Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University

Among the foremost mission school in Kyushu lauded with 131 years of tradition and achievement.
Being one of the leading women's universities in Kyushu, composed of 3 faculties and 7 departments, with a comprehensive educational curriculum prepared for each faculty / department so that students can expand their motivation into the study. From the teachings in the Bible, we aim to educate women, who are rich in personality, intellect and educated, with our exquisitely implementation of individual advice and guidance that tailored to suit each personality to assist them in creating their future path. Besides, ever since founded in 1885, we have been emphasizing in English education for 131 years, and we carry out English education in the whole school. We will support your study in our campus that is flourishing with an abundance of green plants with area as big as 5 Fukuoka Yahoo Dome. Our graduates were actively engaged in various fields such as finance, railway, education industry, airline industry and etc.
 Departments
Faculty of Humanities Department of Contemporary Culture Faculty of Humanities Department of Literary Arts
Faculty of Humanities Department of Media and Communication Faculty of Human Relations Department of Psychology
Faculty of Human Relations Department of Early Childhood Development Faculty of International Career Development Department of International English
Faculty of International Career Development Department of International Career Development  
Campus address
Campus 3-42-1 Osa Minami-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 811-1313　
Employment condition of past graduates
■ Aviation and Transportation Industry
All Nippon Airways, ANA Fukuoka Airport, ANA Airport Services, JAL Sky,JAL Sky Kyushu, Ibex Airlines, Singapore Airlines,
Kyushu Railway, Nishi-Nippon Railroad, Nankoku Kotsu, etc.

■Financial Industry
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation · The Bank of Fukuoka, Nishi-Nippon City Bank, Fukuoka Chuo Bank,
Tsukuho Bank, The Bank of Saga, The Eighteenth Bank, Higo Bank, Rakuten Bank, etc.

■Education industry
Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education (elementary school, junior high school, high school),
Fukuoka City Board of Education (elementary school), Yokohama City Board of Education (elementary school)
Saga Prefectural Board of Education (elementary school), Oita prefectural Board of Education (junior high school)
Kyushu Sangyo University attached Kyushu Sangyo High School,Seika Gakuen Seika Girls High School, kindergarten, etc.

■Service industry
New Otani Kyushu, Hotel Nikko Fukuoka, Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk,Nishikei, Sohgo Security Services, JTB Kyushu, Staff Service,
Kyushu Staff, Japan Post, etc.

■Mass media · Telecommunications industry
RCC Broadcasting, NHK Nagasaki Broadcaster, Sankei Shimbun, Mynavi,Kyushu Telecommunications, etc.

■Medical / Welfare Industry
Medical Corporation, Tokushukai, Fukuoka Tokushukai Medical Center,Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation, Fukuoka General Hospital,Japanese Red Cross Kanto-Koshinetsu Block Blood Center,Social Medical Corporation Foundation, Chiyukai, Fukuoka Wajiro Sogo Kenshin Clinic,Nursery school, etc.

■ Civil servant industry
Iizuka City Hall, Sasaguri Town Office, Katsuragawa Town Office, Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters, Fukuoka Prefectural Government Office, etc.
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Departments

Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University Faculty of Humanities 
Department of Contemporary Culture
Learning content “Culture” is the keyword while studying of tourism and Japan culture, also the literature/ philosophy/ history of foreign countries.
“Tourism Culture” “Intercultural Exchange” “ Japan culture (Japanese Language Teaching Profession)”, through the mastering in these three major, dedicated to developing talented human resources that in pursuit of a profound definition of culture, understand widely to the variety of cultures, and able to exchange information with own culture.
In addition, we offer a variety of career enrichment education, such as distinctive internship, extension course of lecturers from the tourism industry and hospitality service, airline course for students aspire to work in the airline industry, social fundamental skills enhancement project practice, etc.
The specific contents to be learned in the three specialized fields are as follows.
