School of Music

School of Art

School of Design

School of Human Development

Nagoya University of Arts

 Location
Japan is an island country in the Pacic Rim, situated in northeast Asia, neighboring

China, South Korea, and a number of other Asian countries.

Located approximately in the middle of Japan, Nagoya is a center of modern

Japanese craftsmanship, where Toyota Motor Corporation and many other

automotive industries, robotic industries, and aerospace industries are concentrated.

However, Nagoya is a city of history and conventional industries where Japanese

traditional craftsmanship in ceramics, dying, cutlery, and other industries is still very

Nagoya University of Arts much alive today.

NUA is only 17 minutes from Nagoya Station. It is just a short journey to the central

Vision and Mission area of Nagoya, where numerous art galleries, museums, and other facilities for

promoting civic exchange and improvement of art and culture are located.
NUA is the only comprehensive arts university in Japan

with three schools for artsmusic, art, and designas well

as a school for childcare and education. Providing higher

education and committed to advanced research, NUA Access

contributes to the development of art and culture and to
By Air (Domestic Flights)
the local community and society by training students so From other cities in Japan to Chubu/ Central Japan International
Airport (Centrair):
that they have a wealth of widely ranging knowledge and
1 hour and 50 minutes from Sapporo/ Shin-Chitose Airport
Russia
grounding in arts. 1 hour and 10 minutes from Tokyo/ Haneda Airport
1 hour and 15 minutes from Fukuoka Airport

Shinkansen(bullet train)
From other cities in Japan to Nagoya Station:
Nagoya is on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, between Tokyo and
Kyoto/ Osaka.
1 hour and 40 minutes from Tokyo Station
60 minutes from Shin-Osaka Station Japan
3 hours and 20 minutes from Hakata Station

Korea Nagoya Tokyo

Kyoto
Osaka

Fukuoka

China

Vision and Mission 01 02 Location and Access

Programs [Overview]

Undergraduate Programs Freshman Year Sophomore Year Junior Year Senior Year
Declaring a major

School of Music
General Music Course Students take multiple classes of their choice Students may choose to continue majoring in General Music to
In addition to 12 specialized courses, the university also offers a General study content in a wide range of musical subjects.
from all 12 specialized courses.
Music Course in which students design their own individual curriculums
to study matter in a wide range musical subjects. Students may change their major to continue their
studies in the specialty course of their choice.

Declaring a major

Schools of Art and Design

Graduation
Foundations Specialty Blocks/ Courses Thesis Project
In the freshman year, students learn a wide range of basic practical skills in
Students explore The School of Design: Students choose a
a common fundamental curriculum (foundations), regardless of their
their individual potential specialty block and acquire the fundamentals of
majors, and draw out their individual potential.
through foundational study. their major in their sophomore year. Courses are
Students of the School of Art s Painting Block study specialized
selected from the junior year.
fundamentals of Japanese painting or Western painting.
The School of Art: Students choose a specialty
course at the beginning of their sophomore year.
The specialty course may be changed in their
junior year.

School of Human Development

Foundational Seminars Students select a specialty seminar from 6 elds of specialty:
Based on the fundamental skills acquired in the freshman and sophomore
Child Music and Expression, Child Welfare, Child Art and
years, students are trained in a seminar, selected from 6 specialty
Molding, Child Developmental Psychology and Educational
seminars based on their interests, to become professionals in childcare
Counseling, Child Education, and Child Physical Education.
and education.

Graduate Programs Liberal Arts and General Education Common to All Schools
Liberal Arts Education In this rapidly changing society with advancing globalization and use of information technology, skills needed for
Graduate School of Music handling changes on one
s own initiative are in great demand. NUA s liberal arts education expands students academic
Graduate School of Art scope and helps the students cultivate their skills in dealing with issues according to widely ranging perspectives,

Graduate School of Design considering the roles of their own specialties in society.

Graduate School of Human Development

General Education NUA offers a school-wide common curriculum within which students are free to take classes of their choice, in

accordance with their individual interests beyond the school s boundaries. Expanding the students interests and

enthusiasm with a learning style unique to an arts university, NUA aims to provide a truly fullling higher education.

