Korea, South

The course teaches skills related to garment making, and develops the ability for students to apply the learned concepts to actual clothing product design.

This course examines how to frame and tell compelling stories both orally and visually. It covers how to use story infrastructure in giving presentations and how to communicate meaningfully about oneself.

This course is an application of cognitive science that discusses the history of human-computer interaction and the future direction of development. Especially with the advent of the Web 3.0 era, the social and emotional development of human beings in the computing environment Interaction, cognitive processes, etc. are changing greatly, and the environment of new mankind such as autonomous driving, smart city, twin world, artificial intelligence and cognitive transformation are redefining the industry, productivity, social relationships and values of the future. This course is based on changes in the computing environment and focuses on the transformation and development of human cognition, especially the development of creativity.

This course analyzes Kim Jong Un’s summit diplomacy with South Korea and the United States as an approach to simultaneously pursue security and economic development. North Korea`s nuclear diplomacy with regard to the United States will be the core part of this course. The first half of the course focuses on Kremlinology, leadership analysis, and the succession of the Kim dynasty. In the latter half, historical reviews on North Korea`s foreign policy during the Cold War period as well as post-Cold War period will demonstrate how North Korea`s threat perception influences its provocative foreign policy. Then, the course moves to discuss influences of surrounding countries, namely, China, Japan, and Russia. Lastly, class discussions will be held on the future of North Korea, unification, and inter-Korean relations.

This course provides a study of the fundamental principles of advertising as well as practical experience as a practitioner in an advertising agency. It covers the role of advertising and promotion and their relationship to our media, economy, culture and marketing system. Topics include types of advertising, process of advertising development, consumer segments and targeting strategies, creative strategies, and media channels and characteristics. Students learn the campaign process, write campaign proposals, conduct consumer research and analyze market environments to obtain ad campaign insights, and make professional presentations. 

This course provides a study of the lives, society, culture, and history of modern composers through a medium called film. Composers discussed include Mahler and Shostakovich, Debussy, George Gershine, Penderetsky, Riggety. The course also examines the influence of modern society on works of art and changes in musical dialect.

This course investigates the cosmopolitan ideal in academic discourse as well as in everyday political and social life. It explores cosmopolitanism in relation to debates in political theory and international relations as well as dynamics surrounding international migration, transnational advocacy networks, and global governance. The course also examines the cosmopolitan perspective in relation to key global issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, global climate change, economic inequality, nuclear proliferation and the challenges posed by resurgent nationalism and authoritarian populism.

This class analyzes language and gender issues in contemporary society. It looks at how gender issues appear in language, and how language affects these gender issues. Topics include feminism, performative theory, queer theory, gender theory, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse research, and how gender-related phenomena relate to language. This course also covers various gender theories in modern societies; critically examines language use and the social issues naturalized in it; tools and theories of linguistics; and how language might influence our world, and how we can use language to make this world a better place.

This course examines the central role that marketing plays in modern business and society. It studies the major phenomena underlying marketing strategy formation and component decisions of pricing, product planning, advertising, promotion, distribution, and personal selling. 

This course covers advanced design skills, theories, and principles of fashion product development and fashion design. Students develop fashion product designs, experience design development processes, and practice design methods through group/individual projects.