Institution name
Aoyama Gakuin University
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Semester dates
Semester 1 (Spring Semester): April - August
Semester 2 (Fall Semester): September - February
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.
Credit equivalence
18 credits = 50 CP
14 credits = 37.5 CP
Accommodation
There is housing available. View the accommodation page for information.
Find out more
Check out the Aoyama Gakuin University website for more information.