Career-related Information
At Meiji University, the Vocational Guidance Office provides support for students to select career paths and vocations that enable them to utilize their skills.
Specifically, the office provides individual and group employment/career counseling, classes on strategies for written employment examinations and interviews, internship-related services, and various seminars.
The School of Global Japanese Studies aims to provide students with the abilities and skills necessary for employment in the following business fields.
- Mass media-related fields (TV/radio stations; newspapers), publishing-related fields, media industry, Internet-related fields
- With the expansion of internationalization and advancement of the Internet society, the role of the media is more important than ever. The School of Global Japanese Studies aims to produce graduates who have a thorough awareness of Japanese media strategies and the importance of communicating information about Japanese culture in the Internet era.
- Travel/transportation industries (air, rail, shipping), tourism development-related industries, trading company-related fields
- With economic globalization, the number of people and products moving across borders has increased exponentially, and opportunities for intercultural exchange, as well as the scope of international business,are expanding rapidly. The School of Global Japanese Studies aims to produce graduates with excellent language skills and a capacity for understanding their own culture and those of other countries. This will enable them to contribute on a global scale.
- Contents industry, culture and entertainment-related fields, intellectual property-related fields, advertising industry, film industry, computer graphics-related fields
- Interest in Japanese culture around the world is extremely high, and the Japanese contents industry that communicates Japanese culture is also highly competitive internationally. In future, there will be a strong demand for people with the skills to create and manage cultural and entertainment content. The School of Global Japanese Studies aims to produce graduates capable of contributing to fields such as the contents industry, culture/intellectual property industries, and advertising/information.
- Foreign-affiliated companies, international governmental organizations,organizations for international cooperation, trade,and tourism.
- In foreign-affiliated companies, adaptation to different cultures and corporate climates is required. In international organizations,self-awareness as a Japanese national and a global perspective are also required. The School of Global Japanese Studies aims to produce graduates capable of contributing to these fields, and has prepared curricula for the study of English, international humanities, and Japanese.
- Professional qualifications
- The School of Global Japanese Studies enables students to acquire five qualifications: teacher, curator, social education director, librarian, and teacher-librarian. In addition to the Junior and High School Teacher’s License Category 1 English, the School of Global Japanese Studies enables students to acquire the Junior High School Teacher’s License Category 1 Social Studies and the High School Teacher’s License Category 1 Geography, History and Citizenship.
Course Models
The School of Global Japanese Studies has constructed curricula to enable graduates to contribute to whichever field or profession they enter.
Mass media-related fields, publishing-related fields, media industry, Internet-related fields
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Information, ScienceⅠ・Ⅱ, Modern Japanese Literary Arts A・B, International History A・B, Peace Studies, Cultural History of Fashion A・B, Sociology A・B |
Information Science and Image ProcessingⅠ・Ⅱ, Asian History A・B, Japanese Representational Arts A・B, Business Culture in Contemporary Japan A・B, Latin American Studies A・B, Introduction to International Economic Issues, Comparative Culture A・B, Seminar 2A・2B |
Western History A・B, International Exchange Practicum 3, Japanese Linguistics A・B, Animation Culture A・B, Japanese Mass Media A・B, Immigration Policy Studies, Applied Linguistics A・B, Language & Culture A・B, Seminar 3A・3B |
Otaku Culture A・B, Media Contents Industry A・B, Seminar 4A・4B |
Travel/transportation industries, tourism development-related industries, trading company-related fields
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western History A・B, Japanese Social Systems A・B, Global Economic History A・B, International History A・B, Peace Studies, Studies of East Asian Communties A・B, Urbanism and Design A・B |
Asian History A・B, Statistics A・B, Geography A・B, Cultural Studies in Budo (Japanese Martial Arts) A・B, International Education & Study Abroad, French Culture Studies A・B, Japanese-German Comparative Culture A・B, Seminar 2A・2B |
TOEIC A・B, International Exchange Practicum 4・5, Japanese Cultural Traditions A・B, Edo Studies A・B, Urban Transport Systems A・B, Japanese Manufacturing Management A・B, Multicultural Community Building, Immigration Policy Studies, East Asian Arts A, Seminar 3A・3B |
Practical Drama A・B, History of East Asian Cultural Exchange A・B, Otaku Culture A・B, Indian Economy A・B, History of Modern Africa A・B, History of Islam A・B, Seminar 4A・4B |
Contents industry, culture and entertainment-related fields, intellectual property-related fields, advertising industry, and film industry.
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Information ScienceⅠ・Ⅱ, Economics A・B, Sports & Physical Training A・B, Urbanism and Design A・B, Art Business A・B, French Culture Studies A・B, Introduction to International Economic Issues |
Business Administration A・B, Japanese Representational Arts A・B, Manga Culture A・B, Introduction to Mass Communication, Business Culture in Contemporary Japan, Introduction to Visual Culture A・B, Introduction to the History of Film A・B, Seminar 2A・2B |
International Exchange Practicum 4・5、 Animation Culture A・B, Contents Industry A・B, East Asian Arts A・B, Global Japanology, Film Studies A・B, European Urban Customs A・B, Seminar 3A・3B |
History of Technology Transfer in Japan A・B, Intellectual Property Management from a Cultural Perspective A・B , Media Industry A・B, History of Japanese Distribution Policy A・B, Applied Linguistics A・B, Africa & Japan、 Seminar 4A・4B |
Foreign-affiliated companies, international governmental organizations, other international organizations,and graduate school admission.
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| International History A・B, Western History A・B, Japanese Social Systems A・B, Cross-Cultural Education A・B, International Education & Study Abroad, Language & Culture A・B |
Asian History A・B, Japanese History A・B, Peace Studies, Global Economic History A・B, French Culture Studies A・B, Africa & Japan, Introduction to International Economic Issues, Seminar 2A・2B |
Integrated English 1A・B, Current English A・B, English Lounge A・B, International Exchange Practicum 4・5, Animation Culture A・B, Contents Industry A・B, Japanese Behavioral Models A・B, Seminar 3A・3B |
TOEIC A・B, Integrated English2A・B, Practical Drama A・B, International Exchange Practicum 4・5, Gender & Representation A・B, Japanese Mass Media A・B, Studies in Japanese Business Associations A・B, Immigration Policy Studies, EU Studies A・B, Seminar 4A・4B |
