For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS7004 | Thesis writing in humanities and social sciences using Python | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master/Doctor | Challenge Semester | Korean | Yes | |
| This course is to write a thesis in humanities and social science field using Python. This course is for writing thesis using big data for research in the humanities and social sciences. Basically, students will learn how to write a thesis, and implement a program in Python as a research methodology for thesis. Students will learn how to write thesis using Python, which is the most suitable for processing humanities and social science related materials among programming languages and has excellent data visualization. Basic research methodology for thesis writing will be covered first as theoretical lectures. Methodology for selection of topics will be discussed also. Once a topic is selected, a lecture on how to organize related research will be conducted. In the next step, students learn how to write necessary content according to the research methodology. Then how to suggest further discussion along with how to organize bibliography to complete a theoretical approach. The basic Python grammar is covered for data analysis using Python, and the process for input data processing is conducted. After learning how to install and use the required Python package in each research field, the actual data processing will be practiced. To prepare for the joint research, learn how to use the jupyter notebook as the basic environment. Learn how to use matplolib for data visualization and how to use pandas for big data processing. | |||||||||
| COV7001 | Academic Writing and Research Ethics 1 | 1 | 2 | Major | Master/Doctor | SKKU Institute for Convergence | Korean | Yes | |
| 1) Learn the basic structure of academic paper writing, and obtain the ability to compose academic paper writing. 2) Learn the skills to express scientific data in English and to be able to sumit research paper in the international journals. 3) Learn research ethics in conducting science and writing academic papers. | |||||||||
| COV7006 | Academic Writing in the AI Era | 1 | 2 | Major | Master/Doctor | SKKU Institute for Convergence | Korean | Yes | |
| This 1-credit online graduate course guides dissertation-track students to responsibly utilize generative AI. Developed under the BIGs 2.0 initiative ("Graduate Common Curriculum Development"), it inherits the prerequisite structure for dissertation defense while integrating AI practical applications with research ethics. Based on the Generative AI Research Ethics Guidelines for University Researchers (MOE, NRF, KCURE, June 2026), the 16-week curriculum covers the entire research lifecycle across four monthly modules: -Month 1: AI fundamentals, limitations, and core research ethics (FFP & authorship). -Month 2: AI application principles in literature search, topic formulation, and data analysis. -Month 3: Academic writing combining drafting, refinement, and cross-validation. -Month 4: AI usage disclosure, copyright issues, and final verification responsibility. Research ethics forms a key pillar, occupying roughly one-third of the term. By focusing on core principles, the course builds adaptive resilience to evolving tools and proactively prevents misconducts like fake citations or unauthorized manuscript uploads. Ultimately, as part of the core graduate curriculum, it aims to foster researchers who use AI not just proficiently, but responsibly. | |||||||||
| EAM5736 | Materials and Systems for Energy and Sensor Applications | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | Advanced Materials Science and Engineering | - | No | |
| Energy harvesting and sensors are one of the key emerging technologies for rapidly approaching smart life and smart city. This course aims to provide fundamental knowledge of energy conversion and sensing materials and structures along with its underlying theoretical principles. In addition, comprehensive overview on various kinds of energy harvesting technology ranging from wind, solar toward mechanical energy harvesting would be covered together with state-of the-art self-powered sensing technologies. Students will equipped with both academic and industrial expertise relevant to energy and sensing applications. | |||||||||
| EAM5742 | Material Science for Rechargeable Batteries | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | Advanced Materials Science and Engineering | - | No | |
| This course aims to teach students about rechargeable batteries from a material science perspective. Rechargeable batteries, such as cathodes, anodes and electrolytes will be studied in this course in order to expand our understanding of other electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. | |||||||||
| EAM5754 | Next-Generation Battery Materials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master | 1-5 | Advanced Materials Science and Engineering | Korean | Yes |
| This course introduces the fundamentals of materials for various next-generation secondary batteries. Next-generation batteries, including all-solid-state batteries, high-capacity cathodes, lithium metal anodes, and lithium–air batteries, are rapidly diversifying, each requiring materials with specific properties. To develop a comprehensive understanding of secondary batteries and enhance research skills, this course provides focused study on next-generation systems. The first part of the course covers the essential requirements for next-generation materials, such as stability and operating voltage, while the second part examines the characteristics, operating mechanisms, and limitations of each type of material. | |||||||||
| ECE4269 | Advanced Display Engineering | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-4 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | - | No |
| This lecture deals with a various applications of display technology based on device physic and process. Thin film transistor device and process will be covered in detail to provide advanced knowledge in display technology. | |||||||||
| ECE5939 | Solar Cell Characterization | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Korean | Yes |
