SOPHIA UNIVERSITY
Exchange Program

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Japan’s Pioneer in Global Education

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Wide Variety of Programs

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TOKYO, Japan

Over 1,500 international students are studying at Sophia University fromaround the world. Since Sophia has a compact footprint that brings
together all faculties and schools on a single campus, the campus functions
as a microcosm of global society.

Sophia University has offered English-medium programs for more than 60years. Students can study business and economics, science and technology,
and environmental studies, all strengths of Japan, in English. Sophia also
provides a wide variety of Japanese courses for international students.

Sophia University is centrally located in megacity “Tokyo”, a political andeconomic hub that affords an invaluable opportunity to experience aunique culture in which traditional and modern elements intermingle.

English Taught Undergraduate Programs

Faculty of Liberal Arts

https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/faculty-of-liberal-arts/

Centered around courses in Comparative Culture, International Business and Economics, and Social Studies,
the broad interdisciplinary curriculum of the Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA) is designed to extend the generalknowledge of students while developing their critical thinking ability. A wide range of courses that are focusedon Japan help students gain an understanding of both present-day Japan and its traditions in a global context.

Faculty of Science and Technology

http://www.st.sophia.ac.jp/english/about-us/index.html

Green Science The Green Science program is designed to provide a fundamental knowledge of substances,and to resolve environmental issues at the atomic and molecular levels based on green material sciences.
Green Engineering The Green Engineering program is designed to provide electrical and mechanicalengineering skills that will lead to the further development of energy-conservation technologies, efficient
power generation, transmission and distribution.
* In addition to the faculties listed above, many other faculties offer lecture classes taught in English.
Students may take other lecture courses while being enrolled in the Faculty above. Details will be provided
after accepted.

English Taught Graduate Programs
Global Studies

https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/gpgs/

The Graduate Program in Global Studies emphasizes inquiry into the contemporary world and its historicalantecedents by combining the interdisciplinary themes of global studies, theories and the methods ofacademic disciplines, and cross-cultural understandings of Japanese and area studies. It has three MA
degrees—Global Studies, International Business and Development Studies, and Japanese Studies—each with
its own specialized curriculum. Graduate exchange students are welcome to take content courses that areconsistent with their graduate degree and for which they have sufficient background.

Global Environmental Studies

http://www.genv.sophia.ac.jp/english/index.html

The curriculum covers three fields: Economics and Business Administration for the Environment, Law andPolicies, and Sociology for the Environment and Science and Engineering for the Environment. One of thestrategies of this course is to enhance the capacity of students to contribute to the solving of current
environmental issues by offering them a wide variety of practical and discipline-specific programs.

Green Science and Engineering

http://www.st.sophia.ac.jp/english/graduate-studies/index.html

Green Science and Engineering places an emphasis on environment- and sustainability-related studies, which
are of paramount importance to the future of mankind. To foster cross-disciplinary education, faculty
members drawn from all the other eight divisions are involved in the teaching. Students are expected toassociate with a faculty member and join her/his research group to pursue the advanced education requiredfor thesis research.

Linguistics <TESOL>
Program in Linguistics (TESOL) provides courses with an emphasis on both theory and practice. The faculty
members represent a diverse spectrum of applied linguistics and language education, ensuring acomprehensive program for all who are interested in teaching English as a second or foreign language.

日本語受け入れプログラム -Programs taught in Japanese学部 : 神学部、文学部、総合人間科学部、法学部、経済学部、外国語学部、総合グローバル学部、理工学部
研究科 : 神学研究科、実践宗教学研究科、哲学研究科 、文学研究科、総合人間科学研究科、法学研究科、経済学研究科、言語科学研究科、理工学研究科、地球環境学研究科
詳細は本学HPをご参照ください。 https://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/academics/

Japanese Language Program
Offered by the Center for Language Education and Research, Sophia provides multiple
tracks and levels of Japanese language courses according to students’ needs andlinguistic backgrounds. Students who have prior Japanese study experience will beplaced to appropriate class level according to the result of Japanese placement test.
http://www.sophia-cler.jp/study/ja/

Regular Track
The regular track offers beginning, intermediate and advanced courses where 100minute classes meet four or five times per week. This track aims to focus on developing
communicative competence through extensive practice by integrating four skills,listening, speaking, reading and writing. English is occasionally used for instruction asnecessary.