・【Tourism Culture】･････From the prospect of "culture", learn to comforting people with serenity, bring the new trend to the region and inspire the tourism hospitality industry with new ideas.
・【Intercultural Excahnge】･････Become the connecting bridge between the foreign culture and own culture through understanding of the culture from various countries and own country.
・【Japan Culture (Japanese Teaching Profession)】･････Analyze the diversity of Japan Culture at “present day”, such as literary, Japanese language, art of flower arrangement, calligraphy, anime, etc. Furthermore, to aspiring teacher will be acquainted with necessary knowledge regard to Japanese language education of junior school/ high school and appropriate teaching ability.
Course characteristics 【1st Year】: Not only focus on English proficiency and computer skills, through courses such as “study skill”and “practical project”, etc. that hone the basic thinking ability/ performing ability, to acquire the essential knowledge and ways of thinking for the 4 years study. Furthermore, some experiential course are designed such as “hotel training”, “airport training”, “airline training”, etc.
【2nd Year】: Through “academic literacy” to enhance the basic of research ability, and acquire education from a wide range of courses such as “theory of tourism culture ”/ “theory of comparative culture”/ “Japanese literacy” etc. Besides, small group seminar as “Contemporary Culture Basic Exercise”, which allow students to choose to study from their own specialized major. Moreover, we have a training trip called "field work" to Europe and Asia and also set up "internship" to conduct practical training / vocational experience in order to foster self-competent professional selection ability and high professional consciousness.
【3rd Year】: Learn techniques such as text comprehension, report preparation, presentation and discussion through seminar activities of "Contemporary Culture Exercise". In addition, in order to enhance career consciousness and employment skills, and also to develop practical skills necessary for society, a career subject "Introduction to society member" will be established, featuring lecturers of various occupations to present the course.
【4th Year】: Based on the learning so far, the research of “graduation thesis” will be conducted based on each student’s awareness of the issue. Also, students will summarize the results in the form of paper writing, oral presentation, work creation and so on as conclusion of the study.
Employment · Educational relations (junior high school teacher (national language) · high school teacher (national language) · primary school teacher · Japanese language teacher etc.)
· Airline relations (Ground Staff, Flight Attendants, etc.)
· Hotel relations etc.
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University Faculty of Humanities 
Department of Literary Arts
Learning content English and Japanese language proficiency and thinking ability will be thoroughly trained by using literature and films and plays, etc. of language art works as the teaching material, through a program called “Hundred Read Appreciation”by reading 100 books of literary masterpiece in 4 years and also appreciating 100 films or plays, that to acquainted with the corresponding skills to the various language arts.
In addition, iPadmini (R) will be lent to all students for 4 years, in order to develop the ability to gather, organize and communicate information by utilizing both digital and analog media.
From the 2nd year, students will be asked to select either "English Teaching Course" or "Language Art Course", and in the third year, practical skills will be cultivated through field work in Japan (10 days) and UK (about 1 month).
The specific content to learn in the two specialized coursees are as follows.
・【English Teaching Course】・・・・・ Learn through abundant subjects from the basics of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to literature · culture · art, skills necessary for English education of junior high and high school, at the same time acquires English skill equip with the insight toward literature/culture/art from English speaking countries.
・【Language Arts Course】・・・・・ To improve Japanese language and English language ability, as cultivate Japanese language ability that boost understanding and analytic to literary that able to write scripts / novels / criticisms, etc. and to acquired English language ability that able to read in English from basic information to literature original scripts.
Course characteristics 【1st year】: Thoroughly train language abilities and thinking skills in Japanese and English such as "Japanese training" and "English training". Besides, students will learn methods of language expression and body language expression through subjects such as "Stage Production" and "Body Language Expression Workshop" to develop abundant expressive power. Furthermore, introduce the 'language artistic field work F' that aimed at developing the all-round English ability required as an English teacher, 'language artistic field work D' which can actually experience a film production, and more extensive subject of "field work".
