Guide Book
Fukuyama University / Fukuyama Heisei University

Guide Book
Fukuyama
University

Fukuyama
Heisei University

Fukuyama University Foundation

About Fukuyama City

Itsukushima Shrine(Hiroshima City)
Itsukushima Shrine was

Fukuyama University is located in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
With a population of 470,000 people, Fukuyama City isconstructed in its present-day formin the 12th century by the legendary
warrior Taira no Kiyomori. Its bold

the second largest city in Hiroshima Prefecture and, blessed with a fair climate
and the bountiful marine resources of the Seto Inland Sea, it has developed as a port citywith a rich sense of history and culture.

and unique composition, withgrounds stretching out into thesea, and the architectural beauty ofits majestic and splendid buildings,
representing the very pinnacle of

In addition, while it is a regional city with a low cost of living, kindhearted people
and a low crime rate, Fukuyama is also home to many “Number One” and “Only One” corporations
that are operating on a global scale

Heian Period architectural design.
It bestow a dignified presence
befitting one of Japan’s most
famous shrines.

with their own advanced proprietary technologies.
Innoshima Bridge(Onomichi City)

Atomic Bomb Dome(Hiroshima City)
This symbol of eternal peace was“Innoshima Bridge” is theregistered as a World Heritage Sitesecond bridge on the Nishisetoin December of 1996.

Expressway coming fromThe collapsed outer walls andOnomichi. The bridge has a 2-level

exposed steel framework speak

construction and can be crossed

to us of the great tragedy of thaton foot or by bicycle, making it atime while making an appeal togreat place to enjoy a pleasant,the world about the importance ofhour-long walk over the sea.

peace.

Fukuyama Castle(Fukuyama City)
Constructed in 1619, Fukuyama
Castle is one of the great castles of
the Edo Period. Its Fushimi Yagurastyle keep and Sujigane Gate
(iron girder gate) have both been
designated as Important Cultural
Properties of Japan.

Tomonoura (Fukuyama City)
Having first flourished as a port for ships to wait for fairer
weather during the Edo Period, the Tomonoura neighborhoodof Fukuyama City, now an international city of commerce, stillretains the look and feel of the old port town.

Tokyo
Osaka

Fukuyama City
Hiroshima Prefecture

Rose Garden(Fukuyama City)
Home to 5,500 roses (the City
Flower of Fukuyama) representing
280 different species, the Rose
Garden is a recreation andrelaxation spot for the people of thecity. The Rose Garden is also oneof the main sites of the “Fukuyama
Rose Festival,” which is held on a
grand scale in mid-May each year.

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About Fukuyama University

History of Fukuyama University

After retiring from the Ministry of Education, Chancellor Shigeru Miyachi founded Fukuyama University in 1975 with the aim of not

1975

The many graduates (around 30,000 to date), all of whom were educated under the University’s consistent ideal of a well-roundedto six-year course program.

Engineering established.

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement 		

Department of Architecture established within the Faculty of 			established with Capital Normal University (China).

Engineering.

Fukuyama University Affiliated Beijing Educational Research Center

1979

Graduate School of Engineering established.

established. Sister school agreement established with Guizhou

1982

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department 		

1976

education, are now active in a wide range of fields.

of Pharmacy, Department of Bio-Pharmacy established.
1986
1987

Admissions Policy
As one of its founding principles, Fukuyama University extols a “well-rounded education that promotes accommodative, overallcharacter building with reverence for humanity.” With the aim of cultivating students with ample human sensibilities who can remain
active members of society throughout their lives, Fukuyama University is engaged in education through which each and every student
not only gains the specialized knowledge and skills required by each respective school, but also acquires the positive attitude to put

1989

1990

communities and of society itself. With their specialized learning serving as their foundation, go on to master “human skills” in the

1991
1992
1994
1996

colleagues and move their organizations forward.

2000

Fukuyama University welcomes the enrollment of those students who genuinely aspire to attain these “human skills,” and who willcontinue to maintain this strong desire in the future.

Faculty of Engineering. Department of Media and Information Sutudies

established within the Faculty of Engineering.

established within the Faculty of Human Cultures. Graduate School ofGraduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 			

Human Sciences, Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology established.

established.

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement established

Department of Business Information established within the Faculty 		with Shanghai Normal University (China).

of Economics. Department of Food Engineering established within 		

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement established

the Faculty of Engineering.

with Tianjin University of Science and Technology (China).

Sister school agreement established with University of California, 		

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement established

Graduate School of Economics established. Department of 		with Sun Yat-sen University (China).
2008

Fukuyama University Confucius Institute established.

Mechanical Engineering established within the Faculty of Engineering.

Center for the Promotion of Social Cooperation Research established.

Sister school agreement established with University of Queensland 		

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement established(Australia).

with Hunan University (China).

Department of Business Administration (Faculty of Economics) split 		

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement established

Department of International Economics established within the Faculty 		with Xi’an Peihua University (China).
2009

of Economics.
1998

Department of Architecture and Construction established within the

Department of Computer Science, Department of Biotechnology 		

off to form Fukuyama Heisei University.

form of the “sincerity” to work to improve themselves or their society, the free “imagination” to envision the future and work to change
the present, the “perseverance” to grapple with the tough realities of the world and the “communication skills” to cooperate with their

Normal University (China).
2007

Riverside (USA).

their knowledge and skills to active use in society. After gaining broad basic knowledge and culture while getting the most out of
the unique features of a university education, students are then expected to go out into the more open environments of their local

Department of Tax and Accounting established within the Faculty of
Economics. Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences shifts

practice reason and justice in their lives.
academic departments and four graduate schools, with a total of around 4,000 current students.

2006of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Department of Civil 			

only educating students through a single-minded focus on studies, but also cultivating students who would seek mindfulness and
The University has now developed into a comprehensive institute of higher learning and research composed of five schools, fourteen

Fukuyama University founded. Faculty of Economics and Department 		
of Economics established. Faculty of Engineering and Department 		

Department of Marine Bio-Science established within the 			Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement establishedwith Korean Technology Academy, Yantai Vocational College (China).

2010

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement establishedFaculty of Engineering.

with Chengdu Institute Sichuan International Studies University (China).

Faculty of Human Cultures and Department of Human Cultures, 		

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement established

Department of Environment and Information Science established.
2002

Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology established.

2004

Department of Psychology established within the Faculty of Human 		
Cultures.

with Sofia University (Bulgaria).
2013

Comprehensive agreement (collaboration for regional development,
human resources development) established with the City of Fukuyama.

Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreement 		

established with University of International Business and Economics 		
(China).

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Campus Map
An extensive campus surrounded by rich natural beauty creates a supportive environment for learning.
Covering 340,000 square meters, Fukuyama University’s spacious campus is an idyllic setting
for learning in an environment that is surrounded by natural beauty.

University Hall

Memorial Plaza

Clinical Pharmacy Education Center (Building #34)

Gymnasium (Building #5)

Martial Arts Gym (Building #6)

Soccer Field

Baseball Ground

Outfitted with serious audio equipment and able to accommodate

Located in the center of campus, Memorial Plaza is a space where

Outfitted with a computer room, a model pharmacy, a clean room andUsed not only for physical education classes, but also

The Martial Arts Gym is used for practice by martial

Outfitted with the latest artificial turf, the Soccer Field

The fully-equipped Baseball Ground is where the

1,500 people, the University Hall is used for Entrance Ceremonies andstudents can rest and relax. The Plaza is also a place for interaction andmore, the Clinical Pharmacy Education Center prides itself on providing thefor indoor sports club practice, the Gymnasium is thearts clubs, including the Kendo Club, the Judo Club,is, of course, used by the Soccer Club and is also

Baseball Club practices. The Ground is also outfitted

Graduation Ceremonies, as well as educational and cultural lectures,exchange, and also serves as the main stage for all of the University’slatest in clinical pharmacy education, helping students to prepare for theirmain base for developing students’ physical strength.

the Karate Club and the Aikido Club.

used for interactions and exchange with the local

with lights for playing at night.

concerts and more.

events.

Pharmaceutical Common Achievement Tests and also providing prior training

community through soccer.

to prepare students for their clinical training.

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Associated Research Institutes and Facilities
Creating a Cutting Edge Green Science for a New Age
Research Institute of Marine Bioresources(Marine Bio-Center)

Promoting the cultivation and utilization of marine biological resources with
the Seto Inland Sea serving as a model for research.
Japan is an island nation, surrounded by the sea in every direction. Since ancient times, we have lived on thebounty of marine products that we have received from the sea. The sea is a vital and indispensable source offood resources for Japan. The Research Institute of Marine Bioresources was founded in March of 1989. With
the aim of contributing to the development of the aquaculture industry, the Institute is primarily engaged inapplied research into the habitats, propagation, cultivation and utilization of marine organisms, particularly
focusing on the fishes that inhabit the Seto Inland Sea. With the establishment of the Department of Marine
Bio-Science within the Faculty of Engineering in April of 1998, the Institute became the Department’s seaside
campus, with a newly built laboratory building, lecture building and research building for students to study.
Three of the Institute’s laboratories—the Organism Cultivation Lab, the Species Breeding Lab and the Aquarium
Science Lab—now serve as the Department’s main facilities for conducting research related to flounder andred sea bream nursery cultivation, breeding, phytoplankton feed cultivation, the defense functions of flounders’bodies and so forth. The Institute is connected to an aquarium that is open to the public free of charge and isalso used in hands-on training for the cultivation of aquarium curators. The Institute also operates a researchand training ship (Sofu Maru No. 2) for marine surveying and hands-on training, making the Institute a vital andindispensable part of marine biological research in the Seto Inland Sea.

Research and Education Center for Safety, Security andDisaster Prevention
Integrated Arts and Sciences Research and Education that supports the safety andsecurity of our lives
Structural and Material Research and Development Division
With the aim of developing disaster prevention measures against earthquakes, the Structural and Material
Research and Development Division is engaged in comprehensive research related to earthquake resistance,
not only examining the earthquake-resistance of buildings and other structures in construction and civilengineering projects from the perspective of such fields as applied structural and materials sciences, but alsoestablishing evaluation methods for assessing earthquake resistance, developing new earthquake-resistantfunctional materials for use in construction and more. Housed inside a three-story, reinforced concrete building,the Division provides a research environment befitting one of the foremost earthquake-resistance researchfacilities in the Chugoku/Shikoku Region. As one of Japan’s top facilities for the development of earthquakeresistant construction systems and the promotion of earthquake-resistant design methods, the Structural andMaterial Research and Development Division is expected to make great contributions to these fields in the near
future.

