Film & Media Studies

This course addresses how a happy, intimate relationship requires learning and is a crucial element of a joyful life. Since this topic is not addressed in any university course, it aims to help university students understand love.  
 
The first half of the semester involves watching various romantic films in class, absorbing the life experiences of the characters, while discussing and summarizing the films with classmates. The discussion revolves around connecting with the weekly class theme and the film's plot, encouraging students to think about love issues using both emotion and reason. Through self-awareness and peer discussion, students are encouraged to understand themselves and learn to accept different perspectives. The course also incorporates specific thematic knowledge about love, prompting reflection on how to improve in daily life and ultimately achieve their ideal love. The second half of the semester focuses on applying the theories and knowledge learned in the first half to practical projects.  

This course examines theories of media and popular culture in Western societies and how these evolved in the context of colonial, post-colonial/ postwar, and globalized Korea.

The course covers the history of media in the period 1600 – 1850. Major emphasis is placed on the media system concept and material aspects of early modern print. The course focuses on the breadth in early modern media systems and the interplay between different media such such as rumours, sermons, newspapers and pamphlets. Other themes that are examined are censorship and the emergence of a mediated public sphere. 

This course introduces the fundamentals of design history and key design concepts, along with the basics of scientific research. Students engage in research-related activities through design labs and gain experience with experimental methods. The course also provides an introduction to the structure and purpose of scientific articles.

This course examines a selection of twentieth-century Spanish films, using cinema as a lens to explore the complex and ever-evolving concept of Spanish national identity. From the veiled satire in the early years of Franco's dictatorship to the vibrant self-expression of the post-Franco era, we will explore how filmmakers have grappled with themes of identity, tradition, regionality, gender, and social change.

This course provides an overview of the major branches of mass media in the dominant European markets, with a focus on the transition from traditional mass media to digital media. After an introduction to media history, theories, and current research, the course examines specific industries such as television, radio, music, film, and print. Theories and models of mass communication are introduced and analyzed against their practical application in the markets studied in the course. Students compare how political and regulatory influences impact different sectors of the media in several European countries. The course is taught using a mix of lectures, case study discussions, student presentations, and site visits.

While Japan used to dominate the Asian gaming landscape, its East Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors have since developed into major gaming hubs with distinctive characteristics. This course examines the formative influence of Japanese games throughout East and Southeast Asia, studies the rise of South Korea and China as centers for online gaming and esports, and surveys the emergence of robust national videogame industries in numerous Southeast Asian nations.

This course covers principles of composition and specific techniques for developing language in design. Students learn representation techniques including representation in 2D, 3D, space and time. Practices include analog and digital images, photographic images, principles of audiovisual language, image creation and processing, introduction to digital sound and audio, laboratory theory and practice, and experimental processes. Students also work on their development of ethical and socio-environmental responsibility.

This course adopts a teaching model that combines "theory and practice" as well as "technology and art", covering core contents such as the full process technology of audio-visual content production and camera skills. Through three forms of theoretical instruction, practical exercises and expert lectures, it systematically explains the technical principles and applications of audio-visual technology, 4K/HDR production, live streaming, studio production, etc., and strengthens practical abilities such as shooting, lighting and editing. Through diversified teaching forms, it systematically cultivates students' comprehensive abilities in the field of audio-visual technology.

The contemporary era is marked both by a proliferation of screens through which we access ‘content’, as well as fundamental and ongoing shifts in the media industries, largely driven by digital innovation. Given this context, this course provides students with a scholarly understanding of a range of screen media, past and present, in order to better comprehend continuities and disruptions. Students examine how formal elements combine to create meaning in screen texts and they are introduced to a wide array of critical terms through which they will develop their own analyses. Through a number of detailed case studies encompassing film, television as well as emergent “new media” forms, the course provides a foundation of methods and skills for researching and studying screen media in varied forms and contexts.