"An Era Where Academic Fields Must Unite to Thrive" ... Pukyong National University Launches Interdisciplinary Major

Environmental Air + Spatial Information ⇒ 'Drone Environment and Space' Convergence Major
Four Unique Majors Created in Succession by Combining Departments at Pukyong National University Draw Attention

Pukyong National University campus.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Unique 'convergence majors' that combine courses from two different departments to cultivate experts in popular social fields are emerging one after another, drawing attention.

Pukyong National University is 'launching' convergence majors that combine courses from different departments to produce experts in currently popular fields.

The university recently announced on the 27th through an academic affairs meeting that it will open the 'Drone Environment Atmospheric Spatial Information Convergence Major' to nurture future convergence-type talents leading the 4th Industrial Revolution era.

This convergence major is created through collaboration between the Department of Spatial Information Systems Engineering and the Department of Environmental Atmospheric Science. It will be offered starting from the second semester of 2021, aiming to train drone technology utilization experts with comprehensive problem-solving abilities.

Students in this major learn drone operation programming, drone piloting, drone video shooting and editing, drone observation and surveillance, drone photogrammetry, drone information security, and drone information application solution projects. They can also obtain pilot and instructor pilot licenses for ultra-light flying devices (drones).

Prior to this, Pukyong National University opened the 'Social Welfare Convergence Major' in the first semester of this year and plans to open the 'Data Science Convergence Major' in the upcoming second semester.

The Social Welfare Convergence Major is a collaboration between the Department of Public Administration and the Department of Early Childhood Education. Its purpose is to cultivate new social welfare professional administrators who possess expertise in both social welfare and public administration.

The Data Science Convergence Major is a joint creation of the Department of IT Convergence Applied Engineering and the Department of Computer Engineering. It teaches the emerging field of data science in the big data era to train big data analysis experts.

The Medical Engineering IT Convergence Major was established in the second semester of 2018. It is a collaboration between the Department of Medical Engineering and the Department of IT Convergence Applied Engineering to cultivate talents in the smart healthcare field. It consists of 39 courses, including medical imaging from the Department of Medical Engineering and Java application programming from the Department of IT Convergence Applied Engineering.

Kim Chang-kyung, Director of Academic Affairs at Pukyong National University, said, "Convergence majors provide an opportunity to comprehensively study major lectures from two departments, making it a special attempt to nurture talents equipped with the knowledge and capabilities of both departments."

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