Department of Communication

Department of Communication

Communication study is a discipline of social sciences that is geared toward providing insights into the role of communication in society. It specifically explores functions and influences of media that play a crucial role in constructing our lives and linking major social apparatuses in modern society from various perspectives.

The objective of the Department is to educate its students to understand both the nature and the reality of various forms of communication with relevant social and cultural implications.  Its ultimate purpose is to train students and qualify them for leading careers in the communication field through the study of various communication theories and practicing production of various communication messages.

The Department of Communication is designed to help students to be scholars and professionals who have both critical and analytical views on the role of communication in society and practical skills for communication in newspapers and broadcasting companies, advertising firms, publishing companies, academic institutions, government offices, business corporations, administrative organizations, and social organizations.

Course list

• Thesis Research
• Research Methods in Mass Communication

• Communication and Society
• Practice in Announcing
• Photo-journalism
• Introduction to Broadcasting
• Newspaper Journalism
• Multi-Media Production
• Understanding Mass Media
• Practice in News Writing
• Radio and TV Production
• Human Communication
• Korean Journalism History
• Mass Communication Theories
• Understanding Advertising
• Understanding Mass Culture
• Newspaper Editing
• Introduction to Public Relation
• Media Writing & Reporting
• Multimedia Planning
• Communication Philosophy
• Information Society and Multi-Media
• Advertising & Public Relations Production
• Critical Studies in Mass Communication
• Communication & International Culture
• Cyber Communication
• Media Criticism
• Communications Law and Ethics
• Media Policy and Telecommunications
• Understanding Local Media
• Seminar in Communication
• Visual Communication
• On-Line Journalism
• Media & Modern Politics
• Seminar in Cultural Planning
• Media & Cultural Studies
• Seminar in Mass Media
• Field Practice 1, 2, 3