Smart Communities Research and Education Division
With “societal safety” and “smart communities” as keywords, the Smart Communities Research and Education
Division is engaged in comprehensive research into the technologies that support our safe and plentiful lives,
including various safety and disaster prevention technologies and cutting-edge manufacturing and construction
technologies, as well as living environment design techniques that take into account our health and welfare.
In addition, while providing sound safety engineering education, the Division also practices education throughactive learning in order to cultivate the kind of professional engineers who are most highly sought after in a wide
range of industries: those who possess creativity. By combining these educational approaches with specialized
research and education in manufacturing and construction, the Smart Communities Research and Education
Division is educating and cultivating engineers and designers who are of use to society.

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Research Center for Green Science
Aim to create plentiful and environmentally friendly lifestyles byutilizing on the powers of plants and microorganisms.
Sometimes called “Environmental Health Science”, “Green Science” is a new field of study that aims to improve
our health and quality of life with minimum burden on ecosystems and the environment, simultaneously
working to conserve them. In 2004, the Graduate School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences took a leading role in launching a new research project called “The Developmentof Green Science, Aiming to Improve the Quality of Health and the Environment.” sponsored by the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). ” In addition, another MEXT research project “TheFormation of Research Centers for Environmental Health Science.” has started in 2010. The mission of theseprojects is to open the research and development results to public through research reports, research papers,
academic conferences, green science seminars, public symposiums, patent applications, etc, and to makeefforts to promote collaboration with industries with the aim of contributing to the development of the local
community.

RI Center
Making effective, practical use of radioisotopes in order to shed light onhereto unknown biological functions!
Originally founded as a necessary facility for hands-on radioisotope (RI) training in the Faculty of Pharmacy,
the RI Center now plays a key role in advancing and developing a wide range of research activities not only
within the Faculty of Pharmacy, but also by faculty members, graduate students and students working on theirgraduation research projects within the Faculty of Engineering and within the Department of Biotechnology or
the Department of Marine Bio-Science of the Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology. While working diligently
to respond to constantly changing legal reforms and usage standards, the RI Center is also thorough inworking to enhance its research environment and safety management. Able to detect, with great sensitivity, thedistribution of matter and dynamic changes within living organisms, RI is extremely useful in the developmentof pharmaceuticals, particularly for its applications in the analysis of biological functions, pathology analysis,gene function analysis and more. In the future, the RI Center is expected to play an even bigger role in botheducation and research at the University.

University Library
Providing immense support for learning and research with an abundantcollection of books and the latest information systems.
An open-shelf library where students are free to browse at their leisure, the University Library’s collection
naturally contains the latest publications, as well as statistical documents and scholarly books that are usefulin research, plus a wide selection of DVDs. Boasting a collection of over 336,000 books and 4,400 different
magazines and journals from around the world, the Library provides not only information that is necessary forlearning and research, but also a place for studying. A selection of rare and valuable books from the Library’s
collection of rare and semi-rare books, which includes a collection of works from the Four Major ClassicalSchools and manuscripts attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci, are also placed on display to the public in a special
viewing room. The library is also outfitted with the latest information systems, allowing students to gather awide range of information by using the Internet for data gathering and obtaining publication information or
information on books and documents in the collections of other universities, etc. In addition, the main hall on the
Library’s first floor is used as a display area for works of art produced within the University and is also the siteof tea ceremonies, exhibits of photographs and paintings and other events held by the University’s students.

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International Exchange(Schools with Academic, Education and Research Exchange Agreements)
With international understanding and global awareness a must in this modern age, Fukuyama University, as part of its efforts
to educate and cultivate global human resources, encourages and supports students who choose to study abroad as part of aninternational exchange program. Fukuyama University sends exchange students to and receives exchange students from ten of
the thirteen universities with which the University currently has exchange agreements, most notably Bulgaria’s Sofia University,
for six-month or one-year study abroad programs. At present, there are over 150 foreign exchange students studying on
campus at Fukuyama University. Class tuition is waived for exchange students at their host schools, and they are free to take
both language classes and classes in specialized fields. In addition to a system that recognizes course credits earned throughforeign exchange programs as Fukuyama University course credits, the University also provides a generous scholarshipprogram for students both within and without the University.

Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute is an organization established in collaboration between the Chinese government and universities aroundthe world for the purpose of propagating and providing education about Chinese culture and the Chinese language. Although
it takes the name of Confucius, the Confucius Institute is primarily a language education organization, and is not intended topractice or spread Confucianism. The Confucius Institute was first proposed by the Chinese government in 2004 as a national
policy with the aim of spreading and popularizing the Chinese language. The world’s first Confucius Institute was establishedin Seoul in November of 2004, and Japan’s first Confucius Institute was established in 2005 at Ritsumeikan University incollaboration between Ritsumeikan University and Peking University. The Confucius Institute at Fukuyama University, which was
Japan’s tenth, was established in 2008.

Academic Department Composition Chart(Educational Organizational Chart)

Faculty

Department

Enrollment

Economics

Economics

150

Human Cultures

Engineering

Life Science and Biotechnology

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

International Economics

50

Tax and Accounting

50

Psychology

50

Human Cultures

50

Media and Visual Studies

50

Smart System

50

Architecture

70

Computer Science50

Mechanical Systems Engineering

50

Biotechnology

50

Nutrition and Life Science

50

Marine Bio-Science100

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

150

Schools with Academic,
Education and Research Exchange
Agreements with Fukuyama University in 2013(as of May 1, 2013)
Year

Country

Research School

1989
2004
2005
2006
2007

USA
China
China
China
China

University of California, Riverside (UCR)
University of International Business and Economics
Capital Normal University
Guizhou Normal University
Shanghai Normal University

Graduate School

Department

Enrollment

Economics

Economics

8

Human Sciences
Engineering

Tianjin University of Science and Technology
China

Sun Yat-sen University
Hunan University

2009
2010

China
China

Xi’an Peihua University
Korean Technology Academy, Yantai Vocational College
Chengdu Institute Sichuan International Studies University

2013

Bulgaria
China

Sofia University
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University

2008

10

Human Sciences

2

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

3

Architecture

2

Information Processing Engineering

2

Mechanical Engineering
Electronics and Information Engineering

3

Community Space Engineering

2

Design and Production Engineering
Engineering

International Students at
Fukuyama University in 2013
※ Includes graduate students

People’s Republic of China
Republic of Korea
Philippines
VietnamTotal

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Life Science and Biotechnology (Master’s)Life Science and Biotechnology (PhD)(as of May 1, 2013)

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
156
1
1
2
160

Clinical Pharmacy

2

8

4

3

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Admissions Policy
The Faculty of Economics aims to foster a wider and deeper understanding of economic society while developing both the potential andpractical skills of students who will one day become leaders in companies and organizations. Through attending classes and seminars,
students will gain an understanding of the behavior of both businesses and economies while at the same time gaining insight into the

Faculty of Economics

state of industry in their local communities. Therefore, the Faculty of Economics is seeking the following types of students.

● Those who have an interest in socioeconomic changes and who are particularly motivated and energetic.
● Those who hope mainly to be active in and contribute to their local communities.
● Those who aim to succeed in careers that involve interactions with other countries.
● Those who aim to succeed as experts in tax, accounting and business administration.
● Those who aim to succeed as sports coaches/managers or in sports-related businesses.
In the Faculty of Economics, all prospective students take the same entrance exam together and matriculate without first choosing
their major or course of study. In their first year of studies, students study the most fundamental subjects and, having thereby gained aclearer understanding of the educational goals of each department and course, they then choose the department and course in which
they will enroll from their second year of studies.

Faculty Introduction
With the aim of cultivating in students wide-ranging perspectives and deeper understanding of economic systems andsociety while nourishing their potential abilities and the practical skills that they will need to be leaders in companies
and other organizations, the Faculty of Economics provides students with the knowledge that is needed to understandmodern society. In particular, this Faculty provides all students with a solid foundation of knowledge in “Microeconomics,”“Macroeconomics” and “Basic Accounting.” From there, all other specialized subjects serve as an extension of this basic
knowledge. In the Faculty of Economics, all prospective students take the same entrance exam together and matriculate
without first choosing their major or course of study. In their first year of studies, students study these fundamental
subjects and, having gained a clear understanding of the educational goals of each department and course, choose thedepartment and course in which they will enroll from their second year of studies. At the same time, students are also
free to enroll in classes in other departments as long as they have an interest. Further, from their third year of studies,
students attend small-sized seminars taught by faculty experts in each field as they begin to undertake the biggest
intellectual challenge of their academic lives, their graduation theses, under the attentive guidance and instruction of
their faculty advisors. In addition, students not only learn through listening to lectures in the classroom, but are also
provided with hands-on classes oriented toward problem-solving, such as “Regional Surveys” and more.

Academic Department Composition
Department of Economics
General Economics Course
Monetary Economics Course
Sports Management Course
Department of International Economic
Department of Tax and Accounting
Business Management Course
Bingo Economics Course

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Three Distinctive Features of
the Faculty of Economics
1 Four Years to Find Your Dreams, Take Steps toward Realizing Them
It is very important to have goals and dreams. The secret to accomplishing yourgoals is to make a plan and stick to it steadily each step of the way. Let’s makea steady habit of carefully reading each day’s financial news. At the same time,in order to make your dreams come true, it is also important to stray from thebeaten path now and again—in addition to studying economics, take the time
to read a wide selection of Japanese literature or read through the works of
Dostoyevsky. Most importantly, let’s keep up our spirit of perseverance, whichmakes us never give up.

2 Attentive Instruction with Small Class Sizes
Without question, the greatest appeal of university education would have to be
the seminars. The Faculty of Economics has a full lineup of seminars preparedfor students throughout each of their four years of studies. The seminar
instructors are all experts, and students can feel free to ask them anything. If
you can come up with a question that the instructors can’t answer, then that’squite an accomplishment. An answer of “I don’t know” is sure to become abadge of honor for the inquirer.

3 Study and Find Work in Close Contact with the Local Community
The “Bingo Economics Course,” which examines the economy and business
management in the Bingo Region, has been newly established for 2014. This
course is taught by experts on the local economy and is perfect for students
who have an interest in the local economy or who have ever wondered why
the area has been built up in such a way or how local businesses have been
managed.

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Faculty of Economics

Department of Economics

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Economics educates and cultivates students
who, having gained a wide-ranging outlook to view society from an

The economy holds an extremely important place in modern society.
Every day, we see countless news reports about trends in the global

economic perspective and mastered the practical skills needed tocomprehend and analyze economic issues, will go on to contributeto the development of their local communities by playing an active

economy, employment issues, foreign exchange rates and so forth.
The Department of Economics educates and cultivates students
who, having gained a wide-ranging outlook to view society from anrole in those communities as business professionals and public
servants, armed with a thorough knowledge and understanding of
the models and real-world conditions involved in economics andfinance, sports business and more.
The Department of Economics is seeking the following types ofstudents, provided that they are motivated to learn more about basic

economic perspective and mastered the practical skills needed tocomprehend and analyze economic issues, will go on to contributeto the development of their local communities by playing an activerole in those communities as business professionals and public
servants, armed with a thorough knowledge and understanding of
the models and real-world conditions involved in economics andfinance, sports business and more.

economic theory and financial policy.
● General Economics Course: Those who hope to gain a fuller
understanding of economic theory or the implications of financial
policy.
● (NEW) Monetary Economics Course: Those who hope to gain afuller understanding of the roles and impact of finance, which is anindispensable part of modern economies.
● Sports Management Course: Those who hope to gain a fuller
understanding of the economic and managerial aspects of sports,
which are a major part of the leisure industry.

