University of East Asia
Faculties, departments inviting applications
Faculty of Human Sciences
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Psychology Course, Early Childhood Education Course, Social Welfare Course, Tourism Business and Cultural Studies Course
Department of Sport and Health Sciences
Pedagogy and Coaching Course, Health Management Course, Athlete Training Course
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Medical Engineering
Clinical Engineering Course, Emergency Medical Technician Course, Healthcare Information Course
Department of Medical Nutrition Care
Registered Dietitians Course
Faculty of Design
Department of Design
Animation and Image Course, Art and Educational Course, Industrial Design Course, Animal and Life Design Course
Department of Total Beauty
Makeup, Nail and Esthetic Course, Beauty Design Course, Fashion and Environment Course, Beauty Science Course
Range of study
Faculty of Human Sciences
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
This department teaches a broad base of humanities and social sciences, and fosters communication skills through small-group instruction and field work. The department nurtures human resources in the areas of education, culture, and the understanding of our fellow human beings. We allow students to take subjects offered by other courses with the intention of broadening the students' knowledge base. This allows our students to achieve their own learning goals by combining welfare, psychology, sports, tourism, environment, and other subjects.
Department of Sports and Health Sciences
The Department of Sports and Health Sciences is committed to provide students with the discovering new knowledge about physical activity, exercise, and sports and its relationship to human health and disease. Faculty teaching and research interests include biomechanical, nutritional, pedagogical, physiological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives of human movement, physical activity, exercise, and sports. Students will outreach to the field of their future careers in sport- and health-related professions, including athletic training, judo therapist, fitness and wellness, physical education, and sports instructor.
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Medical Engineering
This department produces graduates who are aiming to become medical specialists, such as clinical engineers (national qualification), emergency life-saving technicians (national qualification), health information managers, and medical clerks. Freshmen study mathematics and other basic subjects, as well as the basics of medicine, while sophomores go on to study specialized fields according to their needs and interests. In hospital-based practical training, students can enhance their powers of execution and, at the same time, recognize the importance of team medicine.
Department of Medical Nutrition Care
National registered dietitians (national qualification) are expected to play an active role as a part of team medicine. This department offers professional programs such as "medicine and nutrition" and "sports and nutrition," through collaboration with other departments. Students can study a broad range of areas, such as food, exercise, medicine, and preventive care. The department offers practical field training in hospitals and facilities for providing meals, and students can improve their skills and managerial capabilities so that they can be leaders in their fields.
Faculty of Design
Department of Design
To provide design that can "make people's lives beautiful and rich," this department gives students the abilities needed to satisfy the needs of the age. Freshmen learn the basics of design through common assignments such as drawing and craft projects, while sophomores select specialized fields of interest to deepen their knowledge. At the same time, students can gain a wide range of support skills such as business administration and language, so that they can improve their humanity, on which the power of expression is based.
Department of Total Beauty
In the areas of hair and makeup, fashion, cosmetics development, and so on, successful persons are required to have a high degree of sensitivity, good communication skills, and a knowledge of management, in addition to being proficient in cosmetic techniques. To this end, this department teaches students about a wide range of subjects including health, medicine, psychology, and culture, in a cross-sectoral manner. The department fosters the power of execution through visits to the workplaces of professionals and student-led makeup shows, nurturing human resources that can offer a wide range of services.
Philosophy behind the establishment of the university
Since its foundation in 1966, the University of East Asia has constantly set the following as its philosophy: "By providing academic research and education in the international arena, aim to become a university that nurtures human resources who can work to benefit others, and have acquired a set of skills."
The following slogans are based on this philosophy:
"Living in a local community, while thinking globally"
"Working to benefit others and acquiring a set of skills"
Admissions policy
One of the slogans of the University of East Asia that is based on our philosophy is, "Working to benefit others and acquiring a set of skills."
By fusing "liberal arts education" for fostering rich humanity with "practical education" for acquiring expertise, the University of East Asia provides "human education" for nurturing "well-cultivated human resources with professional skills," thereby contributing the growth of local communities.
In anticipation of the abundant potential of those who will be responsible for the next generation, the University of East Asia seeks those persons who wish to:
- Become a well-cultivated member of society who has an excellent skill set.
- Accomplish their future dreams and goals by gaining qualifications.
- Find themselves while studying at a university in the pursuit of their future dreams and goals.
Center for International Exchange
The Center for International Exchange has been established for the purpose of promoting academic and cultural exchanges with overseas universities. The job of the center is to accept foreign students and provide study and livelihood support, thereby contributing to the enhancement of education and research activities at the university and to the internationalization of the local community.
Foreign student dormitory meetings
Foreign student dormitory meetings are held for the purpose of promoting friendships among our foreign students, sharing problems and issues associated with living in dormitories, and cooperating to solve them, thereby creating a better communal living environment. In this way, each foreign student can learn how to care for the others and come to understand the rules and manners needed for successful group living.
Lunch meetings
While living in a foreign country, foreign students may be exposed to considerable stress because of differences in the lifestyle and the sense of values. At our university, the Center for International Exchange takes care of the mental health of foreign students through regular meetings with psychological counselors in lunch meeting formats.
Foreign student dormitories
Clubs and circles
The following clubs traditionally score highly in national tournaments: women's ekiden club, which has participated in the All-Japan Collegiate Women's Ekiden Championship; men's volleyball club, which has won the Chugoku University League championship 43 times; and the hardball baseball club, which has won the Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament championship three times. Other activities include the Eisah circle for Okinawan dance, the "LIFE" emergency medical technique circle, and the FM program production club, which produces programs for local FM stations.
Student support/Employment support
The "career improvement support program," taken by freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, provides employment support. Starting with freshmen, students steadily learn the communication skills, awareness, manners, and so on that they will need as a member of society. The full-time personnel of the Career Center provide support to students in their job hunting.
Transportation guide
Fukuoka Airport → 5-minute subway ride → Hakata Station → 40-minute Shinkansen (Kodama) ride → Get off at JR Shin-Shimonoseki Station Get off at JR Shin-Shimonoseki Station, 10-minute walk from the south exit
