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Department of Global Communication Arts (Major)

Department (Major) introduction

Nowadays, the connection of in-depth research in the field of art and digital infrastructure is increasing the added value of contents along with cultural and industrial values. This department maximises mutual synergy by establishing visual arts-related majors and music majors and seeks to create new content that goes beyond existing genres. We train art planners, producers, exhibitors and performers, producers, and art teachers through the department’s curriculum.

Educational objectives: Students understand contemporary art trends related to art, design, cartoon, animation, photography, video, and music majors and acquire integrated and convergent thinking through digital. We aim to cultivate artists with the depth and creativity of academe that encompasses sight and hearing through the study of concepts expanded beyond the partial and limited range of art.
Educational goals
- The goal is to learn how to create content using digital and media and to cultivate innovative, progressive talent through collaboration between art genres.
- A new image of artistic talent in the era of the 4th industrial revolution, where creativity and convergence are emphasised, is presented.

Main subjects

The major consists of a wide range of creative subjects with the goal of producing artists with convergent thinking through international sensibility and communication.

Curriculum construction and operating direction
Curriculum for Visual Arts Major
- Understanding the Basic Language and Technical Characteristics of Artistic Activity (Global Communication Art Workshop, Comic Studies, Photography, Visual Aesthetics, etc.)
- Exploring the Process and Method of Creative Content Planning and Directing (Cartoon Animation Analysis, Individual Study, etc.)
- Digital-based Convergence Art Research (New Media Theory Research, Hallyu Video Content Research, etc.)
Curriculum for Music Major
- Practice in Various Formats of Performing Arts (Major Practical Skills, Performing Arts Stage Workshop)
- Advanced Music Theory and Advanced Analysis Training (Tonal Music Analysis, Musicology Data Research Analysis)
- Collaborative Project with Other Arts (Video Music Research, Art Collaboration Workshop)

Main subjects

10 professors: Lee, Jin-hee; Choi, Sung-wook; Lee, Seok-hwan; Son, Young-ho; Kim, Ji-young; Kim, Dong-jo; Hwang, Mee-Kyoung; Heo, Jeong-hwa; Park, Sook-Ryeon; Kang, Hyun-ju

Employment status after graduation

Writer, critic, curator
Art education-related teachers, university professors and lecturers, and art academy operators
Worker in publishing or journal-related industries, broadcasting-related PD
Professional performer, vocalist, composer, conductor, accompanist
Cultural content developer (professional creators, film, digital content, advertising, art planning and management, art professionals in public institutions)

Department activities and programs

Regular exhibitions and concerts (art, webtoon, video, photography, solo or concert by an excellent musician)
Theme exhibitions and concerts (content planning exhibitions and concerts)
Participation in other academic societies (Animation Society, Imaging Society, Photography Society, Piano Society, Contents Society, etc.) and employment-related consulting

Details of participating faculty

Lee, Jin-hee
- Graduated from the Department of Manga, Kyoto Seika University Graduate School
- Education Committee member of the Korea Culture & Arts Education Service
- Advisory member of the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF)
- Cartoon/Story Comics
- jphone@hanmail.net
Choi, Sung-wook
- Master’s degree in Fine Arts, Ohio State University Graduate School of Fine Arts
- Member of engraving subcommittee of the (Incorporated Association) Seoul Art Association
- External Adviser to Marinaglim Design
- Contemporary Art Digital Animation
- john729@hanmail.net
Lee Seok-hwan
- Master’s degree in 3D Computer Animation, Bournemouth University
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Hongik University
- Former lecturer at Hongik University, Sejong Cyber University, Dongduk Women’s University, Jangan University, etc.
- 3D Animation / VFX
- 0079gundam@naver.com
Son, Young-ho
- PhD, Department of Visual Arts, Graduate School of Advanced Imaging, Chung-Ang University
- Master’s degree, Department of Photography, Chung-Ang University General Graduate School
- Bachelor’s degree, Department of Photography, College of Arts, Chung-Ang University
- Digital Photography
- photoson@sunchon.ac.kr
Kim, Ji-young
- PhD, Department of Environmental Landscape Architecture, Seoul National University Graduate School of Environment
- MFA, Video Installation, Claremont Graduate University
- BFA, Interdisciplinary, San Francisco Art Institute
- Video Installation, Graphic Video
- chiykim@naver.com
Kim, Dong-jo
- PhD, Department of Imaging, Graduate School of Advanced Imaging, Chung-Ang University
- Master’s degree, Department of Advanced Imaging, Graduate School of Advanced Imaging, Chung-Ang University
- Bachelor’s degree, Department of Visual Design, Sunchon National University
- Video Design, Advanced Imaging Science
- djkim@scnu.ac.kr
Hwang, Mee-Kyoung
- MA from the Khabarovsk State Institute of Art&Culture
- Graduated from Kyunghee University's Graduate School of Music
- Graduated from the Department of Music Education, Chonnam National University College of Education
- Performance and Education/Musicology
- hmk98@sunchon.ac.kr
Heo, Jeong-hwa
- PhD from the University of Arizona
- Graduated from Seoul National University's College of Music and Graduate School (Bachelor, Master)
- Performance and Education/Musicology
- chunghur@sunchon.ac.kr
Park, Sook-Ryeon
- Master and PhD in Performance and Literature from the Eastman College of Music
- Graduated from the Department of Instrumental Music, College of Music, Seoul National University
- Performance and Education/Musicology
- parksr@sunchon.ac.kr
Kang, Hyun-ju
- Best Performer Course (Konzertexamen), Hamburg National University of Music, Germany
- MM from New England Conservatory, USA
- Graduated from the Department of Instrumental Music, College of Music, Seoul National University (BA)
- Performance and Education/Music Production (Soundtrack)
- hjk1595@sunchon.ac.kr