The Graduate School of Journalism and Communication offers both a master's degree and non-degree professional training programs. It is the second Communication graduate school to be established in Korea. The goal of the school is to provide a curriculum that focuses on the nuances of an information based society of the 21st Century.
The master's degree can be pursued in one of three departments.
The Department of Journalism has two majors: broadcasting, and newspapers and magazines. The Department of Strategic Communication has four majors: advertising, public relations, speech and debate, and political communication. Finally, the Department of Cultural Contents includes the majors of mass art, digital visual, and publishing and copyright.
Short-term courses in basic communication are Journalism and Communication, the expert course of Speech and Debate, and the training course of Speech and Debate.

1) At least 24 course units of graduate level credit in Journalism & Communication courses are required for the master's degree.


2) Students have to pass a qualifying examination.

Communication Methodology, Theory of Communication, Communication History, Communication Ethics and Law, Philosophies of the Press, Seminar in Mass Media and Culture, Knowledge information society and media, Introduction to Journalism, News Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Broadcasting Systems and Regulations, Online/mobile Broadcasting, Media Management, Media Aesthetics, Understanding Audience, Persuasive Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Rhetoric, Speech Writing, Theory and Practice of Speech and Debate, Principles of Advertising, Consumer Behavior, Integrated Marketing Communication, Marketing Communication Research, Media Planning, Creative Strategy, Public Relations, Crisis Management and Negotiation, Organizational Communication, Entertainment Management, Political Communication, Political and Social Campaign, Campaign Research and Strategy Designing, Introduction to Popular Culture and Arts, Field Research in Popular Culture and Arts, Culture and Communication, Visual Language, Media Education, Introduction to Copyright, Case Studies in Copyrights, Digital Publishing, Cultural Contents Planning, Digital Storytelling, Video Production, Cultual industry Policy, Contents Distribution.

Kwang-Jae Lee, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 1979, Professor, Communication History, leekw@khu.ac.kr]

Kyung-Ja Lee, Ph.D.
[Southern Illinois University, 1977, Professor, Communication Theory, kjlee@khu.ac.kr]

Kyun-Tae Hahn, Ph.D.
[University of Texas/Austin, 1987, Professor, Communication Research Methods, hahnkt@khu.ac.kr]

Tae-Wan Kang, Ph.D.
[University of Munster, 1993, Professor, Critical Communication, ckang@khu.ac.kr]

In-Hee Lee, Ph.D.
[Rutgers University, 1994, Associate Professor, New Media, ihlee@khu.ac.kr]

Tae-Yong Kim, Ph.D.
[University of North Carolina, 1996, Associate Professor, Advertising, tkim@anstex.com]

Kyung-Ho Hur, Ph.D.
[Kent State University, 1995, Associate Professor, Speech Communication, hkho@khu.ac.kr]

Jong-Min Park, Ph.D.
[University of Missouri/Columbia, 1999, Associate Professor, PR, jongmin@khu.ac.kr]

Ji-Ah Hong, M.A.
[American University, 2000, Assistant Professor, Visual Communication, hja2081@khu.ac.kr]

Young-Min, Ph.D.
[University of Texas/Austin, 2003, Assistant Professor, Political Communication, youngmin@khu.ac.kr]

Jung-Gyo Lee, Ph.D.
[University of Missouri/Columbia, 2003, Assistant Professor, Advertising, jglee@khu.ac.kr]

Gi-Hyung Lee, Ph.D.
[University of Illinois, 2002, Full-time Instructor, Culture & Communication, barthes@khu.ac.kr]

Sun-Young Lee, Ph.D.
[University of Michigan, 2005, Full-time Instructor, Human Communication, sylee300@khu.ac.kr]

Chang-Nam Kim, Ph.D.
[Kent State University, 1995, Assistant Professor, Political Campaign Management, cnkprmr@khu.ac.kr]

Jong-Wha Park, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 2003, Guest Professor, Journalism, jwpark703@hanmail.net]

Hae-Soon Jang, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 2003, Guest Professor, Speech Communication, hsjang@khu.ac.kr]