USG Interdisciplinary Studies Major
[ 5 divisions and a total of 8 interdisciplinary majors newly established to cultivate students in the Gyeongnam region and enable them to contribute to regional innovation ]


Smart Manufacturing Engineering
Established a system for cultivating design and analytic professionals that will develop Gyeongnam region’s manufacturing industries and drive the industries to lead the 4th industrial revolution.
Majors | Host University/Department | Participating University/Department | Educational Objectives |
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Smart Mechanical Design and Analysis | Changwon National University/ Mechanical Engineering |
Gyeongsang National University (Mechanical & Aerospace Information Convergence Engineering – Mechanical Engineering Major) |
Select students aiming to establish a design-analysis professional training system for overcoming crisis in and developing Ulsan and Gyeongnam’s manufacturing industries and, cultivate them into smart mechanical design and analysis experts in the smart manufacturing engineering field. Cultivate professionals through interdisciplinary undergraduate programs focusing on developing students’ job competencies that can be applied to diverse areas of manufacturing. Develop and run a field-oriented, joint learning program working with experts from corporations. Cultivate smart factory establishment, operation and analysis skills as professional fields. Provide innovative teaching methods including PBL, flipped learning and team teaching. Cultivate interdisciplinary talents that have creativity, problem-solving skills, communication and collaboration skills and networking skills. |
Kyungnam University (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Inje University (Electronic, IT, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering) |
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University of Ulsan (Mechanical Engineering, IT Convergence) |
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E-Mobility | Changwon National University | Gyeongsang National University (Electronic Engineering) |
Select students aiming to establish a system for cultivating electronic system design professionals that will strengthening eco-friendly e-mobility industry and, cultivate them into smart electronic control and systems design experts in the smart manufacturing engineering field. Cultivate professionals through interdisciplinary undergraduate programs focusing on developing students’ job competencies that can be applied to diverse areas of e-mobility. Cultivate interdisciplinary talents that have creativity, problem-solving skills, communication and collaboration skills and networking skills. |
Kyungnam University (Electronic Engineering) |
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Inje University (Electronic, IT, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering) |
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University of Ulsan (Electrical Engineering, IT Convergence) |
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Intelligent Robotics | Gyeongsang National University /Control and Instrumentation |
Gyeongsang National University (Departments Related to Mechanical Engineering, Departments Related to Electrical and Electronic Engineering) |
To overcome crisis and drive the 4th Industrial Revolution in Ulsan and Gyeongnam’s manufacturing industries, establish a system for cultivating design-analysis professionals and, cultivate them into smart manufacturing engineering experts and Intelligent Robotics design experts. Cultivate interdisciplinary professionals that can design and control advanced mechanical and control devices like intelligent manufacturing robots and intelligent collaborative robots which can be applied to smart factories and, that can run smart factories integrated with various types of robots. Cultivate abilities to design and analyze Intelligent Robotics’ mechanical and control devices and creative engineering problem-solving skills. |
Kyungnam University (Mechanical Engineering, Departments Related to Electrical and Electronic Engineering) |
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Changwon National University (Mechanical Engineering, Electric, Electronic, Control Engineering) |
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Inje University (Electronic, IT, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering) | |||
University of Ulsan (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, IT Convergence) |
Smart Manufacturing ICT
Aims to cultivate core professionals that will lead the ICT fields (software, AI, Big Data) in Ulsan and Gyeongnam.
Major | Host University/Department | Participating University/Department | Educational Objectives |
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Smart Manufacturing ICT | Kyungnam University /Computer Engineering |
Gyeongsang National University (Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering) |
• In order to innovate manufacturing industries in Ulsan and Gyeongnam, take the regional industries to another level and promote manufacturing ICT, the Smart Manufacturing ICT program plans to cultivate students into core talents equipped with ICT/SW-based job competencies which will enable them to develop core and convergence-based applied technologies at a global level. |
Kyungnam University (Electronic Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean System Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering) |
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Changwon National University (Computer Engineering, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering) |
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Inje University (Computer Engineering) |
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University of Ulsan (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, IT Convergence) |
Smart Community
Aims to cultivate students into competent individuals of our community by providing education that strengthens students’ problem-solving skills and abilities to deeply understand various community problems.
