Year 1 & 2 Foundation Courses

Future University-Hakodate also has a unique "Communication" course that is compulsory for all 1st and 2nd year students. This course aims to improve communication skills by using English as a method of communication to acquire a logical ability to think and skills of persuasive expression.

The University also provides a variety of Liberal Arts subjects such as “Contribution to Society", "Human Development", and "Science, Technology & the Environment", which are open to all students from the 1st to the 4th year.

The curricula of both departments start with introductory courses for basic subjects (such as mathematics, physics, and computer science) and liberal arts subjects that foster a broader approach to study.

There are also a number of overview lectures. For example, "Introduction to Systems Information Science I" is a compulsory course for all 1st year students, giving them omnibus lectures about what they can expect to learn at FUN. Also, "Basics of Information Design" is a compulsory subject for all Media Architecture freshmen, focusing on how design skills can be used to handle various kinds of information (audio-visual, text, human body, color, shape and texture of physical objects as well virtual objects).