海洋文創設計產業學士學位學程 Bachelor Degree Program in Oceanic Cultural Creative Design Industries

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The Bachelor Degree Program in Oceanic Cultural Creative Design Industries (Abbreviated as: Creative Design) was established in the 2016 academic year, with the program falling under the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. This program aims to cultivate the graduates with the composite ability of interdisciplinary about the oceanic culture resources, creative product design, and industrial management based on three fundamental competences on oceanic literacy, foreign language ability as well as digital skills. To respond to emerging talent needs in the era of creative economy, we focus on nurturing the abilities about integrated design and service design of students. We also integrate extracurricular resources into the course to strengthen industrial connections as well as interdisciplinary learning to promote students’ competitiveness and employability. In addition to full-time professors, lecturers from wide fields are engaged, and student learning mechanisms which interact with public and private sectors of the cultural creative design industries are established.

What we emphases on the course development are:
1) Fundamental Competence on oceanic literacy, foreign language ability and digital skills;
2) Core (or professional) curriculum on oceanic culture resources, creative product design, and industrial management;
3) Integration of related teaching resources from NTOU’s colleges and departments;
4) Industry-university cooperation and interdisciplinary practical learning.

According to the goals of this department, the instructional spaces and professional facilities including: a sketch and painting classroom, a digital manufacturing laboratory, a computer graphics and digital design studio, a modeling and fine art studio, a photographic studio, a gallery space for students to exhibit their works, and other production facilities for 3-D printing, laser cutting etc. Students are also encouraged to participate in international competitions as a way to increase their pragmatic experience and international visibility.

The island of Taiwan is surrounded by oceans, which give Taiwan a unique natural and cultural resource. In spite of numerous cultural and creative industrial institutes within the higher education system, however, there is no any department emphasizing on the ocean within Taiwanese culture and resource at all. National Taiwan Ocean University was established in 1953, since then, we have focused on the research and development of marine science. Responding to the changing needs of society, the demand of national legislation and policy, and seizing the global trend of cultural and creative industries, it’s time to establish a Bachelor Program in Oceanic Culture Creative Design Industries based on the foundation and characteristics of Taiwanese oceanic culture and resource, so as to facilitate the development of society, culture, and the economy.
This major consists of comprehensive courses related to oceanic cultural resource use, product design, and industrial management. It will provide students of cultural creative design with unique cultural backgrounds and ocean elements. Students’ abilities to practical work in the cultural creative design industries are also nurtured. Other than continuing advanced studies or participating in related civil service exams, the majority of graduates work may include digital culture and cultural creative cloud applications, brand marketing, cultural and creative product design and manufacturing, service and integration design, advertisement publication, digital cultural creative design, industrial design, digital contents and entertainment industries, Ad copy planning, art and cultural administrative appreciation, cultural and creative product marketing agency, cultural and creative business, oceanic culture and museum related events, cultural events curatorial, as well as oceanic cultural tourism and leisure.

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