【2nd year】: Following the 1st Year, courses that thoroughly train language ability and thinking ability, such as "Language Arts Foundation" and "Theme Thinking", and master 3000 words in "English vocabulary building". In addition, understand the pop culture in Japan and the UK, learn the basic knowledge while overview the history of literature in the UK and America, and learn about literature and its expression. Furthermore, the experiential learning called "art gallery/ museum fieldwork" will be organized.
【3rd year】: Through "Language Art Exercises", refine creativity and comprehensive ability,  portraying "Hamlet" in "Theater and Entertainment Study E", enhancing the interpretation in English, pronunciation and expressive power through reading aloud the script. Also, to learn about each culture broadly and profoundly through on-site training as "oversea fieldwork" and "national fieldwork". Furthermore, complete a graduation thesis in the third year and submit it.
【4th year】: As a completion of 3 years study, and to practice what had learned, students have to present their own works to the society such as theater plays, internet distribution of thesis papers , publication, etc. in their own way.
Employment · Educational relations (junior high school teachers (English) · high school teachers (English) · primary school teachers · Japanese language teachers etc.
· Advertisement · Publication relations (editor, scenario writer, interpreter, translator etc.)
· Stage · Arts · Entertainment relations (Video Production · Playwright · Voice Actors etc.
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University Faculty of Humanities 
Department of Media and Communication
Learning content In respond to the demands of society by understanding from the viewpoint of media (medium) · communication (information · contents) and learning about design (transmission) regard to this society that is transforming with more complexity.
Through the three major fields of "media studies", "communication" and "design", that to understand the current state of diverse media, and acquires the comprehensive ability of media information, also the ability to communicate using media and creative expression.
Besides, to learn about our relationships with mass media such as newspapers and magazines, smart phones and PCs, TV and news broadcasting companies.
Furthermore, to develop various performing abilities by learning editorial design · space design · CG · video production with diverse software such as drawing and animation editing, music production etc.
The specific contents to be learned in the three specialized fields are as follows.
・ 【Media Studies】・・・・・Organize fieldwork to broadcast station or news broadcasting companies, and expression activities utilizing familiar media, gathering multilateral information and daily issues, in which to develop the capability to hold on own opinion and bring forth to discuss.
・【Communication】・・・・・ Learn how communication (words, songs, sounds, utilize of space and time, gestures, garments, makeup etc) is established and through design and media and to consider what kind of work is done in society.
・【Design】・・・・・ To learn and think about expanding design precisely and fully utilizing the media to express the information and thought.
Course characteristics 【1st year】: Learn the basic knowledge necessary for activities in each field in "Introduction to Media Exercise", "Fundamental Exercise of Communication" and "Design Fundamental Exercise" which are introductory exercises in three fields, and acquire the introduction technique and etc. Besides, learn about various expression methods and probe into the relationship between these methods with communication. Through the "Introductory Workshop", attain the basics of learning at universities such as "Examine", "Read", "Summarize", and further expand understanding with the subject of experiential learning "Fieldwork".
【2nd year】: Through "Media Exercise I", "Communication Exercise I" · "Design Exercise I", learn how to survey ,gather information or documents, expression method and summarize results. In addition, also learn the purpose of existence of design through courses such as "design formation theory", to expand the knowledge until design creation, and learn about communication from various perspectives.
【3rd Year】: Learn how to proceed and summarize survey research / work creation, with a knowledge and skills acquired through "Media Exercise II", "Communication Exercise II", and "Design Exercise II". Moreover, learn and master a various expression method through "Design Expression Research" and study the social trends by practicing through "field work". Furthermore, utilizing the knowledge, a survey technique, expression methods and others knowledge learned until the first half year, explores the research theme of "Graduation Research I" and decides research goals.
【4th year】: "Graduation Research Ⅱ" will gather information, conduct various studies, social experiences, preliminary production etc. for research goals. In "Graduation Research Ⅲ", summarize the survey, production and research, write a thesis and presentation.
Employment ・Mass media relations (television stations, newspaper companies, etc.)
