Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts)

Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts)

Seoul , South Korea

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OVERVIEW

Korea National University of Arts is a specialized public arts university in Seoul, South Korea, whose Product Design major combines design thinking, material technology, digital fabrication, and system design within a department covering interactive, communication, and transportation design.

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Korea National University of Arts is a specialized public arts university in Seoul, South Korea, with design education in the School of Visual Arts. Its Product Design major combines design thinking, material technology, digital fabrication, and system design within a Department of Design that also includes interactive, communication, and transportation design.

The design curriculum is organized around studio practice and multidisciplinary study. Product Design begins with foundations in drawing, object and space, and three- and four-dimensional concepts, followed by intensive product design studios, color, materials, form, fabrication, and workshop practice.

The major examines industrial and furniture design principles while placing products in cultural, technological, and social contexts. The wider department connects product work with interaction, communication, and transportation design.

Academic Programme

DegreeDurationCredits
BFA Design4yr~120-130cr

Relevant Courses

Year 1 foundation: Drawing, Object & Space, Three & Four Dimensional Concepts. Year 2-4: Intensive Product Design Studios, CMF Design, Conceptual Design, Fabrication/Workshop. Studio courses carry 4 credits (double standard). Track options: Product Design, Interaction Design, Communication Design, Transportation Design. No alphanumeric course codes in public materials.