The Graduate School of Art & Fusion Design is preparing
for a progressive educational system in the area of design
and art. The graduate school facilitates exchange between
the departments and conducts the creative joint research through
multimedia technology, high quality design skills, and practical
training in the design area. Furthermore, the graduate school
aims to provide world class experts equipped with excellent
abilities in the art and design field by maximizing the diverse
educa-
tional effects of related major areas of studies. It also
aims to
- create a new paradigm of fusion culture,
- educate professionals in the era of a new millennium,
- produce experts equipped with practical abilities, and
- provide a specialized curriculum to meet the requirements
of the information era.
To receive the Master's degree of Arts, a student must
1)complete 24 credit units,
2)satisfy the general requirements of the school for a professional
degree,
3)pass the qualifying examination that the graduate school
requires.
1)
Department of Space Design
- Environment & Landscape Design
Landscape architecture is a synthesized and applied arts and
science that contributes directly to public welfare by producing
more comfortable living environment. The Major in Environment
and Landscape Design aims to produce skilled environment and
landscape designers capable of creating sound and sustainable
public and private environments. The Major in Environment
and Landscape Design has offered the Master of Design degree
since 2003. In total, 8 students have received the Master
of Design degree. Currently, 10 students are enrolled in the
Master of Design degree program.
- Display Flora Design
Display Flora Design focuses on the sensibility and creativity
based on the perception and knowledge of the beauty of nature
by using natural materials. It is a living design which can
be applied closely to our lives. All the arts and design are
required to be environment-friendly in the 21st century. As
Flora Design is based on nature and formative arts, it has
great possibilities and infinite applications.
The Master's course in Flora Design at the Department of Space
Design aims to establish a new field of design where tradition
and modernity, space design and floral art work harmoniously
in the design fields. It also aims to study history and the
nature of art, collecting and analyzing advanced design information.
·Curriculum: Flora Color
Theory, Flora Design Theory, Flora Design Studio, Flora Space
Production Theory, Flora Space Production Studio, Display
Flora Design Study
2) Department of Ceramic & Glass Art
- Ceramic & Glass Art Design
The educational goal of this major is to generate a comprehensive
understanding of the visuality of Plastic Art and to support
the increasing needs of creating design in the multi-cultural
society.
This major aims to educate artists and professionals who can
analyze and research current trends in art and ultimately
develop a new vision that can realize possibilities through
an experimental and avand-garde attitude.
Focusing on the research of Fusion Art in the future, the
courses are arranged around the technical process of ceramic
and glass art.
3) Department of Fusion Design
- Visual Media Design
A designer should have a wide vision in analyzing design trends
that rapidly changes due to such developments as the Internet
and new technologies.
In designer's pont of view, this department program aims into
develop and create a new fusion style, that is, a design from
one specific form transfered to a different one.
· Curriculum: Communication Sketching, Illustration
Workshop, Advertising, Cyber Character Design, Moving Typography,
Portfolio workshop
- Digital Moving Image Design
Since the movie was invented in 1895 by the Rumiere brothers,
visual media has developed very rapidly. Not only for entertainment
purposes, visual media has also become the main medium for
communication such as news, documentary, and so on. Recently
motion-picture art has been very popular and distributed more
widely due to developments in technology and the Internet-so
that its territory has expanded to non-professionals. It is
very important to obtain the ability to express one's ideas
in art-work using technologies that give entertaining factors
especially when the trend is from verbal language to visual
communication.
Due to the increasing demand, our program has extended to
cover sophisticated and practical film-making including documentary
courses that deal with all aspects of visual-arts from planning
to final editing. This well organized program will enable
students to understand and properly use digital technology,
when they produce and edit stories.
·Curriculum: Digital Image
Design, Developing and Pre-production, Writing Narrative,
Digital Media Research, Aesthetics on Moving image, Narrative
Production, Mixed Medium Seminar
4) Department of Fashion Art
The Fashion design field is growing and is not limited to
just a product or garment in modern society. This major provides
qualified fashion stylists with opportunities to work professionally,
applying design theories in various fields such as display,
advertising, movies, or theater with creative design concepts.
