Japan Study Colleges

Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois
1,300 students
Number of Waseda Placements: 5
TOEFL Minimum: 530 Paper / 197 CBT / 71 IBT

Academic Calendar
Fall Semester: late August - mid December (on campus)
Spring Semester: mid January - early May (on campus)

For students interested in business, Monmouth maintains one of the finest International Business Programs of any liberal arts college. Two faculty members are fluent in Japanese and can advise Waseda Students during their stay at Monmouth. The following is a partial list of elective courses offered every year.
BUSI 305 Business Administration & Organization
ECON 300 Intermediate Macro Economics
BUSI 395 Sports Management: Business in Context
BUSI 367 Advertising and Promotion: IMC
ECON 360 International Trade & Finance
BUSI 201 Business Writing
BUSI 315 Negotiations
ECON 370 Comparative Economic Systems
BUSI 306 Business Finance
BUSI 321 Human Resources
BUSI 345 International Management & Globalization
BUSI 343 Commercial Law
BUSI 357 Marketing Management
BUSI 350-Special Topics

Orientation Programs
International Students: 2 days
New student orientation:3 days

English as a Second Language
Our Quick Start English Program is designed to reintroduce students to English conversation during the first eight weeks in the United States. This innovative program combines a two-credit hour course of study in English conversation with periods of intensive mentoring with a Monmouth College student interested in Japanese culture. There is no additional charge for participants but limited availability so please contact a Monmouth College representative to confirm your interest in this program.

Course Catalogue
http://www.monm.edu/catalog/index.htm
Note: Some of the courses listed in the catalog are offered each semester; others are offered less frequently. Monmouth College is one of the few liberal arts colleges to offer a wide variety of business courses and majors in Economics, International Business, Business Administration, Accounting, and Public Relations. The focus is on the real business world and institutions versus theory and textbooks.

Monmouth Websites for International Students
- General information: http://www.monm.edu/aboutus/map-facilities.admission.htm

Campus Highlights
Monmouth College was established in 1853, by pioneering Scottish Presbyterians with a vision for bring formal education to what was then the frontier of America. Monmouth College offers an international business program for students who are interested in business opportunities in the US and abroad.

Monmouth College is located in a small, friendly Midwestern town with a very low crime rate. At Monmouth, students have access to some of the finest small college facilities in the United States. International students are encouraged to get involved in sports, the arts, social clubs, and service clubs during their one-year experience at Monmouth; for example, students interested in fine arts are encouraged to take part in a play or sing with the chorale.
Monmouth is widely considered to be the most be one of the most beautiful college campuses in the Midwest. - Monmouth's history and traditions: http://www.monm.edu/aboutus/index.htm

Monmouth's history and traditions
- www.monm.edu/aboutus/history.htm
- International Business Department: http://www.monm.edu/department/international-business/

Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Get involved with student organizations at Monmouth College and local community activities and make friends along the way by participating in one of our 10 service or social outreach clubs. In the fall of 2003, the Huff Athletic Center was completed; this 155,000-square-foot athletic center offers comprehensive health, fitness and athletic facilities to the college community.
- Student Organizations
- Huff Athletic Center site

Off-campus Opportunities
Waseda students can participate in any of the five short off-campus programs Monmouth College offers. In 2006-2007, Monmouth students embarked on 7-20 day trips to London, Paris, Rome, and Kyoto during spring break and between semesters. If you are interested in any of these programs you should contact the International Business Coordinator at Monmouth College to confirm the availability of spaces.

Internships: Waseda students may apply for sports and business internships with about 20 local businesses and some national companies such as Monsanto. Internships are awarded on a competitive basis and placement is not guaranteed.
- Wackerle Center
- Internship Programs
- The Department of Communication and Theater Arts offers internship opportunities to students in its programs: http://department.monm.edu/cata/default.htm

Spring Break trips to Europe for course credit in history or business. Waseda students could go to Munich, Germany and Greece for one week in March. Düsseldorf/Cologne and Rome trips are offered on alternating years. (Additional fees apply.)

Surrounding area
The Mississippi River, still the threshold of the American West, flows just fifteen miles from Monmouth’s campus. Chicago is 180 miles to the northeast. The Quad Cities--Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa--straddle the Mississippi forty miles due north. Monmouth is easily accessible from Interstates 80 and 74. Commercial air service is available through Moline, Peoria, and nearby Galesburg.
- Regional Information: http://www.monm.edu/aboutus/regional-info.htm

Monmouth Mission Statement
As an undergraduate liberal arts college we recognize the close relationship of faculty and students to be fundamental to our learning environment. As a community of learners we strive to create and sustain an environment that is value-centered, intellectually challenging, aesthetically inspiring, and culturally diverse; and we hold as central our commitment to liberal arts education and to one another. (To view the entire statement, click here (http://www.monm.edu/aboutus/mission.htm))

Famous Alumni

• Three generations of Komatsu men attended Monmouth College including, Takashi Komatsu, who founded The Komatsu Companies of Japan. He was a renowned business leader of the post-war Japan era. Komatsu’s descendents now control one of the largest construction equipment manufacturers in the world.
  
  Takashi Komatsu, 1910, Chairman and Founder of Komatsu Ltd.
  Mr. Komatsu came to Monmouth when Japan was beginning to emerge from its long period of isolation and he was truly a powerful figure. He was one of a handful of Japanese leaders who openly opposed World War Two, and this caused him to fall into disrepute in Japan. At war's end, he was one of the people first contacted by U.S. occupation forces seeking assistance and advice as Japan began its postwar reconstruction.
• James Stockdale, a Vice Admiral of the Navy and former democratic vice-presidential candidate, attended Monmouth College.
  
• Makoto Tsuda, 1943 Noritake Ltd. Japan
  Makoto Tsuda remained at Monmouth until he graduated in 1943 and was then repatriated and entered the Japanese army. At the war’s end, he became a senior officer at Noritake and was a key figure in the company's expansion in the United States. He also was managing director of the company's first offshore factory, built in Ireland.

Alumni website: http://www.monm.edu/alumni/awards-distinguished.htm