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Hiroshima City University

Graduate School of International Studies

Graduate School of International Studies: Master Degree Program

Graduate School of International Studies
Faculty of International Studies (Master Degree Program)
Faculty of International Studies (Doctoral Degree Program)

The Graduate School places an emphasis on international, interdisciplinary, and practical research.

Master Degree Program
Introduction

In this phase of rapid internationalization, the need arises for educated and caring individuals to participate in an informed dialogue with members of the global community. The faculty is oriented towards preparing students to become leaders, scholars, and teachers as well as skilled researchers. Students involved in the program are encouraged to address the issues facing society and to work towards solutions.

Special Features

  1. 1.The faculty provides students with courses that are flexible and interdisciplinary. These courses offer students a base through which they can respond to global issues affecting our diverse, international society.
  2. 2.Emphasis is placed on international, interdisciplinary, and practical research.
  3. 3.The faculty offers graduate programs leading to either a “Master’s of Arts” or a “Master’s of International Studies.”
  4. 4.The faculty has introduced a semester system to accommodate students who work full time, returnees who have been studying abroad, and international students.
  5. 5.For potential students who work full time, the faculty offers both day and evening lectures. All students wishing to enroll in the program are required to take an entrance exam.

Program Overview

The program is based primarily on history, theory, and international policy. Under this rubric, the faculty has introduced five main programs: International Relations, Public Policy, Business Management, Socio-Cultural Studies and Linguistics. There are also two additional programs which branch off from the five main programs: Peace Studies and Area Studies.
The aim of the program is to broaden one’s knowledge of this interdisciplinary field. In addition, the faculty will help students pursue future opportunities. Students are encouraged to research current issues facing the international community by addressing them in terms of politics, law, economics, business management, cultures, and languages.

1. International Relations

This program offers a number of in depth courses about the relationships between nations, peoples, international organizations, citizens, and NPOs. Through this course of study, students will gain a rigorous understanding of global power dynamics and broaden their academic research.

2. Public Policy

This program offers expertise in policy-related matters in the public and private sectors, businesses and not-for-profit organizations. The program is relevant to a wide variety of fields, including economics, law, education, environment, media, and sports, and aims to prepare students for careers in these areas of interest.

3. Business Management

This program offers students a solid foundation, both theoretical and practical, in the structures, functions, and objectives of business enterprise. The goal of the program is to give students the support and leadership skills they require to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of international business.

4. Socio-Cultural Studies

Society is based on the ongoing interactions between cultures and individuals, which have occurred throughout history. The process of these interactions is based on a symbolic system of interpretation from which concrete actions are taken. Through investigating the use of how symbols are used, we can see how the rules of society are created and re-created every day through these interactions. Students will conduct basic and advanced research of social and cultural phenomena through critical thinking and practical field studies.

5. Language and Cultural Studies

This program provides various language-related courses: Language and Society, Foreign Language Teaching, Language Policy, Comparative Linguistics, English Literature, Irish Literature, French Literature, Cross-cultural Understanding, Interpretation, and Translation. This program offers opportunities for students to examine the ways in which language, culture and society intersect, and enable them to become well-rounded scholars and teachers.

Area Studies

This program is an interdisciplinary field of research pertaining to specific geographical, national or cultural regions examined through a cross-sectional perspective. Working in conjunction with the five main programs, students have the opportunity to obtain an in-depth understanding of international society.

Peace Studies

This is an interdisciplinary program which allows students to critically approach and address issues of war, conflicts and nuclear weapons, as well as how peace is affected by the actions of society, economics, politics, and the individual. Students are encouraged to develop and expand their own understanding of peace.

