Educational and research objectives and three policies
Educational and research objectives and three policies
We would like to introduce the educational and research objectives and three policies of Graduate School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School.
Educational and research objectives
Department of International Communication aims to equip students with the theories and applied skills on language, culture, and communication necessary to understand various international phenomena.
Three Policies of the Master's Program
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Diploma Policy (Policy for Completion Certification and Awarding of Degrees)
■ Knowledge and skills
Possess advanced specialized knowledge in the field of international communication and excellent language skills necessary to conduct specialized research on issues arising in the international community.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Students will have the ability to acquire the academic thinking and methods necessary to conduct specialized research on various issues facing international society from the perspective of international communication, to correctly understand them from an academic standpoint, to consider them logically and critically, to analyze them accurately, and to propose and implement solutions to those issues.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
Have the motivation, interest, and attitude to apply advanced academic knowledge in the field of international communication to solve various problems in the international community. -
Curriculum Policy (Policy for creating and implementing educational courses)
Department of International Communication has developed an educational curriculum to ensure that students have acquired the following academic abilities by the time they complete the course.
Department of International Communication aims to equip students with the ability to theoretically and empirically approach the elucidation of various phenomena in the international community from the three perspectives of "language," "culture (regional culture and comparative culture)," and "communication," and provides an educational program in which students can learn the main theories and research methods in these three areas.
The program consists of basic subjects (Group A) that cover the main areas of international communication common to the three perspectives, and specialized subjects (Group B) that specialize in themes in each area. In addition, by offering subjects from other graduate schools and Department of International Politics and Department of International Economics (Group C), it is possible to consider phenomena while organically integrating macro, mezzo, and micro perspectives. In addition, specialized seminar subjects are also offered to develop the ability to write academic papers and to conduct specialized research on specific themes. By taking the required subjects, students can obtain the qualification of a professional social researcher certified by the Japan Association for Social Research upon completion of the program.
For "language," we offer basic and specialized subjects to learn about the functions and structure of language and how to use it. For "culture," which is closely related to language, we offer basic and specialized subjects to learn about various regional and comparative cultural studies in Europe, Asia, America, and other regions. Furthermore, for "communication," we offer subjects to learn theories in areas such as international communication, intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, and multicultural coexistence, as well as subjects to systematically learn the research methods required to conduct empirical research.
In specialized subjects, many foreign language documents are used as teaching materials and as prior research when writing papers, and students develop the language skills necessary to acquire specialized knowledge in international communication. -
Admission Policy
■ Knowledge and skills
Possess the university-graduation level knowledge and language skills necessary to understand, consider, and analyze the trends and state of international society from the perspective of international communication.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Possess the ability to think, judge, and express oneself independently based on university-graduation level knowledge and language skills.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
-I am interested in the state of international society, particularly from the perspective of international communication.
-Aspires to conduct specialized academic research on international communication.
-Working adults with work experience are those who aim to improve their skills by academically examining their own work experience and who have the abilities required to conduct specialized academic research at graduate school.
Three Policies for the Doctoral Program
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Diploma Policy (Policy for Completion Certification and Awarding of Degrees)
■ Knowledge and skills
Possesses the highly specialized knowledge necessary to write a doctoral dissertation on a specific topic in international communication.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Students will be able to write a doctoral dissertation on a specific topic in international communication, acquire the academic thinking and methods necessary for the dissertation to be recognized by the prescribed examination process as making a new academic contribution in terms of theory, analytical methods, empirical evidence, etc., and have the ability to tackle issues in international communication as an independent researcher or expert and generate new academic knowledge.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
Have the motivation, interest, and attitude to generate new academic knowledge in the field of international communication in order to solve various problems in the international community. -
Curriculum Policy (Policy for creating and implementing educational courses)
Department of International Communication aims to develop individuals who fit this ideal image, and has established an educational curriculum that enables students to write doctoral dissertations and pass the required examinations.
We provide a system in which students can select an individual topic important to understanding contemporary international communication and conduct highly specialized research under the guidance of a supervisor and faculty members in related fields.
In the process of writing a doctoral dissertation, we will provide coursework to help students gain in-depth specialized knowledge and specialized seminar subjects that will provide research advice to improve students' ability to conduct original research.
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Admission Policy
■ Knowledge and skills
Possess the theoretical research ability, language proficiency, and broad-ranging specialized knowledge required for conducting advanced, specialized academic research on international communication at the level of a master's degree at graduate school.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Possess the ability to think, judge and express logically based on theoretical research ability, language ability and wide-ranging specialized knowledge at the level of a master's degree graduate.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
-I am interested in the state of international society, particularly from the perspective of international communication.
- Be prepared to seriously engage in specialized academic research into international communication.
