The Faculty of Letters has a history that stretches back more than 120 years. Its mission is to explore the true nature of human beings and society in ways that are not bounded by specific ages and national borders. With stress on three important skills that human beings require to live better lives—namely, “reading ability,” “writing ability,” and “thinking ability”—It develops the human resources that will blaze the way forward in the coming age.

The Faculty of Economics is consistently focused on the “contemporary economics” of the age. Its departments study current Japanese and global economics based on the foundational theories of economics, including macro/micro economics. It explores future visions of Japanese and international society from global and comprehensive perspectives.

The Faculty of Business Administration studies management methods and market environments that can respond to a rapidly changing society, and engages in scientific exploration of the various challenges facing companies. At a time of increasingly globalized corporate activity, the Faculty of Business develops human resources capable of succeeding even as economics and society become more diversified and complex.

More and more, the ability to resolve legal issues and conflicts is coming into demand as our society becomes more globalized and its values diversify. The Department of Business Law cultivates students’ ability to think flexibly for success in a wide variety of fields. It also gives students communicative skills and cultural refinement in addition to legal knowledge.

Students of the Faculty of Sociology consider the issues confronting modern society in a curriculum that simultaneously stresses theory and empirical analysis. By accumulating knowledge through cutting-edge research and conducting fieldwork, students develop the ability to apply multifaceted approaches to actual social phenomena.

Taking a global perspective, the Faculty of Global and Regional Studies focuses on study for the creation of systems and values for the new age. With an approach rooted in the principle “think globally, act locally,” it strives to develop human resources capable of becoming leaders on the international stage.

Students in the Faculty of International Tourism Management gain skills for supporting an increasingly globalized tourism industry and conveying Japanese culture to the world. They also gain the ability to consider carefully the industry’s ideal forms and future. The curriculum develops a deep understanding for Japan’s culture and history and the ability to bring the industry’s aspirations to fruition.

Learning in the Faculty of Information Networking for Innovation and Design is oriented toward linking people, systems, organizations, and fields using information and communication technology (ICT) and producing heretofore nonexistent businesses. Students strive to create new products and values as they gain programming skills for quickly translating ideas into form.

Here you can become a professional who contributes to realizing and developing a society where all people are treated with dignity and can live in good health. You will cultivate the ability to comprehend diverse and complex issues in modern society from many perspectives, and collaborate with deep understanding of various specialized domains, in order to acquire knowledge and practical skills that enable you to shape the society of the future.

Philosophy, science, and passion are all essential to creating human value through sports. You will help improve people's quality of life (QOL) through sports, and solve social issues caused by the declining birthrate, aging population, and globalization. Here you will study cutting-edge, expert knowledge and skills related to health, sports, food, and nutrition, and create new potential in these fields.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering fuses engineering, which is people-centered technology, and science, which is based on the laws of nature. In collaboration with industrial circles, it aims to cultivate the human resources that will take the lead in developing the manufacturing technologies needed by future generations. It also seeks to produce researchers and engineers who possess a well-developed sense of human compassion and philosophy.

The Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts develops the “first-rate creators and users of information” that will lead the knowledge- and information-based society. Students gain a broad perspective on the ways in which information and communication technology (ICT) can be utilized as well as concepts and skills for the precise gathering, compilation, and expression of information in various fields.

Students in the Faculty of Life Sciences develop a bird’s-eye perspective and in-depth expertise in various life science fields based on a philosophy and ethics that contemplate the nature of life. They deepen their studies at the Asaka Campus, which provides an environment for intra-campus collaboration in the fields of life and health. The faculty nurtures human resources that will help solve social and global issues—such as medical care, food supply, and environmental problems—and make sustainability in our world a reality.

Based at the new Asaka Campus, the Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences’ mission is to comprehensively explore “food and nutritional sciences” covering all food-related fields. Students acquire practical skills applicable in the real world by studying food safety and security, information and administrative mechanisms related to food and nutrition, and the relationship between function and nutrition. The faculty aims to produce human resources capable of applying specialized knowledge to solve various food and nutrition-related problems and thereby help bring about a sustainable society.