In Fashion Creation Department, whose primary aim is to foster valuable assets to every aspect of the apparel industry, students study specialized knowledge and skills of dressmaking, ranging from its basics to practical applications. In order to approach each discipline through an overview of the whole fields of fashion industry, the program is designed for students to later utilize their skills and knowledge in the dynamics of fashion trends. In addition, for further specialization and sophistication of each discipline, we offer Advanced Course as a higher education program, and Intensive Garment Creation course for those who have graduated from a university or junior college.
Fashion Technology Department is designed to develop specialists focusing on various functions within the apparel industry. Organizationally producing clothes as products, the apparel industry has a sophisticated economic system for marketing, production and distribution. In the 1st year, to comprehensively take hold of this whole structure, all students acquire specialized knowledge and skills in general study classes in the Foundation of Fashion Technology course. In the 2nd and 3rd years, students major in one of the five specialized courses to systematically learn specialized knowledge and skills, aiming to become valuable assets to each area of the wide-ranging apparel industry. Creative Design (Advanced Diploma) course is a four-year program whose primary aim is to foster future leaders playing central roles for the further development of each area of the apparel industry. Having finished the program, which is designed to comprehensively study specialized disciplines, a graduate will earn an “advanced diploma,” which is equivalent to university graduates’ “bachelor.”
Fashion Marketing and Distribution Department fosters valuable assets to diverse areas related to distribution, sales promotion, and information management of fashion products. In the fashion industry, these areas play a significant role and the value of fashion products are greatly affected by forms of distribution businesses, sales activities involving information and image management, and such. Other than special professions such as stylist and fashion magazine editor, most of graduates will start their careers as staff members of sales and marketing divisions in accordance with the industry’s characteristic way.
In Fashion Accessories and Textiles Department, through each course, students learn specialized knowledge and skills on creating not only highly fashionable products such as bags, footwear, and accessories, but also on textiles and such which play important role in the clothing design and the quality of products. Works that students create are diverse according to his/her course, but regardless of which course, every work requires fashion sensitivity when it comes to design plans and unique crafty production technique on the fundamental level. Therefore, in the 1st year, students of every course study together in Foundations of Fashion Accessories course, and from the 2nd year on students major in one of the specialized courses.