The department of Design for Social System and Living Environment is an integrated field consisting of human life science, architecture and design. There are 2 main subject groups: Social planning for human lives, works and industries, and housing, interior and environmental design. Both groups encompass a common subject: community and welfare systems. Students will pursue the creation of a high quality of life for all. Students will start by observing problems that occur in their everyday lives, then learn to deal with them and solve them by considering better ideas and methods. The goals of this department are to carry out theoretical research and / or design for the environment in order to contribute solutions to current problems faced by people mainly in the Tohoku region.
Subject Group: Social Planning for Human Lives, Works and Industries
Study in “Social planning for human lives” involves research in the fields of human health, psychology, nursing, welfare and community. Study in “Works and industries with safety and amenity” involves research in the fields of project planning, social research, regional history, culture and disaster prevention.
Subject Group: Housing, Interior and Environmental Design
Study in “Housing, Interior and environmental design” involves research in the fields of design and history of housing, interior and environment with city planning, and legal systems. Another section of this subject group, “housing, interior and environmental science” includes research in the fields of structural safety, energy, and ecology.
Common Subject Group: Community and welfare systems
This subject group includes, but is not restricted to, study regarding welfare, environment, universal design and community systems.
