Culture and Design Management

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Introduction

The Culture and Design Management (CDM) major aims to nurture and train globally talented individuals who can plan, produce, and manage creative contents and new businesses in the culture industry through the convergence of culture, design, and technology. As the supply exceeds the demand and the technical barriers decrease, companies and countries are investing aggressively to ensure design capabilities that expose their own cultural identities. In order to keep up with today’s market trends, the CDM major provides a variety of programs that enable students to gain practical experiences as well as fundamental knowledge regarding the culture industry.Download CDM Degree Requirements

Curriculum

The curriculum of CDM major is divided into three sub-programs. The first is a program that cultivates Arts and Humanities ability related to creating and planning original cultural contents. Students in this program can build a solid basis for creative thinking and conceptualization. The second is Design and Technology for delivering concrete products or services. Students will be equipped with lifelong design and technical skills that transform their imagination into reality. The third program is Management for the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate cultural products and design businesses. Students can obtain practical knowledge and hands on experiences to become professional leaders.

Careers

Through the programs that the CDM major provides, students can identify the career paths that fit their aptitudes within the culture industry. Examples in product and service planning are event planning experts, corporate managers in major companies, and design merchandise planners. Students with an interest in designing can be creative directors, fashion MDs, or digital content producers. A corporate brand manager, strategic global marketer, design business consultant, policy maker and art curator are some of the available careers for the student whose strength is management.

Faculty

The CDM major is composed of world-class level faculty members from various academic departments. Participating parties include, but are not limited to, College of Human Ecology, School of Business, College of Law, and College of Engineering. A noteworthy fact is that we are seeking synergies through close collaboration with other departments at Yonsei International Campus such as, the School of Integrated Technology.