BA/BS in Interactive Media Department

The Department of Interactive Media sits within the Faculty of Arts at Tokyo Polytechnic University. It trains students to work with media in which audiences take part rather than only receive, covering areas such as social platforms, mobile apps, web media, computer graphics, sound and interactive art. The curriculum is organised around four fields: computer graphics, web, interactive art and sound. Early study concentrates on basic expressive skills in each field, and the department states that students with no prior experience are supported. Later study moves into specialist seminars, and the final year is devoted to a graduation project or research. The department presents careers such as web designer and computer graphics designer, and describes demand for people with interactive media skills in the IT industry and other fields that use digital technology. Sound students use recording booths and a studio at the Nakano campus.