The Global Studies major has accepted students from more than 30 countries and regions so far since its establishment of 2011. Home countries and regions of the GS students are located worldwide, including Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, South America and Africa. The student body consists of 50% of Japanese students and 50% of international students. A relatively small class setting, with students from all over the world, makes an ideal environment for International Relations study.We have faculty members from more than 10 countries and regions of Asia, North America and Europe, as well.

No Japanese language ability is required for admission.

Students design their own learning program based on their personal academic interests and future career goals with friendly and supportive staff and faculty members. RU encourages self-motivated active learning from all students.

The DUDP is an innovative program in which students can obtain Bachelor’s degrees from two academic institutions in as little as four years by spending two years at RU and two years at a partner university in the United States. Currently, RU has DUDP agreements with American University (Washington D.C.) and Suffolk University (Boston). RU also offers a wide range of other study abroad programs at partner universities across the world.

• Opportunities

International students will take 6 classes of Japanese per week in the first year, helping them achieve the language skills needed for everyday life in Japan.

*For those with JLPT N1 or native Japanese language ability, 7 other languages are available (French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, German, Korean and Arabic).