The screening method and application procedure for the Global Fashion Concentration program consists of a two step process:
1. an internal screening by document and interview with the course director
2. an official application to the university
Only applicants who pass the first step will be eligible to apply to the Global Fashion Concentration course.

1. Before applying to the university’s admission office, we request students to first send a mail directly to the program ✉  Global Fashion Concentration email address.
The first contact will be informal, depending on questions that you might have before applying to the program.
Visit the university website and download the application guidelines. Follow these guidelines for more information on the application procedure.

Students who wish to officially apply will be asked to send in through email the following:
– Curriculum vitae
– Academic transcript and course diploma: if graduated from a BA course, if you don’t have these, consult with the university admissions office directly to see if you are eligible or not.
– Test results from an English proficiency test OR something equivalent that shows your English proficiency: for non-natives.
– Sample of writing: a bachelor paper, report or other piece of academic writing that shows the student’s current skills of writing (in English. Everything that is not in English needs to be translated by the applicant).
– Portfolio: for students with a design background.
– Research proposal: that will explain concretely what you want to study for your thesis research (about 1-2 pages in length max).
After having received the documents, an official Zoom interview session will be organized with the head of the program Prof. Dr. Takagi.
These online interview sessions will be held twice a year: a first session around June/July, and a second session around November/December. The concrete application session dates will change each year, so please refer to the university website for an update on these dates.
Disclaimer: Bunka Gakuen University follows the Japanese academic calendar, which means that application intakes finish around the end of November/beginning of December. Keep this in mind and make sure to apply to us by mid-November the latest in order to be in time for the intakes for the upcoming academic year. 
Applicants who pass the online interview are allowed to proceed to the second step of the application process.

2. The second step in the application process will go through the admissions office. Applicants will contact the admissions office, which will further guide them through the application process.

For more questions regarding the application procedure, contact the ✉ admissions office.