Bachelor in History
Shibuya, Japan
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Japanese
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Kokugakuin University began as Koten Kokyusho (est. 1882) and was certified as a university in 1920. The university has five faculties and three graduate schools. The Department of History offers five areas—Japanese, Oriental, Western history, archaeology, and historical geography—enabling multidisciplinary analysis, archival research, and fieldwork.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can move into heritage, education, research, public service, and media. Common roles include museum curator, archivist, teacher, academic researcher, cultural affairs officer, policy analyst, heritage manager. You'll use skills in historical analysis, source criticism, research methods, fieldwork, and public engagement in museums, archives, schools, cultural NGOs, and government and publishing sectors.
This department has five specialized subject areas—Japanese History, Oriental History, Western History, Archaeology, and Historical Geography, enabling students to analyze history from many different perspectives while deepening their expertise and cultivating the perception necessary to solve various issues facing contemporary society. This department provides an enriched learning environment.
