Academic Information

AIU offers 6-credit, core Japanese courses from beginner to advanced levels, so you can earn a total of 18 credits (36 ECTS) of core Japanese in a single year, including the Winter Program. You can also take additional skill-specific courses, as well! Our small sizes, internationally experienced professors, and extracurricular activities will give you many opportunities to practice and improve your Japanese skills.

AIU’s diverse range of Japan Studies courses offer scholarly and experiential perspectives on Japanese culture, society, and sensibilities from a variety of academic disciplines. Get the most out of your time in Japan by immersing yourself in the local culture and participating in community outreach activities, traditional festivals and AIU student clubs to put your studies into practice.

AIU’s Global Business program provides students a firm grounding in economic theory as well as practical education in in-demand skills, such as marketing, leadership, and business data analysis. AIU offers students the opportunity to develop their business strategy skills in an interactive environment that will enable them to compete in today’s market, respond to changes in the market, and lead, no matter what challenges the future may hold.

The Global Studies Program is composed of three Clusters (academic fields): Global Society, Political Science and International Relations, and Sustainability Studies. Through interactive lessons with Japanese and exchange students from around the world as well as our diverse faculty, you will have access to a wealth of international perspectives as you and your classmates work together to deepen your knowledge of global issues.

In our complex global society, where information spreads globally in an instant, we need to understand how digital technologies and innovations such as AI are changing us, and how we can live meaningful lives in a world that is in constant flux. In the Global Connectivity Program, students explore both the humanities-culture, literature, and philosophy- to find meaning and values in our lives, and technology, such as computation and AI, which are the foundation of our modern society. Students identify and explore connections between the humanities and technology and develop a holistic appreciation of their connectedness, allowing them to serve as effective bridges between these two domains in future society.