Korea National University of Arts

Korea National University of Arts

한국예술종합학교
Type	National
Established	1993
President	Park Chong-won
Location	Seoul , South Korea
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.karts.ac.kr/

Korea National University of Arts
Hangul	한국예술종합학교
Hanja	韓國藝術綜合學校
Revised Romanization	Hanguk Yesul Jonghap Hakgyo

Korea National University of Arts (K-ARTS/KNUA) is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an aim to serve as a leading institution which cultivates artists. It has 26 departments in six schools: Schools of Music, Drama, Film TV & Multimedia, Dance, Visual Arts, and Korean Traditional Arts.

History

Korea National University of Arts was established by law in 1993. In 1990, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Korea announced a 'Ten-Year Project for the Cultural Development,' and the foundation of a national arts institution was the crucial provision of this project. Until the early 1980s, in Korea, there was no specialized university that devoted its entire curriculum to artistic endeavors. Therefore, many budding artists who wanted to continue their artistic search through professional trainings went abroad. The announcement of the foundation of the national university of arts in 1993 was thus the revelation and manifestation of artistic prosperity in Korea. It is the only national university in Asia dedicated exclusively to preparing talented young artists for the professions of all artistic genres. Korea National University of Arts encompasses all disciplines of arts including music, dance, theatre, film, TV, animation, fine art, design, architecture, and Korean traditional arts.

The university consists of six independent but correlative schools: the School of Music, the School of Drama, the School of Film, TV & Multimedia, the School of Dance, the School of Visual Arts, and the School of Korean Traditional Arts. K-ARTS offers Bachelor's and Master's degree program while providing pre-school training program for promising young students. As of 2003, students enrolled in K-ARTS are about 2600, and more than 730 professors and lecturers are teaching in the newest studios and classrooms.

Academics

Programs

• Bachelor's Program
• Master's Program
• Artistic performance Training Programs (Prep School)
• Talented Artists Education System

Schools and departments

• School of Drama
  • Department of Acting, Department of Directing, Department of Playwriting, Department of Stage Design, Department of Theatre Studies
• School of Dance
  • Department of Dance Performance, Department of Choreography, Department of Dance Theory, Department of Art Management
• School of Music
  • Department of Vocal Music, Department of Opera, Department of Lied and Oratorio, Department of Instrumental Music, Department of Composition, Department of Musical Technology, Department of Conducting, Department of Musicology
• School of Film, TV & Multimedia
  • Department of Film Making, Department of Cinema Studies, Department of Multimedia, Department of Animation, Department of Broadcasting
• School of Visual Arts
  • Department of Fine Art, Department of Design, Department of Architecture, Department of Art Theory
• School of Korean Traditional Arts
  • Department Of Traditional Arts Theory, Department Of Traditional Music, Department Of Traditional Dance, Department of Traditional Folk Theatrics
• Interschool Division
  • Arts Management, Creation of Narratives, Musicals

Campus

Korea National University of Arts is made up of two Seoul-based campuses: the Seokgwan Campus and the Seocho Campus.

Notable alumni

• Sunwook Kim: Pianist, the winner of the 2006 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition
• Hyun-Su Shin: Violinist, the winner of the 2008 Long-Thibaud Competition
• Yeol Eum Son: Pianist, Silver Medal and Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance of Chamber Music (shared with Evgeni Bozhanov), Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
• Lee Joon: Singer, Member of K-pop group MBLAQ

See also

• Education in South Korea
• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• Korean art
• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Korea National University of Arts English Website