Graduate Program
Academic Approach
Graduate School of Intercultural Communication
Graduate Program in Intercultural Communication
Graduate Program in Intercultural Communication
The Graduate School of Intercultural Communication is dedicated to supporting the research interests of those seeking a Master’s degree or a Doctorate degree in any of the four areas of the curriculum.
Yet problems that face the world cannot be overcome with only one specific focus, and so students are encouraged to incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to their studies in order to give rise to new ideas, alternative approaches, and unique perspectives. Guidance from the faculty aims to develop this interdisciplinary way of thinking to help bridge theoretical ideas with the practical implications of outcomes.
Yet problems that face the world cannot be overcome with only one specific focus, and so students are encouraged to incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to their studies in order to give rise to new ideas, alternative approaches, and unique perspectives. Guidance from the faculty aims to develop this interdisciplinary way of thinking to help bridge theoretical ideas with the practical implications of outcomes.
Research and Analysis in Terms of Communication
To face the many real problems that exist in our increasingly complicated world, and to contribute to realizing true coexistence and sustainability, we must learn how to analyze and think across disciplines and translate those abstract concepts into action. Our graduate school aims to cultivate researchers who make decisions and act independently based on interdisciplinary knowledge of intercultural communication.
In this global community in which many cultures and languages coexist, communication between people with different cultural backgrounds is the key to humankind’s pursuit of peace and the achievement of multicultural coexistence. This is our perspective at the Rikkyo University Graduate School of Intercultural Communication, where we are ever mindful of the heterogeneity of the many cultures of the world, and include the natural environment as a party in the consideration of how to coexist with one another. Our graduate school provides many different approaches for students to research intercultural communication, which represents a new system of knowledge that provides a framework for considering how to build and sustain a multiethnic, multicultural and multilingual coexistence.
We offer four fields of study: Language Communication, Translation and Interpreting Communication, Intercultural Communication, and Global Communication. And we have developed programs such as the “Translator/Interpreter Training Program” and the “TESOL Program” (which is conducted in English) to develop both expertise and practical skills. We will build a new, sustainable future-oriented study of intercultural communication by having students combine various approaches in their research in these four fields of study.
As globalization continues to progress, the achievement of multicultural coexistence is a critical issue both in Japan and the rest of the world. In this graduate school, students are sure to learn the theoretical and practical knowledge they need to make a difference in the world.
In this global community in which many cultures and languages coexist, communication between people with different cultural backgrounds is the key to humankind’s pursuit of peace and the achievement of multicultural coexistence. This is our perspective at the Rikkyo University Graduate School of Intercultural Communication, where we are ever mindful of the heterogeneity of the many cultures of the world, and include the natural environment as a party in the consideration of how to coexist with one another. Our graduate school provides many different approaches for students to research intercultural communication, which represents a new system of knowledge that provides a framework for considering how to build and sustain a multiethnic, multicultural and multilingual coexistence.
We offer four fields of study: Language Communication, Translation and Interpreting Communication, Intercultural Communication, and Global Communication. And we have developed programs such as the “Translator/Interpreter Training Program” and the “TESOL Program” (which is conducted in English) to develop both expertise and practical skills. We will build a new, sustainable future-oriented study of intercultural communication by having students combine various approaches in their research in these four fields of study.
As globalization continues to progress, the achievement of multicultural coexistence is a critical issue both in Japan and the rest of the world. In this graduate school, students are sure to learn the theoretical and practical knowledge they need to make a difference in the world.
| Graduate Program in | Enrollment Limit | Degree Specialization Field | |
| Intercultural Communication | Master’s Program | 20 students |
Intercultural Communication Studies |
| Doctoral Program | 5 students |
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Dean’s Message
Satomi Mori, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School of Intercultural Communication
In the current society, and even more so in the future, we will be among people with diverse language and cultural backgrounds who possess different values, and we will face challenges filled with complexity that will often remain ambiguous and difficult to solve. How should we engage with people who have different values, understand their backgrounds that create the differences, and achieve a peaceful and harmonious society? In order to face these challenges that arise both in our close proximity as well as in all parts of the world, we at the College Intercultural Communication believe that intercultural communication is the key. Based on the principle of plurilingualism and pluriculturalism and the educational belief of connecting the learning of new knowledge with practice, the College of Intercultural Communication fosters communication skills and multilingual competence to understand diverse cultural backgrounds, values, and interdisciplinary academic knowledge in order to comprehend the complexities of issues, tempered with the flexibility and resilience to face ambiguity. is where we begin—We cultivate individuals who can learn, think, and act.
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