Intensive Track
The intensive track, which offers four-level intensive courses at basic, intermediate,and advanced levels, is designed for students whose main purpose of coming to Japan
is to mainly study Japanese. Sixteen hours of class time per week allow students tospend sufficient time to gain the high level of Japanese proficiency. English isoccasionally used for instruction as necessary.

Specialized Japanese Courses
Students at an advanced level can take business Japanese and translation courses inorder to prepare for their future career. Academic Japanese courses are alsoavailable for students who require the high level of academic skills in order to enroll
in undergraduate and graduate courses in specialized disciplines.

General Course Information
https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/studyabroad/exchangeprograms/course_info/
Exchange students must register for the equivalent of at least 10 hours of instruction
per week.
Exchange students should choose most courses from the departments/graduate
program that he/she enrolled in.
Courses NOT open to exchange students:
FLA core programs, FST laboratory classes, GPGS compulsory courses,
the foreign language courses (except Japanese language), seminars, courses in Studies
in Christian Humanism, compulsory courses in General Studies, “Studies in Christian
Humanism: For Others, with Others”, “Liberal Arts of the Body”, “Critical Thinking &Writing”, “Overview of Data Science”, “Thinking about Issues, Perspectives andPositionality”

Standard Course LoadRegular Japanese track + 2-4 lecture classes
Intensive Japanese track + 1-3 lecture classes

Application requirements
Programs taught in English
TOEFL iBT 79, TOEFL ITP 550, IELTS 6.0, TOEIC730 (L&R), or Cambridge English
Proficiency (CPE) or Advanced (CAE)
only for Graduate Program of Global Studies
TOEFL iBT 100, TOEFL ITP 600, IELTS 7.0, or TOEIC870 (L&R)*It must be issued within two years prior to the application start date.

Programs taught in Japanese
Level N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
ALL applicants are strongly expected to have a Grade Point Average of B (3.0) or abovein the standard 4-level rating system (A, B, C, D) or equivalent.

Academic Calendar
Autumn Semester

Spring Semester

Arrival Date and Orientation

Mid-September

Early April

Classes

Mid-September – Late January

Mid-April – Late July

Final Exams

Late January

Late July

Transcript Issuance

Late March

Mid-September

Nomination Deadline

April 10

November 1

Application Deadline

April 20

November 10

Housing Information
https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/studyabroad/exchangeprograms/housinginfo_costs/
Approximate Accommodation Expenses
Type of Housing (off campus only)

Dormitory Fee for 1semester and 1 year

Sophia Soshigaya International House
Sophia-Arrupe International Residence(Applications temporarily suspended)

Sophia Edagawa Men’s Dormitory ( for Men )Kasai International House (for Women )DK House Tokyo Nerima
DK House Shinkoiwa
Wakeijuku for Men
Social Residence Higashikoganei ( Not allowed toDormitory fees and theirconditions varyconsiderably in amount.
1 semester fee (4 months):
from ¥255,400.- to¥715,100.-

stay beyond March 2025 )FlatShare SHIN-Otsuka Campus
Dormy Naka Kasai Global House

1 year fee (10 months):
from ¥535,300.- to¥1,476,740.-

Dormy + café Nakanosakaue
BeGood ZoshigayaEkimae
Azalea House

Campus Location : Yotsuya, Tokyo
The campus is centrally located within walking distance of
the National Diet and the nation's administrative district,the Imperial Palace, the National Guest House, and manyother places of interest. Shinjuku, one of the most exciting
areas in Tokyo, is just a 5 minutes train ride away from
Yotsuya, the closest station.

Contact Information
Center for Global Education and Discovery
Sophia University
7-1 Kioi-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554 Japan
Phone: 81-3-3238-3521 Email: inbound-co@sophia.ac.jp
https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/studyabroad/exchangeprograms/
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