CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

Refine and advance world-class business skills through practice The College of International Management applies three educational methods that emphasizes practice and experience, by consolidating four areas of study that include entrepreneurship and business operations. In particular, students will acquire international standard business skills through the Capstone course, n which they work on solving actual corporate problems.

Common Education

An evolved, university-wide learning program that ties in with and supports undergraduate studies APU will further develop its exceptionally global environment and education to cultivate basic skills that are sought by today’s society. We strengthened university-wide training, which includes the first-year program utilizing international education on-campus housing, the introduction of ICT and data science education, and leveraging networks on and off campus. We thus promote learning within each college as well as studying issues that connect with the world today.

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Curriculum Outline

The APM curriculum provides an outline of the subjects that can be taken and the requirements for graduation. The curriculum that a student will study under depends on the year they enter the university. Except in the case when a student switches colleges, students will study under the same curriculum until they graduate. New students enrolled in spring 2023 or later will follow the 2023 curriculum.

The subjects of the College of International Management are arranged in order starting from foundational subjects. In the curriculum outline, you can check which courses can be taken from which year of study.

First year Second year Third year Fourth year
Common Education Subjects Language English ST
(standard truck)
  • Elementary English AB, Pre-Intermediate EnglishAB
  • Intermediate English AB, Upper Intermediate English AB
  • English for Hospitality and Tourism, English Communication Skills
  • English for Business A
  • English for Discussion and Debate, English for Journalism
  • English Proficiency Test Preparation Course Ⅰ・Ⅱ・Ⅲ
English AT
(advanced truck)
  • Advanced English 1A・1B, Advanced English 2A・2B
  • English for Business B, Reading Fiction in English, English of the Media, TESOL
Japanese
  • Foundation Japanese Ⅰ・Ⅱ・Ⅲ, Intermediate Japanese, Pre-Advanced Japanese, Advanced Japanese
  • Language and Culture in Japan, Language and Social Topics in Japan, Japanese Linguistics for Japanese Language Education
  • Kanji and vocabulary Skills, Japanese for Self-expression
  • Japanese Communication Skills
  • Japanese Languages Teaching
  • Career Japanese
AP Language
  • Chinese Ⅰ・Ⅱ・ⅢA・ⅢB, Global Language Learning (Chinese) A・B
  • Korean Ⅰ・Ⅱ・Ⅲ・Ⅳ, Global Language Learning (Korean) A・B
  • Malay/Indonesian Ⅰ・Ⅱ・ⅢA・ⅢB, Global Language Learning (Malay/Indonesian)
  • Spanish Ⅰ・Ⅱ・ⅢA・ⅢB, Global Language Learning (Spanish)
  • Thai Ⅰ・Ⅱ・Ⅲ, Global Language Learning (Thai) A・B
  • Vietnamese Ⅰ・Ⅱ・Ⅲ, Global Language Learning (Vietnamese) A・B
  • Introduction to Asia Pacific Languages
Common
  • Intensive Language Learning
  • Special Lecture (Language Education Subject)
Common Liberal Arts APU Literacy
  • Student Success Workshop
  • Multicultural Cooperative Workshop, Peace, Humanity and Democracy
  • Introduction to Intercultural Communication
  • Intercultural Fieldwork Ⅰ・Ⅱ, Studies of Multicultural Comparison
  • Foundation for Global Leadership
  • Overseas Learning Design, Bridge Program
  • Languages of the Asia Pacific, Religions of the Asia Pacific, Geography of the Asia Pacific
  • Culture and Society of the Asia Pacific, History of the Asia Pacific
  • Japanese Politics and Society, Popular Culture of Japan
  • Japanese History, Constitution of Japan, Special Lecture (Japanese Studies)
  • Applied Intercultural Communication
  • Skills and Practices for Global Leadership
  • Global Leadership for Social Impact
  • Japanese Art of Tea Ceremony, Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement
  • Traditional Japanese Arts
Introduction to Major Studies Group
  • Introduction to Sustainable Development, Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
  • Introduction to Policy Studies, Introduction to Culture and Society, Introduction to Media Studies
  • Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Introduction to Political Science
  • World Economy and Global Issues
  • Introduction to Economics
    Fundamental Mathematics, Statistics
  • Advanced Mathematics
Global Citizens Foundation
  • Legal Studies, Psychology, Bioethics, AI and Society, Western Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy
  • Western Visual Arts, Modern Science and Technology
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Logic and Critical Thinking
  • Self-analysis for Career Design
  • Diverse Perspectives on Understanding Careers
  • Special Lecture (Liberal Arts Subject)
  • Web Design, Information Processing Essentials
  • Programming Essentials, Information Literacy
  • Health Science, Media Production Lab, Internship
  • Career Field Analysis for Career Development
  • AI and Data Science, Introduction to GIS
  • Database Systems, Special Lecture (ICT)
  • Information Systems Programming

