Architectural Studies

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This graduate school is for those who want to deepen their major after graduation. Students can go to graduate school and get a master's degree and a doctoral degree. For this purpose, Dankook University offers master's and doctoral programs in various majors such as architectural design, architectural theory, urban planning and design, architectural history, architectural computer design, CAD / CAM, and interior architecture.
∙ Architectural Planning and Design
Centering on architectural design, students will cultivate high-level experts in architectural planning, architectural history, architectural theory, and architectural computer. Lectures consist of theories and architectural design practices such as architect history, environmental behavior, architectural design, and architectural programming.
∙ Architectural and Urban Design
Architectural urban design refers to professionals who deal with and create architecture and cities as a space. The educational content of architectural urban design is composed of broadly covering the area of ​​architectural urban design, and is organized to raise the expertise of architectural urban design.
∙ Architectural Interior Design
Interior architecture design is a field to increase professionalism by focusing attention and capacity on the interior space design of buildings. Lectures will be given on space, furniture, equipment and facilities, psychology, colors, materials, exhibition and display techniques, and design and practical exercises will be an important part of education.
 

Objective / Goal

The Department of Architecture has three majors: Architectural Planning and Design, Architectural Urban Design, and Interior Architecture.
The goal is to cultivate architects with the following skills; The ability to design the artistic elements of architecture, the technical elements for rational planning, the insight into the future of architecture to adapt to the new construction environment, and the ability to plan and manage the overall process of the building industry.


 



Architectural Engineering

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  Students graduating from the undergraduate department related to architecture or construction enroll as graduate students at the Department of Architectural Engineering at Dankook University. We offer both Master's (the Master of Science) and Doctoral degree programs. The Department of Architectural Engineering had ten full-time faculty member and offers 3 programs of study (structural engineering, construction management, and environmental engineering). The Department conducts various research activities and develops cutting-edge technologies.

 

Objective / Goal

  The goal of education in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Dankook University is to produce the world-wide well-educated leaders in the structural engineering, construction management, and environmental engineering areas. To achieve this goal, the department offers three programs, in each of which the well-organized and advanced courses, field-related teaching programs, and the innovative research projects are provided.



Polymer Science and Engineering

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The Department of Polymer Science and Engineering(PSE) educates and pursues knowledge of new organic polymer properties such as polymer electronic materials and life science polymer materials based on polymer chemistry, polymer physics and polymer processing. The students in PSE develop a fundamental understanding of polymers applied to various fields such as electronics, semiconductors, construction, automotive & aerospace indurstires, life science polymer, the environment and clean industries. We also have strong and active partnerships with the department's institute of material & chemical testing, the Center for Photofunctional Energy Materials and Soft Chemical Materials Research Center for Organic-Inorganic Multi-Dimensional Structure, research centers designated by Gyeonggi Province as a regional collaborative R&D center. These partnerships provide the opportunity for a student to experience advanced researches and collaboration with other universities, national laboratories and industires.


Fiber Systems Engineering

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 For perspective postgraduate students, master and Ph.D. courses will be provided in the Department of Fiber System Engineering, Graduate School of Dankook University. Applicants are required to have at least a bachelor degree from textiles or related majors such as fiber engineering and textile engineering, which is one of the preliminary requirements for the admission. The Fiber System Engineering course allows students to undertake advanced study in materials engineering specially in textile field coupled with appropriate background study in basic chemistry, physics, and materials science, while the specialized research give you the opportunity to explore one area of Fiber System Engineering in more depth.

 

Objective / Goal

  The Fiber System Engineering will develop your expertise in multidisciplinary research specially in textiles. It will also provide a deep understanding of the current global state of textiles together with radical insights into future directions of wearables from leaders in the field. All perspective students will graduate from the course with a solid knowledge of the fiber fabrication, from basic science to emerging engineering technologies. Both master and Ph.D courses include taught and research-based projects together encompassing chemical synthesis, fiber spinning, dyeing, fiber-reinforced composites, smart wearables, and enterpreneurship.



