CAP (Crossover Advanced Programs)

Crossover Advanced Programs (CAP) refer to the undergraduate educational programs

offered by each institute. These are interdisciplinary programs, incorporating core
elements from both the College of Asia Pacific Studies and the College of Asia Pacific
Management. APU has established 5 programs in the following fields: Tourism &
Hospitality; Health, Environment and Life Sciences; International Strategic Studies;
Information and Communications Technology; Language and Culture Studies. In the
CAPs, students will study the major fields from both colleges in addition to the
specialized themes of each CAP, providing them with a meaningful education that
transcends the scope of a standard undergraduate education.

Tourism & Hospitality Program (THP)

Drawing from tourism studies in APS, this program will promote research of the tourism
industry as well as cultural and environmental heritage preservation in the Asia Pacific.
This will be integrated with management studies from APM to provide strategic and
policy-oriented education aimed at producing excellent human resources for the sector.

Health, Environment and Life Sciences Program (HLS)

This institute aims to produce human resources who can work on preserving natural
ecosystems and maintaining safe and healthy human habitats. By making use of industry
networks, these talented individual shall participate in new business ventures that will
reinvent the field of environmental studies.

International Strategic Studies Program (ISS)

With its political and cultural diversity, the Asia Pacific region has some tough
diplomatic tasks to handle. This institute will develop leaders that can accurately identify
the core issues concerning ethnicity, religion, resources and energy and that can work on
solving problems effectively.

Information and Communications Technology Program (ICT)

With a core knowledge of social sciences, information sciences and engineering, this
program will develop human resources who possess the skills to create information
systems for the promotion of sustainable development in the "Information Society of the
21st Century."

Language and Culture Studies Program (LCS)

With a foundation of sociology and management, this program aims to develop human
resources with the ability to understand different cultures and societies. Individuals will
be able to adapt to the cultures they have learned and recognize their own identity in that
culture. They will also gain the problem-solving skills necessary to analyze and research
regions from linguistic and cultural angles.

What is APS?
APS is an acronym for the College of Asia Pacific Studies, one of the two undergraduate
colleges at APU. Students in the College of Asia Pacific Studies learn about countries
and regions throughout the Asia Pacific region from a social sciences perspective, paying
special attention to the region's diverse cultures, social structures and economic systems.
Upon successful completion of the four-year course, students will be awarded a Bachelor
of Social Science.

What can I study in APS?

The basic areas studied in the College of Asia Pacific Studies are international relations,
international sociology and regional studies. Students look at the effects that the
movement of people, goods, money and information across national borders has on
societies around the world. These studies are complemented by research in the three
major fields relating to international society: Comparative Societies and Culutures,
International Governanca, Environmental Resource Policy, and Sustainable Development
Studies. Study in all areas may involve fieldwork, joint research and internships.

In their first and second years, students will take foundation courses and concentrate on
improving their Japanese language skills. After building up a solid knowledge base in the
field of international relations, students may choose to study the other major field areas in
more detail in their third and fourth years. One of the highlights of the APU education
system is the flexibility it affords - students are not limited to just one major field, but
may combine their studies to meet individual needs and interests. Students may even
choose to take up to eight subjects from the College of Asia Pacific Management, further
broadening their future employment prospects.

We recommend that current students visit the syllabus for a full list of subjects available
in the College of APS.
What is APM?

APM is an acronym for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of International

Management, one of the two undergraduate colleges at APU. The aim of APM is to foster
human resources who will take business in the Asia Pacific region to new levels. After
four-years of study, successful APM graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Business
Administration.

What can I study in APM?

The core field of study offered by APM is international management. Advancements in

corporate activities in the 20th century have greatly advanced corporate management
practices in recent years. Moreover, economic globalization and technological
innovation, particularly in the IT sector, are giving rise to fundamental changes in the
nature of corporate management. The study of international management involves
perceiving and developing solutions to such change. Once students grasp the basics of
international management theory, students go on to learn about management in more
detail in the three areas of specialization; Marketing and Corporate Strategy, Accounting
and Finance, International Business and Comparative Management, and New Business
and Innovation.

Current students may wish to visit the syllabus for a full list of subjects available in
APM.