Curriculum Summary
In their second year of studies, students enrolled in the Departmentof Economics also choose from one of three specialized courses
in which they enroll to complement their major: the General
Economics Course, the Monetary Economics Course and the Sports
Management Course. Thus, the microeconomics, macroeconomics,
basic accounting and other subjects that students learn in their firstyear of studies serve as a solid foundation for students as they moveon to more specialized fields of study. In the General Economics
Course, students focus their studies on subjects related to economic
theory, policy and history. In the Monetary Economics Course,
students focus their studies on financial theory, policy and history.
And, in the Sports Management Course, students learn about
sports and the economic and managerial aspects that are involvedin sports. While cultivating their knowledge within their chosen

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courses of study, students are also given opportunities to attend
seminars with small class sizes, gain expertise in their specialized
fields and complete their graduation theses under the attentive
guidance and instruction of their faculty advisors.

General Economics Course
Monetary Economics Course
Sports Management Course

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Faculty of Economics

Department of International Economics

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of International Economics educates and cultivates
students who, as active business professionals and public servants
armed with both the language abilities and the practical skills that

The Department of International Economics strives to educate andcultivate students who, armed with ability to understand the global

are essential for business professionals to understand and analyze
economic issues in the age of globalization, will go on to contributeto the development of local communities that have increasingly
diverse ties to the rest of the world.
● Those who aim to succeed in the international business affairs
sections of corporations or who hope to live and work overseas.
● Those who aim to succeed in private-sector business while
contributing to the development of their local communities with a
global perspective.
● Those who hope to contribute to the state of education in theirlocal communities as high school “Civics” teachers or junior highschool “Social Studies” teachers.
● Those who aim to advance to graduate school and gain an evenhigher level of specialized knowledge in their chosen fields.

economy as it relates to the Japanese economy and vice versa,
will go on to become professionals with the skills that they need
to be active participants in the global economy. Having learned
about the Japanese economy and basic economic theory and policy,
students further gain a thorough understanding of at least one of
the following economic spheres: Europe and North America, China
and East Asia. Students are also actively encouraged to study abroad
and are given not only steady learning support for improving theirlanguage abilities, but also substantial and varied opportunities for
active, hands-on learning through overseas internships or overseas
training.

Curriculum Summary
As with other departments within the Faculty of Economics, students
in their first and second years of studies gain a firm foundationin subjects related to the fundamentals of economic theory, basic
accounting and so forth. From their third year of studies, students
are offered classes in subjects focusing on Europe and North
America, such as EU and American economic theory, classes insubjects focusing on China, such as Chinese economic theory andChinese external economic/foreign trade theory, and classes insubjects focusing on East Asia, such as Asian and Asia-Pacificeconomic theory, examining these varied economies and economic
theories while considering how they relate to the Japanese economy.
In addition, classes are also available in core subjects, such as
international economics and international finance theory.
The curriculum also provides language learning classes for students
to improve their communication skills, including classes to master
English or Chinese, as well as business English classes and English
language seminars, while at the same time cultivating in students
international values and sensibilities by providing opportunities
to interact with people from all over the world through overseasinternships and overseas training programs.

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Faculty of Economics

Department of Tax and Accounting

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

In order to educate and cultivate students who, having gained a firm

The Department of Tax and Accounting offers students two different
courses of study: the Business Management Course and theunderstanding of accounting and business administration, will go
on to investigate, analyze and propose improvements for real-world
management issues faced by business managers, the Department
of Tax and Accounting also focuses heavily on the field of economics,
which takes a view of and understands the overall economy as awhole.
In addition, the Department also educates and cultivates talented
future managers who will go on to contribute to the growth anddevelopment of small and medium businesses throughout thecountry, starting with those that are part of the Bingo Economy.
Accordingly, the Department of Tax and Accounting is seeking thefollowing types of students.
● Students who are curious about what the future holds in terms ofsocioeconomic changes and development, what factors determine
the rise and fall of businesses, what roles managers play or what
the function of accounting is in business administration, and those
who have the motivation to find the answers to these questions.
● Students who hope to find their life’s purpose in their day-to-day
work and contribute to society as future business professionals or
accounting experts.

Bingo Economics Course. Each of these courses cultivates bothwide-ranging perspectives and practical skills based on a solid
foundation of knowledge in business administration, accounting
and economics. The Business Management Course educates andcultivates future professionals who, having acquired comprehension
and analytical skills related to business management, will be able
to firmly understand a wide range of issues involved in business
management and accounting. The Bingo Economics Course
educates and cultivates future professionals who will be able toapply their knowledge to business with a firm understanding of thecurrent state and developmental stages of management at local
businesses, as well as managerial issues that they face.

Curriculum Summary
In the Business Management Course, students examine businessadministration and accounting, as well as the current state anddevelopment plans of rapidly globalizing Japanese businesses,with studies centered on management strategy and accounting.
Learning to understand the various activities of a business fromthe perspective of managers, as though they were managers
themselves, students will gain the skills that they need to approach
their future careers with original and creative thinking.
In the Bingo Economics Course, students will learn about theeconomic characteristics of the Bingo Region through a wideranging overview of the current state and future development of local
businesses in Bingo. Three classes in particular coalesce to provide
students with a background that they can apply when completing
their graduation theses: “Regional Surveys,” in which students tour
local businesses and interview managers in order to examine theDepartment of Tax and Accounting
Business Management Course
Bingo Economics Course

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economy of the Bingo Region and issues facing local businesses;“Bingo Economic Theory,” in which students receive instruction
directly from business managers in the Bingo Region; and “Bingo
Economic Studies,” in which experts in the field of businessadministration provide case studies for students to examine.

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Faculty of Human Cultures

Faculty Introduction
Society is now changing at a dizzying pace, but is humanity itself also changing? We feel moved by our encounters withother people or movies or music for the very reason that each of us has a heart. The fact that we feel love, or sometimes
hate, for others is also the work of the heart. How exactly do our hearts work at times such as these? In what way are
we relaying our thoughts and feelings to others? Even though the mechanisms of the heart are immutable, the kinds ofexperiences that we have and the things that move us vary depending on our culture and the era in which we live. In ourpresent day society, globalization, declining birth rates, the aging of society, computerization and digitalization, etc. areprogressing to the extreme, people are dealing with various forms of stress and human relationships are also growing
increasingly frail. There is now a need for us to deal with entirely new types of problems of the heart. At the same time,
the time has also come for us to reconsider what form culture and media with regard for humanity should take. The
Faculty of Human Cultures engages in education and research examining the societies that surround human beings
through the lens of three main keywords: human “psychology,” “culture,”which is the product of human endeavors thatand the “media” that connects human beings with each other.

In the Faculty of Human Cultures, students learn about humanity itself, the culturesthat humanity has created and the media that connect human beings together,under Fukuyama University’s motto of “reverence for humanity and accommodative
character building.”
Therefore, the Faculty is seeking students who have a deep interest in humanity anda strong motivation to study and research the cultures and societies that humanity
has created.
As there are many classes that focus on actual experience and hands-on practice, it
is safe to say that the Faculty is particularly attractive to students who are active andenergetic. In addition, the Faculty is seeking those who, with a wide-ranging social
perspective, will go on to identify social problems and, putting into practice what they
have learned, give something back to society.

Three Distinctive Features of
the Faculty of Human Cultures
1 Learning Is Part of a Cycle of Theory and Hands-on Practice!
Students find a real social problem in society, research it, give the productsof that research back to society and, in the process, discover an even deeper
social problem through this cycle of theory and hands-on practice and gain thehumanistic skills that are needed in modern society.

2 Full Career Education and an All-Inclusive Learning Support System!
In order to ensure that this fusion of theoretical learning and hands-on practiceties in with students’ career options and the development of each individual’s
way of life, learning routes are clearly indicated in each academic department
and curriculums go hand in hand with these learning routes and career paths.
The Faculty has also prepared an all-inclusive system for learning support
through education with small class sizes.

3 Learn about Human Culture beyond the confines ofyour academic department!

Academic Department Composition

With a learning system that provides classes in basic specialized subjects forstudents in all departments and allows students to take classes in specialized

Department of Psychology (50 Students)

subjects from other departments, students are given ample opportunities

Department of Human Cultures (50 Students)

to learn extensively in a wide range of specialized fields, going beyond theDepartment of Media and Visual Studies (50 Students)

confines of each of the three academic departments in the Faculty. Throughthis “cross-learning,” students gain the three abilities that form the foundationof learning in the Faculty of Human Cultures: “the ability to act,” “the ability tothink” and “the ability to cooperate.”

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Department of Psychology

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Psychology educates and cultivates students
who, having learned about the inner workings of the mind and thePsychology takes a close and careful look at the “mind,” working
to understand the minds of those with mental issue and provide

mechanisms of behavior, will be able to play the role of coordinatorand mediator in human relationships, as well.
Accordingly, the Department is seeking the following kinds ofpeople with the help and support that they need. The Department of
Psychology at Fukuyama University aims to educate and cultivate
talented professionals who, having received a balanced education in

students.

basic and applied psychology while at the same time gaining bothknowledge and a sound social outlook, will go on to contribute to thecreation of a healthy and emotionally sound society in the future.

● Those who have abundant curiosity about and a strong desire tolearn extensively in the field of psychology, and who are motivated tomake the most of their creativity.
● Those who have a volunteer spirit, leadership skills and theproactive attitude to put ideas into practice.
● Those who have an interest in communication between people
and the workings of society, and who hope to put psychology to use
in society.

Curriculum Summary
The Department of Psychology offers three separate learning
routes for educating future Heart Supporters who will be activein their local communities: the “Community Clinical Course,” the“Developmental & Educational Course” and the “Medical & Social
Welfare Course.” In the “Community Clinical Course,” students learn
about characteristics of modern society and mental health andpathology through such classes as “Social Psychology,” “Criminal
Psychology” and “Community & Volunteering.” In the “Developmental& Educational Course,” students learn about the treatment andprevention of problems related to child development through suchclasses as “Lifespan Developmental Psychology” and “Introduction
to Educational Psychology.” In the “Medical & Social Welfare Course,”
students learn how to help and support those with psychologicalproblems, mental illness or impairments through such class as“Clinical Psychology” and “Advanced Counseling.”

