About
Organization
The Graduate School of Global Studies has about seventy faculty members, and almost two hundred students encompassing three dozen nationalities. It is composed of four programs, two of them English-taught. Each program has its own focus, as well as admissions, curriculums, and degrees.
The Graduate Program in International Relations offers multi-faceted and comprehensive education on aspects of international relations and functions of the international system. The Graduate Program in Area Studies focuses on the various aspects of societies and histories in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. The Graduate Program in Global Studies (English-taught) encourages comparative, glocal, and transnational studies that emphasize Japan and East Asia, and their links to other parts of the world. The Graduate Program in International Cooperation Studies (English and Japanese-taught), from 2021, will train mid-career professionals for work in international economic and social development.
- Graduate Program in International Relations
- Graduate Program in Area Studies
- Graduate Program in Global Studies
- Graduate Program in International Cooperation Studies
The Graduate School in Global Studies draws on resources throughout Sophia University. It cross-lists courses from the Graduate School on Environmental Studies, the Department of Education, and other relevant areas. Research and teaching are supported by specialized institutes: Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies; Iberoamerican Institute; Institute of Comparative Culture; Institute of Global Concern; Asia Center for Research and Human Development, Center for Islamic Studies, Institute of International Relations; Institute of American and Canadian Studies; and the European Institute.