・Advertisement · Publication · Printing relations (graphic designer · CG designer etc.)
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University Faculty of Human Relations 
Department of Psychology
Learning content Through the essential lecture in relevant with a human mind by repeatedly cognizance and growth, acquire the ability to apply in “mental health care” and various occupations related to humans.
Start from 3rd year will divide into three courses and to study more specialized psychology field, which in adjacent to psychology profession, and to broaden the point of view and applied skill.
The specific contents to be learned in the three specialized fields are as follows.
・【Clinical Psychology】･････Learn through various psychology fields, deepen understanding of the mind, learn a wide range of perspectives and practical methods. In addition, support system for graduate school entrance (department of clinical psychology) is also provided.
・【Career Psychology】･････Target on constructing positive human relationships with the organization, facilitate the corporate activities, and fulfilling private human relationship. As well, learn the characteristics of collective behavior, and use it for corporate activities such as marketing and social activities.
・【Educational Psychology】 ･････Understand the basic knowledge of psychology from the perspective of "Learning throughout the lifetime" and learn from the experiences from environmental interactions including interpersonal relationship at home, workplace, social education. Moreover, develop the ability to discover personal role in the state such as development, adaptation, individualization, self realization etc. even without guidance.
Course characteristics 【1st year】: Focus on subjects related to university common subjects, and learn the basis of psychology such as "Introduction to psychology" and "Fundamentals of psychology research law" etc. Besides, in order to unveil the contents of psychology, required to study the subjects (compulsory / selections)
that will be an introduction to psychology in general and core areas.
【2nd year】: In order to strengthen the foundation of general psychology, subjects such as "psychology experiment" and "psychological statistics" will be taught. In addition, through a variety of subjects, learn psychology and the related subjects in general, fortify the foundation for learning human relations, and nurture the applied skill.
【3rd year】: Based on the course guideline for subjects, learn from the specialized psychological areas such as "Introduction to psychotherapy" · "Industry · Organization psychology" · "School psychology". In addition, in order to develop understanding through psychology and human-related ability, "psychology field work" that will mix with children at primary schools is established. Furthermore, research activities by exercises (seminars) will begin.
【4th year】: Mainly focusing on "graduation research" that is a compulsory subject, to achieve results of 4 years study and research.
Employment ・Educational relations (junior high school teachers (social study), high school teachers (civics), primary school teachers etc.)
・Financial relations (banks, credit unions, etc.)
・Medical / welfare relations (nursery school, hospital etc.)
・Insurance relations
・Graduate school advancement
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University Faculty of Human Relations 
Department of Early Childhood Development
Learning content Learn insight from psychology-based developmental, humanity and its assistance skills.
Besides, acquire counseling skills to in assisting to guardians who nurture the children and foster their mind, and aspire to improve education of child care worker and teacher, and also to promote humanity.
This department's unique building embellished with wood structure as "Child Development Center", that provide a cozy environment to learn practical teaching methods such as expressive activities and production activities, etc.
Child studies (children learning), which is the pillar of basic education, consists of four fields: "mind", "culture", "life" and "body", and the specific contents to be learned are as follows.
・【Mind】・・・・・Learn about the mechanisms of the mind and its development not only of the child's immaturity but also attain along the way to become an adult.
・【Life】・・・・・Probe into life of children and the signification of supporting them in families and society, learn about the influence of living environment for children and the environment necessary for children.
・【Culture】・・・・・ Learn about the relationship between children's growth and culture as an entity of formation of culture.
・【Body】・・・・・ Learn what kind of health and well-balanced growth of children and what kind of care and support that are necessary for that.
Course characteristics 【1st year】: Learn the children studies through "Introduction to Children’s Studies" and "Children’s Studies Fieldwork", visit the site to observe and practice through interaction with children. Besides, develop a foundation of understanding in children through subjects such as "Introduction to psychology" and "Children's Health",
and establish the basis of learning through courses such as "First year annual education" and "Student skill" in advance to preparing for practical childcare training.
