is a
private university
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...
in
Yamagata, Yamagata
is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 248,772 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 650 persons per km2. The total area of the city i ...
,
Japan.
History
Established in April 1992 by the governments of
Yamagata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the nor ...
and
Yamagata City, the Tohoku University of Art and Design is the first venture of its kind in Japan where a university built with funds by the government has been turned over to be operated as an entirely private university.
Faculty
Undergraduate
*Faculty of Arts
**Department of Literature
**Art history, cultural heritage preservation and restoration department (painting restoration, sculpture restoration, conservation science, art history)
**Department of historical heritage (history, archeology, folklore and anthropology)
**Art Department
***Comprehensive art course
***Japanese painting course
***Movie course
***Printmaking course
***Sculpture course
****Crafts (Pottery, metalwork, lacquer) course
****Textiles course
**Design Engineering
***Department of Product Design (product design, furniture and interior design)
***Architecture and Environmental Design Department (architectural design, landscape design, renovation, sustainable design, ecological design)
***Department of Graphic Design
***Video Department
***Department of planning conception
Graduate
*Graduate School of Arts and Engineering
**Arts and Engineering (Doctoral Program)
**Department of Arts and Culture (Master's Program)
**Design Engineering (Master's program)
External links
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1991
1991 establishments in Japan
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Yamagata Prefecture
Art schools in Japan
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