Students can create certain images and work toward total coordination.
Students can be prepared for jobs such as display manager,
shop master, show stylist, stylist at broadcasting company
or living art, culture, fashion related stylist.
·Curriculum: History
of Fashion Design, Quick Fashion Sketch, Fabric Art
Fashion Tendency Analysis, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion
Studio
5) Department of Art & Design Planning
and Management
- Art & Design Planning and Management
The new Millennium has already arrived with the 21st century,
and the world has become a one fence-zone environment. It
is not an exaggeration to say that our life, deprived of individualistic
values, has become material-dominant.
The above phenomenon has been expressed in the fields of art
and design. The major in Art & Design Planning and Management
aims to nurture talented students in these demanding times
by placing our focus on the overall and inclusive cultural
understanding and helping them recognize the design field's
highly value-added industry and enhance their ability to develop
the industry.
·Curriculum : Sociology of Art & Culture,
Understanding Performance Planning, Performance & Film
Producing, Event Planning Study, Performance & Art Planning
Practice, Criticism Seminar
6) Department of Performing Art
-Jazz & Contemporary Music
The ultimate goal of the program is to create new music of
the 21th century through a study of classical music, Asian
traditional music, popular music, and jazz. While the program
emphasizes the popularity and commerciality of music, the
students are also encouraged to combine them with experimental
and borderless ideas for various classes and musical activities
offered in the program. The curriculum not just includes all
of the standard coursework, but is designed to prepare students
for a personalized and independent career in the music industry.
The skills acquired in the classroom and in practical situations
qualify the graduates for a number of careers including professional
composer, arranger, performer, music producer, film music
director, recording engineer, sound designer, etc. Graduates
of the program are also qualified to pursue educational occupations
such as music instructor, private teacher, and professor.
To extend practical aspects of the program and offer more
career opportunities, the school investigates current trends
in the music business and develops a new curriculum every
year. In addition to the curriculum, the school provides master
classes and private clinics with high-leveled music experts
so that the program continually offers direct connections
between the students and the heart of today's music industry.
·Curriculum : Instrumental performance, Composition
practice(Computer Music, Film Music), Advance music theory,
Arranging skill, Film Scoring, Jazz Choir, Pop Writing , Sound
Design, Ensemble, Conducting, Jazz Orchestration
- Edu Theater
Kyung Hee University offers the one and only academic educational
theatre program in Korea that gives students the power to
open new era of Drama/Theatre. Educational Theatre is a new
process which uses theatrical techniques for all kinds of
education(pre-school, kindergarten, elementary, middle school,
high school, university, graduate school, on/off job training
program, special Education).
Edu-Theatre(Educational Theatre) provides valuable courses
to emphasize the uses of drama/theatre in all kinds of education
for all generations. Unique courses, which include Theatre
in Education, Drama in Education, Criticism, Global Networking,
Play Making, Forum Theatre, Theatr/Drama History, Role Play
Strategy, Drama Forms, Theatre Game, Drama Process Study,
and Research & Study, are awaiting passionate students
who want to change the world and their life through dramatic
action.
·Curriculum : Theatre
in Education, Drama in Education, Criticism, Global Networking,
Play Making, Forum Theatre, Theatre/Drama History, Role Play
Strategy, Drama Forms, Theatre Game, Drama Process Study,
Research & Study
Myung-sick
Choi, MDES.
[Royal College of Art Industrial Design(RCA), London, England.,
Professor, Product Design, choims56@lycos.co.kr]
Kyu-hyun Kim, MID.
[Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A, Professor, Industrial/Environmental
Design, gynkim@khu.ac.kr]
Do-kyong Kim, Ph.D.
