Academics
The Department of Cultural Contents established in 2005, develops specialized manpower of culture contents demanded by the CT (Culture & Contents Technology) field - the keyword of the 21st century. We enrich the capacity of students to plan culture contents and produce scenarios. We also perform culture research on the policy of culture and marketing with a strategy based on humanistic knowledge. We provide two majors: Cultural Contents Planning and Cultural Contents Production. Various education programs are provided in cooperation with the Department of Korean Language and Literature in the College of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Creative Writing in the College of Arts.
The Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Dongguk University aims foremost to spearhead in developing advertising contents in digitalized formats and innovative, high-tech oriented campaigns for advertising and PR. For this purpose, the Department works closely with related departments housed in the same College of Digital Image and Contents?such as the Dept. of Film & Digital Media and the Dept. of Game & Multimedia Engineering. The Dept. of Advertising and PR also looks to provide students with hands-on experiences with industrial practices before graduation, through internship programs with leading companies in advertising and PR. Most of the core curriculum is designed for such areas of practice as advertising PR planning/management and advertising creativity.
Master Program Cultural Contents Planning: The Theory of Drama, Theories of the Cultural Contents Industry, Theories of the Creative Planning of Cultural Contents, Creative Planning of Space & Performance, Creative Planning of Visual Contents, Introduction to Culture Marketing, Theories of Cultural Policy Cultural Contents Production: The Theory of Drama, Craft of Drama, Scenario Writing, Theories of Television Drama, Digital Contents Scenario
Cultural Contents Planning: Culture and Communication, Research in Contents Industry, A Study of the Creative Planning of Cultural Contents, Analysis of Korean Cultural Contents, Theories of One Source Multi-Use Creative Planning, A Study of Creative Planning on Space & Performance, A Study of Creative Planning on Visual Contents Cultural Contents Production: Culture and Communication, A Study of Scenario, A Study of Drama Writing, A Study of Modern Drama, A Study of Drama Writers
Cultural Contents Planning: Master of Cultural Arts
Doctor of Cultural Arts Cultural Contents Production: Master of Arts, Doctor of Arts
Name | Picture | Major | degree | Final degree school | |
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Jong-Dae Lee | Drama & Scenario | Litt. D | Dongguk University | jihan@dongguk.edu |
Department of Cultural Contents Studies
+82-2-2264-8745
The Department of Film and Digital Media, established in 2001, develops professionals in the field of film and digital production. The department is comprised of a faculty well renowned in this field and having much experience and distinguished careers. Master's and doctoral
programs for nine majors are provided, primarily classified into filmmaking and filmologie majors. Center for Production of Film and Digital Media: The department is located in the building, so-called 'Choong-Moo-Ro Yeong-Sang Center,' in which Sidus FNH, one of the top five film production companies in Korea, is based. The department is unique from the other film schools in Korea in terms of projects of complexity within the industry and among the universities and institutes.
The department offers nine majors in Graduate School programs: Producing / Directing / Screen writing / Cinematography / Editing / Production Design / Visual SFX / Sound Design / Film Theory
· Filmmaking
Film Workshop, Individual Project Study, Masters Classes, Digital Film and New Media, Character Analysis, Study in Theory of Genre, Publicity & Marketing, Film Project & Scenario Workshop, Screenwriting, Genres Screenwriting Workshop, Directing for Actors, Film Directing Style Analysis, Editing Theory and Practice, Digital Non-Linear Editing, Editing Workshop, Cinematography Workshop, Introduction to Production Design, Visualization, Visual Storytelling, Production Drawing, Set Design & Construction, Digital Compositing & Color Correction, Film Production and New Technology, Sound Design, Sound Effect
· Filmologie
Introduction to Film Theory, Topics on Cultural Studies, Study on Film Criticism, Introduction to Film History, Study of Korean Film History, Analysis of Film Style, Study of Documentary Film, Studies on Korean Directors, Seminar on Film Theory, Study on Narrative, Experimental Film, Film Sociology, Film Industry, Study of Asian Films, Seminar on The Thesis Writing, History of North Korean Film, Study in Theory of Genre