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Department of Human Cultures

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Human Cultures, where students study thegreatest distinctive characteristic of humanity, language, as well as

In the Department of Human Cultures, students learn about thevarious cultures that have been brought into being by the minds andthe literature, history and other cultural artifacts that humanity has
created, while at the same time aiming to create new culture of theirown, is seeking the following types of students.

activities of countless generations of humans and acquire a wideranging knowledge of language, literature and history.
The Department aims to cultivate the students who will be able to● Those who hope to improve and polish their linguistic abilities(communication skills, analytical skills, expressive skills andlanguage skills).
● Those who hope to study culture (language, literature and history)
extensively.
● Those who are motivated to create their own, new cultural
artifacts (event planning, magazine editing, etc.).

continue to engage in creative activities as members of society andtake personal enjoyment in culture.
In order to provide students with opportunities to independently
pursue a greater awareness of issues and to engage in practical,
hands-on activities, the Department actively promotes active
learning within the Department’s fields of study that also tie in withthe local community and society at large, including fieldwork andevents that the students themselves put on.

Curriculum Summary
The curriculum of the Department of Human Cultures is composedof classes in three separate fields of study: “Language,” “Literature”
and “History.”
Designed to give students wide-ranging knowledge and culturalrefinement, as well as practical linguistic skills, and also allowing
students to improve their ability to apply these skills through handson activities, the curriculum provides a balanced combination ofclasses based on classroom instruction and hands-on classes thatincorporate outside fieldwork and workshops.
By combining these two different types of class style, the curriculum
aims to train students’ practical skills and at the same time impartknowledge as something that is alive.
Additionally, in actual practice, the curriculum is also intended
to encourage communication between students and between
generations while also endeavoring to connect these activities tostudents’ post-graduation careers or other activities.

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Department of Media and Visual Studies
Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

In the Department of Media and Visual Studies, students learn

Born out of the Media Communications Course of the Departmentof Human Cultures, the Department was established as a newacademic department in 2007 and renamed to more reflect its
speciality in 2016. The Department is engaged ininterdisciplinary research into a various types of media. Basedon “information,” “communication,” “expression” and thetechnologies and experiences that these entail, the Department ofMedia and Visual Studies aims to examine and elucidate the roles
and functions of media within modern society while cultivating
among students, as the future bearers of media in modern
society, both mastery and more effective utilization of various
forms of media.

about the roles and functions of various forms of media, fromtraditional mass media to the rapidly growing field of social
media, while at the same time developing the skills that they needto effectively create and disseminate information of their own.
Accordingly, the Department is seeking the following types ofstudents.

● Those who hope to learn extensively about various forms of
media: SNS (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), television, movies, music, video
games, CG, the Web and so forth.
● Those who hope to improve and polish their expressive skills,
conversation skills, communication skills and presentation skills.
● Those who are motivated to work to solve topical problems insociety.

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Curriculum Summary

The Department of Media and Visual Studies teaches
students about the roles and functions of media in current andfuture information societies while also providing them with thecontent production skills needed to take full advantage of thespecial characteristics of each type of media. Media is now evolving
alongside the development of information society. The
Department of Media and Visual Studies educates and cultivates
students who will be able to put what they have learned topractical use for the benefit of society.
Composed of classes in which students gain basic knowledge
related to media, information and design, classes in which students
learn about information gathering and analysis, classes in which
students gain software-based production and expression skills andso on, the curriculum also aims to instill in students the attitude tolink their knowledge to their future careers as well as the attitude to
become full and active participants in society.

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Engineering is a field that applies science and technology to the “making of things” that are useful topeople so that those people can live safer, more comfortable lives.
The Faculty of Engineering at Fukuyama University aims to educate and cultivate professional

Faculty of Engineeringengineers who will be able to contribute to this “making of things.” Because these “things” are being
made for people, an engineer needs to have not only engineering knowledge, but also comprehensive
skills, which include a wide range of fields in the humanities.
Therefore, the Faculty of Engineering hopes to admit students who have a strong interest in the “makingof things,” as well as the motivation and proactive attitude to acquire a wide range of knowledge invarious fields.

Faculty Introduction
The Faculty of Engineering was established in April 1975 with two departments: the Department of Electronic andElectrical Engineering and the Department of Civil Engineering. Since then, the Faculty has expanded, adding the
Department of Architecture, the Department of Information Processing Engineering and the Department of MechanicalEngineering, and several of its departments have undergone name changes, bringing the Faculty to its current (2014)
composition of four departments: the Department of Smart System, the Department of Architecture, the Department ofComputer Science and the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering. The goal of the Faculty of Engineering is to
educate and cultivate talented engineers and technicians who also possess a strong sense of humanity. Specifically, theFaculty provides an educational environment in which students can learn independently according to their own naturaldispositions and abilities while also actively implementing an educational system that encourages students to think
about things independently and solve problems through teamwork. In other words: the Faculty promotes problembased learning and an active learning approach that also aims to contribute to the local community. Based on thiseducational philosophy, each of the departments in the Faculty of Engineering strives to provide students with a fulfillingand enriching education in its respective specialized field. In addition, as part of the common core education sharedthroughout the Faculty, all students receive safety engineering education, thereby cultivating creative and talented
engineers and technicians who will go on to create a prosperous and safe society.

Three Distinctive Features of
the Faculty of Engineering
1 Independent Specialized Education Programs
The Faculty of Engineering promotes Independent Specialized Education
Programs. Symbolizing the specialized education offered in each of theacademic departments, each of these education programs is provided by its
respective department with great pride and confidence. In order to ensurethat the latest in engineering education is being practiced, the departments
are constantly working to improve the quality of their respective education
programs while also enhancing their educational equipment and facilities.

2 Interdepartmental Education ProjectWith an eye toward students’ lives after graduation, the Faculty of Engineering
places a high value on independent learning according to each student’s
disposition and abilities. With this goal in mind, the Faculty implements a
problem-based learning, which it calls the “Future Engineering Education
Project,” from students’ first year of studies. In this project, students gather
in groups without regard to their academic department and work together
independently toward the achievement of their goals.

3 Projects Involving the Local Community

Academic Department Composition

The Faculty of Engineering also implements the “People, Community,
Living Project,” in which students work in cooperation with local industry
or government in taking on themes that tie in with contributions to the local
community or region. Through this project, students gain an understandingof the needs of the local community, learn about their local communities andobtain the basic skills needed to become active and useful members of society
in the future.

Department of Smart System (50 Students)
Department of Architecture (70 Students)
Department of Computer Science (50 Students)
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering (50 Students)

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Department of Smart System

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

Department of Smart System serves students with knowledge andskills of electronics for applying intelligence to equipment supporting

Department of Smart System is the first one in Japan which hasclasses to learn merits, control methods and safety handling of

our life. Because the technology lectured in the department might
decide the character of the equipment, we require the persons as
below;

high performance systems coexisting with people, the embedded
technology, etc.. Students of the department will improve
themselves continuously and progressively, and obtain knowledge,● who are interested in engineering and science around themand want to understand the systems.

skills and hospitality contributing to the intelligent production forpieces of mind and social safety. Finally they will promote thewelfare and become independent person facing up to society as wellas industry.

● who understand necessity of mathematics and physics as
the fundamentals of special subjects and learn them positively.
● who challenge creation and want to incarnate their idea.
● who want to create new technologies which are harmonizedwith human and nature.
● who want to become the advanced engineers withknowledge, skills and hospitality to progress the technology
for saving our environments in the future.

Curriculum Summary
Curriculum of the department consists of two categories. The firstincludes knowledge and skills of electrical machines and theembedded technology, theory and method of real-time -sensing,-judgment, and -action, which are core technology of smart
system. The second includes the management manner and thecarrier education for the social safety and self-improvement.
Learning strategies for them are classroom lectures, practices
and experiments resulting in the project based learning (PBL). In
addition, students taking part in the elective classes, for example
robotics contest challenge, will be able to progress more ability ofplanning, cooperativeness, presentation and enterprising spirit.
Graduates of the department will have ability which is equal tosome Japanese national qualifications and of advanced industry
engineers.

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Department of Architecture

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The fields covered in the Department of Architecture include
everything from buildings and other structures to communities
and even entire cities, encompassing every aspect of human living

The field of architecture covers everything from buildings and otherstructures to entire cities, encompassing every part of our living

environments. The Department aims to educate and cultivate
skilled professionals who will take on the task of realizing regional
urban development, the creation of safe living environments forcommunities and the construction of buildings and other structureswith certifiable quality, especially for the purpose of revitalizing
and rejuvenating regional cities. Based on these educational goals,
the Department of Architecture is seeking the following kinds ofstudents with comprehensive skills and a good sense of balance.
● Those who have an interest in a wide range of humanliving environments, from individual buildings to urban
environments, and who are motivated to learn the knowledge
and skills needed to create still better living environments forpeople.
● Those who are able to put in the effort necessary to acquire basic
knowledge in a wide range of fields—from science and engineeringto the humanities and the arts—in order to attain a wide-ranging
and well-rounded education, improving their basic academic skills
in order to master their chosen specialized field.
● Those who have a good sense of space and dimension, aninterest in making things or creating spaces and who are able to put
in the effort necessary to improve and polish their sensibilities andwork conscientiously in order to create things and spaces.
● Those who have a strong will to put the knowledge and skills
that they have learned at university to use in improving social
environments in the future.

Course Name
Architecture CourseLife Environmental Design Course

environments. Now, there is a great need for skilled professionals
who will take on the task of realizing regional urban development,
the creation of safe living environments and the constructionof buildings with certified quality, especially for the purpose ofrevitalizing and rejuvenating regional cities. The Department ofArchitecture aims to educate and cultivate expert architects who will
go on to create pleasant and comfortable living environments, having
acquired the “sound knowledge and skills” and “ample creativity”
needed to produce living spaces that are kind to both people and thenatural environment and urban environments that fully utilize andcomplement the characteristics of the local community.

Curriculum Summary
Architecture Course: This course equips students with specialized
knowledge and skills in a wide range of fields that are essential
to architecture and construction, including design, building
environments, building structure, earthquake resistance and soon. The Architecture Course also offers two separate majors sothat students can choose the focus of their studies according totheir future goals: the Design Major, in which students learn allabout architecture and construction while cultivating architectural
knowledge and sensibilities with a focus on building design; andthe Engineering Major, in which students learn the knowledge andskills that they will need to create safe and sturdy buildings that aredisaster-resistant.
Life Environmental Design Course: This is a new course thatwas established in order to examine life environments from theperspectives of “living space,” “commercial space” and “medical/
welfare space” within the context of a society that is no longer aging,but has already aged. At present, there is an increasing demand forthe creation of a society in which children, the elderly and those withdisabilities can all live comfortably. This course aims to educate andcultivate skilled professionals who are able to design spaces andenvironments that are friendly and agreeable to all people.