Major | Host University/Department | Participating University/Department | Educational Objectives |
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Smart Cities and Construction | Gyeongsang National University /Architectural, Urban and Civil Engineering |
Gyeongsang National University (Architectural Engineering, Urban Engineering, School of Architecture, Agro-system Engineering) |
Establish an interdisciplinary academic organization and provide interdisciplinary education to cultivate individuals who can creatively solve various problems in Ulsan and Gyeongnam Develop and implement flipped learning using online content and student-centered PBL programs using field practice and training Establish a regional educational community integrating public organization and professors in the regions Share problem-solving know-hows by collaborating with field experts |
Kyungnam University (Fire and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Civil and Constructional Safety Engineering, Architecture) |
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Changwon National University (Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering) | |||
Inje University (Architecture, Civil, Urban and Environmental Engineering) |
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Community Innovation | Gyeongsang National University / Sociology | Kyungnam University (Sociology) |
Cultivate core talents that can solve various social problems in Ulsan and Gyeongnam Cultivate research capabilities for analyzing community problems and empirical skills to solve those problems |
Changwon National University (Sociology) |
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Gyeongsang National University (Social Welfare, Psychology, Dept. op Political Science, Public Administration) |
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University of Ulsan (Social Welfare, Public Administration) |
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Inje University (Public Service, Law, Health Policy and Management) |
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Youngsan University (Police Administration) |
Future Mobility
Students get to train with experts in green mobility fields such as battery and hydrogen fuel cell, smart mobility field that uses autonomous driving technologies and in mobile design and manufacturing fields. Through this field training, students become competent individuals with practical knowledge and skills and, that can contribute to regional industries.
Major | Host University/Department | Participating University/Department | Curriculum Development Goals |
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Future Mobility | University of Ulsan/ Mechanical Engineering |
Gyeongsang National University (Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, Mechanical Convergence Engineering) |
Cultivate top-level professionals that specialize in new future mobility technologies that encompass automotive, shipbuilding, construction machinery and aviation fields. In order to develop Korea’s core industries which are automotive, shipbuilding, construction machinery and aviation industries, university, industrial and research talents related to mobility will be combined to train professional engineers that will lead new future mobility industries and researchers that will develop core technologies at a global level. |
Changwon National University (Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Control Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Smart Manufacturing Engineering) |
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Kyungnam University (Naval Architecture and Ocean System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Communications AI Engineering) |
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Inje University (Electronic, IT, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering) |
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University of Ulsan (IT Convergence, Chemical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering) |
Low Carbon Green Energy
Aims to cultivate competent interdisciplinary individuals for the hydrogen energy, carbon oxide collection, use and storage and wind power generation which are core future industries.
Major | Host University/Department | Participating University/Department | Educational Objectives |
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Low Carbon Green Energy | University of Ulsan / Chemical Engineering |
Gyeongsang National University (Chemical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Metal Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering) |
Cultivate core talents in the low carbon green energy field that will lead our carbon neutral society Cultivate competent interdisciplinary individuals for the hydrogen energy, carbon oxide collection, use and storage and wind power generation which are core future industries Cultivate creative professionals by providing industry-based interdisciplinary education Through practical, field-centered education, cultivate talents that have excellent abilities to solve problems in the field |
Changwon National University (Smart & Green Engineering - Chemical Engineering, Smart & Green Engineering - Environmental Engineering) |
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Kyungnam University (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering) |
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Inje University (Energy Engineering, Nanoscience and Engineering, Electronic, IT, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering) |
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University of Ulsan (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical, Material Science and Engineering) |
Credit Requirements by Major [2023]
Major | Major Credits | |||
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Required | Elective | Total | Credit Requirement | |
Smart Mechanical Design and Analysis | 0 | 78 | 78 | 33 |
E-Mobility | 0 | 63 | 63 | 33 |
Intelligent Robotics | 6 | 45 | 51 | 33 |
Smart Manufacturing ICT | 3 | 63 | 66 | 33 |
Smart Cities and Construction | 6 | 36 | 42 | 33 |
Community Innovation | 6 | 84 | 90 | 33 |
Future Mobility | 5 | 73 | 78 | 33 |
Low Carbon Green Energy | 6 | 53 | 59 | 33 |