National Mokpo University Establishes Korea's First 'Music Performance Planning Department'

The Department of Music at Mokpo National University announced on the 5th that it will establish and operate a new 'Music Performance Planning Department' following a departmental innovation aimed at restructuring the academic system that has been underway since February last year.

The Music Performance Planning Department recruits new students solely based on 100% CSAT scores without practical exams, allowing students with academic interest or enthusiasm for music to enroll without the burden of practical tests. Additionally, any student who wishes to engage in planning and production, such as composers or performance directors, can enroll.

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The department was established to offer students a diverse and engaging curriculum through on-site training in performance planning with domestic agencies and arts organizations, encompassing not only traditional classical music but also a broad range of genres, aiming to cultivate specialized personnel in music-focused performance planning.

Previously, Mokpo National University signed agreements with domestic agencies and arts organizations such as Beatsomeone Co., Ltd., Tool Music Co., Ltd., and MoMA, providing curricula that foster performers through practical training and creators through music direction and content concept development.

This is a practical course designed to effectively produce and stage music based on a solid foundation in music, aiming to train professionals who can work as planners after graduation, start their own businesses, or find employment in arts organizations and over 100 national and public cultural foundations nationwide through activities such as concert site visits and self-produced performances.

While domestic universities have already been operating departments combining arts and management such as 'Arts Management' and 'Cultural Arts Management,' departments that cultivate music-specialized planning personnel reflecting the uniqueness and specificity of musicians, like the 'Music Performance Planning Department,' are very rare.

In addition to training specialized music planning personnel, the Music Performance Planning Department continuously operates educational programs that enable students to obtain certifications such as Level 2 Cultural Arts Educator and Level 3 Performance Planner.

Graduation requirements are diverse, including entrepreneurship or employment in arts organizations, acquisition of music-related certifications, and graduation performances, allowing graduates to pursue various career paths immediately after graduation.

Professor Shin Jisoo of the Music Performance Planning Department at Mokpo National University said, “The newly established Music Performance Planning Department reflects the latest job trends experiencing labor shortages in the music field, such as music directors, topliners, and music IT specialists, in its educational goals, and plans to operate a unique and specialized department tailored to students' perspectives.” He added, “Through lectures by experts, we will provide a variety of highly specialized programs so that students can start their careers or businesses immediately after graduation, making it a Music Performance Planning Department that presents the future of music education in Korea.”

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