The department provides various kinds of the international programs such as exchange programs with Japanese universities, a summer trip to Japan, a home-stay program in Kaizuka city, Osaka, Japan, and an internship program in Kagoshima city, Kagoshima, Japan.  Through offering these international programs, the students can improve their Japanese-proficiency levels as well as gain an understanding of a different culture.  Thus, our curriculum aims at cultivating people who can contribute what they have learned in our department to the international society.