Academic Programs

The educational programs offered at the University are intended not merely to educate students in language studies, but to enable them to become cultured men and women with an international knowledge of world affairs. Students must also demonstrate competence in writing, reading comprehension, and speech through testing or by successfully completing specified course offerings. All students must fulfill core curriculum requirements and the requirements of an authorized major before graduation. Four-year Bachelor's degrees are awarded to undergraduate students. Twoyear Master's and three-year's Doctoral degrees are awarded to students who have successfully completed the required subjects of an authorized graduate program.

In 1951, an Institute for Foreign Studies was established for the purpose of conducting individual and group regular studies in various disciplines, as well as special researches commissioned by Kobe City.

The academic year at the University consists of two semesters, beginning in April and October.

Faculty Organization

Undergraduate:

Department of English Studies Day and Evening Courses
Department of Russian Studies
Department of Chinese Studies
Department of Spanish Studies
Department of International Relations

Graduate

Master's:

Division of English Language Studies
Division of Russian Language Studies
Division of Chinese Language Studies
Division of Spanish Language Studies
Division of International Relations
Division of Japanese and Asian Languages and Culture
Division of English Language Education and Research

Doctoral:

International Cultural Studies (Doctor of Philosophy (Gakujutsu))