The aim of this paper is to examine education programs of music at the ArtSchool of Yanbian University, an academic institution for ethnic Koreans living inChina, and to present the outlook for and ways to improve the school's music education.To do so, this paper looks into first college education offered to Ethnic Koreans and secondly courses and goals introduced by the School of Art of Yanbian University. Thirdly, this paper deals with courses provided by each department of the school before proposing ways to improve the music education in the future.This research contains an in-depth analysis of education offered by the Yanbian Art School in 2001 centering on music programs. The school comprises four colleges of music. fine arts. dancing arts and drama and the Music College has been growing steadily since it was promoted to a college unit in 1993.and now has some 70 professors, 10 administrative staff and 700 students. So far about 350 music majors have graduated the school and recently a master's degree course wasopened.The music college consists of 3 departments - Music Education Departmentmostly aimed at fostering music teachers, Music Expression Department for students wishing to become musicians and Composition Technique Theory Department focused on nurturing composers and conductors. Students are judged by course scores, field research, practical training (ranging from presentation, to work production and teaching training) and thesis. Of the above, course scores are known to account for a relatively larger past of the total evaluation compared to other music schools.The last part of the paper presents ways to further develope and improve the music school as follows.First, the school must reduce the credits allocated to regular teaching courses and instead increase credits for basic music education and compulsory courses, while downsizing total credits in general.Second, the school must add popular music and video music departments to the xisting programs so that students keep in touch with modern trends music.Third, the school must promote exchange and field study programs through presentation, filed experiments, overseas study programs and credits for exchange programs.Fourth and finally, the school must create an environment where professors are committed to research work, as well as extend support for professors so that they can enhancc their knowledge and teaching skills.

제1장 서론 
제2장 본론 
2.1. 중국의 대학교육제도와 교육과정 
2.2. 중국 조선민족의 교육 제도와 대학 현황 
2.3. 연변대학교 예술대학 음악학부 현황과 교육목표 
2.4. 예술대학 음악학부 학과별 교육과정과 교육방법 
제3장 결론 
참고문헌 
영문초록

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