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  The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers the opportunity to be a competitive professional or researcher in various fields of mechanical engineering through basic and applied research. The Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering is composed of master's, doctoral, and integrated courses, with excellent research in various fields of mechanical engineering using laboratories and computer labs equipped with advanced equipment. Currently active research areas include heat transfer, biomechanics, fluid mechanics, combustion engineering, computational mechanics, acoustics and vibration, production and control, mechanical surface treatment, CAD / CAM, microelectromechanical systems, nano-engineering and optics.

 

Objective / Goal

  The graduate school master's and doctoral program purpose to acquire advanced academic knowledge and develop application skills through specialized and specialized curriculum related to mechanical engineering. Major research areas can be defined in the areas of heat and fluids, design and applied mechanics, and production and control. Within these fields, research topics are extensive and include heat transfer, biomechanics, fluid mechanics, combustion engineering, computational mechanics, Vibration, noise, production control system, mechanical surface treatment, CAD/CAM, microelectromechanical systems, nano-engineering, optics etc. In the laboratory of this department, theoretical, numerical, experimental, or a combination of the three is being conducted. The scope of the research is constantly changing to meet the technical needs and demands of industry and society. 





Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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 Electronics and electrical engineering is a leading field in modern society. We educate core technologies needed in the high-tech business, but also essential technologies required in other industries. The department of electronics and electrical engineering aims to foster professionals who can lead the field by deeply studying students' more detailed majors and playing a pivotal role in the field. To this end, the authoritative faculty of the department is divided into five tracks: Computer applications, Energy Conversion and Power System, Communication and Microwave Engineering, Control and Signal Processing, Semiconductor and Display Engineering, and in-depth lectures and research. 


 

Objective / Goal

 Our educational mission is to nurture engineers for the 21st century who can play a pivotal role and also lead the field of electronics and electrical engineering. To this end, the focus is on research and education in the fields of advanced electronics and electrical engineering such as signal processing, computer application, ultrahigh frequency and antenna, optical wave, information and communication and radio/mobile communication systems, control measuring, semiconductors, displays, integrated circuit design and testing, electrical equipment, electrical materials and power systems. It is currently actively conducting research on high-tech areas leading in the 21st century in collaboration with industry and suburban research institutes.





Computer Science and Engineering

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 The goal of this department is to cultivate the professional quality as a computer expert by acquiring fundamental concepts and the latest technologies in the field of computer science and engineering. This department provides a variety of courses to develop basic skills and practical projects to enhance research capabilities. This department maximizes the quality of information professionals through education, seminars, and projects that are faithful to theories and principles required in the information society of the 21st century. Students can achieve creative ability in the computer field and understand how to lead the future information industry.

∙ Software Science
Software science offers various research area such as software engineering labs, computer graphics labs, computer systems and network labs, algorithm labs, database labs, computer security and system software labs, multimedia labs, mobile internet application technology labs, data mining and deep leaning labs, and embedded systems labs. Students can understand how to design software, how to write professional reports and papers and how to realize their idea in a real system.

∙ Computer Engineering
Computer engineering offers computer architecture labs. robot and health care labs, artificial intelligence labs, database labs, ASIC design labs, and computation theory labs. Students can learn various topics that required to become an expert in the field of computer engineering.

∙ Software Security
Software security involves the overall process of protecting all assets and data managed and controlled by software. It includes techniques for analyzing security requirements and vulnerabilities throughout the software development life-cycle, design/implementation of security policies, and security verification. Students can understand how to respond to internal and external threats and how to strengthen security at the various levels including applications, operating system and hardware.

 

Objective / Goal

 This department focuses on research and education in the fields of computer science and engineering. The fields include computer system, network, image processing, database, artificial intelligence and security, which are the infrastructure of information technology. The aim of this department is to cultivate experts in the computer field so that they can develop the ability to conduct independent academic research through flexible and open curriculum. Our curriculum provides diverse research issues, rich practices while supporting various personal tasks such as writing papers and presentations.




Civil and Environmental Engineering

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 In the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the engineering accreditation program has been offered to provide students with the systematic knowledge and design skills as well as the benefit of gaining additional points during the recruiting process of many companies. To this end, various design and lab courses are included in our curriculum. Laboratories for analyzing structures, concrete, soil, and water are provided not only in a lab scale but also the model and field scale. Currently, our faculty, undergraduate students and graduate school researchers form strong alliances together on the basis of the well-equipped laboratory, engaging in active researches.

