae Park, M.A.
[Kyung Hee University, 1976, Professor,
Painting, jonghae@khu.ac.kr]
Poong-Lyul Han, M.A.
[Seoul National University, 1970, Professor,
Korean Painting, prhan@khu.ac.kr]
Byung-Sik Choi, Ph.D.
[Sungkyunkwan University, 1992, Professor,
Art Philosophy,
xmas@khu.ac.kr]
Jong-bin Lee, M.A.
[Italy Carrara National Academy, 1988,
Professor, Sculpture, jblee@khu.ac.kr]
Jeung-Eun Shon, M.A., M.F.A.
[Maryland Institute College of Art,
USA, 1998, Professor, Sculpture, jeshon@khu.ac.kr]
Dong-Yeon Kim , M.A.
[Dusseldorf Kunstakademie, Germany,
1993, Professor, Painting, sprache3@hanmail.net]
Heung-Mo Kim , M.A.
[MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, USA,
1995, Professor, Painting, heungmokim@hanmail.net]
