Dongsin University Launches Department-Specific Specialized Curricula for the Era of AI and Semiconductors

Education Enabling Students to Design Multiple Career Paths Within a Single Department

Dongsin University announced on August 28 that it is significantly expanding its "department-specific specialized curricula" in response to the era of AI and semiconductors, aiming to help students broaden their future career paths.

Students from the Department of Performing Arts and Dance are taking photos in front of Dongshin University. Provided by Dongshin University

The core of the initiative is an educational approach that allows students to design multiple career paths even after enrolling in a single department.

Dongsin University is integrating connected and convergent majors, as well as micro-degree (MD) programs, into each department's primary major. By actively opening up curricula between departments, the university enables students to build competencies in future high-demand fields such as AI, semiconductors, energy, smart healthcare, safety, cultural content, and entrepreneurship—on top of their core majors.

A key feature is that students are able to design several career portfolios through various combinations, such as "primary major + convergent major" or "primary major + micro-degree program." Reflecting industrial changes and new job market demands, the university is facilitating links with courses from other departments, which expands employment fields beyond traditional academic boundaries.

In preparation for the establishment of the Gwangju semiconductor fabs by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the university has further strengthened its curricula in AI and semiconductors.

The Department of AI Security expands its expertise into semiconductor design, process, and packaging through a micro-degree program in AI semiconductor design, while the Department of Electrical Engineering enhances its pre- and post-process semiconductor specialization through a curriculum focused on semiconductor processes.

The Department of Future Energy Technology offers an AI Energy Tech convergent major and a Semiconductor Green Infrastructure Manager program to train professionals responsible for power supply, cooling, energy efficiency, and carbon-neutral infrastructures in semiconductor plants and AI data centers.

AI is also being actively incorporated into the healthcare field. The Department of Radiological Science is expanding into medical AI, digital healthcare, and medical image analysis, while the Department of Physical Therapy is broadening its scope to include robotic rehabilitation and careers at rehabilitation robotics companies.

Both the Department of Health Administration and the Department of Emergency Medical Technology are increasing the range of career options to include medical data and disaster/industrial safety, supported by education in AI, big data, and advanced safety management.

By combining different majors, the university is pioneering new professional fields. These include emerging industries with high growth potential, such as pet healing space designers integrating forestry and landscaping with pet care, pet food experts merging food and nutrition science with pet studies, and animal rehabilitation that links physical therapy with companion animals.

In the humanities, social sciences, and arts, convergent education is also being used to develop new career paths.

The Department of Police Administration is expanding into fields such as smart policing, intelligent surveillance, and data-based risk prediction through education in AI-driven advanced safety management. The Department of Fire Safety is broadening into green remodeling, industrial safety, and smart disaster management by merging architectural mechanical facilities with AI.

Departments such as Performing Arts Dance and Musical & Practical Music are nurturing K-culture content creators, cultural tourism content planners, performing arts media producers, and cultural arts startup founders through YouTube creator and AI-driven glocal entrepreneurship programs.

The Department of International Korean Language is also paving the way for students to enter the global K-culture industry as K-content planners, digital education content producers, and edtech experts through programs focused on Korean culture content creation and AI-based Korean language education.

Going forward, Dongsin University plans to further enhance its specialized curricula in AI, semiconductors, energy, smart healthcare, and glocal K-culture in line with future industry trends, and to strengthen students' employment competitiveness by integrating certifications, practical experience, and links to careers and entrepreneurship.

Joohee Lee, President of Dongsin University, said, "We no longer live in an era where choosing a single major means committing to a single future. By embedding diverse convergent capabilities—such as AI, semiconductors, energy, smart healthcare, and K-culture—into the solid foundation of a primary major, we will open up more possibilities and broader career paths for our students."

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