 

Objective / Goal

 The purpose of education is to contribute to the balanced national territory development through the development of specialized construction personnel and to improve the convenience of the people's lives by building SOC infrastructures. The educational goal is to enable the student to adapt to both domestic and international environmental changes, improving their ability to solve real problems and gaining faster access to the recent research field.






Chemical Engineering

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 In the past decades, chemical industries have been highly dependent upon the synthesis and processing of countless chemicals and materials that have been led by chemical engineering. Furthermore, the advances in chemical engineering have led to new developments in clean energy, water purification, environmental engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, electronic devices, material fabrications, and more.
Our department focuses on making an impact on the key technologies in clean energy, electronic materials, functional petrochemicals, environmental processing, and bio-materials. We believe chemical engineering holds the key to a healthier, cleaner and more efficient world, and a better tomorrow for all. We believe that chemical engineering will allow us to have world even healthier, cleaner, and more efficient. 




Convergent Systems Engineering

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 Korean industry has succeeded in short-term compression growth based on labor and capital-intensive mass production system. However, we are facing the limitations due to various industrial factors. In developed countries, creative innovation is already taking place through multidisciplinary convergence between IT, SW, and manufacturing industries for the preparation for the 4th industrial revolution. In particular, products/service/planning+concept design based on the convergence between industries and academic majors is now regarded as the monopoly of developed countries that create high added value. However, we have not well established strategies for fostering creative and innovative manpower through convergence and a lack of convergence manufacturing engineers to conduct planning+concept design.
Accordingly, this graduate program is established for the purpose of fostering creative leader-level engineers in the field of planning+concept design. To achieve this goal, our department expects the students graduated from various academic backgrounds, including mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and industrial design. This graduate program emphasizes convergence engineering education particularly focusing on project-oriented curriculum converged with relevant industrial enterprises.
Professional experts possessing the capabilities of convergent manufacturing engineering should accumulate experience, expertise and know-how through multidisciplinary projects. However, conventional eduction based distinct academic major can not provide environments to gain experiences on performing convergence projects. Our Department of Convergence Systems Engineering consists of world-class professors in the fields of service design, process engineering, biotechnology, bioengineering, biomaterials, semiconductors, and autonomous driving. Our department actively collaborates with relevant enterprises to realize industry-friendly engineering education based on convergent projects.

 

Objective / Goal

 The main objective our department is to cultivate creative leader-level convergent manufacturing engineers who possess capability to utilize convergent neo-concepts for industrial developments. In addition, we aim to cultivate students to possess abundant field experiences and problem-solving ability through active collaboration with participant companies. Finally, our ultimate goal is to cultivate engineers with sufficient knowledge and ability to prepare for the 4th Industrial Revolution.





Data and Knowledge Service Engineering

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 Based on the state of the art of computer science, statistics and business administration, we arrange the curriculums which can be applied to all areas of society by reflecting SAP's business-oriented skills. We aim at fostering talented people who are needed for the development of data science. In addition to students who have majors in business administration and economics, students interested in data analysis-based convergence research are able to apply for this department.

 

Objective / Goal

  Tera, peta and exa-scale large amounts of data are generated rapidly due to the proliferation of mobile devices, the rapid proliferation of User Created Contents(UCC), and the development of sensor technology and Internet of Things(IoT) technology. In the past, this huge data was discarded due to the limitations of computing power and was not used properly. However, with the development of computing technology and the lowering of computing cost, it is possible to store, process and analyze massive data. As a result, the future competitiveness of all organizations is to systematically analyze and utilize this massive data to gain insights to strengthen the organization's competitiveness. We aim at fostering data scientists who are able to create value for the survival of the organization through the data.






Special Education

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 For over 40 years, we have been cultivating special education experts and rehabilitaion therapists who boast of excellence in both the theory and practice needed to enhance the quality of education provided to children and adults with special needs. Comprised with acclaimed faculty members, our academic research in the general graduate school program is unrivaled, taking the lead in improving special education with a strong academic identity that has produced numerous domestic and international experts through international academic exchanges and cooperation in the field. 