· Common courses between master and doctoral program for filmmaking major
Sound Analysis, Film Sound, VFX and CG, Case Study of VFX Technology, Case Study of VFX Technology, Sound Analysis, Film Sound, Financing Budgeting & Scheduling
· Filmmaking
Advanced Film Workshop, Advanced Individual Project Study, Seminar on Masterclasses, Advanced for Publicity & Marketing, Projecting and Scenario Analysis, Advanced Screenwriting, Advanced Workshop for Genres Scriptwriting, Seminar Aesthetics of Editing, Study of Digital Editing, Advanced Editing Workshop, Study of Cinematography, Production Design, Visual Communication, Study of Visualization, A Study of Mise-en-scene, Study of Production Illustration, A Study of Set Design & Construction, Special Topics on CG/VFX, Special Topics on VFX, Independent Study, Sound Design Seminar
· Filmologie
Cinema Research and Historiography, Advanced Study in Theory of Genre, Study in Film and Ideology, Study in Film History, Seminar in Film Narrative, Study in Gender and Film, Study in Semiology of Cinema, Study in Film and Psychoanalysis, Study in History of American Film, Study in the Third World Cinema, Study in History of Asian Cinema, Study in History of Soviet Film, Advanced Study in History of Korean Film from the Origin to 1945, Advanced Study in History of Korean Film Since 1945, Study on the Film Industry, Seminar in French New Wave Directors, Special Topics in Italian Neo-Realism Directors, Seminar in Russian Montage School Directors, Seminar in American New Cinema Directors, Seminar in Korean Film Directors from the Origin to 1945, Seminar in Korean Film Directors Since 1945, Advanced Study in Documentary Film, Study on North Korean Film, Special Topics in Cinema Verite and Direct Cinema
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA).
Name | Picture | Major | degree | Final degree school | |
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JONG WAN KIM | Visual Art | Ph.D | Dongguk University | cineinfo@naver.com | |
Jung-Ho Kim | 3D Animation | MFA | California Institute of the Arts | Kimjungho@dongguk.edu | |
Jeong-Whan Kim | Visual SFX | MFA | School of Visual Arts | digiart@dongguk.edu | |
Sung-Jai Tcha | French Education | Bachelor Degree | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | tcha3369@naver.com | |
Won-Duc Lee | Sound Design | MA | New York Institute of Technology American Film Institute |
soundwon@dongguk.edu | |
Yun-Ho Yang | Visual Arts | Master's Degree | Dongguk University Graduate School of Culture & Arts | yunhoy@naver.com |
Department of Film and Digtal Media Studies
+82-2-2260-3762
The Department of Multimedia, established in 2001, aims to nurture specialists in practical multimedia engineering and multimedia contents with artistic and new media development skills who understand the fundamental characteristics required by the multimedia contents development industry. We educate students to combine aesthetic appreciation with scientific thinking. In order to fully understand today's fast changing multi-communication methodologies, we actively collect successful cases of key content development projects and utilize these elements in our courses to induce voluntary student participation and develop their problem-solving skills. The Department of Multimedia consists of the 4 majors of Imaging Engineering, Contents Design, Computer Music, and Game Production.
· Master's Program Common courses
Multimedia Production Project, Study on Multimedia Thesis, Internship
· XR Technology
Programming for Multimedia Processing, Computer Graphics, Digital Sound Processing, Digital Image Processing, Real-Time Rendering, User Interface Design, Virtual Reality, Scientific Visualization, Development of Multimedia System, Advanced Lectures in Image Engineering, Computer Animation Theory, Numerical Computing and Its Applications
· Contents Design
Storyboard & Layout, Maya Workshop, Interactive Design, Digital Design, Digital Photo Graphic, Color Theory, Digital Lighting, Animation Workshop, Digital Visual Effects, Animation Directing, 3D Modeling, Sculpting, Character Animation, 3D Texture Mapping, 3D Digital Painting & Sculpting, Game Character Design, Motion Capture Workshop, Digital Image Contents Pre-Production, Digital Image Contents Project, Motion Graphic, 3D Max Workshop, Contents Design Project
· Computer Music
Introduction to Computer Music, Musical Acoustics, Computer Music Composition, Introduction to Film Scoring, Advanced Computer Applications for Music Production, Sound Synthesis, Sound Recording and Editing, Film Music Composition, Algorithmic Composition, Directed Study in Film Scoring, Multimedia Music Production, Advanced Lectures in Computer Music, Advanced Topics in Multimedia Music
· Media Art
