Yokohama University of Art and Design takes advantage of its small size to offer a stimulating curriculum that nurtures students’ rich imagination and creativity, and that broadens, deepens, and solidifies these qualities.

While most art universities require students to choose a specific department or major upon admission, at Yokohama University of Art and Design, students explore paths toward their future dreams by experiencing a variety of specialized fields during their first year. For those who have already decided on a path to pursue, this will further reinforce it.

In the first semester of the first year, students will study Painting and Drawing, Sculpture, Design, and Art and Design, which serve as foundational practical skills for all students and develop their ability to observe, create, and think.

In the second semester, in addition to Digital Expression, students will select one primary area and one sub area from Flat Surface Modeling, Three-dimensional Modeling, Visual Design, and Image Media, and learn practical skills cross-sectionally in subjects of interest so that they can thoroughly master the basic program.

Regardless of whether students have basic skills and knowledge in these areas, the experience and knowledge they gain in other areas will undoubtedly be useful not only in choosing a course of study in their second year, but also in their future production activities and careers. By acquiring knowledge and skills in a cross-sectional manner, they will gain a broad perspective and a multifaceted point of view that will enhance the complexity and quality of the works they will create.

Yokohama University of Art and Design’s distinctive curriculum boosts artistry and job placement rates, and it is constantly evolving.

Yokohama University of Art and Design is an art university where students and faculty members have fun and grow together.

We welcome all future creators and artists!