Faculty of International Studies

Developing individuals who can comprehend contemporary global society and who will contribute to global peace and human welfare

In order to comprehend the many facets of global society, starting from a thorough understanding of Japanese society, we need to address the world’s various problems in interdisciplinary research in the fields of politics, economics, and culture. In the Faculty of International Studies, we have prepared a curriculum that makes such research possible. Not stopping with research, we nurture individuals who can contribute to global peace and human welfare because they have acquired the ability to solve problems on their own initiative.

The Faculty of International Studies comprises two departments: the Department of International Studies and the Department of Global and Transcultural Studies. In the Department of International Studies, through our seminar-format dialogue-based courses, students learn about various fields (peace research, environmental problems, multicultural society, comparative culture, international/comparative economics, comparative politics, etc.). At the same time, they also acquire both a trans-regional perspective and a deep understanding of specific regions through regional-studies courses.

In the Department of Global and Transcultural Studies, our goal is to develop individuals ready to succeed in international society by having them simultaneously acquire both a high level of multilingual communication ability and knowledge of the politics, economics, and culture of various regions. This being the case, almost all the courses are taught in English.

In both departments, there are overseas fieldwork and internship programs as well as overseas study programs, including a double degree program with San Francisco State University. Through these programs, students are able to actively accumulate international experience.