Upon successful completion of the study program students receive an international private Master in Management (MIM) in Design Management degree awarded by the school's main campus in Zurich, Switzerland, based on the recommendation of the faculty of the local campuses where credits were earned, and upon the recommendation of the school's Academic Council.

Keio University Graduate School of Media Design is committed to fostering "Media Innovators" and creative global leaders who understand the core creative skills of design, technology, management, and policy in the fields of digital media, content, and design. In collaboration with international partner institutions and research facilities, education takes a practical, hands-on, and global approach through various projects. Through the state-of-the-art network infrastructure, students and faculty are immersed in a dynamic multi-location campus environment that fosters a global community. International students obtain the degree by taking courses offered in English only.

In the Graduate School of Design, we educate students and research on the various issues that are indwelling in the regional society. Through education and research, we aim to foster a professional who has advanced knowledge and is an expert in design. Our graduate students will be high-leveled specialists, researchers and educators who will contribute to the welfare of regional society by promoting industry, developing art and culture, restructuring and activating the community.

The curriculum is divided into introductory courses in the first and second year, and specialized courses in the third and fourth year. The introductory courses focus on the development of creativity as a foundation of visual communication design. While cultivating "communication" based on description skills, and "communicability" as a product of creativity in terms of color, shape, material, and composition, by "manual" techniques, students learn "mechanical" modeling techniques based on photography and computer technology. Centering around a systematically built course system, the curriculum for the specialized third and fourth-year courses was designed to develop a high degree of professionalism. Students choose one from among the three specialized courses "Advertising", "Communication" and "Expression". In anticipation of their future careers, students may also take a combination of specialized courses other than the one selected.

In addition to acquiring a wide range of education necessary to understand the formation and issues of the local community, we will visit various sites in collaboration with the local community and deepen learning while experiencing it. Furthermore, while majoring in specialized fields such as public policy, local autonomy, economy, nature, culture, eating habits, tourism, social welfare, social education, and NPO, we will cultivate regional design abilities that apply these to the 21st century. We will develop human resources who can take the lead in government agencies, private companies, NPOs, etc. as leaders of the local community.

We have an entrance examination system and research and education system that allow admission every six months. We will increase learning opportunities by conducting enrollment selection that is easy for professionals and general members of society to take on challenges.

Exploring the essential qualities of visual communication in human society, while studying the techniques of visual transmission in a variety of information media.

Exploring the theoretical and practical methodologies for creating products in everyday use, taking into account the whole lifecycle of them right from the planning and development and to the final disposal.

Under the guidance of multiple instructors from different areas of expertise, students acquire multi-faceted viewpoints, further deepening their awareness of research standards, all of which connect with writing their doctoral thesis.