Faculty of International Studies｜Hiroshima City University

Hiroshima City University

Faculty of International Studies

Our goal is to educate people who desire truly international society through many flexible approaches.

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Faculty of International Studies

　Department of International Studies

　・International Politics and Peace Program
　・Public Policy and NPO program
　・Multicultural Studies Program
　・Language and Communication Program
　・International Business Program

Admission Policy

An interdisciplinary approach is required to address the complex challenges facing us today both locally and internationally. In the Faculty of International Studies, we aim to provide students with deep knowledge and broad perspectives to help them actively contribute to promoting peace and sustainability at local and international levels. Based on diploma and curriculum policies, applicants to our program should possess the following qualities:

Interest and Desire

– Interest and desire to understand and pursue solutions to current problems affecting local and international communities.
Knowledge and Skills

– Basic knowledge and skills necessary to study specialized fields in the Faculty.

– Basic knowledge and language ability, including foreign languages.
Power of Critical Thinking, Judgment, and Expression

– Critical thinking to form opinions based on facts about social issues.

– Ability to express ideas in Japanese and foreign languages.
Independence and Cooperation

– Eagerness to pursue learning with enthusiasm, including study abroad and various activities at the university.

– Ability to collaborate with people of diverse opinions and backgrounds in order to solve challenges facing local and international communities.

Educational Concept

To accommodate students’ individual interests and needs, the Faculty prioritizes the following concepts:

Interdisciplinary Education

While students have the opportunity to focus on a specialized field of study, they are also encouraged to study from an interdisciplinary curriculum.
Five Study Programs

The Faculty offers five complementary programs which allow students to graduate possessing a broad knowledge.
Small Class Seminars

Students attend small class seminars which allow for meaningful exchanges of opinions and ideas between students and faculty.

Support System

The Faculty assists students with academic and non-academic issues. In addition, they are involved in student organizations and extracurricular groups.

For syllabi of courses taught in languages other than Japanese and information regarding the Japanese language program, please check the following page

Possible qualifications

●1st grade teaching license for Junior high school / high school (English)
●Curator license (Galleries and Museums)

Faculty members　

Position	Name	Primary Subject	Research Field
Professor	AOKI, Nobuyuki	Art of Communication Subject Pedagogy B (English)	English Language Education
Professor	INOUE, Yasuhiro	Mass Media Media Literacy HIROSHIMA and PEACE	Mass Media International Communication
Professor	URABE, Masashi	Education	Education
Professor	WOHR, Ulrike	Gender Studies Japanese Studies German	Japanese Studies Gender Studies
Professor	OTA, Ikuko	International Law International Human Rights	International Law International Human Rights
Professor	OBA, Chieko	Studies of Nation-States	History of International Relations East-European Area Studies
Professor	CARSON, Luke	English Communication	Cross-cultural Studies
Professor	KANAYA, Nobuko	Nonprofit Organizations	Nonprofit Organizations Public Policy
Professor (Dean)	KIM, Yeongho	History of International Relations (Korea)	Politics Contemporary Korean Studies
Professor	GORMAN, Michael	American Culture Studies English and American Lilterature	American Literature and American Studies
Professor	TAKAHASHI, Hiromasa	Economic Policy	Theoretical Economics
Professor	TAGAWA, Gen	Comparative Culture	Anthropology
Professor	TERADA, Hideko	Public Finance	Local Public Finance Transport Economics
Professor	FUKUMOTO, Masayuki	Educational Administration and Management Teaching Profession	Educational Administration and Management
Professor	YAMAGUCHI, Mitsuaki	Psychology for Health	Psychology for Health
Professor	YUASA, Masae	Sociology of Global Communities	Sociology
Professor	YOKOYAMA, Tomoyuki	Translation Studies	Translation Studies Language Education
Professor	YOSHIDA, Haruhiko	International Cooperation	International Relations
Professor (Director of the Language Center)	LEE,Jaeho	International Management	International Management Supply Chain Management
Professor	WATANABE, Tomoe	CALL Intensive English Interpretation Studies	English Language Education
Associate Professor	ARIF,Nurhaizal,Azam	Multinational Enterprises International Business	Multinational Enterprises International Business Diversity Management
Associate Professor	IIJIMA, Noriko	History of International Relations Chinese Culture	Modern Chinese History Theory of Overseas Chinese
Associate Professor	ISHITANI, Haruhiro	Aesthetic	Art History Visual Culture Memory Studies
Associate Professor	ITAYA, Taisei	Development Politics	Southeast Asian Studies Development Politics
Associate Professor	IDEYOSHI, Masayoshi	Accounting	Accounting International Accounting
Associate Professor	IMAE, Hidekazu	Psychology	Clinical Psychology
Associate Professor	UEO,Masamichi	Philosophy of Coexistence History of Sociocultural Thought	Philosophy,Psychoanalysis,History of Psychiatry
Professor	OBA, Shizue	French Literature and Culture	French Literature and Civilization
Associate Professor	KITA, Tsutomu	Public Sector Accounting Financial Management	Financial Management Public Sector Accounting
Associate Professor	JOICHI, Mariko	History of Fine Arts	History of Fine Arts
Associate Professor	SAITO, Shohei	History of International Relations (Russia) Russian Studies	Russian Studies
Associate Professor	SHIGETA, Misaki	Japanese Language Education Japanese Linguistics Japanese for International students	Japanese Language Education
Associate Professor	TAKAKU, Kenya	International Finance Macroeconomics	International Finance International Macroeconomics
Associate Professor	TAKEDA, Yu	History of International Relations Japanese Politics	Diplomatic history of Japan
Associate Professor	TANAMI,Aoe	Ethnicity Arab Studies	Middle Eastern Studies Palestinian Cultural Studies
Associate Professor	TERAI, Risa	International Business Law International Commerce	Priavate International Law International Business Law Internatinal Company Law
Associate Professor	FURUZAWA, Yoshiaki	Conflict Resolution	Conflict Resolution
Associate Professor	MEGURO,Toshio	International Development Studies Global Environment African Sutudies	Environmental Sociology African Area Sutudies
Associate Professor	MORITA,Mitsuhiro	Applied Linguistics Ⅰ Applied Linguistics Ⅱ	Applied Linguistics
Associate Professor	YAMANE, Fumihiro	Microeconomics	Microeconomics
Associate Professor	YAMAGUCHI, Eri	History of Japanese Culture Japanese Studies	Japanese Cultural History
Associate Professor	YOSHIE, Takafumi	Spanish	Cultural Anthropology
Associate Professor	LI, Ling	Marketing	Marketing
Lecturer	CHO,Fumitaka	History of International Relations(America)	History of International Relations
Lecturer	HADANO, Takamitsu	International Security International Relations Theory	International Security International Relations Theory
Lecturer	HARA, Masaki	British Culture English Literature and Culture Introduction to English and American Literature	English Literature
Lecturer	FUJIWARA, Yubi	Contrastive Linguistics	Linguistics (Comparison of Chinese and Janpanese)
Lecturer	YAMASAKI, Masao	Human Resource Management Organization Theory	Human Resource Management Organization Theory
Lecturer	YAMAHIRA, Yoshimi	Sport and Development	Development through Sport International Development and Peace through Sport Pedagogy of Physical Education

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