Stand Up and Create the Future
Cross borders and cultures, deepen understanding of others, view social issues from a global perspective, and seek solutions to create the better world. This sums up the concept of global learning at the College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University. We must see each issue in the world as our shared challenge, not as something limited to one region. The college offers opportunities where students learn from international peers, cultivating their ability to present causes and solutions of various issues in this globalized world.
Academics− English-based Undergraduate Degree Program −Community and Regional Policy Studies Major
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Sustainable Urban Policy Program
This program focuses on urban planning, community safety, housing and policy, disaster mitigation, system analysis, environmental education and nature conservation, and aims to achieve sustainable urban development and solve environmental issues.
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Regional Economy and Development Program
This program focuses on regional development, international trade and finance, development economics, public economics, and economic systems as a framework to develop regional economies.
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Multi-level Governance Program
This program focuses on multi-level governance, international public policy, national and local government cooperation, public administration, and social welfare policy.
Fieldwork
The College of Policy Science focuses on Project/Problem-Based Learning (PBL), aiming to provide students with the ability to develop and implement policies in its four-year program. First-year students gain fundamental skills for PBL such as critical and logical thinking. Second-year students lead a group project involving fieldwork. This experience serves as the basis for their learning and thesis-writing in third and fourth years.
FieldworkAcademic Fiesta
The College of Policy Science offers a unique four-year curriculum of research and presentation. From the first to the fourth year of study, students discover their research theme, conduct research and surveys, present their findings, and write papers and thesis on them, through which they develop their ability to think and solve problems and put policy into practice.
Academic Fiesta
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Achievements
A key feature of the CRPS program is its small-class education. With a limited enrollment of up to 40 students per year, the intimate environment provides detailed guidance by instructors, enabling students to pursue challenging goals such as publishing peer-reviewed papers—a significant hurdle for undergraduate students.
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Career Paths
Spending four years in a small-class academic environment inspires many students to pursue further research after graduation; nearly 40% of graduates have thus far progressed to postgraduate programs both domestically and internationally. Students seeking employment utilize their four years of learning to pursue careers both in Japan and abroad, continuing to thrive globally after graduation.
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News
- 2025.10.14Professor Masato Kamikubo is to appear on a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ)
- 2025.09.24Vy Tran Phuong Cao’s (CRPS fourth-year student) paper was accepted and published in international journal!
- 2025.09.05Duy Trinh Duc’s (CRPS fourth-year student) paper was accepted and published in an international journal!
- 2025.07.31Associate Professor Daniel Saucedo from the College of Policy Science participated as a panelist at an international workshop held at the Italian Pavilion during the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025
MOVIE
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CRPS 10th Anniversary
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What is "CRPS"?
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Alumni's voice
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CRPS_Academic Communication Skills 2019 (Digest Version)
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Students Voice
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