Institution name

Aoyama Gakuin University

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Semester dates

Semester 1 (Spring Semester): April - August

Semester 2 (Fall Semester): September - February

Academic calendar

Discipline area

Aoyama campus

  • Business
  • Cultural and Creative studies
  • Economics
  • Education
  • International Politics
  • Japanese studies
  • Law
  • Literature
  • Psychology

Sagamihara campus

  • Engineering
  • Global studies
  • Japanese studies
  • Science
     
Important notes to consider

Aoyama Gakuin University is a competitive destination. As such, please put careful consideration into choosing your second and third preference as back-up options.

Students applying to AGU need to meet the following requirements:

  • Completed at least 1 year of study at Swinburne (in their current degree) at the time of application;
  • Have a minimum 2.5 GPA (very strict requirement)
     

PLEASE NOTE: Swinburne students can study can only study at the Sagamihara campus for the forseeeable future.

Japanese language requirements

Sagamihara campus

  • For School of Global Studies and Collaboration: Japanese proficiency is not required if students are only taking English-taught courses. If you are studying any classes in Japanese, then you must have studied Japanese for more than 1 year, and have Japanese language ability equivalent to the N5 JLPT.
  • For College of Science & Engineering or College of Community Studies; or School of Social Informatics: you must have studied Japanese for more than 1 year, and have Japanese language ability equivalent to the N5 JLPT.

Aoyama campus

  • Japanese proficiency is not required if students are only taking English-taught courses.
     
Courses available for exchange students

PLEASE NOTE: Swinburne students can study can only study at the Sagamihara campus for the foreseeable future.

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Credit equivalence

18 credits = 50 CP
14 credits = 37.5 CP

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Accommodation

There is housing available. View the accommodation page for information.

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Check out the Aoyama Gakuin University website for more information.

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