[As of March 2025]
If you are a new student in the School of Art and are interested in the visual design field, information/product design field, environmental design field, or architectural design field, if you are planning to purchase a computer, we recommend the model below.
[Recommended model]
MacBook Air 13-inch (M3 or M4 chip) SSD storage 512GB or more
・We recommend SSD storage of 1TB or more, especially if you are interested in video editing.
-Student discounts and campaigns may be applied when purchasing a Mac. When purchasing, we recommend searching for keywords such as "Mac student discount" and purchasing from Apple's official website.
・The student discount program "Apple On Campus", which was a partnership between educational institutions and Apple, ended in 2023. From now on, please complete the procedures yourself.
[Software information]
・Microsoft Office
The University of Tsukuba has a blanket contract with Microsoft, so no purchase is necessary.
Students can use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. for free.
・Adobe Creative Cloud Complete Plan [Student]
We plan to distribute licenses free of charge to new students in the School of Art.We will contact you for details after enrollment.