Yotsuya Campus, Tokyo, Japan

QS World University Rankings

801-1000

Degree MA
Study Level Masters
Study Mode On Campus
Course Intensity Full Time
Subject History
Fees(USD) 9300-
Scholarships Yes

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(MA and PhD in Global Studies, and MA in International Cooperation Studies can be conferred through coursework entirely in English). Established in April 2006, the school offers four programs: International Relations, Area Studies, Global Studies and International Cooperation studies. The school applies an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to the study of global issues, such as ethnicity, food supplies, population, environment, immigration, and the advancement of information technology, in order to deepen the understanding and find solutions. The school seeks to train scholars and specialists capable of working effectively in academia, research and other institutions that tackle global issues.

About University

Sophia University (“Jochi Daigaku” in Japanese) was founded in 1913 by the Jesuits, a Catholic order renowned for excellence in education. From the beginning, the university founders stressed an internationally oriented curriculum and rigorous training in foreign languages. Sophia soon established itself as a leading institution for scholarship on foreign languages and literature in Japan. Today Sophia University is a major teaching and research university in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences with 13,800 students and teaching staff of 1,400 members, embracing over 1,500 international students studying on one campus from 85 countries. This approach yields significant benefits for the University’s programs by deepening educational mobility, collaboration, and specialization. Students can study business and economics, science and technology, and environmental studies, all strengths of Japan, in English as well as Japanese studies that Sophia boasts a long tradition. Variety of disciplines are available in English while the main language of instruction is Japanese (please see “undergraduate” and “graduate” for the medium language of instruction).

Sophia University has been selected as one of 37 universities to receive funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for internationalization effort called the "Top Global University Project."

Factbook

For more details, please visit the official website: www.sophia.ac.jp. Up to date pictures of campus are also available on facebook (Sophia University) and instagram (sophiauniversity).