※Required Subject

First year Second year Third year Fourth year
APM Major Education Subjects Required subject
  • Introduction to Management, Accounting I, Introduction to Marketing, Finance
  • Organizational Behavior, Production and Operations Management Legal Strategy in Business
  • Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Global Management (Capstone)
Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership(SML)
  • Family Business Management, Strategic Management
  • International Transactions, Supply Chain Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Project Management, Strategic Decision Making, Sustainable Business
  • Brand Management in the Digital World, Managing Digital Business Transformation
  • International Logistics, Advanced Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management
  • Responsible Leadership in Business, Service Management
  • Special Lecture in Strategic Management & Leadership
  • Major Seminar in MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
  • Advanced Seminar in MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
  • Undergraduate Project in MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
  • Undergraduate Thesis MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
Marketing(M)
  • Marketing Research, Consumer Behavior, Supply Chain Management
  • Promotion and Sales Management, Product Development, Pricing Strategy
  • Digital Marketing, New Technologies and Future Society
  • Design Thinking and Innovation
  • International Marketing, International Logistics, Service Management
  • Brand Management in the Digital World, Managing Digital Business Transformation
  • Destination Marketing, Special Lecture in Marketing
  • Major Seminar in MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
  • Advanced Seminar in MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
  • Undergraduate Project in MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
  • Undergraduate Thesis MM (Marketing and Strategic Management and Leadership)
Accounting & Finance(AF)
  • Accounting II, Cost Accounting
  • Financial Accounting I, Financial Accounting II
  • Corporate Finance
  • Advanced Accounting, Auditing, International Accounting, Managerial Accounting
  • Taxation, Special Lecture in Accounting, Financial Market and Institutions
  • International Finance, Finance and Technology, Financial Derivatives
  • Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Revenue Management
  • Special Lecture in Finance
  • Major Seminar in AF (Accounting and Finance)
  • Advanced Seminar in AF (Accounting and Finance)
  • Undergraduate Project in AF (Accounting and Finance)
  • Undergraduate Thesis AF (Accounting and Finance)
Entrepreneurship and Operations Management(EOM)
  • Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship and Change Maker
  • Venture Entrepreneurship, System Modelling and Analysis
  • Supply Chain Management, Product Development
  • Design Thinking and Innovation
  • New Technologies and Future Society
  • Managing Innovation, Managing Digital Business Transformation
  • Advanced Venture Entrepreneurship, Special Lecture in Entrepreneurship
  • Operations Research, Technology Management
  • Strategic Project Management
  • Special Lecture in Operations Management
  • Major Seminar in EOM (Entrepreneurship and Operations Management)
  • Advanced Seminar in EOM (Entrepreneurship and Operations Management)
  • Undergraduate Project in EOM (Entrepreneurship and Operations Management)
  • Undergraduate Thesis EOM (Entrepreneurship and Operations Management)
APM Common
  • Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Business Data Analytics
  • Big Data Analysis, APM Field Study
  • Business Internship, Special Lecture (Management)
  • Research Design and Method
  • Asian Economy, International Economics
  • Business Case Analysis & Communication
  • Management Information Systems

※Required Subject

Syllabus

The APU Syllabus provides an outline and schedule of the courses available at APU. Students are able to read the syllabus and finalize a course plan before registering for their courses.

*APU has incorporated “Course Numbering” as a way of indicating factors such as where a subject is situated within the curriculum, as well as how the curriculum is systemized. “Course Numbers” can now be found in the syllabus of every course/subject to allow students to identify with relative ease the subject/course which Area of Study it falls into, etc.

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Data

Student Data for the College of International Management

Student Data AY2017 AY2018 AY2019 AY2020 AY2021
Enrollement 380
(Apr 2017)		 261
(Sep 2017)		 387
(Apr 2018)		 253
(Sep 2018)		 387
(Apr 2019)		 254
(Sep 2019)		 359
(Apr 2020)		 207
(Sep 2020)		 383
(Apr 2021)		 217
(Sep 2021)
The total number of students 2857
(Nov 2017)		 2639
(Nov 2018)		 2595
(Nov 2019)		 2609
(Nov 2020)		 2615
(Nov 2021)
Number of countries/ regions 56
(Nov 2017)		 50
(Nov 2018)		 61
(Nov 2019)		 62
(Nov 2020)		 61
(Nov 2021)
The number of Graduates 273
(Sep 2017)		 305
(Mar 2018)		 302
(Sep 2018)		 320
(Mar 2019)		 281
(Sep 2019)		 240
(Mar 2020)		 233
(Sep 2020)		 283
(Mar 2021)		 280
(Sep 2021)		 337
(Mar 2022)
The number of graduates who completed within standard course term 501
（87％） 		530
（85％） 		458
（88％） 		452
（88％） 		542
（87.8%）
Job offer acceptance rate 97% 96% 94% 92% 95%

Employment Results for recent graduates

Industry Number of Students %
Service 85 23.6%
Information/ Communications 76 21.1%
Wholesale/ Retail 43 11.9%
Manufacturing 40 11.1%
Real estate/ goods rental and leasing 10 2.8%
Finance/ Insutance 9 2.5%
Education/ learning support 9 2.5%
Construction 7 1.9%
Transport and postal services 7 1.9%
Public service 3 0.8%
Medicine, healthcare and welfare 1 0.3%
Electricity, gas, heat supply and water 1 0.3%
Other 69 19.2%

Career After Graduation

APM graduates are playing active roles on the global stage. Alumni who can change the world

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