Department of Design, School of Design Media Design Course

Curriculum

Fields of Study

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  Media Expression

  "What to express and how to express it," learning design and artistic expression.

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  Media Interaction

  "How to connect people with others and foster communication," learning technologies and systems for communication.

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  Media Communication Study

  “How do we connect and communicate with others," understanding the human being as the object of communication and learning about human behavior and society.

• 1 st year

  

  Creating a foundation for learning. Learning about design. Taking a step forward into media design.

  In the first year, students focus on KIKAN Education Subjects that develop the foundation for learning. In the Specialized Subjects, students are exposed to a wide range of design fields in "Design Literacy Basics" and learn what design is through various case studies in "Design Case Study I.” In "Introduction to Media Design I," students learn the basics of media expression, and in "Introduction to Media Design II," they learn the basics of media interaction, taking the first step toward a specialized field.

• 2 nd year

  

  Learning about media design. Putting it into practice.

  In the second year, students learn the basics of media communication studies in "Introduction to Media Design III.”
  In addition, as Course Basic Subjects, students learn expression methods in "Fundamentals of Art and Design Media" and acquire programming skills for images and text in "Media Programming.” In Course Specialized Subjects, students acquire specialized knowledge and skills through lectures and exercises in the various specialized fields that make up media design.
  

• 3 rd year

  

  Deepening the understanding. Expanding the perspectives of media design.

  In the third year, students deepen their specialized knowledge and acquire the ability to apply and practice the knowledge and skills they have acquired through a variety of Course Exercises Subjects. In "Media Design Project I," students work in small groups on complex assignments. In "Media Design Project II," students undertake their own specialized research and production in their respective laboratories. In "Transdisciplinary Projects," students collaborate across courses and grade levels.

• 4 th year

  

  Creating new media design.

  In the fourth year, students work on their Senior Project in their respective laboratories as a culmination of the knowledge and skills acquired in the last three years. Each student will find a problem within a theme of interest and concern and write a graduation thesis aiming to solve it. They will present their outcomes at the Senior Project presentation and exhibition. After graduation, students can continue investigating deeper into their theme in graduate school.