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The Painting Course is divided into three major areas: Japanese painting, which encourages students to grasp the essence of Japanese painting and single-mindedly pursue their professional practice; oil painting, which allows students to develop their own original and independent studies based on contemporary aesthetics; printmaking, which nurtures professional artists of creative minds and broad views.
The aim of the Sculpture Course is to encourage students to establish their own direction and adopt new approaches to three-dimensional art. By adopting a committed attitude towards their work, they will be able to fully exploit their imaginations in order to develop their personal themes.
The Ceramic, Glass, and Metal Works Course aims to nurture not only contemporary ceramic, glass, and metal artists and instructors, but also a new type of an artist beyond conventional genres. Students are expected to consider how their hand-crafted work using actual materials can be developed further in a society increasingly dominated by virtual reality.
The Design Course includes a wide variety of fields: graphic design, product design, interior design, craft design, dyeing and weaving design, architectural design, photography, film, environmental design, and information design. Research areas have been expanded to meet the needs of society and be more applicable to student's plans for the future.
The Art Science Course develops the human resource skills necessary to provide a bridge between producers, such as artists and designers, and consumers and audiences. Students learn to appreciate modern art, understand it theoretically, and then proceed to find its position or meaning in society in order to become critics, editors, and researchers. Through training in various creative activities, and by exploiting the mediums available, they can become effective promoters, providing a wide audience with valuable opportunities to encounter and appreciate art. Students gain a broad understanding of art theory and history, and are asked to consider their own individual plans for the future which will allow them to take advantage of their own uniquely developed knowledge.