In order to realize a sustainable and prosperous regional society, this department develops future regional leaders by cultivating students' ability to design new social systems from a comprehensive perspective and their ability to coordinate the opinions of residents and implement plans.

For this reason, the department seeks students who possess the following:

• The desire to learn through interactions with regions and society, and solve problems
• A sense of responsibility to understand the origins of a region and to pursue the creation of a better community
• Enthusiasm for learning about community development comprehensively from the perspective of local resources, livelihoods, and social systems