Departments and educational contents
This faculty comprises three departments: the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Network Media, and the Department of Intelligent Systems.
The Department of Intelligent Systems particularly stands out for giving students the unique opportunity to study and design a human-centered and user-friendly computer system. The study includes brain science which explores human characteristics, as well as information processing which examines the field of mechatronics, the combination of mechanical and electrical engineering. In the Department of Computer Science, students learn cutting-edge science and technologies which support the advanced information society such as hardware, software and network systems, and at the same time nurture the ability to develop the systems useful for solving human and social problems. The Department of Network Media provides students with knowledge and skills related to networks including Internet and LAN, and also fosters students' practical ability to develop new information network technologies, such as the popular video portal site, "YouTube", and the social networking site, "mixi". Such skills are essential in today's increasingly global society.
Unique features of the faculty
The Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering recruits new students collectively as opposed to separately for each department. In the first year through the first semester of the second year, students study mathematics, physics and programming skills, which are the base of information technology, as Common Basic Subjects across the departments. In the second semester of the second year, students choose one of the three departments in line with their interests and aptitude, approaching a further specialized field.
Another characteristic of this faculty is its well-developed education system with a high number of full-time instructors - 30 in total. Special Research (Graduation Research), which starts in the second semester of the third year, is a small-sized class of five or six students, which flexibly responds to each thesis theme according to students' desires and interests. Additionally, courses related to programming are consistently offered from the first year through the second semester of the third year. Project Exercise is offered as a laboratory subject, which provides students with an opportunity to experience a teamwork activity required in the real world. A wide variety of such laboratory and practical training subjects aim to develop the necessary workplace and communication skills of tomorrow's engineers and researchers.
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