11 Best IT & Computer Science Master's Degree Programs in Japan for 2024

Advances in digital technologies have drastically changed almost every aspect of our society including public administration, industrial structure, employment, and private lives. Organizations can no longer delay their digital transformations (DX). The digital future is right now. It is estimated that nearly 40% of all business may disappear in the next 10 years, if these businesses do not transform and accommodate new digital technologies. There is now high demand in many industries for employees equipped with knowledge of digital transformation. After nearly 20 years of offering its globally top-ranked e-Business Management Program, GSIM’s new MA in Digital Management aims for nurturing future leaders who can lead a global business in a digital society by utilizing digital technologies and culture to achieve business growth and to gain competitive advantage. Instructors for the program are professors with cutting-edge research on digital technologies, invited industrial practitioners, and guest speakers worldwide. The case method is a principal pedagogical means in most classes, in addition to others like simulations and real-life global virtual team projects. Our graduates will gain hands-on knowledge of cutting-edge digital technologies (Big Data, blockchain, AI, cloud computing, IoT, cybersecurity, etc.). They will be equipped with knowledge of digital strategies, platforms, business models, digital entrepreneurship and innovation, FinTech, digital marketing/human resource/supply chain, and much more. Careers for graduates from the program include, but are not limited to managers who can take advantage of digital technologies, managers in charge of implementing digital transformations, IT specialists who consult about technology projects, and civil servants who build and manage digital environments in public organizations.

The Master’s course is located in the Departments of Information Systems, Media Informatics, and the Department of Systems Science. Students within the Departments of Information Systems can complete the IT specialist course, by attaining credits in their specified subjects. Application for this course is required upon admission to this school. The curriculum is composed of a specialized subject, a related subject, a practice subject, and specialized research. This enables students to develop their knowledge and understanding of cutting-edge information technology through the accomplishment of these subjects - focusing on their specialized area. In addition, the practice subject offers students the opportunity to acquire the practical methods of problem-solving, and the specialized research enables them to cultivate their skills in gathering research data.

The TAC-MI program is a seamless educational program provided throughout graduate learning. It aims to empower students to become multitalented individuals capable of promoting creative, interdisciplinary research in materials science and informatics. The program, in collaboration with partners from industry and the National Institute for Materials Science, will enable students to connect information and materials* by utilizing information science and multifaceted thinking, as well as by taking a broad perspective. Students will have the potential to become informatics experts, inventors of original materials, and creators of new industries. We expect our students to take a leading role in the ‘complex space’ of a transdisciplinary framework as multitalented individuals that includes materials science, information science, and services to society, pursuing a path toward sustainability. * In this context, “materials” refers not only to material goods and chemical compounds but also to devices and processes. The program empowers students to think from a broad perspective free from a traditional classification of materials, devices/processes, and social services as they can easily cross the boundaries of “materials science” and “informatics”. These individuals not only create new products and services but are passionate about contributing to a sustainable society.

In recent years, information technology is no longer limited to computers, having broadened in application to a myriad of products including home electronics, mobile phones, autos, and more. The field is also gaining importance as high-speed networks are linking information systems as social infrastructure. This course trains students and engages them in research on information technologies facilitating the informatization of society in the 21st century: i.e. information processing, information systems, information networks, information media, and living assistance technologies. Through this curriculum, we work to educate sophisticated engineering capable of a high level of creativity and problem-solving abilities able to anticipate changes in the informatization of society—that are leaders in their fields.

The IT revolution which started around 2000 has been renovating itself at an unprecedented speed in the fields of IoT and AI. This course is aimed at raising human resources capable of supporting the IT industry through tutorials with powerful faculty and systematic practical education programs. It is intended to make the matching of the needs of the individual student and the industry and raise students' skills and understanding of IT technology through certification acquisition instruction and technique training. We also provide engineering fundamental education such as applied mathematics/applied physics and practical English education. Students are encouraged to raise their abilities through teaching assistance in information-related courses of the department and training/part-time work at the information center on campus.

The Graduate School of Information and Communications was established at Bunkyo University Shonan campus in April, 2005, along with the Graduate School of International Studies. These are the first two graduate schools at the Shonan Campus. The Graduate School of Information and Communications is aimed toward fostering human resources with professional expertise who have 1) knowledge about information systems, 2) the ability to use such knowledge in practical areas and 3) the ability to build an information system for customer's needs.

Modern information electronics covers a wide range of subjects including solid-state electronics, electronic devices constructed from semiconductors and superconductors, electronic circuits, electronic measurement and control, hardware and software for computers, and many other applications. The department organizes the following four fields for the studies to master the above subjects: （1）Solid State Electronics, （2）Electronic Measurement, （3）Information Electronics Systems, and （4）Applied Electronic Engineering. The students select lectures depending on their individual needs and goals and carry out research at one of the above divisions under the supervision of the advisors.

The Electronics, Information, and Life Science Engineering Major offers diverse fields of study, including optical, image, and visual information processing, autonomous Mobile robots, electronic properties and devices, computer applications, and voice, natural language processing, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell engineering, and genome technology.

The division of “Social Informatics” will develop human resources who can create and operate various information through information analysis for solving social problems, provision of useful information to improve the convenience of our lives, expression activities with information media. Students will acquire the abilities required to create new values and succeed in society through studying media science, social science, psychology, related to society and information, etc.

The graduate program of Economics, Management, and Information Science has three research branches, Economics, Management, and Information Science, to provide high-level research and education applying to the undergraduate program. At the same time, this program provides education along with the development of each branch and the needs of the local economy. The Graduate Program in Economics, Management & Information Science focuses on fostering vocational specialists with rich specialized knowledge and practical experience. Needless to say, we accept ambitious students who wish to progress Ph.D. programs at other graduate schools to become professional researchers.

Here, we offer an educational system that can draw out the potential in each student through establishing a strong bond of cooperation between the University and industries. This course is very beneficial for students, as they can truly appreciate the potential of ICT. They can experience the process by which problems in society are analyzed and then connected to information technology.