four years of learning
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4 years of study
1
annual
Acquire basic knowledge and identify your own expertise
In addition to acquiring study skills through seminar courses for first-year students, students will also study general and introductory courses on international relations. In the fall semester, students will select their course and decide which [Preliminary to Specialized Seminar] they will belong to.
Main classes
Main classes
- Orientation Seminar
- basic seminar
- International English I・II
- English for International Studies Ⅰ
- Academic Writing I
- Academic Reading I
- Introduction to International Economics
- Introduction to Business Administration
- Introduction to International Politics
- Introduction to Japan-U.S. Relations
- Introduction to international cooperation
- Introduction to cultural anthropology for development, etc.

2
annual
Step up with specialized subjects and study abroad
Students will further develop their expertise through a variety of specialized courses related to international relations and the "Preliminary to Specialized Seminar." In addition, they will put the language skills they have acquired in the "Expert English Courses" into practice through long-term and short-term study abroad programs in the United States and Asia in the fall semester.
Main classes
Main classes
- Preliminary to Specialized Seminar
- international economics
- International business theory
- international security theory
- American Politics and Diplomacy
- international human rights law
- International cooperation and economic development
- development and society
- English for International Studies II
- Presentation of Global Studies Ⅰ
- Academic Writing II
- Academic Reading II, etc.

3-4
annual
Develop further expertise and write Bachelor’s Thesis
Acquire knowledge in all-English courses and specialized courses with a higher degree of expertise. Belonging to [Specialized Seminar] and [Comprehensive Seminar], students will put the finishing touches on their studies in preparation for writing Bachelor’s Thesis in the fourth year.
Main class
Main class
- Specialized Seminar I・II
- Comprehensive Seminar Ⅰ・Ⅱ
- International marketing theory
- Global Innovation Theory
- International journalism theory
- Dispute Resolution and International Law
- Development project management
- International NGO Theory
- international internship
- Global Issues Ⅰ・Ⅱ
- International Business Communication Ⅰ・Ⅱ
- English Seminar I/II, etc.

Curriculum
Faculty of International Relations Department of International Relations 2024 Enrollment Curriculum
<Updated January 11, 2025>
Department of International Relations