Faculty members

●International Relations
Position Name Subject Research Field
Professor KIM,Yeongho Northeast Asian Politics Politics
Contemporary Korean
Studies
Professor OBA,Chieko History of International
Relations in Europe
History of International
Relations
Professor YOSHIDA,Haruhiko International Cooperation International Relations
Associate Professor FURUZAWA,Yoshiaki Conflict Resolution
Peacebuilding
Conflict Resolution
Peacebuilding
Associate Professor IIJIMA,Noriko History of International
Relations in China
Modern Chinese
History
Theory of Overseas Chinese
Associate Professor ITAYA,Taisei Southeast Asian Politics Southeast Asian Studies
Associate Professor SAITO,Shohei History of International
Relations in Russia
Russian Studies
Associate Professor TAKEDA,Yu Diplomatic History of Japan Diplomatic History of Japan
Lecturer HADANO,Takamitsu International Political Theory
Theories of International Security
International Political Theory
Theories of International Security
●Public Policy
Position Name Subject Research Field
Professor KANAYA,Nobuko Nonprofit Organizations
Social Policy
Nonprofit Organizations
Public Policy
Social Welfare Policy
Professor INOUE,Yasuhiro Information and Media Mass Media
International Communication
Professor OTA,Ikuko International Law International Law and Human Rights
Professor TAKAHASHI,Hiromasa Economic Policy Theoretical Economics
Professor TERADA,Hideko Urban Economics Transport Economics
Local Public Finance
Professor FUKUMOTO,Masayuki Educational Administration and
Management
Educational Administration and
Management
Professor YAMAGUCHI,Mitsuaki Psychology for Health Health Psychology
Professor URABE,Masashi Comparative and International Education
Education for Sustainable Development
Comparative and International Education
Associate Professor YAMANE,Fumihiro Environmental Economics Environmental Economics
Econometrics and Risk Perception
Associate Professor MEGURO,Toshio International Development
Develpment Sociology
/Anthropology
Environmental Sociology
African Area Studies
Lecturer YAMAHIRA,Yoshimi International Development and
Peace through Sport
Development through Sport
International Development and Peace through Sport
Pedagogy of Physical Education
●Business Management
Position Name Subject Research Field
Professor LEE,Jaeho International Management International Management
Supply Chain Management
Associate Professor ARIF,Nurhaizal,Azam Multinational Enterprises Multinational Enterprises
International Business
Associate Professor IDEYOSHI,Masayoshi Accounting Accounting
International Accounting
Associate Professor KITA,Tsutomu Public Sector Accounting Financial Management
Public Sector Accounting
Associate Professor TAKAKU,Kenya International Finance International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Associate Professor LI,Ling Marketing International Marketing
Global Brand Studies
Associate Professor TERAI,Risa International Commerce Private International Law
International Business Law
Internatinal Company Law
Lecturer YAMASAKI,Masao Human Resource Management
Organization Management
Human Resource Management
Organization Management
●Socio-Cultural Studies
Position Name Subject Research Field
Professor TAGAWA,Gen African Society
African Culture

Cultural Anthropology

Professor WOHR,Ulrike Gender Studies Gender History of Modern Japan
Professor YUASA,Masae Sociology Sociology
Associate Professor TANAMI,Aoe Islamic Society in the Middle East Middle Eastern Studies
Arab Society and Culture
Associate Professor YAMAGUCHI,Eri Japanese Culture History Ancient Japanese History
Global Japanese Studies
Associate Professor YOSHIE,Takafumi Latin American Culture Anthropology
Associate Professor UEO,Masamichi Contemporary Philosophy Philosophy
●Language and Cultural Studies
Position Name Subject Research Field
Professor AOKI, Nobuyuki English Language Education English Language Education
Professor OBA, Shizue French Studies and Culture French Studies, Area and Cultural Studies
Professor WATANABE, Tomoe Interpretation Studies English Language Education
Professor YOKOYAMA, Tomoyuki Translation Studies Translation Studies
Language Education
Professor GORMAN, Michael American Literature and Culture American Literature and American Studies
Professor CARSON,Luke Cross-cultural Psychology and Communication TESL/TEFL
Cross-cultural Communication
Associate Professor SHIGETA, Misaki Japanese Education Japanese Language Education:
Japanese for Specific Purposes
Associate Professor MORITA,Mitsuhiro Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics
associate Professor FUJIWARA, Yubi Contrastive Linguistics Contrastive Linguistics(Comparison of Chinese and Japanese)
Lecturer HARA, Masaki English Literature and Culture English Literature

Graduate Admissions

●Please download admissions and the prescribed forms from the following link.

 You must print these forms in A4-sized and white-colored paper.


○2024 First Semester Admissions
 for Applicable International Students Living Abroad
   Master Course
    Master Admission > (PDF)[446KB]PDF
    Application Form > (PDF)[400KB]PDF
    Curriculum Vitae  > (PDF)[226KB]PDF
    Examination Admission Card & Photograph Card > (PDF)[297KB]PDF
    Letter of Recommendation > (PDF)[46KB]PDF (Word)[37KB]
  

○2024 First Semester Admissions
 for Institutions with International Academic Exchange Agreement Recommendation-Based Examination
   Master Course
    Master Admission > (PDF)[370KB]PDF
    Application Form > (PDF)[414KB]PDF
    Curriculum Vitae  > (PDF)[228KB]PDF
    Letter of Recommendation > (PDF)[318KB])PDF (Word)[38KB]


●The following PDFs are shown for reference only.

○2023 Second Semester Admissions
 ・Entrance Examination for Applicable International Students Living Abroad
   Master Course
    Master Admission > (PDF)[119KB]PDF

 ・Entrance Examination for Institutions with International Academic Exchange Agreement Recommendation-Based Examination
   Master Course
    Master Admission > (PDF)[84KB]PDF


    

Contact

Admissions Office
Hiroshima City University
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Phone: +81-(0)82-830-1503
E-mail: nyushi&m.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp

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