Computer Game Programming, Graphic Design for Games, Planning of Computer Games, Game Engine Analysis and Programming, Game Algorithm and Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Materials of Game Story, Game Engine Development, Game Development Management, Network Game Development, Advanced Lectures in Game Production, Game Production Project
· Imaging Engineering
Advanced Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition Theory, Multimedia Database Theory, Advanced Virtual Reality, Advanced Digital Sound Processing, Advanced Multimedia System Development, Stereoscopic Image Theory, Multimedia Information Protection Theory, Special Topics in Image Engineering
· Contents Design
Digital Image Contents Studio, Design Methodology, 3D Animation Studio, Special Topics in Contents Design, Stereoscopic Studio, Computer Game Production Studio
· Computer Music
Advanced Topics in Computer Music History, Advanced Sound Synthesis, Special Topics in Computer Music, Computer Music Analysis, Advanced Topics in Digital Sound Processing, Psychoacoustics, Interactive Music Production, Computer Music Composition Seminar, Doctoral Project in Multimedia Music
· Game Production
Advanced Game Design, Advanced Game Development Management, Advanced Game Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Game Engine Development, Advanced Game Algorithm, Advanced Computer Game Theory, Online Game Server Development, Special Topics in Computer Game Engineering
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA), Master of Music (MM), Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Name | Picture | Major | degree | Final degree school | |
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Jean-Hun Chung | Computer Arts | MFA | Academy of Art University | jhchung@dongguk.edu | |
Jun Kim | Computer Music | DMA | Stanford University | music@dongguk.edu |
Department of Multimedia Studies
+82-2-2260-8782
The Department of Performing Arts, recently founded in 2009, is recognized as one of the premier training programs (Master of Fine Arts) in Korea, both for the quality of its faculty and its remarkable curriculum. Our goal is to educate professional actors and staff through intensive and advanced educational programs. The department has the best faculty members who are well known at the performance area and many excellent lecturers who are currently working at their field. It has an outstanding and varied cooperation system in conjunction with the theatre department of the undergraduate school, which has the longest history and tradition in Korea. In October 2008, we used about 2 million dollars to remodel the Dongguk Theatre and renamed it the 'Lee Hae Rang Yea Sool Theatre'. We are using the theatre for the purpose of the education and as a performance business, which is intended to create profits. We also established a university enterprise, 'Dongguk Art Company' in order to study, develop, and commercialize theatre and musical theatre contents. This case is unique among Korean universities.
The department offers four majors in its Graduate School programs: Acting, Directing, Design/Technical Production, and Business
Production 1, Production 2, M.F.A. Project 1, M.F.A. Project 2, M.F.A. Project 2, Acting Practice 1, Acting Practice 2, Acting Style Seminar, Advanced Voice Training 1, Advanced Voice Training 2, Studies in Acting Methods, Studies in Directing Methods, Directing Style Seminar, Acting for Camera 1, Acting for Camera 2, Thesis study in the field of acting, Case Study on Successful Concerts, Arts Management, Audience Development, Marketing Research, The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Cultural Industry, Principles of Marketing & Service Marketing, Fundraising, Cultural Policy & Copyright, Financial Management, The Arts and Business Mind Case Study on Cultural Project, Exhibition&Convention Planning, Management Strategy in the Cultural Industry, Case Study on Successful Production, The Art and Law, Culture And Arts Education, Musical case studies, Theatre Construction and Renovation, Planning Process, Thesis study in the field of arts management, Urban Regeneration and Culture and Arts, Business and Management, The Study in Comparison of Theatrical, Productions in Korea and China
Master of Fine Arts (MFA).
We closely cooperate with 4 professors of the Department of Multimedia Engineering in the College of Digital Image and Contents for teaching, collaborative projects and research.
Name | Picture | Major | degree | Final degree school | |
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Young-Hwan Choi | Musical theatre acting and directing | MFA | Western Illinois University | cyrilboyd@hanmail.net | |
Dal-Young Jeong | Jeong Producing, Performing arts administration, Arts business | MA | New York University | 21jdy@hanmail.net | |
Joon-Hui Cho | Directing and Acting | Ph.D | Hongik Univ. | joonbal@gmail.com |
Department of Performing Arts Studies
+82-2-2260-8768