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Department of Computer Science

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Computer Science educates and cultivates future
information processing and information technology engineers whowill be able to play a wide range of active roles in an increasingly

The Department of Computer Science takes great pride in its trackrecord of solid educational performance in the field of information

sophisticated information society. The Department is seeking
students with a strong interest in computers and networks
and a desire to gain extensive and specialized knowledge andskills related to information technology. With a minutely detailed
curriculum covering all four years of their studies, the Departmentof Computer Science develops students to become the kind of
information engineers who can contribute to modern society.
● Those with communication skills and who take action to achieve
their goals proactively.
● Those who have an interest in the IT field and a desire to acquire
extensive knowledge related to computers.
● Those who have an interest in app development and a desire toacquire programming skills.
● Those who hope to contribute to society with a wide array of
information processing skills.

technology, having produced a total of over 1600 graduates in
the 20 more years since it was established in 1986 as the first ITrelated faculty in the Chugoku Region of Japan, thereby making an
enormous contribution to the information industry of the Chugoku
Region.

Curriculum Summary
With the goal of educating and cultivating future software developers
and network engineers who are capable of playing an active roleacross a wide range of IT-related fields, the curriculum provides abalanced education across four different fields of study: software,
hardware, networks and applications. Within the applications field,
app design education has recently been introduced to respond to theneeds created by smartphones, tablets and other new devices.

Course Name
Mechanical Systems Course
Automotive Systems Course

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Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering aims to educate
and cultivate students who, having learned the fundamentals
and applications of mechanical engineering, which is the basis
for making things, and acquired advanced design techniques

The Mechanical Systems Course is for students who aim to become
mechanical engineers with the comprehensive skills needed toand specialized skills, will go on to become creative professional
engineers armed with the overall expert skills, flexibility, imaginationand practical abilities needed to make full use of their specialized
knowledge and skills to meet the needs of industry.
Therefore, the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
is seeking students with the following qualities and educational
grounding.
● Those who will firmly maintain their motivation to learn and work
persistently toward the achievement of their goals.
● Those who have sufficiently learned and understood the content
of their basic studies in high school, preferably those who havealready studied Mathematics I, Mathematics II and Physics.
● Those who have an interest in the making of things and, inparticular, are interested in the design and development of machines(Mechanical Systems Course).
● Those who have an interest in the performance and structuresof automobiles and hope to pursue careers that involve making
automobiles (Automotive Systems Course).

apply expert knowledge and techniques related to mechanicalengineering. This course focuses especially on education inmechanical design, with students receiving education and training in
3D CAD/CAM/CAE throughout all four years of their studies.
In the Automotive Systems Course, students learn everything frombasic mechanical engineering to automotive engineering. From theirsecond year of studies, students are divided into car engineeringclasses, for those who aim to work in car design or development,
and car mechanic classes, where students gain expert knowledgeof car maintenance techniques so that they can acquire thequalifications needed to work as licensed mechanics.

Curriculum Summary
In the Mechanical Systems Engineering Department’s Mechanical
Systems Course, students are able to learn cutting-edge design
technologies systematically with a focus on 3D CAD/CAM/CAE,
computer-aided “Design” “Manufacturing or Molding” and “Analysis/
Engineering.” In the Automotive Engineering Course, students areable to learn practical automotive engineering and technology handson.
Each course offers a wide range of classes in various subject
categories: educational seminars that encourage independent
learning as part of students’ first year of studies; classes in BasicCommon Subjects intended to improve students’ general-purpose
abilities as members of society; classes in Basic Specialized
Subjects such as mathematics and physics, which are the basis ofvirtually every branch of mechanical engineering and technology;
and classes in specialized subjects revolving around dynamics,
including materials, design and production, thermal fluids,

Course Name
Mechanical Systems Course
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measurement control and so forth. Based on the knowledge andabilities that students learn in these classes, both of these courses
aim to educate and cultivate engineers and technicians who possess
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Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology

The Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology is engaged in education and research
related to the theories, knowledge, technology and methods needed to utilize thestructures and mechanisms of life in order to solve a wide range of issues facing
modern society, such as energy and natural resources, food and health, the environmentand so forth.
Through these activities, the Faculty aims to educate and cultivate students who are
equipped with the sound skills that they will need to be able to respond to the demandsof society. The Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology welcomes students who canmaintain a strong desire to work toward achieving these same goals.

Faculty Introduction
Founded in 2002, the Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology comprises three departments: the Department of
Biotechnology (originally established in 1986 within the Faculty of Engineering; was the first university biotechnology
program in Japan), the Department of Life Nutrition and Life Science (originally established in 1990 within the Facultyof Engineering as the Department of Food Engineering; later renamed as the Department of Applied Biological Science
before being reorganized in its present form in 2008) and the Department of Marine Bio-Science (originally establishedin 1998 within the Faculty of Engineering; renamed in 2008).
Ever since its foundation, the Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology has consistently maintained the following three
aims: 1) to elucidate and understand the outstanding structures and mechanisms of organisms, 2) to understand andfurther advance biological technologies and techniques that contribute to harmony between and the development of
human beings and the earth and 3) to educate and cultivate talented professionals who possess solid skills that can beused in the real world. In addition, with an education and research system that, working in close cooperation with the
University’s Research Center for Green Science and the Research Institute of Marine Bioresources, examines a wide
range of life forms—from microorganisms to human beings, both on land and at sea—the faculty and the students of
the Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology come together in working toward the realization of a society that is kind toboth people and to the earth through the study of life, biological resources, the environment, health and so forth.

Three Distinctive Features of
the Faculty of Life Sciense and Biotechnology
1 Systematic Learning of Knowledge and Skills
In their first year of studies, students’ basic learning focuses on the naturalsciences, such as biology. In their second and third years of studies, students
learn about the structures and mechanisms of life, environments andecosystems, food and health while linking these themes together through theirinterrelationships. In their fourth year of studies, students apply the specialized
knowledge that they have learned, linking it to their graduation research
projects and the acquisition of qualifications.

2 A Fertile Research Environment, Replete with Advanced
Equipment and Facilities
In a fertile research environment that includes the foremost research facilities
in the Chugoku Region, namely the Research Center for Green Science andthe Research Institute of Marine Bioresources, students are provided with
opportunities to make free use of the very latest specialized equipment to
conduct research on themes that interest them.

3 A Selection of Departments, Courses and ResearchLaboratories to Meet Each Student’s Individual Interests

Academic Department Composition

Department of Biotechnology (Max. Enrollment: 50 Students)

In the Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, subjects of research include
a wide range of life forms: from microorganisms to human beings, both onland and at sea. In addition, the viewpoints on which research themes are
based and from which research is conducted are also quite varied: from thestructures and mechanisms of organisms to food and health to ecosystems
and environments. Students are provided with opportunities to select the
departments, courses and research laboratories that suit their individualinterests and move forward toward their chosen career paths.

Department of Nutrition and Life Science (Max. Enrollment: 50 Students)
Department of Marine Bio-Science (Max. Enrollment: 100 Students)

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Department of Biotechnology

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Biotechnology is engaged in education andresearch with the aim of discovering new knowledge and developing

The Department of Biotechnology was founded in April 1986 in
response to society’s growing recognition of biotechnology as an

new technologies in order to apply the structures and mechanismsof life to solving various problems, including food supply, theenvironment, energy, medicine and so forth. The Department

entirely new academic field and subsequent high hopes for the
potential that this new field holds. Biotechnology is an academic
field that seeks to understand the structure and mechanisms of life

welcomes the following types of students who have an interest in
living things and who hope to join us in undertaking the challenges
inherent in these goals.

on the cellular, genetic and even molecular level while applying thisunderstanding to technologies that benefit society. The field is now
producing solid results in a wide range of fields, from basic research
to applied research. Through education related to biotechnology, theDepartment of Biotechnology aims to educate and cultivate talented
scientists and researchers who are armed with sound knowledge
and skills.

● Those who have an interest in living things.
● Those who hope to make new discoveries about the structuresand mechanisms of life.
● Those who hope to develop new technologies that make use of
the structures and mechanisms of life.
● Those who have an interest in ecosystems or problems related tofood supply, the environment or energy.

Curriculum Summary
The specialized educational curriculum of the Department of
Biotechnology focuses on three specific fields of study within theoverarching field of life sciences: biological production, biologicalresources and biological environments. Classes are arranged in a
way that allows students to learn these three fields systematically.
By offering classes that link classroom study together with lab
work, hands-on training and field work, the curriculum is designed
to provide students with opportunities to learn the material thatthey are taught in lectures through actual, first-hand experience.
In addition, by having students acquire fundamental knowledgeof basic specialized subjects such as biology, chemistry andbiochemistry in their first and second years of studies, thecurriculum also endeavors to make it easier for students tocomprehend more advanced specialized subjects later on. Further,from the second semester of their third year of studies, students
each choose their own individual research theme and begin working
on their graduation research project, in the course of which they
will acquire scientific thinking and expression abilities, as well as
problem-solving skills, under the careful guidance and instruction of
the faculty.

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Department of Nutrition and Life Science

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Nutrition and Life Science educates and cultivatesa new type of registered dieticians who are very well-versed in
the fields of food/nutrition and the life sciences. The Department

The Department of Nutrition and Life Science is a training institutefor future “dietitians” and “registered dietitians” who will go on towelcomes students who fully understand the importance of this new
type of registered dietician and who are willing to put in the daily
effort toward the realization this ideal.

support the overall health and well-rounded dietary habits of thepeople in their communities. At present, the food environment thatsurrounds us and various health problems are undergoing various
changes at a rapid pace. The Department of Nutrition and Life
Science aims to educate and cultivate future dietary professionals
who, armed with wide-ranging expertise, skills and developmental
thinking, will contribute to the improvement of overall health anddietary management in their local communities. After graduation,
students can hope to enter active and rewarding careers in awide range of fields, including: hospitals, schools, social welfare
institutions, government offices, food manufacturers, drug storesand so forth.

Curriculum Summary
By fulfilling the graduation requirements of the Department of
Nutrition and Life Science (130 total credits), students acquire
the necessary qualifications to work as dieticians. Further, by
obtaining the additional necessary credits, which include credits
for on-site training at a hospital or social welfare facility (140 total
credits), students also gain eligibility to take the national certifying
examination to qualify as registered dieticians. Taking advantageof the education and research environment of the Faculty of
Biotechnology, the Department of Nutrition and Life Science isdistinct for having a particularly well-rounded research guidanceand support system, as well as class offerings in a wide range offood-related subjects, such as food function, food production, foodbiotechnology and more. Through research work on their chosen
individual research themes, students in their fourth year of studies
learn research methods, research paper writing techniques andpresentation skills. In terms of facilities, the Department is also
outfitted with the very latest facilities and equipment for training
qualified dieticians and registered dieticians, including meal training
rooms based on food hygiene management systems, nutritional
metabolism measuring equipment and more.

