공연현장과 교육과정의 연계를 위한 국내 무용학과 커리큘럼 개선방안 연구 -뉴욕대학(NYU)의 교과과정 현황을 중심으로- = A study on dance department`s curricular system in korean universities to make practical connections between its education system and the professional field - Focusing on the comparison with the curricular system in New York University-

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study is aimed to provide fundamental data on making improvement in curricular system of korean universities` dance department. For the department, one of urgent issues is promoting well-balanced improvement and re-formation on its curricular system in order to keep up with the ever changing social environment. Also, the dance department`s curricular system seems to have few connections with the real field that the course`s graduates will meet, hardly corresponding with the education`s purpose, training the next professionals. Against these backdrops, the current curricular system of dance department should be examined and through the examination, feasible answers should be found. In an attempt to find the answers, this study went in search of eight universities` curricular system in Seoul, where have both its own dance company and theater, namely Kyunghee University, Sungkyunkwan University, Sejong University, Sookmyung Women`s University, Ewha Woman`s University, Chung-Ang University, Hansung University, and Hanyang University. Also, this study includes the research of New York University`s two departments (department of dance and dance education), one of top universities in the U.S. and located to a Mecca for performing arts. This study is based on the comparison among universities in Korea and in the U.S. that has similar curriculum and background for dance art. Also, the study focuses on finding feasible answers that dance department in Korean universities needs for their improvement, through in-depth observations of New York University which has subdivided departments for dance art and dance education and exemplary curricular system. Through this study, it turned out that Korean universities` dance department needs distinctive goal of its education, to introduce integrated courses through research between relevant courses, to open new subjects through practical using of its own dance company and theater, to attract potential devotees by introducing programs for local people, and active exchanging among universities, professional organizations, and international groups around the world. Today, the role of universities is not only imparting knowledge and implanting the foundation of personal values in students in order to cultivate valuable social members, but digging out hidden talents and introducing local programs to educate local residences. Through case studies designed to recognize the reality of our dance education in universities and find ways to enrich the desirable outcome of their education, this study will provide helpful information on making improvement of dance department in korean universities.