 

Objective / Goal

The goals of the Department of Special Education in General Graduate School are :


Building the personality and professionalism required as future leaders in special education

Helping students understand the individualized educational needs of people with disabilities, and apply such knowledge to the educational process through field-based learning and experience

Fostering the capability to instruct, research, and administrate as special education professional

Developing individualized education programs, and ability to utilize educational media in the use of advanced modern assistive technology.





Counseling

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 We started from “Counseling Psychology Major” of the Dankook University Education Graduate School. In September 2013, the Department of Counseling of Graduation School was newly approved, and in March 2014, we recruited master and doctoral course students.


 We aim to develope practical skills of counseling for training students as professional Counselor. We emphasize human potential and adaptive effort to overcome existing approach that applying medical disease model(mental disorder) for personal behavior problems.


 Academic task of the department is founding new counseling studies based on our educational objective that cultivate professionals who combine research and practical ability. Also, we equipped with personal, group and family-child counseling room and monitoring facility for systemic and intensive counseling training.

 

Objective / Goal

 We aim to help humans can more effectively solve the problems of suffering that faced in their lives and cultivate professionals in counseling who combine research and practical abilities.

 

 The specific educational objectives to realize our purpose are as follows.

 

 First, foster the excellent counseling specialist who got actual knowledge and skills by systemic counseling practice and supervision.

 

 Second, foster the competent researcher in major of counseling by systemic and profound curriculums for teaching theories and knowledge about counseling and related studies.

 

 Last, contribute to the development of the community by active connection with various local organization related the department.





Speech-Language Pathology

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 Department of speech-language pathology started in 1982 based on the ‘major of hearing & language disordered children education’ and has been divided into speech-language pathology major in 2007. In September 2012, it has been established as a Department of speech-language pathology. More than 200 masters and doctors have been produced since 1982. Graduates faithfully perform their roles as excellent researchers, teachers and therapists in school lecturing and clinical settings. In the Department of speech-language pathology, students are trained in the future-oriented curriculum in order to acquire theoretical knowledge of not only speech-language pathology but also related academic fields. In addition, we are doing our best to make systematic and solid clinical practice process with clinical supervisors who have the outstanding ability and wealth of experience.

 

Objective / Goal

  In the industrial and aging society, this course intends to cultivate the specialists who are needed for the increasing number of people with congenital & acquired communication disorders. It aims to contribute to society by fostering professional human resources with professional knowledge, qualities and passions for various communication disorders as well as the ability to develop new theories and intervention methods in the field of speech-language pathology.




Law


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 The Graduate School of Law provides a diverse range of studies in specialized legal subjects enabling students to examine various legal phenomena in a rigorous and scholarly manner, through which they can develop the intellectual capacity to deal with complex legal issues occurring in society. Classes are based on lectures, presentations and discussions.

 

Objective / Goal

Through comprehensive and detailed academic analysis of legal phenomena drawing upon diverse legal theories and practices related to the operations and interactions of public and private institutions, graduate law students will become competent leaders with critical intellectual toolkits to further the development of Korean and global societies.




Urban Planning and Real Estate


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 The Graduate School of Law provides a diverse range of studies in specialized legal subjects enabling students to examine various legal phenomena in a rigorous and scholarly manner, through which they can develop the intellectual capacity to deal with complex legal issues occurring in society. Classes are based on lectures, presentations and discussions.

 

Objective / Goal

Through comprehensive and detailed academic analysis of legal phenomena drawing upon diverse legal theories and practices related to the operations and interactions of public and private institutions, graduate law students will become competent leaders with critical intellectual toolkits to further the development of Korean and global societies.




Political Science and Diplomacy


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 Students learn about comparative and international politics, while engaging in various activities to gain a clear understanding of political phenomenon. Our mission is to cultivate future talent capable of fulfilling all types of responsibilities with a forward-looking perspective based on Eastern and Western political philosophy and scientific analysis. Enabling students to actively participate in field trips, academic conventions and debates, students are offered the opportunity to build knowledge, experience and personal networks.