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Department of Marine Bio-Science

Admissions Policy

Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Marine Bio-Science is seeking students who
have a strong interest in marine organisms and environments,
and who will actively take on such problems as the revitalization

The beautiful and bountiful seas that foster and nurture life are oneof earth’s greatest assets and, for humanity, our ongoing utilizationof rich coastal ecosystems, the utilization and cultivation of aquatic
resources, the development and management of marine-based
food sources, the breeding and raising of marine organisms and theprevention of epidemic diseases in cultivation environments, etc.

of the bounty of the seas is essential to our continued existence.
The Department of Marine Bio-Science is actively engaged in
education and research on sea life, approaching it from four different
perspectives: the “cultivation,” “investigation,” “protection” and“utilization” of sea life. From their third year of studies, students areoffered a selection of four separate courses, each related to one ofthese perspectives, designed to keep students highly motivated asthey undertake their studies.

Curriculum Summary
The curriculum of the Department of Marine Bio-Science isdesigned to provide students with expertise and skills in their
desired course of study, based on a wide-ranging knowledge ofmarine environments and the organisms that inhabit them, whileat the same time cultivating in them the abilities that they willneed to put those skills to use as active members of society rightout of university. During their first and second years of study, allstudents complete classes in specialized subjects covering thebasics of marine life and marine environments, which together form
the basis for all of the education and research carried out by the
Department of Marine Bio-Science. Then, from their third year ofstudies, students select one of four different courses of study, eachof whose goals will have been made clear to students at this point,
about which they will learn even more specialized content in greater

Course Name
Resource Utilization Development Course
Field Ecology Course

detail. In addition, through extensive lab work and hands-on training
activities, students will gain various skills that they need to fulfill
their future aspirations, including skills for breeding and raisingmarine organisms, environmental research, marine biotechnology
and more.

Aquarium Science Course
Marine Food Science Course

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Admissions Policy

Faculty of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences

Fukuyama Universityʼs Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in 1982 with theaim of educating and cultivating professional pharmacists and pharmaceutical researchers who possess awell-rounded education and a solid sense of ethics in addition to highly advanced knowledge and skills in
the field of pharmacy. Having further enhanced and developed its practical clinical pharmacy education
program since its establishment, the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences now aims to
educate and cultivate the next generation of pharmacists and pharmaceutical researchers. In order toeducate and cultivate such professionals in accordance with the Facultyʼs educational and researchprinciples and educational goals, Fukuyama Universityʼs Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences is seeking the following kinds of students.

● Those who have compassion for others and hope to contribute to society as experts in medicine.
● Those who have the communication skills to learn side by side with friends and colleagues.
● Those who have flexible thinking skills and creativity,

and who are willing to put in the effort to improve and polish their logical thinking skills.
● Those who have the attitude to learn proactively on their own,
and who can take on various new challenges with enthusiasm.

Faculty Introduction

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in 1982 with the aim of educating andcultivating future pharmacists and pharmaceutical researchers who have not only acquired knowledge

and skills in the field of pharmacy, but who also possess a well-rounded education and a solid sense of
ethics. When the Faculty was founded, it originally comprised two academic departments offering fouryear courses in Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics, respectively. However, with the pharmaceuticaleducation reforms that were enacted in 2006, the Faculty was subsequently reorganized as a single
department offering a unified, six-year course in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Faculty of
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has undertaken education and research activities under our
motto of “contributing to the health and welfare of humanity while producing pharmaceuticalprofessionals who constantly strive to achieve the ideal state of medical care and the ideal form of apharmacist,” thus far producing over 4,000 such graduates to date.
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences houses a total of 21 research laboratories,
including: five medical science laboratories, seven biopharmaceutical laboratories and nine clinicalpharmacy laboratories. A faculty of around forty professors and associate professors oversee the Facultyʼs
education and research activities. In addition, a volunteer faculty composed of pharmacists, doctors, nurses,
clinical psychologists and others also works to support the education activities of the Faculty of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Three Distinctive Features of
the Faculty of Pharmacy
1 A Pioneer in the Field of Clinical Pharmacy

Ever since it was established, the Faculty of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences has advanced the state of education in thefield of clinical pharmacy. In particular, Fukuyama Universityʼs Facultyof Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences led other universities inpioneering the creation of an “On-Campus Model Pharmacy,” andwas also the first university in Japan to incorporate prior training at
the model pharmacy and clinical training in actual hospitals andpharmacies as part of its required educational curriculum.
This “Fukuyama University-Style” education has now become amodel for pharmacy schools throughout Japan to follow.

2 Early Experience Studies with Support from
Previous Graduates

In their first year of studies, students tour and observe hospital
pharmacies, health insurance pharmacy dispensaries, local businesses
and so forth as part of their early experience studies. Learning about thework of a pharmacist first hand greatly increases studentsʼ motivation
toward their studies. Under this system, previous graduates who havesigned up to be a part of the volunteer faculty give tours of the facilities
where they now work as pharmacists while providing active
explanations, guidance and instruction.

3 High Pass Rate on the National Licensing
Examination for Pharmacists

Academic Department Composition
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Maximum Enrollment: 150 Students

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The results of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciencesʼeffective educational program are also reflected in the National
Licensing Examination for Pharmacists, with Fukuyama University
consistently ranking high amongst all of Japanʼs colleges and schoolsof pharmacy, including major national and public universities, interms of pass rates. The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences rises to the challenge of national licensing examinations
with ample test preparation and a system of instruction that provides
for close and attentive interaction between faculty and students bymaintaining small class sizes.

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Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Diploma Policy

Students who have been enrolled in the Faculty of Pharmacy for aprescribed period of time, take course subjects in the educational
curriculum organized according to the purpose of the Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, certify graduation to those who haveacquired the prescribed credits, and confer a bachelor's(pharmacy) degree.
1. Readiness as a pharmacist to be active in clinical practice
Graduates will have a patient-based perspective based onabundant humanity and a medical-oriented perspective that
respects the dignity of life. Act based on your sense of mission,
responsibility and ethics as a pharmacist.
2. Scientific ability to understand the impact of drugs andchemicals on living organisms and the environment
Graduates have the necessary scientific skills to understand theeffects of drugs and chemicals on living organisms and theenvironment.
3. Ability to practice prescription dispensing to ensure proper useof medicine
Graduates have the ability to practice prescription audits,prescription question, dispensing, drug supply and management,
safety management, and drug compliance from the perspective of
proper use of drugs.
4. Practical ability to provide optimal and safe pharmacotherapy inteam medicine
Graduates have the ability to collect patient information incooperation with interdisciplinary team members, evaluate theeffects and side effects of pharmacotherapy, and practiceproposals for prescribing design in order to play a proactive role inpharmacotherapy.
5. Research ability to contribute to medical progress andimprovement
Graduates have the ability to find problems by logical thinking
based on scientific knowledge, and basic experiment and researchskills to solve problems.
6. Practical ability to improve the health of local residents
Graduates have the ability to participate in and cooperate withlocal medical care, health and welfare, nursing care, andgovernment, and contribute to the promotion of community
medicine and the improvement of human health and publichealth.
7. Self-development and educational ability to respond to medical
advances and social needs
Graduates have a willingness to continue self-improvement andattitude to nurture the next generation of medical personnel.
8. Comprehensive knowledge required for pharmacists
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Academic Department Introduction

The Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences is engaged in education and research activities
with the following five educational objectives: 1) To
cultivate future pharmacists who, armed with soundknowledge and skills in the field of pharmacy and wideranging perspectives, will go on to play active roles on thefront lines of medical science. 2) To cultivate future
pharmacists who will act humanely and according to awell-rounded sense of ethics and their duties as personsof medicine. 3) To cultivate researchers and scientists who,
armed with scientific thinking skills and practical problemsolving abilities, will go on to play active roles in a wide rangeof fields related to pharmacy and medical science. 4) To
cultivate highly creative individuals who will go on tocontribute to the development of medical science. 5) To
cultivate persons of medicine who will persistently continue
the practices of self-improvement out of a desire for theirown betterment.

Curriculum Summary

The curriculum of the Department of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences is composed of classes in thefollowing fields of study. Students in their first year of studies
cover such basic specialized subjects as chemistry andbiology in order to acquire the fundamental
knowledge that they will need to learn more advanced
specialized subjects later on. Students in their second
year of studies learn about specialized subjects, such asorganic chemistry, physiology, pharmacology and so forth. In
their third year of studies, students acquire clinicalknowledge
andskillsthroughclassesinpharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutics
and so forth. In their fourth year of studies, students undergo
prior training for clinical training in order to acquire theknowledge, skills and attitudes that they will need tocomplete their clinical training the following year. In theirfifth year of studies, students undergo clinical training at a
hospital or pharmacy, spending a total of 22 weeks
learning the occupational skills of a pharmacist. In their sixthyear of studies, students complete a pharmaceutical careprogram to further enhance their level of expertise. In
addition, as part of their basic training as future scientists,
students work on graduation research projects during
their fifth and sixth years of studies.

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Graduate School of Engineering

Graduate School Introduction

Under the rapid development of technology in recent years, engineering education to realize the industrial society ofhumanity has been required in the education of the Graduate School of Engineering.
Fukuyama University, Graduate School of Engineering, is aimed at the development of professionals of high creativity totake a proactive stance to new challenges by promoting creative research under the advanced education and research
program. The school has a master program for five major fields of study and a doctoral program for three major fieldof study.

Graduate Course (Doctoral Program) Name and Maximum Enrollment

Graduate School of Economics
Through theoretical and applied research in the field of economics, the Graduate School of Economics aims to educate
and cultivate academics who possess advanced research skills, professionals who are highly knowledgeable and skilledin such economics-based fields as business administration and accounting and, moreover, active members of society
who are able to give back and contribute to their local communities with the products of their studies and research.
The curriculum is divided into two separate specialized fields of study: “Economics” and “Business Administration.”
Within the field of “Economics,” students are offered applied classes in such subjects as economic theory, finance,
fiscal policy and so forth. Within the field of “Business Administration,” students are offered classes in such subjects
as business administration, tax law, accounting and so forth. Those aiming to become professionals armed with wideranging perspectives and well-balanced, high-level knowledge of economics are given opportunities to study widely
within both of these fields. Those choosing tax and accounting can comprehensively gain systematic knowledge related
to tax law, bookkeeping theory, financial statement accounting theory, tax accounting theory and managerial accounting
theory. Students are also able to take a systematic approach to the writing of their master’s theses through gradualstages designed to aid students in producing high-quality theses, including submitting research proposals, midterm
reporting and public hearings for their theses.

Graduate Course (Doctoral Program) Name and Maximum Enrollment
Courses in Economics (Master’s Course)
Economics Course
Tax & Accounting (Certified Tax Accountant) MBA Course.

