Pre-advanced course

about

The Pre-Advanced Course is a course that invites professional guests with a variety of styles that cannot be studied in the Advanced and Material Courses to participate in workshops, tutorials, and presentations, and to work deeply with their own roots in the creation of their artwork and portfolios. Students will create a portfolio of their own work while deeply reflecting on their own roots. This course can also be used as a preparation period for further study, advanced courses, or the Materials & Matter course.

curriculum

In the Pre-Advanced Course, students work individually and at their own pace. The course is based on three terms, the first and second terms, in which students work on their own artwork and create their portfolios. The course will have several sessions with guest lecturers so that students can gain multiple perspectives and apply them to their own work. Tutorials will be given by tutors in the non-guest lecturer sessions to further brush up your own work. Students may take the course for the first semester, second semester, or multiple years, and assignments and procedures will vary depending on the number of years of participation. Workshops with invited guests will be held at certain times.

＜Schedule＞

- Orientation for the first semester -

Term1
Week1→Week2→Week3

Term2
Week5→Week6→Week7

Term3
Week9→Week10→Week11

Social event

- Orientation for the second semester -

Term4
Week1→Week2→Week3

Term5
Week5→Week6→Week7

Term6
Week9→Week10→Week11

Social event or Final Exhibition

＜Time Table＞

※ Guest Lecturers
12:00 - Introduction and talk by guests
13:00 - Introduction of works by students
14:00 - Workshop
16:00 Class ends

※ Tutorial
12:00 - Talk by lecturers
12:30 - Individual tutorials
16:00 Class ends

2 times in the first and second terms Workshops are held with outside guests from
Tutorials will be given by tutors between guest workshops.

Past guest lecturers

Soushi Otsuki（大月壮士 ） / SOSHIOTSUKI designer
Hiromichi Ochiai （落合宏理）/ FACETASM designer, Convenience Wear creative director
Hirofumi Kurino （栗野宏文）/ United Arrows senior advisor
Hidenori Kumakiri（熊切秀典） / beautiful people designer
Kotona Yamashita（山下琴菜） / KOTONA Designer
Kaori Ieyasu（家安香） / Representative of Trend Union Japan Branch, Material&Matter course tutor
Kenji Kawasumi（川住研二） / Dougall Designer, Material&Matter course tutor
Yoshikazu Yamagata(山縣良和) / Representative of writtenafterwards, Representative of coconogacco
etc.
※ The above is subject to change.
※ Other lecturers are currently being arranged.
※ Course information is current as of 2024. Lecturers are subject to change.

Course duration and frequency

First semester: May - September Sundays 12:00 - 16:00
Second semester: November - April Sundays 12:00 - 16:00

※ Each semester consists of 10 classes plus social events.
※ In addition to the basic classes, special classes may be held.
※ Special classes may be held in addition to the basic classes.
※ The course may be extended depending on the time of the semester.
※ This course is intended for students who have completed the Primary Course or who have experience in design at a university or vocational school.
※ This course is designed for students who have completed the Primary Course or who have experience in design ※ ※ at a university or vocational school.
※ Students who take this course will be issued a digital student ID card.
※ A certificate of completion will be issued to those who successfully complete the course.

Enrollment Fee

Enrollment Fee 15,000 yen (16,500 yen including tax)
Course Fee 150,000 yen (165,000 yen including tax)

※ The tuition fee is for a half-year course.
※ Students who have attended coconogacco in the past will be exempted from the entrance fee.
※ If you take other courses at the same time, you will receive a discount of 10,000 yen off the total tuition fee.
※ Other expenses such as painting materials (Basically, students must prepare these expenses on their own).

Application deadline

Academic Year 2025 Second Semester: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Application Documents

Please submit the following three items digitally according to the format by the application deadline.

1 Application form for all courses
2 Resume for coconogacco
3 Portfolio

For Pre-Advanced, Advanced, and Materials & Matter courses only, portfolios may be submitted in PDF format or by mail.If you choose to mail your portfolio, please send it to coconogacco by Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

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Submission Deadline (Academic Year 2025 Second Semester): Tuesday, October 14, 2025