[Korea University, 1996, Associate Professor, Landscape Planning
& Design kimdk@khu.ac.kr]
Shin-won Kim, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 1996, Associate Professor, Landscape
Planning & Design
kimsw@khu.ac.kr]
Chil-soon Kim, Ph.D.
[Kansas State University, 1995, Associate Professor, Textile
design, Sensibility human engineering, Clothing and thermal
environment, cskim@khu.ac.kr]
Ki-chang Han, M.F.A.
[Sorbonne Pantheon Paris I Univ, 1998, Assistant Professor,
Textile design, Printing, Dyeing, Weaving, DTP,
kc418@khu.ac.kr]
Cha Hyun Kim, M.F.A
[Ewha Womans University,1991, Full-time Instructor, Fashion
design, Home Furnishing Design, Dyeing,
ChaHyunKim@hotmail.com]
Hye-kyung Kim, M.F.A.
[Pratt Institute 1992, Associate Professor, Computer Graphics,
hkkim@khu.ac.kr]
Bek Choi, M.F.A.
[Pratt Institute, Associate Professor, Computer Graphics,
bekchoi@khu.ac.kr]
Woo-rin, Jang, M.F.A.
[University of Science Humaine, 1998, Associate professor,
Computer Animation, david@khu.ac.kr]
Tae-hun Lee, M.F.A.
[Art Center College of Design, Assistant Professor Special
Effects, thlee1401@hotmail.com]
Kil-yong Seo, M.A.
[Hong Ik University, 1975, Professor, Functional Ceramics,
Ckysyo@khu.ac.kr]
Hun-gook Lee, Ph.D.
[Han Yang University, 1995, Professor, Sculptural Ceramics
hklee@khu.ac.kr]
Jin Jang, M.F.A.
[Dama Arts University, 1986, Professor, Conceptual Ceramics
jinj@khu.ac.kr]
Seung-woog Kim, M.F.A.
[Long Island University, 1988, Professor, Industrial Ceramics,
sukim@khu.ac.kr]
Hwa-sun Yeo, M.F.A.
[Pratt Institute,1997, Assistant Professor, Foundation/Ceramics/Design,
hsyeo@khu.ac.kr]
Hak-min Kim, Doctor of Musical Arts.
[University of Texas at Austin, 2001, Assistant Professor,
Stage & Music Directing for Musical Theater, hakminkk@khu.ac.kr]
Jae-sung Kim, M.F.A.
[University of Texas at Austin, 2000, Associate Professor,
Production in Film and Video,
magic@khu.ac.kr]
Young-lan Lee, Ph.D. Candidate
[Chung Ang University, 2000, Associate Professor, Acting and
Stage Directing pegasus@khu.ac.kr]
Ju-young Park, M.A.
[New York University 2000, Assistant Professor, Stage Directing
and Educational Theater, moonsolo@khu.ac.kr]
Jung-Ho Kim, M.F.A
[California Institute of the Arts, 2001. Full-time Instructor,
Directing, kafa1006@khu.ac.kr]
Woo-chang Lee, Master of Music
[Manhattan School of Music 1995, Assistant Professor, Jazz
Piano & Jazz Composition/Arranging, jazz@khu.ac.kr]
Michael Staudacher, Master of Music
[College for Music and Theater Hamburg 1993, Assistant Professor,
Piano & Film music, Composition/Arranging, cstar@chol.com]
Kyung-hoon Han, Master of Music
[California State University of Los Angeles, 2001, Assistant
Professor, Pop Keyboard & Computer Music Composition/Arranging,
han@khu.ac.kr]
Sung-kyu Hong, Master of Music
[Sang-Myung University 2002, Full-time Instructor, Computer
Music & Computer Music Composition/Arranging, hong@khu.ac.kr]
Dong-Eun Kim, Master of Advanced
Studies
[Johannes Kepler University Linz 1999, Full-time Instructor,
Arts and Media Management, senam406@khu.ac.kr]