Programs [Overview] 03 04 Programs [Overview]

School of Music
The Department of Performing Arts allows students to

acquire advanced performance skills and fully develop both

musical and human sensibilities. Students in the

Department of Music Creative Arts study music from a

variety of perspectives to draw out their full creative

potential. The extensive variety of unique courses in both

departments is designed to usher in the next generation of

musical culture and foster individuals who possess an

international outlook. The school also features a concert hall

equipped with a pipe organ, recording studios, a musical

studio, and a wealth of other superb facilities and

equipment. NUA students enjoy advanced studies in a

professional-level environment.

Department of Performing Arts

Vocal Music Course

Piano Course
Electronic Organ Course
Strings, Winds and Percussion Course
General Music Course

Department of Music Creative Arts

Music Education Course

Music Composition Course
Sound Media Course
Music Care Design Course
Musical Performance Course
Art Management Course
Jazz, Pops Course
Entertainment Direction Course
General Music Course

Strings, Wind, Percussion and Band

Director Course
Sound Media Course
Jazz, Pops Course
Musical Performance Course

School of Music 05 06 School of Music

School of Art
The School of Art features a Painting Block offering

specialized training to foster upcoming artists and an Art

Creator Block, which provides students with hands-on

fundamental experience in a variety of disciplines before

ultimately determining their specialization. In both of these

distinctive blocks, each individual student is provided with

comprehensive educational support. Of particular

importance is communication between the student and

instructor. NUA instructors carefully nurture each student s

hopes and talents, providing them with timely and

appropriate advice and guiding each one along the

best-suited path.

Department School of Art

Japanese Painting Course

Oil Painting Course 1
Oil Painting Course 2
Creative Arts Practice Coursecommunication Art
Creative Arts Practice CourseSculpture
Creative Arts Practice CourseCeramic & Glass
Creative Arts Practice CoursePrints & Graphics
Creative Arts Practice CourseArt History & Art Management

Creative Arts Practice CourseCeramic & Glass

Oil Painting Course 2
Creative Arts Practice CoursePrints & Graphics
Graduation Works, the school of Art

School of Art 07 08 School of Art

School of Design
In addition to the pursuit of visual beauty, 21st Century
design is being called upon in realizingintegrated beauty,
a concept that sees value in the information in objects,
events, and processes and helps bring about a sustainable,
recycling-based society.
The School of Design aims to develop students who possess
design skills that work effectively in society and foster
human happiness, based on the concept ofdesign the
connects the individual with society. To ensure this
outcome, the school provides exhaustive training to
improve studentscomprehension and practice and the
communication skills needed in the process of creating
designs. Students further cultivate their ability to perceive
the appeal of designs that people nd attractiveskills that
cannot be determined by form and function aloneand
rene their ability to nely sense trends in society and
individuals.

Department of Design

Visual Design Course

Illustration Course
Media Design Course
Media Communication Design Course
Design Management Course
Spatial Design Course
Industrial & Ceramic Design Course
Car Design Course
Metal & Jewelry Design Course
Textile Design Course

Media Communication Design Course

Metal & Jewelry Design Course

Industrial & Ceramic Design Course
Design Management Course

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School of
Human Development
This school s aim is to train childcare workers and educators
who can understand children with widely-ranging
perspectives and relate sensitively to what children think
and feel. In addition to the special environment provided by
this comprehensive arts university, NUA s afliated Crea
Kindergarten and other educational sites afford students
abundant time and opportunity to gain practical training
and rene their sensibilities.
As a four-year university, NUA also supports students in
attaining three types of licenses: child care worker,
kindergarten teacher, and elementary school teacher. This
program trains childcare and educational professionals who
are capable of fully understanding and dealing with
children s developmental stages.

Department of Child Development

Teaching practice

Handmade teaching Materials
Crea kindergarten, as a practice
teachingplace of NUA

School of Human Development 11 12 School of Human Development

Graduate Programs
Graduate School of Arts Graduate School of Human Development
Delving deeply into art. Contributing to our children s future and happiness.

Developing individuals who can continuously take on

challenges. Children are the source of the tremendous strength needed to

support Japan s society in the future. The aim of this course is

Comprising three research areas focusing on creation and one to develop comprehensive, interdisciplinary educational

area focusing on art theory, this program is designed to foster research into the essential signicance of preschool and

individuals with advanced, specialized abilities and an primary school education and support for educational content

art-based view of history. Based on the independently and development in Japanwhich continues to experience the

determined themes, the goal is to nd just how fully the phenomenon of an aging society with a low birthratewhile

students can express themselves. We hold that thorough training specialists with both high-level practical capabilities

research into one s theme results in the pursuit of new and leadership and skills in human relations.

challenges.