Master's Program and Number of Students to be Admitted
Architecture and Architectural Systems Engineering: 3 students
Information Processing Engineering: 2 students
Mechanical Engineering: 2 students
Electronic and Electrical: 2 students

Doctoral program and Number of Students to be Admitted
Electronics and Information Engineering: 2 Students
Regional Space Planning and Systems Engineering: 3 Students
Design and Production Engineering: 2 Students

Graduate School of Engineering: Life Science and Biotechnology Course
The Life Science and Biotechnology Course is engaged in education and research intended to elucidate andunderstand the various structures and mechanisms of life from a position of expertise in the life sciences while at thesame time educating and cultivating future researchers and scientists who will go on to tackle major issues of the
21st century, such as the preservation of the earth’s environment or finding ways to supply sufficient food and energy
for a human population that is undergoing explosive growth. Working in close cooperation with the Green Science
Research Center and the Research Institute of Marine Bioresources, in a research environment replete with cuttingedge equipment, the Life Science and Biotechnology Course is advancing education and research in a wide range offields related to the life sciences.

Diploma Policy
Master’s Course: Students must have attained wide-ranging learning and advanced technical skills, etc. in the fieldof life sciences and also demonstrate an ability to function as expert professional researchers/scientists or practical
instructors within their chosen fields. The degree of Master (Life Sciences) is conferred upon students who havecompleted the master’s degree course completion requirements and produced a completed master’s thesis.
Doctoral Course: Students must have attained research abilities based on ample knowledge at a level sufficient tobe active as researchers/scientists within their chosen fields and also as members of a scientific community thatdemands a high level of expertise and must also demonstrate an ability to conduct research activities independently.
The degree of Doctor (Life Sciences) is conferred upon students who have completed the doctoral degree course
completion requirements and produced a completed doctoral dissertation.

Graduate Course (Doctoral Program) Name and Maximum Enrollment

Graduate School of Human Sciences
The Clinical Psychology Course aims to educate and cultivate “heart specialists” who are equipped with advanced expert
knowledge and skills in the field of psychology, as well as flexible thinking and practical skills, needed to prevent mental
issues from arising while at the same time providing help and support to those who are suffering from mental illness.
In order to respond to an increasingly diverse spectrum of mental issues, students are provided with the full support
that they need to master a multifaceted approach while studying in an environment replete with the latest facilities andunder the diligent tutelage of a faculty with expertise in a wide range of fields, including clinical psychology, criminal
psychology, cognitive neuropsychology and so forth.

Graduate Course (Doctoral Program) Name and Maximum Enrollment
Clinical Psychology Course
Maximum Enrollment: 10 Students

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Maximum Enrollment
Master’s Course: 8 Students (per Academic Year)
Doctoral Course: 4 Students (per Academic Year)

Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Medical science is advancing at a breathtaking pace while simultaneously growing more sophisticated and complex.
At the same time, there still remain many incurable or difficult-to-cure diseases for which no effective medicines or
established remedies currently exist. Moreover, with the rapid increase in the number of pharmaceuticals available,
there has also been an increase in the number of drug combinations, drug side effects and even the occasional
completely unforeseen medical mishap.
In order to respond to these circumstances, the Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences aims to
educate and cultivate professional pharmacologists who possess high-level research abilities and are equipped withthe advanced knowledge and practical skills needed to contribute to the field of medical science.

Graduate Course (Doctoral Program) Name and Maximum Enrollment
Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Clinical Pharmacy Course (Doctoral
Course) Maximum Enrollment: 3 Students
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About Fukuyama Heisei University
Founded in April 1994 by Shigeru Miyachi, Fukuyama Heisei University encourages the talented who are able to be
responsible for the upcoming society and seek to develop practical students and researches actively contributing to therapidly changing world.
The founder’s leading motto “Toward character realization through the fostering of pragmatic capabilities” is being
realized through the cultivation of well-rounded, refined and humanitarian individuals with expert qualifications. We
welcome and expect ambitious students who have the courage to practice the truth and have such broad horizons torespect life and other people; love their home, society and nation; and be ready to contribute to the peace and wellbeing of the world.

History of Fukuyama Heisei University
1994

Fukuyama Heisei University founded. Three academic departments established within the Faculty of Business Administration:
the Department of Business Information, the Department of Corporate Law and the Department of Welfare Management.

2000

Graduate School of Business Administration established. Graduate Program in Business Information (Master’s Course),
Graduate Program in Corporate Law (Master’s Course) established.

2003

Department of Corporate Law within the Faculty of Business Administration renamed as
Department of Business Law within the Faculty of Business Administration.

Conveniently located in the northern cultural area of Fukuyama city, our university is easily accessible from JR
Fukuyama station. It takes about 30 minutes by bus or train from the station. The free school bus service is alsoavailable between the school and JR Kannabe station. Fukuyama city, with a population about 466,000, is the industrial
and commercial capital of the eastern Hiroshima prefecture and is well-known for the scenic harmony between its

2004

historic spots and its modernity.
Thirteen halls on the spacious campus of about 8 hectares include many lecture rooms of various types, computer

2007

Faculty of Nursing and Department of Nursing established.

2008

Department of Business Information within the Faculty of Business Administration renamed aslaboratories (including information processing education and research center), language laboratories, audio-visualrooms, and the affiliated library. Available also are a gymnasium, martial arts gym, weight training gym, soccer fieldof artificial turf with a 400m running track, tennis courts, and a lot more.
The annual school festival, which has become one of the major festivals in the area, is held in autumn, whenthousands of people turn out to appreciate the students’ performances and exhibitions as one of the presentationsof their daily studies and activities. Many other activities, such as the University President Cup athletic tournament,
are held in response to the students’ requests. There are more than 30 athletic and cultural activity clubs and circles
on campus now, and especially encouraged are soccer, volley ball, track-and-field events, rubber-ball baseball, andkendo clubs, entering actively in many big games and major matches.
As the article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights goes, which states that “education shall be directed to
the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, …”,
we truly welcome and willingly support international students from all over the world.

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Department of Welfare Management within the Faculty of Business Administration reorganized to establish the Faculty of
Welfare and Health Science (Department of Welfare Science, Department of Health and Sports Science).

2006

Social Welfare Course, Preschool Childcare Course established within the Department of
Welfare Science of the Faculty of Welfare and Health Science.

Department of Business Administration within the Faculty of Business Administration.
Social Welfare Course, Preschool Childcare Course within the Department of
Welfare Science of the Faculty of Welfare and Health Science reorganized to form two distinct academic departments:
the Department of Welfare Science and the Department of Childhood Education.
2009

Graduate Program in Sports and Health Science (Master’s Course) established within
the Graduate School of Sports and Health Science. Nursing Program (Master’s Course) established within
the Graduate School of Nursing.

2011

Graduate Program in Midwifery established.

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Campus Map

Academic Department Composition Chart(Educational Organizational Chart)
A campus outfitted with ample facilities, a place where one can havegood times with new friends.
Fukuyama Heisei University’s campus is outfitted with ample facilities andequipment to cultivate practical skills in students, including the latest training
facilities, a cutting-edge information education research center and more.
Replete with a Wi-Fi network environment that can be used with tablet devices
even outdoors and also full of spaces for students to access the Internet or thelatest media, the University’s campus responds to students’ desire for selfimprovement with an environment where they can fulfill their aspirations.
In addition, the campus also supports sports club activities and thedevelopment of students’ physical strength with a gymnasium
and all-weather grounds.

Building 1: University Office Building
Building 2: Research Building
Main Building: The clock tower is the symbol of

Faculty

Department

Business Administration

Business Administration50

Welfare Science

60

Childhood Education

50

Health and Sports Science100

Nursing

80

Enrollment

Fukuyama Heisei University. Standing conspicuously
taller than the other buildings on campus, the clock
tower watches over every aspect of students’ college
lives. A cool and refreshing water fountain stands
front and center to the building.

Welfare and Health Science

Nursing
All-Weather Grounds(Complete with Lighting)
The grounds are outfitted with a six-lane, 400m
polyurethane track, pole vaulting equipment, a hammer
throw pitch and a beach volleyball court. The infield alsofunctions as an artificial turf soccer field.

Graduate Program

Enrollment

10

Midwifery

Training Room

Biological Function /Behavioral Science Analysis Lab

Plaza

The training room is equipped with everything from freeweights and aerobic devices for improving the overall

Here, changes in body temperature, pulse rate andgather and chat. A free and open space, the Plaza is ahealth of athletes to a range of devices for everyone

blood pressure during exercise are fed into a computer

place where students can interact with friends, and is also

from beginners to those undergoing rehabilitation. Not

as data for conducting physical health checks, andwidely used for other purposes, including the occasional

just for athletes, the equipment is also of course open tothis system can also be used for measuring aerobic

seminar lecture.

the general student body for use in training according to

exercise. There is also an assortment of equipment thateach individual’s own needs.

can be used to create safe exercise programs.

The Plaza is a place where anyone and everyone canBuilding 5: Computer Lab

Building 12: Nursing School Building

Building 13: Childhood Studies Building

The Computer Lab is a place where students can learn

The Nursing School Building is outfitted with the ample

Recently completed in 2010, the brand-new Childhood

how to use the standard software and applications

facilities and equipment in order to create a hands-

Studies Building naturally features a complete lineup ofthat are used in the real world. Between classes, theon learning environment that recreates actual nursing

the latest facilities for learning practical skills, including

Computer Lab is open to students to use freely.

conditions as accurately as possible.

a room for private piano lessons and an arts and craft

Graduate school

Department

Business Administration

Business Information Study5

Welfare and Health Science

Sports and Health Science

5

NursingNursing

5

Enrollment

room, as well as a full range of equipment needed toacquire qualifications and licenses to work with nurseryschool, kindergarten or elementary school children.

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Department of Business Administration

Admissions Policy

Introduction and Scope

The goal of the Department of Business Administration is to train
the students to become individuals with social, rich and harmonious

Corresponding with the information-society and the remarkableprogress of information technologies, the Department of Businesspersonalities, who have mastered high-level specialized knowledge
and skills of related disciplines of the business administration andwho can be of practical of use in the industrial and economic fields,

Administration sets out practical courses designed to provide
a harmoniously balanced study of business administration andinformation science. The study, of course, includes a lot of varieties

and also we aim to do related academic educations and researches.
The Department of Business Administration eagerly welcomes
students with the motivations and aspirations described below.

of essential practical training.

● Students ardently interested in the field of businessadministration and highly motivated to study it.
● Students who have a good grounding in the field of businessadministration and who hope to work actively in the industrial andeconomic fields in the future.
● Students who have clear visions of goals in mind in studying thisacademic field and can actively make an effors to realize them.

Structure of Course
Three courses are provided for specialization and concentration; thebusiness administration course, medical accounting course and thebusiness information study course. All students are to take all thesubjects in the compulsory basic course. There is, of course, theoptional course from which all students can freely choose subjects.

