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Business Administration Major 
 
-Faculty of Business Administration
Students take a combination of diversified courses including marketing, accounting, finance, management strategy, and other professional subjects. This major cultivates self-initiative in students and enables them to design their lives and careers based upon the material they study over four years. Courses are grouped into Modules, which allow students to work towards their individual goals and study more effectively. Elective courses are also grouped into modules with themes such as Employees and Organizations, Environmental Management, Finance, and Asian Business.
 
- Hospitality Major
In this major, courses are specialized for the education of professional service employees in the hotel, restaurant, travel, and tourism industries. From the first year, each student belongs to a small class or seminar to study hospitality subjects in parallel with management and administration curricula. From the second year on, each student further advances the individual focus of their study through seminars, training, and internships. In the fourth year, students gain practical education applicable to real-world employment to finish out the unique four-year hospitality course track.

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Faculty of Economics 
The Department of Economics offers four different disciplines in which students gain practical and theoretical knowledge in the field. Based upon basic theories of micro- and macro- economics, the Political Science Course allows students to study realistic and complex economic issues and generate practical problem-solution methodologies. The Economic Information Analysis Course enables students to learn the basis of economic theory. To further enhance their skills, students in this course will study information processing and statistics related classes. In the Urban Economic Community Course, students research the problems related to urban and community living. They will analyze the problems from the economical viewpoint and generate solutions for the betterment of society. Finally, the Asian International Course offers practical study opportunities in the Asian field, an area which is developing economically, socially, and culturally.

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Faculty of Law
Law, or the pursuit of justice, plays a more crucial role than ever as international boundaries lose their significance and societies grow more complex. The Faculty of Law designed a curriculum to meet the challenges of this new age by fostering a broad-based understanding of legal issues.
The Faculty of Law not only trains students about legal procedures but also educates students who intend to enter a company and need to have a practical knowledge about law. Four different courses have been established within the department. One course track is designed specifically for those students who wish to pursue a career in the legal field. Another course develops students’ knowledge of law as a means to successfully work in a company. Students can take a variety of different classes. All students will have a one-semester long intensive course in their chosen field of study to further develop his/her skills. Throughout the four years of study, the Department of Law educates students in small classes which enable them to gain technical expertise.

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Faculty of International Relations
In today’s society one needs to have not just a local but also an international perspective in problem-solving. This is especially evident from an economic standpoint as products and services are rapidly exchanged across borders. To live in this age, it is important to know about one’s own country and to understand world issues simultaneously.
The aim of the International Relations major is to have students study Japanese and world issues extensively and to produce academic research that focuses on international relations, particularly among Asian countries. The curriculum requires study from wide range of disciplines, such as Politics, Law, Economics, Society, Culture, International Cooperation and Exchange. Students majoring in International Relations are required to participate in a five-month study abroad program either in America (AUAP) or in China (Asia Yume College). In these programs, students can improve foreign language competencies and foster international relations skills in a practical manner. Also, students can deepen their knowledge by studying in a major related seminar with a small number of students.

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Junior College
As technology rapidly develops, companies require expertise in information systems as well as practical business knowledge. To meet the needs of today’s business world, Asia University Junior College offers three model courses of Business and Marketing, Accounting, and Business Information. Through its two year seminar-centered course structure with interrelated coursework in the three fields, the Junior College seeks to provide students with the skill set necessary to function successfully in a company. In addition the Junior College provides advice and support for career seeking students and for students intending to transfer into a 4-year university.

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The graduate schools are dedicated to developing researchers and professional experts. A two-year master's course and a three-year doctor's course are offered by each of the graduate schools, where international students are well represented.

Graduate School of Asian and International Business Strategy
It is said that the 21st century is the Asian century, and the recent economic growth of Asian countries, especially that of China, is astonishing. The recent buyout of the personal computer business of a large American firm by a Chinese company is one demonstration of the present state of Chinese economic power. As business is growing more and more international, “global business” for Japan with respect to Asian countries, especially China, is gaining ever more importance. Given today’s needs, the Graduate School of Asian and International Business Strategy will produce specialists that have a truly global view and are familiar with business in Asian countries, especially in China. Students will gain a deep understanding of regional characteristics of Asian countries, learn professional knowledge and skills to use when creating management strategies, as well as cultivate management capabilities for wider-reaching issues such as the environment, industry, and technology. 

Graduate School of Economics
There are eight fields of specialization: economic theory and econometrics, economic history, economic policy, fiscal science, financial theory, labor economics, international economics, and international relations. The school's priority is establishing a systematic program of economic research that meets the needs of today's fast-paced internationalization. 

Graduate School of Law
The focus is on developing strategies to keep up with legal research and internationalization. Public, civil, and criminal law are among the fields covered. Practical legal knowledge is emphasized; prominent scholars from overseas universities and institutes are invited to lectures and study meetings, enabling students to benefit from the latest research. Graduates of the program have made their mark in academia, business, and public service fields.
 

The Institute for Asian Studies aims to integrate Asia. Its research activities include culture, language, religion, politics, economics, and law. Research is conducted by full-time teaching staff, visiting professors and research students on both an individual and a collaborative basis. The institute's activities consist of organizing research projects and conducting fieldwork in Japan and overseas. Open seminars on the latest issues concerning Asia are also held. In addition, the institute publishes a variety of periodicals containing research papers and transcripts of lectures.  

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CELE is dedicated to the research and teaching of the English Language. Is has played a key role on developing Asia University's English Curriculum. Among the Center 's activities are the following: teaching the Freshman English Program, a four-skills integrated course taught by native speakers of English trained in the teaching of English as a foreign language or a related field; preparing students who will participate in the Asia University America Program, Asia University's unique study abroad program; providing English language education support for international students; conducting research related to the teaching of English; and publishing the CELE Journal.

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