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Nagasaki International University

Undergraduate SchoolsDepartment of International Tourism

Message from the Head of the Department of International Tourism

Mark your first step at Nagasaki International University!

Prof.
Hideya Inoue
Prof. Hideya Inoue

The Department of International Tourism was established in 2000 when Nagasaki International University was founded. Today, as an institution of higher education with tourism as its core education and research field, it has become a department featuring the nation’s largest scale and a varied curriculum. During these years, the situation surrounding tourism has changed significantly, and the number of foreign visitors to Japan, which was 4.76 million per year in 2000, rose to 31.88 million in 2019, more than four times as many as in 2000. As demonstrated by this figure, Japan’s active tourism-oriented country promotion policy has led Japan to a position where it can aim to become an advanced tourism country.

However, compared to Europe and the United States, the number of universities where tourism is offered as part of higher education is limited in Japan. The Department of International Tourism aims to develop people who can view tourism from a broad perspective and play an active role in this diverse and rapidly changing society. Fortunately, the area surrounding the university is rich in tourism resources, such as nature, history, culture, and food. Moreover, the university is located next to a resort comprising one of the leading theme parks in Japan and surrounding hotels, providing an ideal learning setting where students can put the theories that they have learned in the classroom into practice in the community.

Amid the acceleration of internal globalization brought about by the increase in the number of foreign visitors to Japan, the Department of International Tourism also focuses on the development of true cosmopolitan people. While tying up with many overseas universities to secure diverse study abroad destinations for Japanese students, the Department actively accepts international students from countries centering on Asia. Currently, international students account for about 20% of all students in the Department and a variety of exchange opportunities are provided within the Department to nurture an international perspective among all students.

It is said that more than 1.4 billion people currently travel across borders each year for sightseeing purposes. We are living in an amazing age where we can move or travel whenever and as much as we want and feel the joys of life through travel. On the other hand, tourism is sometimes impacted by natural disasters, infectious diseases, and regional conflicts. It is one of the important academic pursuits in tourism to consider ways that people can overcome those obstacles and aim to realize a safe, peaceful, and rich society.

In this blessed environment of Nagasaki International University and under the motto of “Always with humanity, always from the heart,” we look forward to meeting students who grow through the study of tourism.

Purpose of Educational Research

The Department of International Tourism produces graduates capable of practicing in the field of tourism, international exchange, and community development who are equipped with specialized knowledge and skills in tourism and related fields.

Department of International Tourism – 3 Points

Improving Students’ English Ability

Improving Students’ English Ability

As the world's global language, English is an indispensible skill. At NIU we focus on improving students' ability to communicate in English. Furthermore, through the use of our modern computing facilities students are able to apply IT skills to a wide range of subjects including economics, business, history, culture, and the environment as part of their tourism studies.

Conscientious Guidance from Faculty

Conscientious Guidance from Faculty

Our faculty members boast a rich background in both practical and research experience in a wide range of tourism related areas. This represents a wealth of knowledge from which students may draw on when pursuing their own fields of interest.

The importance of Practical Experience

The importance of Practical Experience

Our Department develops students' potential to work in the field by balancing work in the classroom with practical educational experiences at real tourism locations around Japan and the world. We also offer courses that prepare students to obtain several industry certifications such as the National Tourism Certification and the TOEIC.

The Department offers three areas of specialization

Tourism Management Course

Tourism Management Course

This course is designed to cultivate individuals with broader perspectives, who can propose new directions of tourism in every aspect of the tourism industry by providing classes students can learn about subjects, such as industries and economics related to the tourism, geography, history, cultures and languages in a balanced manner.

Moreover, the course provides multiple model curriculums suited to the objectives of students such as the acquisition of qualifications as a certified general travel services manager, hotel manager, museum curator, and Japanese language teacher and focuses on the cultivation of experts in each area of the tourism industry.

Sports Tourism

Sports Tourism

In addition to studying sports and recreation development within society, the economics of sports and recreation, administration of sports facilities and management of sports equipment businesses students will also study the field of pro sports as it relates to global business. Moreover, through practical experience, students can acquire the qualifications to manage sporting facilities or become coaches.

Global Tourism

Global Tourism

This course provides practical communication skills necessary for globally competent human resources. Students from the first year to the first term of second year study English intensively for studying abroad. All of the students in this course must study abroad twice: the first time in the summer of the first year, and the second time in the latter term of the second year. In the third year, students who have returned from studying abroad take specialized classes on tourism conducted in English with international students from English-speaking countries. In the fourth year, students can choose to write their diploma thesis in English.

Curriculum of Department of International Tourism

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