In addition, at the end of the second term, all students will experience a child welfare institution practical training, in "guidance on childcare practice training".
【2nd year】: Learn the subjects such as 'Children’s Studies Field Exercise' · 'Children Observation Practice', 'Children, Family Welfare Theory' · 'Child Development and Psychology of Learning' etc., which extend the content of the first year's learning, along with "Childcare training Ⅰ" and "Kindergarten teaching practice I". Furthermore, we have a wide range of subjects to enhance practical skills, as understand childcare centers and other children's welfare facilities, kindergartens and primary school systems, and think about the essence and purpose of childcare welfare.
【3rd year】: Summarize Children's Studies comprehensively, sum up children's studies in "General exercise for children's studies" which put in practice to show the achievements accumulated in the 1st and 2nd years through interaction with children. Also, in addition to subjects such as "General nursing contents", "Technique of understanding children (Observation method and statistical analysis method)" and other subjects such as "Primary education teaching method", "Childcare practice", "Primary school teaching practice", a variety of practical programs will be established. Students will also experience in the observation room, practice room and consultation room of which is the symbol of this department.
【4th year】: Full-fledged application skills and practical training activities will be developed through subjects such as "Child rearing support theory", "Childcare practice theory", "Kindergarten teaching practice", "Primary school educational practice", etc. Also, students will summarize the results of children's studies learned through the past three years, theoretically and practically, by completing the "graduation research" according to own theme.
Employment ・Educational relations (kindergarten teacher, nursery teacher, primary school teacher, special support school teacher etc)
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University Faculty of International Career Development 
Department of International English
Learning content Think English as“International language”, with the 3 specialized fields as “International Exchange”, “English Education” and “English Linguistics” to the center of the learning by constructing English usage space inside and outside the campus, and also acquire the advanced language proficiency and specialized knowledge.
In order to develop advanced English proficiency in the career, we support the duties related to the planning and management of the international exchange program,
Child English education instructor, English teacher in junior and senior high schools, continued to graduate school in English specialized fields.
Besides, we offer the experimental learning such as an extensive "study abroad program" including short and long term, that cultivate the language proficiency which can respond flexibly to different cultures and values, and able to assert own idea theoretically also to nurture the humanity.
The specific contents to be learned in the three specialized fields are as follows.
・ 【International Exchange】････Develop theory of international exchange systematically through subjects related to intercultural communication, understanding of Western culture, and also cultivates practical skills through a subject related to a fieldwork and the exchange management.
・ 【English Education】････Cultivate the ability to respond appropriately to teach English for a child English learning and at a junior high ・ high school, and learn about general English language education not only from English teaching but also from a broad perspective. Understand English teaching methods and language learning theories, and develop the application and the practical skills through simulated lessons and a lesson observation at partner schools.
・ 【English Linguistics】････Acquire the English knowledge from general subjects in English studies, profound specialized subjects, and also learn about English diversity as a global language from social linguistic perception.
Course characteristics 【1st year】: In order to foster a comprehensive English ability using 4 skills, subjects that focus on fundamentals such as vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension will set up. Also, courses such as "Critical Thinking" that improve analysis power and logical thinking abilities using English, and "Freshers Seminar" that to develop basic learning skills necessary for studying and research at university will be established.
【2nd year】: Subjects such as "Note Taking Skills" to learn the strategic on how to take English lecture notes effectively, and "Discussion Skills" to acquire the ability to actively disseminate opinions are prepared. In addition, understand English teaching methods and language learning theories through "Theories and Methods" and "Vocabulary Acquisition", and cultivate the applied skill and the practical skill through simulated lessons and lesson observation at partner schools. Furthermore, students have to take one of the required compulsory subjects from "Summer English Camp", "Short Overseas", and "Study Abroad", to practice experiential/ problem-solving learning through studying abroad.
