Bachelor in Informatics and Media Design

The Department of Informatics and Media Design focuses on design theories and techniques relating to interface planning that connects humans with media space and media design created by audio/visual technologies. The basis of information communication technology will be explored further with emphasis on interface design and audio/visual designs with students familiarizing themselves with principles and production methodologies of creating advanced interface mechanisms/software, web applications, network programming design/development, and visuals production.

The department will teach principles and techniques concerning the field of informatics and media design, as well as providing practical production-related exercises throughout the duration of the 4 years course. This enables students to understand the basic production procedures, allowing them to acquire knowledge and understanding of concept planning, ways of imaginative exploration, design techniques, and presentation that are all vital elements.

Practical exercises will focus on 'forms and basic design techniques' in Year 1 and basic methodologies on process and techniques on 'media and interaction design' in the first half of Year 2. Then on the students are invited to select their preferred themes from audio/visuals technology, music, textile, media equipment, media engineering/architecture, and information communication. In the 4th year, students will select their preferred tutor in order to explore their own chosen research topic that will form as their final year project, which enables them to manage their projects from concept study to materialization of design solutions.

The predecessors of Nagoya City University (NCU) are Nagoya Women's Medical College and Nagoya Pharmaceutical College. In 1950, NCU made a start by merging both into two faculties, namely: the Medical School under the old education system, and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences under the new education system. In 1955, NCU set up the Medical School under the new education system.

Looking back into the histories of its two predecessors, Nagoya Pharmaceutical College originated in 1884 as a private school named "Nagoya School of Pharmacy." It then grew to Nagoya Pharmaceutical Training School in 1936 and to Nagoya Pharmaceutical College in 1949. On the other hand, Nagoya Women's Medical College came into being in 1943 as a five-year school formerly named "Nagoya Municipal Women's Higher Medical School" in response to the calling of the time. It was the nation's first public "women's medical college." Instituting additional three preparatory courses in 1947, it became Nagoya Women's Medical College.

Meanwhile, Nagoya Municipal Hospital, the predecessor of the University Hospital of NCU, was established in 1931 together with a nursing school affiliated with it. This affiliated nursing school evolved into Affiliated Women's Welfare High School, then into the Nursing School of NCU, and then into Nagoya City University College of Nursing, and finally into the present School of Nursing of NCU.