Outline
Outline of the departments / Features of the curriculum
Department of Informatics and Media Design
This department relates to the design theories and skills for the interface design which connects the human body/sense to information space, and for the digital design of images and sounds. Subjects cover information and communication technology (ICT) from the primary studies to the application, as well as the theory and practice of interface design or audio-visual design. The department aims to nurture competent designers who can create and develop sophisticated interfaces, software, Web application and network systems, as well as various types of visual images.
Department of Industrial Innovation Design
In the Department of Industrial Innovation Design, students acquire expressiveness and form-giving, i.e., power to express their own ideas and sentiments, and knowledge needed to scientifically understand natural phenomena and the inner world of emotion, such as physics and psychology, mainly in the freshman and sophomore years. In the junior and senior years, the department aims to cultivate students capable of applying these theories and skills to design and information engineering through a cross-sectionally linked program as a means of design and architecture.
Department of Architecture and Urban Design
The students in this department study theories and techniques applied to well-designed cities where the citizens can live in a secure and affluent environment. Subjects cover planning and architectural design, environmental engineering and structural mechanics from the primary studies to the application, as well as the theory and practice of interior design, landscape design, disaster prevention and environmental management. The department aims to nurture competent specialists of architectural and urban design for residential and/or commercial store buildings, disaster prevention, environmental conservation and landscape conservation.