【3rd year】: "Global English Fieldwork" and "International Exchange Fieldwork" are offered with the aim of cultivating the ability and creativity that to expertise a specialized knowledge to be applied in practice. Also, through practical experience at "Internship", further expand studies at university.
In addition, carry out the research of specialized field in seminar format and to learn how to write a graduation thesis.
【4th year】: Through learning followed up to 3rd year, conduct a research in a specialized field with seminar format and summarize research results as graduation thesis .
Employment ・Educational relations (junior high school teachers (English) · high school teachers (English) · primary school teachers · child English education instructors etc.)
・International cooperation related organizations
・Airline relations (Groundd Staff, Flight Attendants, etc.)
・Hotel relations
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University Faculty of International Career Development 
Department of International Career Development
Learning content “International career”, “Intercultural Communication”, “Area Studies/international cooperation” are the three pillars to construct the English usage inside and outside the campus, which also cultivates the broad international culture that in demand by many companies from domestic and oversea, along with developing the“International career foundation” that is widely adapt in business.
Besides, the extensive “exchange program” included in the short/long period, “fieldwork”/ “internship” from domestic and oversea, to nurture problem solving skills through discovering a problem by oneself.
The specific contents to be learned in the three specialized fields are as follows.
・【International career】・・・・・Develop the basic knowledge of international business (international finance, international marketing) required by corporations and essential to international careers, also develop basic skills and thinking ability that can deal flexibly with various matters with fundamental administrative capabilities.
In addition, by experiencing the actual business site through domestic and overseas internships etc., able to cultivate human resources who can be actively engaged in the global business scene.
・【Intercultural communication】・････Cultivate talented human resources whom are able to actively engage in intercultural communication, with study the communication for “multicultural coexist” which between people from different cultural background that live together. Also, in order to acquire a wide range of international cultures, a subject to learn English literature and world literature is offered to gain the understanding of different cultures.
・【Area Studies/ International Cooperation】・････Study the society and history/ culture from 4 areas which are North America, Asia, Middle East and Japan. Studying the world current affairs, and  engaging in international cooperative activities promoted by NGOs and NPOs, that to develop a vision and capability to contribute to the world.
Course characteristics
【1st year】: In order to foster a comprehensive English ability using 4 skills, subjects that focus on fundamentals such as vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension are set up. Also, courses such as "Introduction to Global Career" that giving insight to the world's career, "Critical Thinking" that improve analysis power and logical thinking abilities using English, and "Freshers Seminar" that to develop basic learning skills necessary for studying and research at university will be established.
【2nd year】: To develop practical English ability in business, subjects such as "Business Communication" · "Business Reading" etc. are set up, which also cultivate the fundamental knowledge with regard to culture and political system etc. Subjects in intercultural communication and communication strategy will be set up as regional research subjects in the US, Asia and Japan. In addition, with subjects such as "International Finance" · "International Marketing" etc.,
learn basic knowledge of business required by corporations and on international relations. Furthermore, "Short Overseas" and "Study Abroad" are also provided as a selective subject to promote experience-oriented and problem-solving learning through study abroad.
【3rd year】: In order to understand different cultures, with also aim to cultivate the responding ability and creativity from the practice of the expertise by the subjects of English literature and world literature, "NPO Fieldwork" · "International Career Fieldwork "· "Japanese Career Fieldwork" etc. are established. Also, an omnibus lecture, "Current Business"design in collaboration with corporations to profound the understanding of the real field from the early stage, yet, and to further expand studies at university through practical experience at "Business Internship". In addition, carry out the research of specialized field in seminar format and to learn how to write a graduation thesis.
【4th year】: Through learning followed up to the 3rd year, conduct research in specialized field with seminar format and summarize research results as graduation thesis.
Employment ・Companies developing business internationally (financial, insurance, trade etc.)
・Public institutions (government agencies, local governments, etc.)
・International cooperation related organizations
・News report · Publication relations
・Airline relations (Ground Staff, Flight Attendants, etc.)
・Hotel relations