Graduate School of Music Graduate School of Design

Exploring music as an art. Flexibly adapting with one s expanding scope.

Rening expertise and creating music culture. Contributing to society with specialized knowledge and skills.

This program aims to cultivate musicians who can contribute The post-graduate design program, which is based on

to creative development of music through highly specialized Master s-level education in design, aims to provide students

research into music as an art. Students in the vocal and with the knowledge and skills they will come to utilize in

instrumental specializations develop even fuller powers of higher-level specialized functions. While the focus clearly

expression and advanced performance skills, while those remains on Japan and the local region, this program aims to

pursuing studies in the eld of musicology acquire integrated, foster individuals who are capable of operating internationally,

comprehensive practical abilities and thinking skills as they creating their own opportunities to exhibit their advanced

research more deeply into each area of study. This program specializations and developing the practical skills needed in

develops broad-minded musicians who will come to create the contributing to a broad spectrum of society.

future of musical culture.

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Facilities
West Campus East Campus
The West Campus houses the School of Art The East Campus is home to the School of Music and the

and the School of Design. Surrounded by abundant natural School of Human Development. The campus maintains a

settings, this campus features a wealth of facilities and full range of equipment needed to support musical studies

equipment to stimulate the student s creative drive. and performance activities.

65 Nishinuma Tokushige, Kitanagoya-shi, 281 Koi Kumanosho, Kitanagoya-shi,

Aichi-Ken, 481-8535, JAPAN Aichi-Ken, 481-8503, JAPAN

West East

Main Gate

Main Gate

Craft studios, other facilities Metal casting, stone carving, and welding shops, other facilities

Art & Design Center, Library, other facilities Woodcarving workshops

Metal workshops, ceramic studios Japanese painting/ printmaking studios, other facilities Library, AV Library, other facilities Music therapy lecture rooms, other facilities

Woodworking studios Gymnasium Ensemble rooms, recording studios, other facilities Gymnasium, cafeteria, other facilities

Glass studios Photography studios, graphic studios, other facilities Hall, string, wind, and percussion classrooms, other facilities Rehearsal rooms, other facilities

Craft studios Dyeing studios, jewelry studios, other facilities Piano lesson rooms, opera rooms, other facilities Childcare training rooms, other facilities

Plaster casting and sketching rooms, other facilities Center for International Exchange Musical studios, other facilities Sound Media lecture rooms, other facilities

Vocal music lesson rooms

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Carving and sculpture studios, other facilities Western painting studios, gallery, etc.

Facilities Facilities
Center for International Exchange
NUA s international exchanges have expanded from a core of European and American
universities to include schools in the Asia and Pacic regions, making this a highly active
global program. As matters now stand, with NUA maintaining exchanges with a number of
different arts universities, the university continues to work on creating an environment for the
development of individuals capable of working globally in the world of arts. Currently, NUA
has sister school relationships with nineteen different universities utilizing an academic credit
transfer system and featuring active exchanges of both students and instructors. With the International
establishment of the Center for International Exchange, such international activities have
increased rapidly. Student Admission
NUA s International Partners:
For those who wish to apply to NUA, the university holds
School of Music Schools of Art/ and Design
entrance examinations for prospective international
University of Denver s Lamont School of Music Danmarks Designskole Copenhagen
Australian Institute of Music Ecole Nationale Des Beaux-Arts De Dijon students. Please contact the Center for International
Kyungnam University Falmouth University
Changshin University University of Brighton Exchange to request admission information packet.
Liszt Ferenc Zenemvszeti Egyetem University of Wolverhampton
Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris University for the Creative Arts
Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen, Koninklijk Conservatorium Yongu-In University
Falmouth University Kyungnam University Contact Us
Mahidol University s School of Music Nuova Accademia de Belle Arti Milano
Center for International Exchange
School of Human Development
Changshin University
e-mailintl@nua.ac.jp

Financial Aid
NUA offers a number of nancial aid programs to support international students studies.
Private-expense international students paying their own tuition may make use of NUA s
tuition reduction reduction/ exemption program.
Eligibility: Private-expense international students enrolled in a full-time
undergraduate/ graduate program at NUA.
Amount of reduction/ exemption: 50% of tuition for the applicable academic year.
Procedure: Submit an application and a certicate of residence to the student support ofce
by the submission deadline.
Number of students allowed: no restriction on the number of students.

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