At Future University-Hakodate the word "architecture" carries the broadest possible meaning. We use it to describe the "structuring" of any kind of information media that can be used to communicate knowledge or to facilitate human interaction. Examples of such structures include computer networks, information devices and even the written and spoken word.

Traditional information science has given special weight to the improvement of performance evaluated through numerical benchmarks such as processing speed and data capacity. However, in the Department of Media Architecture, information systems are approached from the standpoint of human communication.


n this way, students can learn skills in designing and structuring information systems and information environments that are based on expression and communication.

The target of the department is to explore the relationships between society and computer science, fusing our knowledge and technical skills with aesthetic, functional, and natural interfaces and amenities.

Along with a core curriculum consisting of information science and information engineering, the department also offers "information
manufacturing" (including topics such as robotics and computer graphics) and "human communicative science" (relating to cognitive psychology and design).

Ultimately, our programs aim to produce experts who can open up new relationships between human beings and computers.