| The lecture covers solar cell material characterization, optical, chemical, physical, and electrical property characterization in solar cell fabrication process. Various device characterization methods including destructive and non-destructive analysis methods will be discussed for the fabrication completed solar cells. Electrical property influencing factors will be treated to achieve the higher efficiency of solar cell. | |||||||||
| ECH5067 | Chemical Processes for Display Devices | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Chemical Engineering | English | Yes |
| The principles of various chemical processes for display device fabrication are discussed. The devices include TFT-LCD(Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display), Plasma Display Panel, Field Emission Display, Organic Light Emitting Devices. | |||||||||
| ECH5124 | Organic Electronic Devices | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | Chemical Engineering | English | Yes |
| This class will cover basic understanding of organic electronic materials for organic light-emitting diodes, basic understanding of operating principle of organic light-emitting diodes and application of organic light-emitting diodes. In the material part, chemical structure, molecular design and photophysical properties of organic electronic materials would be explained. In the device part, basic mechanism of device operation, fluorescent and phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes, thermally activated delayed fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes would be covered. In addition, top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes and solution processed organic light-emitting diodes are also important topics of this class. Finally, future prospect of organic light-emitting diodes will be presented. This class will increase knowledge about organic materials and devices for organic light-emitting diodes. | |||||||||
| ECH5131 | Introduction of Energy Conversions | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Chemical Engineering | - | No |
| Photo-electro-chemical energy conversion is motivated by the engineering of energy conversion which is one of the core research field in chemical engineering. In this class, its fundamental background and mechanism will be introduced and the engineering of optoelectric property, photocatalytic activity, energy structure, charge conductance, and chemical reaction pathway will be provided. Especially, the fundamental of photoelectrochemical/photocatalytic/electrochemical reactions and materials for achieving the hydrogen economy and the production of clean hydrogen will be discussed. | |||||||||
| ERC7003 | AI-Based Engineering Research Methods | 1 | 2 | Major | Bachelor/Master/Doctor | Engineering | Korean | Yes | |
| AI-Based Engineering Research Methods is a one-credit course for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students across disciplines. It builds research competencies for the AI era by treating AI not as a simple tool, but as a research assistant to be used critically, transparently, and responsibly. The course covers changes in methodology, principles, and limits of generative AI; topic exploration; literature search; review of prior studies; gap identification; questions and hypotheses; research design; data collection; analysis planning; visualization; proposal writing; AI-use documentation; ethics; and data security. It also addresses risks such as hallucinations, bias, fabricated citations, outdated information, privacy concerns, and data leakage. Students apply AI tools by developing topics, search strategies, literature maps, research questions, and data collection and analysis plans. The final outcome is an AI Research Portfolio documenting topic exploration, gap identification, methodology, output verification, ethical review, and reflection. The course supports responsible AI-assisted research while preserving critical thinking, integrity, and the researcher’s role. | |||||||||
| ESC4007 | Fundamentals and Applications of Solar Cells | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-8 | Energy Science | - | No |
| From issues concerning climate changes caused by excessive consumption of fossil fuels and sustainable energy sources, the use of solar energy as abundant renewable is becoming increasingly important. Thus the studies of solar cells which are one of the effective method for harvesting solar energy has emerged as the No. 1 challenges for science and engineering area. This course provides an introduction and fundamentals to solar cells geared toward high-efficiency, low-cost and long-term stability. It covers the basic operating principles, fabrication and characterization of solar cells, an then key materials for solar cells. The state-of-the-art solar cell types, for example, silicon, thin film, dye-sensitized, and organic-inorganic perovskite ones are surveyed and discussed. | |||||||||
| ESC4008 | Fundamentals and Applications of Batteries | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-8 | Energy Science | - | No |
| The purpose of this course is to gain an understanding of the basic concept of recent secondary battery systems and the applications. The projected doubling of world energy consumption within the next 50 years, coupled with the growing demand for cleaner energy sources has brought increasing awareness of the need for efficient energy storage systems. Chemical energy storage devices like batteries and electrochemical capacitors are among the leading electrical energy storage technologies today. In this course, students can learn the principles and techniques for developing state-of-art energy storage systems. Topics include fundamentals of solid state chemistry, materials processing for rechargeable batteries, and design of next generation secondary batteries. | |||||||||
| ESC4015 | Fundamentals and Applications of Information Display | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor/Master | 1-8 | Energy Science | - | No |
| A display is a device illustrating information by converting electricity into light. This course learns the basic principles of the elements constituting display technology and introduces the latest display technology trends. Students can obtain the basic knowledge of display materials and devices, structure of displays, and color engineering to realize them into displays. In addition, the latest technology trends in display fields such as OLED and QD-LED will be introduced. | |||||||||