Graduate
School Offering Exceptional Diversity of Study Opportunities
in Four Departments
Unlimited potential for professional development...
Graduate
designers
and researchers in Design and Architecture benefit from opportunities
to develop professionally and flexibly at a time when
media and tools are
evolving rapidly
Design (Japanese
pages for
Grad School of
Design here)
Design includes two major areas: Visual Design and Product Design.
Connecting
closely with society, students make practical works that
range from graphic design to interior design, from artistic
to commercial applications
Developing personal research projects keeping in mind how design
should be in various genres, and always connected with the needs
of society.
On entering the program, students choose whether to concentrate on
the practical work of production, or theoretical research, culminating
in producing
either a graduation work or a written thesis. Throughout the course
however, they have unique opportunities to draw from diverse aspects
of the design
field.
Architecture
Students can use this program to prepare for certification as
first-class architects (ikkyu-kenchiku-shi) with skills
in space design and production as well as in architecture. Our
field is the matrix in which mental
space and
physical space converge,
including fashion, furniture, interiors, housing, cities,
natural
environment, cinematic space and even the virtual space existing
in novels and cyberworlds.
This department develops enhanced expression in design, taking
into account society's
diverse needs, through practical training.
Common Core Subjects
Hyougen tokuron (Special Lectures on Expression)
Chitekisozou tokuron (Special Lectures on Knowledge-Building/Intellectual
Creativity)
Project kikaku enshu (Practical Project Planning)
Project work enshu 1-4 (Practical Work Seminar)
Eigo presentation enshu (English Presentation)
Gakujutsu ronbun enshu 1-2 (Seminar on Academic Writing)
Gensho koudoku 1-2 (Reading of Source Materials)
Full-time Faculty Members
Design
Inoue
Shinsaku |
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Marutani
Akira |
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Tsubouchi
Shigeaki |
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Osako
Katsumasa |
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Matsutani
Shijun |
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Nakata
Kiyoshi |
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Architecture
Arai
Kiyokazu |
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Hayama
Tsutomu |
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Suzuki
Takayuki |
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Katagi
Takaharu |
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Tanaka
Atsuko |
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Thomas
Daniell |
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Theory
Satoh
Morihiro |
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Satoh
Noriyuki |
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Admissions Eligibility
Applications will be accepted from graduates with a sufficiently
high level of technical skill, where required. It is
however not essential
to have
previously majored in the intended field of interest.
Since
all classes are taught in Japanese, a high level of Japanese
language proficiency is essential (see sidebar).
Please refer to our Japanese language website for full details of KSU's Graduate
Schools.
If you wish to make further inquiries or confirm the availability
of a suitable course, contact KSU’s Office of Academic
Affairs (Kyomu-ka) in Japanese at kyomou[at] kyoto-seika.ac.jp
(or fax, +81 75 722 0838).
Graduate
School Outlines: Main | Art |
Design | Manga | Humanities
More
Information in Japanese: Art | Design | Manga | Humanities
