ICU International Christian University
Bachelor in Mathematics
Mitaka, Japan
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor in Mathematics at ICU grew from the university's postwar founding by Christians who sought a mission-driven education. The major develops critical thinking, logical and analytical reasoning, and systematic problem-solving through rigorous proof-based study. Students explore pure mathematics, including definitions, theorems and deduction, and applied areas like number theory, cryptography, modeling, and digital encoding. The curriculum supports philosophical inquiry and intellectual activities and prepares students for advanced studies in mathematics, statistics, computer science, and related fields.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work in data analysis, cryptography, software engineering, finance, or teaching, or pursue graduate studies in mathematics or actuarial science.
The Mathematics major strives to develop strong critical thinking skills, essential to a liberal arts education, especially in the areas of logical and analytical thinking. It also aims to foster abilities to apply their learning to various fields through the systematic study of problem-solving processes and to cultivate a foundation suitable for further advanced studies.
In Mathematics, theorems are rigorously proved by mathematical deduction starting from clearly stated definitions. The beauty of mathematics can be seen in the way that essential and universal facts can be described in a concise and simple manner. Because of this, Mathematics is pure science but also a language for describing phenomena in the natural sciences and an indispensable analytical tool therein. Moreover, it is a means of exploring philosophical questions, and it supports all kinds of intellectual activities involving logical and analytical thinking. One culmination of the pursuit of pure mathematics is the affirmative answer to Fermat's Last Theorem, whose proof was found using the Modern Number Theory. The same Modern Number Theory also supports activities such as cryptography and digital encoding today.