The Subjects of the Course Study
Business Administration Course
Business Information Course
Optional Course
Compulsory Basic Course

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Admissions Policy

Introduction and Scope

The Department of Welfare Science, embraces the ideal of wellbeing whose foundation is “sympathy and living together,” tries to

In the Department of Welfare Science, based on the ideal of wellbeing, we provide education in order to train the students to be

educate students to be professionals of welfare science who havea sympathetic mind, can support handicapped people trying to liveon their own, and are able to realize the ideal of living together. We

welfare science specialists who have mastered expertise and skills
in social work, psychiatric social work and care work and have a lotof personality and practical abilities enabling them to promote thetrain students to be professionals with expertise and practical skills
through on-the-job training in related institutions. The Departmentof Welfare Science expects students with the motivation andaspirations described below to study with us.

well-being of all people in need of support such as children, elderly
people, handicapped people and low-income people.

● Students who are interested in the welfare science and related fields
and motivated to master the expertise and practical skills in order towork actively in the field of social welfare in the future.
● Students who regard the relationships between themselves andothers precious and are willing to train themselves to improve theircommunication ability and morality.
● Students who can actively and willingly participate in a variety ofvolunteer activities and projects to make our society better and takeaction in order to improve their ability to actively make commitments tosociety.
● Students who proudly find it their reason for living to willingly

Structure of Course
The Department of Welfare Science consists of the social work
course and the care work course. The main aim of the social work
course is to train the students to be social workers, and that of thecare work course is to train the students to be care workers.
In the social work course, the students study to pass the national
examination and get registered as certified social workers andcertified psychiatric social workers. In the care work course, thestudents study to get registered as certified care workers, certifiedsocial workers and certified psychiatric social workers.

support the well-beings of others.

The Subjects of the Course Study
Common Course
Social Work Course
Care Work Course

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Admissions Policy

Introduction and Scope

The aim of the Department of Childhood Education is to educate
students to be specialists in the nursing of sucklings and infants,

In the Department of Childhood Education, we aim to train thestudents to be specialists of childcare and education who support

education in kindergarten and education in elementary school
child care persons, kindergarten teachers and elementary school
teachers who dearly foster, support and instruct children andthe continuous development of children from their infancy through tothe school-age child stage. Through four years of practical classes
and on-the-job training, we educate the students to be child care

cultivate their attitude for learning so that they can fulfill theirpotential. We train students to be child care persons, kindergarten
teachers and elementary school teachers as childhood education
specialists who have mastered related expertise and skills andcan flexibly adjust themselves to the changing social situation
surrounding children and provide adequate nursing and educational
support. The Department of Childhood Education eagerly welcomes
students with the motivation and aspirations described below.

workers and teachers with a lot of personality who have acquireda secure knowledge and skills enabling them to deal with various
problems in the fields of childcare and education.

● Students who ardently make an effort to be able to carefully observe,
respectfully listen to what others say and think on their own and try tocultivate a logical way of thinking.
● Students who can actively tackle their problems to attain their goals,
keep on trying and realize their ideals.
● Students who are deeply interested in the society of today and its
situation and try to achieve a profound understanding of our time.
● Students who have sensible common sense and try to achieve things incooperation with others.

Structure of Course
In the Department of Childhood Education, the students cangain three types of license: child care person’s license, primarykindergarten teacher’s license and primary elementary school
teacher’s license. Cherishing the ideal of the organic conjunction ofnursery school, kindergarten and elementary school education, we
encourage the students to gain multiple licenses-child care person’s
license and kindergarten teacher’s license, kindergarten teacher’slicense and elementary school teacher’s license, for example.
By getting the required number of credits, the students can gain
multiple or all of the licenses mentioned above upon graduating.

The Subjects of the Course Study
Compulsory Basic Subjects
Subjects on Infant Nursing
Subjects on Education
Subjects on Basic Skills
Other Subjects
Subjects for the Teaching Profession

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Department of Health and Sports Science

Admissions Policy

Introduction, Scope, and Structure of Course

We try to educate students to be human beings with a balanced
and harmonious personality by helping them to recognize the

The students studying in the Department of Health and Sports Science cangain a physical education teacher’s license that is, a primary junior highsignificance of health and sports in the society of today andunderstand deeply and systematically, health and sports in relation
to physical activities. Also, regarding “health,” “sports” and “teacher’s

school teacher’s license (Health and Physical Education) and a primary highschool teacher’s license (Health and Physical Education). Today, there aremany combined junior high and high schools (tyuu-kou-ikkan-kou), and solicense” as three important themes, we aim to educate students
to be able professionals, teachers, instructors and researchers
who can help our society advance. The Department of Health andSports Science eagerly welcomes students with the motivation andaspirations described below.
● Students with a full understanding of the characteristics of the
Department of Health and Sports Science, who are deeply interested
in the related disciplines of the department and, driven by selfmotivation, strongly willing to study them.
● Students who can grasp the relationship between society andhumanity from the viewpoint of health and sports and try to acquire
the ability and mentality necessary for making a contribution in thevarious fields of health science and sports culture.
● Students in hot pursuit of the coexistence of Nature andHumanity, who can sympathize with others and reasonantly become

we encourage our students to gain both of the licenses. In order to gain thelicenses, the students must fully acquire the required number of credits in thedesignated subjects, which are classified in three categories: (1)subjects which
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology decrees thatteacher candidates should take under the Educational Personnel Certification
Act; (2)subjects related to the subjects the students are to teach after getting
a license (specialized subjects on physical education); (3)subjects for theteaching profession (subjects commonly taken by all the candidates for any
kind of teaching license).
The Department of Health and Sports Science provides an authorized teachertraining curriculum for candidates for school nurse’s (that is, nursing teacher’s)
license. By fully acquiring the required number of credits in subjects for theteaching profession and specialized subjects which are assigned to candidates
for the license to take, the students can gain the license upon graduating. In
order to be employed as teachers, they must pass teacher the employment
examination for public schools and private schools given by each prefecture

motivated by the aspirations of others and cooperate with them andwho have a vision of the process of their learning and achieving theirand so on. Also, there is a big chance of them getting temporary appointments(part-time positions). A school nurse may get positions at a kindergarten,

goals and can try hard to succeed in realizing them fruitfully.

an elementary school, a junior high school, a high school, a special needs
education school and so on.
By acquiring the required number of credits, students will become entitled
to take the examination for practical instructor of healthy exercises (kenkouundou-jissen-shidousya). Also, we have been providing the training curriculum
for healthy exercise instructors (kenkou-undou-shidoushi) since the school

The Subjects of the Course Study
Education
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year of Heisei 20. Holders of this license have a higher possibility of getting
positions at health promotion centers, hospitals, elderly care facilities, fitness
clubs and so on. In the examination for the practical instructor of healthy
exercises (kenkou-undou-jissen-shidousya) for the Heisei 18 fiscal year,
100%of the candidates from our department-they are among the first graduatesfrom our department-successfully passed the examination (That year, 5975
candidates took the examination nationwide, and 71.1% of them passed it).

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Department of Nursing

Admissions Policy

Introduction and ScopeWith “human beings,” “health,” “environment” and “nursing” as ourfour main concepts, we educate students, carrying out a careful

In the Department of Nursing, embracing the spirit of esteeming
life as our fundamental ideal, we aim to educate students to be able

selection of educational contents and creating effective ways ofteaching so that they will be able to practice nursing or become
instructors, educators and researchers in the related fields in thenursing specialists with humane sensitivities founded upon a lot of
personality and a profound sense of morality, who have masteredhigh-level expertise and skills in health care and medical treatment

future. The Department of Nursing eagerly welcomes students withthe motivation and aspirations described below.

and can make a contribution to the improvement of the health of thepeople living in our nation and the promotion of public welfare.

● Students who respect the dignity and rights of others and esteem
the preciousness of human beings.
● Students with high aspirations and interests concerning the fieldsof healthcare, medical care, nursing and social welfare, who can
actively tackle problems and duties.
● Students who can respectfully listen to and consider the opinionsof others, clearly and aptly express themselves and communicate
soundly with others.
● Students with an awareness of themselves as members of
the society and a sense of responsibility and morality which theawareness entails, who eagerly hope to help people.
● Students who can understand a variety of values and different
kinds of cultures and consider things from an international outlooks.

Structure of Course
On getting approval of graduation, those who have studied in the
Department of Nursing receive a bachelor’s degree (Nursing) andthey become entitled to take the national examinations for registerednurses and public health nurses. After getting a public healthnurse’s license, they can receive a secondary school nurse’s license
and a primary health supervisor’s license, if they make requisitions
for them by themselves. Also, it is possible for the students to gaina primary school nurse’s license, a primary high school teacher’slicense (Nursing Health Care), and a primary junior high school
teacher’s license (Health Care).

The Subjects of the Course Study
Specialized Basic Course
Basic Nursing
Adult Nursing
Geriatric Nursing
Pediatric Nursing
Maternity Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
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Graduate Program of Midwifery

Graduate School Introduction

GRADUATIE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
We aim to educate the students to be midwives with high level
expertise and practical skills in caring for the health of women

Major in Business Information Studyof all ages and midwifing, who have acquired much personality,
high creativity and autonomy enabling them to contribute to theimprovement of the health of mothers and children in the local

In the Major in Business Information Study of the
Graduate School of Business Administration, we try tocommunity.

educate students to be highly efficient management
professionals who have mastered expertise in
the related fields of business administration andSubjects
Business Administration Course
Business Information Course
Information Science Course

knowledge and skills of the newest information
technology and constructively synthesized them.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SPORTS AND HEALTH SCIENCE
Major in Sports and Health Science
In the Major in Sports and Health Science of the
Graduate School of Sports and Health Science, we try
to educate students to be health and sports instructors
as specialists who can deal with the changing
mechanism of the diseases of people living in thismodern society, teachers of physical education andschool nurses with a profound knowledge concerning
the sports and health science, and health promotersworking in corporations to help workers maintaintheir health and improve their physical fitness.

Subjects
Advanced Lecture on Health and Sports Science
Advanced Lecture and Exercises
Nursing Education

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING
Major in Nursing

Subjects
Basic Subjects on Midwifery
Practical Subjects on Midwifery
Optional Subjects

In the Major in Nursing of the Graduate School of
Nursing, we train students to be excellent nursing
educators, nursing managers and community healthnurses who, updated on the today’s nursing activities
and their extending range and diversifying variety,have mastered high-level practical skills and ethics
and acquired academic points of view enabling themto consider problems concerning the education andtraining of specialists in the field of nursing, with theideals of esteeming human dignity and pursuing thespirit of “advocacy” always in their minds as theirethical foundation.

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Subjects
Compulsory Basic Course
Common Course
Nursing Management and Nursing Education Course
Community Health Nursing Course