Tsukuba Gakuin University
Economics and Informatics Department

Faculty of Business Design and Informatics

Surrounded by a green environment, Tsukuba Gakuin University is located in the center of Tsukuba Science City--which is at the forefront of Japanese science and technology--and is 45 minutes from Tokyo on the Tsukuba Express.

In order to cultivate independent human resources equipped with knowledge, morality, and skills ̶ which were the philosophy of the founder of Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University, Mrs. Sumi Oe ̶ our education fosters the willingness to contribute to society by acquiring the management and IT skills needed for the globalization of the future.

There are four courses in the business and informatics department ̶ Business Management, Global Communications, Media Design, and Information Design ̶ and beyond the walls of these four courses, you can freely choose from among 150 other specialized foundation courses in order to acquire a broad range of knowledge and education.

There are special international courses for international students to learn the Japanese language, and there are courses for international students in the university departments as well.

I: Course Introduction

Business Management Course

Learning examples of successful experiences in management

Studying real business management ̶ including leading edge business, examples of successful experiences in management, and the like ̶ from management case studies in domestic and foreign companies as well as local governments.

Learning how to achieve customer satisfaction

You need to understand customer needs and respond rapidly in order to achieve customer satisfaction. Students learn concrete measures according to the service needs and the industry in the real world.

Creating business innovation

Identify the factors of business success and pursuing the potential for expanding business from case studies, as well as considering the direction for creating and commercializing new business innovation.

Graduate career paths

Banks, securities industry, venture companies, management consultants, e-business, business relations, media relations

Global Communications Course

Learning multiculturalism with a broad perspective as a global citizen

Grasping society on a global scale, including companies and countries, protecting the environment and culture, this is an era of striving for a sustainable society. Let's cultivate the sense of a new era.

Improving English communication skills
Using the spirit of hospitality in business
Graduate career paths

Hotels, travel agencies, airlines, tour guides, foreign trading companies, local governments, interpretation

Media Design Course

Acquiring the practical skills of the advertising, printing and editing fields

Gaining a firm grasp on the techniques, fundamental knowledge, theory, and the like that you need in the design business, and acquiring skills that you can immediately apply in the real world.

Systematically learning the production of video content

Learn the planning and design of video content games, character setting and image production, and the like, after learning a variety of techniques for expression.

Producing new era web pages and advancing with the industry

Promote the thinking on the customer side adopting trends, producing the latest web pages that always incorporate new designs and new technologies.

Graduate career paths

Graphic designer, video creation, children's book author, CG creator, production of comic animation, DTP operator, web designer

Informatics Design Course

Learning programming and content production with an eye toward Smartphone and tablet use

Learn practical knowledge and skills, from planning and designing Smartphone apps and e-learning content, to programming.

Learning to produce websites that are easy to use and beautiful from the perspective of the user, as well as robust for business

Deeply learn HTML, CSS and the like aiming at production of web sites for business applicable to all sorts of terminal such as Smartphone, tablet and computer.

Learning to use the cloud and develop systems to respond to the latest business needs

Learning a broad range of methods including methods for using the cloud for "user-friendly" system architecture, streamlined work, and the like, based on needs assessments and analyses.

Graduate career paths

IT-related companies, OA instructor, web programmer, server construction, security engineer, mobile content production, interior/lifestyle coordinator

II: Employment Support

The employment support staff is on call and always available to consult with students. The staff provides help with filling in applications and writing resumes, guidance for interviews, and information on companies.

In the Career Design Course beginning in the freshman year, students develop communication skills, acquire the aptitude for self-analysis, and research companies, local governments, and industries. Consultants provide guidance.

III: Student Life and Support for International Students

In addition to academics, there are a lot of activities such as clubs, circles, overseas training, internships, and the like. Be sure to make the most of your campus life.

Support for international students
The staff members in charge of international students at the International Exchange Center provide consultation on studies, daily life, and career assistance.

There are also systems for second-year and third-year admissions. In addition, "tuition fee exemptions" and "Let's Live in Tsukuba Scholarships”are available for those who move to Tsukuba.

IV: Cooperation with the Community

We conduct educational research as a university cooperating with the local community.

Through the "Make Tsukuba City the Campus" Off Campus Program (OCP) activities, students implement field activities off-campus at companies and local governments in the community, leading to discovering and solving problems in the community. Eight units are required.

In terms of education and research, we are conducting research in cooperation with the community, including: an experimental study with Segways in cooperation with Tsukuba City; tourism business hospitality and airport research; image processing research on famous places in Tsukuba City; Tsukuba Creative Laboratories, and the like.

In addition, for citizens, we offer community college courses, eighty language and culture liberal arts courses, for the intellectual curiosity of citizens, developing their love of learning, and encouraging lifelong education. Students can attend free of charge.

V: Tsukuba Gakuin University International Course

The only Japanese language educational institution in the southern region of the prefecture, the course targets foreigners with intermediate level Japanese proficiency who intend to enter university and work in Japan. In addition to learning about the Japanese language and culture in this intensive one-year course, as research students (in a system of earning units and paying tuition for each subject), students can continue to learn Japanese at their own pace. Students can apply not only from Japan, but they can file directly from overseas as well. In addition, there are incentives for students who wish to enter Tsukuba Gakuin University.

Contact

Tsukuba Gakuin University
〒305-0031 3-1 Aduma, Tsukuba-Shi
TEL:029-858-4811
FAX:029-858-7388