 

Objective / Goal

 The department aims to enhance students’ understanding and knowledge on various aspects of social science research methods and skills to better equip them to deal with analyzing complex issues and problems in the rapidly changing world. Specifically, the department is designed to cultivate a deep understanding of both the Eastern and Western political thoughts and philosophy, and help them to gain analytical skills to understand political systems and processes by accessing various theories of social science. In addition, through the study of various theories of international relations, students will have an accurate understanding of the world order, and at the same time, they will develop research method and strategic thinking that can promote national interests in the harsh international environment.





Public Administration



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 Our department has two courses for graduate student: Public Administration and Public Policy. The former focuses more on public management such as organizational behaviour, finances and human resources, and the latter on policy making, policy implementing and analyzing. The courses commonly study governmental activities, governance skills, regulatory measures and policy tools concerning relevant solutions to social problems. Careers in Public Administration and Public Policy include public affairs and communications, policy-making and governance, non-profit management of organization and personnel, leadership, local governmental activities and social entrepreneurship. 

 

Objective / Goal

 The aims of Public Administration and Public Policy are linked to not only democratic values like equality, security and justice, but also applying theory to practical solutions. The purposes of the courses are to make students as experts in analysing the nature and the causes of social problems, disputing current public regulations, making policy solutions or tools and implementing them into the real world. The courses are concerned with the management of public organization and personnel, finance management, the implementation of policy, carrying political activity and decision into actions and developing public programmes in order to solve social problems and enhance the well-being of the citizens. Public Administration and Public Policy make use of several other disciplines such as: organizational behaviour and theory, finances, human resources, politics, law and even ethics, philosophy and statistics.

 

A Master and Ph.d in Public Administration and Public Policy will help students to pursue careers in the public and the third sectors, working not only in governmental institutions, departments and agencies, but also not-profit organizations, such as the following careers: central and local governmental officers, civil service administrator, social and policy researcher, policy consultant and analyst, community administrator, public affairs consultant, consultant in organization and human resource, budget analyst and urban planner.




Communication


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 Journalism: Journalism majors conduct research in diverse areas of journalism ranging from the process of production and consumption to the evolving nature of news media technologies, its effects on society and many other unanswered questions regarding the profession of journalism.

 

 Media Content: Media content majors conduct research related to the content of various types of media content. Courses cover not only research related traditional media, such as broadcasting, but also to various kinds of digital media, including the internet and mobile media.

 

 Advertising & Public Relations: Advertising majors conduct research related to advertising and promotion. The curriculum provides courses to prepare communication specialists in the areas such as marketing, media management, account planning, and political campaigns. 

 

Objective / Goal

 The Department of Communications conducts research related to journalism, media content, and advertising & public relations with the aim of fostering academics and professionals who can contribute to the fields of media and communication as well as society, in general. Curriculum also includes both academic and managerial perspectives of mass communication.




Management


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 Korea's dependence on trade has remained at a top level compared with OECD members, approximately 90%. Our mission is to cultivate talent who can quickly understand and respond to trends in international trade with a balanced perspective. Graduate curriculum has oriented prominent, professional research analysis on international economics, international trade practice. 

 

Objective / Goal

 Our goal is to provide graduate students with the in-depth knowledge to become global leaders by guiding them how to learn and research. Graduate students are required to publish papers in a many international trade journals during their course, ultimately become a global outstanding researcher after graduation. 




Economics


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 The Graduate School of Law provides a diverse range of studies in specialized legal subjects enabling students to examine various legal phenomena in a rigorous and scholarly manner, through which they can develop the intellectual capacity to deal with complex legal issues occurring in society. Classes are based on lectures, presentations and discussions.

 

Objective / Goal

Through comprehensive and detailed academic analysis of legal phenomena drawing upon diverse legal theories and practices related to the operations and interactions of public and private institutions, graduate law students will become competent leaders with critical intellectual toolkits to further the development of Korean and global societies.




International Trade


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 The Graduate School of Law provides a diverse range of studies in specialized legal subjects enabling students to examine various legal phenomena in a rigorous and scholarly manner, through which they can develop the intellectual capacity to deal with complex legal issues occurring in society. Classes are based on lectures, presentations and discussions.

 

Objective / Goal

Through comprehensive and detailed academic analysis of legal phenomena drawing upon diverse legal theories and practices related to the operations and interactions of public and private institutions, graduate law students will become competent leaders with critical intellectual toolkits to further the development of Korean and global societies.