Faculties and Departments

Faculty of Creation and
Representation

Developing students to enrich their local communities and wider society by showcasing their creative and expressive abilities through pursuits in language, media, architecture and interior design.

The Media Theories and Production has students learn about a wide range of fields of expression covering “language,” “media,” and “architecture and interior design,” and the various means of expressing such, in an aim to have them develop the ability to apply their rich self-expression and information transmission skills to resolve various problems facing society in an appropriate manner. In order to achieve this, students need the “ability to express themselves,” “creative thinking skills,” and “communication skills,” in addition to the academic knowledge and skills taught. This faculty helps students improve their skills in these areas, and helps them develop their ability to communicate information.

Department of Creation and Representation

Three specialty areas provide an advanced level of education, developing creative students that can perform rich forms of self-expression.

This Department consists of the “Creative Communication Specialization,” which deals with language and literature, the “Media Communication Specialization,” which covers various forms of media, and the “Urban Environmental Design Specialization,” which looks at architectural objects and interiors. While cultivating a better understanding of each field, by completing the range of common faculty subjects and other specialty subjects, students develop a high level of expertise and a flexible, diverse mode of thinking, in addition to the creative skills, advanced education and practical skills called for by the times, leading them to form the ideal leaders for a new society.

Department of Creation and Representation,
Major of Literary Arts

Creating language through a rich sensibility and power of expression.
Becoming language artists with the power to move people.

Thanks to e-mail and social media, the written word has become an essential part of our lives today. Amid this environment, the ability to express one’s thoughts in one’s own words is a great advantage. Students who major in Literary Arts learn about language from the perspectives of both sensibility and theory, thereby gaining a rich power of expression and abundant creativity. Professionals with a wealth of experience lead classes brimming with originality, providing the guidance required to enable each and every student to demonstrate their individuality. Rather than being aimed solely at those who aspire to become professional authors and writers, this major cultivates language artists able to move people with the words they weave and play an active role in a variety of other fields as well.

Department of Creation and Representation,
Major of Media Theories and Production

Students learn about modes of media and communicative expression based on visual media, including broadcast productions, films, the Internet, and computer graphics.

Students study how to capture the needs of the times and modes of expression using various media, as well as developing the planning, conceptual, and presentation skills needed in a media-based society. After graduating, students will have the skills necessary to work in such industries as media and content, broadcasting, and culture, and at governmental organizations, educational institutions, and NPOs.

We foster students’ ability to understand the problems of modern society and give them the skills to communicate information responsibly.

The goal of this major is to use visual presentation to accurately communicate useful information. As such, students will learn not only about media communication techniques, but also about the social responsibility of people in the media. They will also gain a deeper understanding of the content that they should convey and the significance of communication itself. Outstanding, attention-grabbing work combines excellent production with an astute insight into the problems of modern society and the ability to accurately capture the needs of the times. It is by gaining a good balance of learning in all these areas that students will be able to become information providers.

Department of Creation and Representation,
Major of Architecture and Interior Design

The Major of Architecture and Interior Design’s curriculum has been structured in line with the following goals.

Students study how to capture the needs of the times and modes of expression using various media, as well as developing the planning, conceptual, and presentation skills needed in a media-based society. After graduating, students will have the skills necessary to work in such industries as media and content, broadcasting, and culture, and at governmental organizations, educational institutions, and NPOs.

  1. To teach students everything from basic to applied architectural expertise through lecture-based classes.
  2. To teach students various presentation skills through a wealth of practical classes.
  3. To teach students specialist techniques by providing them with hands-on experience and understanding of physical phenomena through experiment-based classes.
  4. To ensure that students engage with real world issues through joint work undertaken for seminars and group exercises.
  5. To teach students the knowledge and skills required to qualify as first-class qualified architects, building operation and management engineers, and interior planners.

Through this curriculum, we aim to cultivate individuals with the following skills and abilities.

  1. The thinking and judgment capabilities required to understand a diverse array of conditions—including the surrounding environment, cultural background, function, and economic performance—and solve various problems relating to buildings and interiors. (Thinking, understanding, and judgment)
  2. The presentation skills required to convey concepts accurately and the communication skills needed for joint work. (Communication and attitude)
  3. The architectural expertise and skills required to pursue professional qualifications such as those needed to become a first-class qualified architect. (Knowledge and skills)