Academics
- Shobi University
- Academics
- Faculty of Informatics for Arts / Department of Music Expression
Faculty of Informatics for ArtsDepartment of Information Expression
- Features of the Courses
- Students' Benefits from the Department
- Diploma Policy
- Characteristics of Class Subjects
- Future Vision
- Faculty Members
Six Courses
Acoustic - Movie - Stage Lighting Course
This course offers a full range of hands-on practice using professional equipment and studios, allowing students to practice and develop the skills required in the field. Students can also acquire live-streaming skills.
CG - Illustration - Animation Course
This course enables students to acquire the comprehensive skills required for creators not only through exercises using the latest software and equipment but also by experiencing the process of creating illustrations and animations. Regarding CG production, students can enhance their expertise while taking on the challenge of creating their own CG work.
Art - Design Course
By actively engaging in activities such as drawing and three-dimensional modeling, students can gradually develop the foundational skills needed for creative work represented by artists and designers, starting from the basics.
Game - Game Sound Course
This course enables students to learn how to get involved in games from a business perspective not only by learning content planning, actual production know-how, and game sound construction, but also by learning about recent developments surrounding the game industry. Students also plan and develop next-generation games that make use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
Applied Computing Course
Students can deepen their understanding of computer science while experiencing original web application development. In addition, students can cultivate the skills required for engineers from a wide range of perspectives, such as interactive art production and qualification challenges.
SNS Course
This course provides student with skills of managing or promoting business projects by using social media or social networking service(SNS), based on the statistical analysis of target market, as well as the skills of creating magnificent video contents for contributing to SNS. Graduates from this course are expected to be active in the field of the SNS business or to start a new business by their own.
Students' Benefits from the Department
We offer Six Courses with crossover learning system. Highly motivated students can add classes from other courses than their own course.
Students can freely use professional cutting-edge digital equipment and facilities available on campus.
Our graduates are highly skilled professionals with high employment rate.
Diploma Policy
Faculty of Informatics for Arts pursues various artistic and media-based expressions, and cultivates professional talents in a wide range of socially acceptable fields.
Characteristics of Class Subjects
TV・Studio Program Production
Students learn production techniques by using professional film studios and professional photography and recording equipment available on campus.
Special Image Media Exercise
After learning the concept of 3D coordinates, students will experience the process of creating CG animation. Eventually, they will try to create original CG works.
Illustration
Understand the characteristics and conditions of illustration, students establish their own way of express themselves through tasks.
Practical Game
Planning
Master presentation capabilities that are used in actual work locations by practicing everything from drafting game content through to writing proposals.
Python programming
Learning about Python, a programming language that is attracting attention in AI development, from understanding basic terms in an accurate and systematic manner.The aim is to acquire skills to be able to actually write programs.
Network Business Theory
Explore promotional strategies using the Internet, as well as the metaverse, DAO, and NFT to learn about new business schemes.
Future Vision (Aspired Occupations)
| Acoustic - Movie - Stage Lighting |
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| CG - Illustration - Animation |
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| Art - Design |
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| Game - Game Sound |
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| Applied Computing |
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| SNS |
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Faculty Members
Department of Information Expression, ChairmanProfessor Mitsuru Ishi（石井 満）
After graduating from the Faculty of Arts at Nihon University, he joined a production company and produced television programs for various commercial broadcasting stations. Subsequently, he has been working at Shobi University, conducting education and research in video production. His research field focuses on the visual representation of television programs, and he has co-authored books such as "Theory and Practice of Video Editing (Contemporary Society Research Series 1)" and published papers on topics like "Rhetorical Techniques of Symbolic Images in Quiz Shows." As part of his social activities, he has served as a collaborative researcher at the Institute for the Study of Asian and African Languages and Cultures at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and as a member of the Tourism Renaissance Project Committee in Koedo Kawagoe. He is affiliated with academic societies such as the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences, the Japan Cognitive Science Society, and the Society of Image Information and Media Studies.