3S
About the notebook PC for learning
*This page is a guide for students enrolling from the 2024 academic year onward. Students who enrolled before the 2023 academic year should use this page as a reference when purchasing a new PC.
Musashi University has the opportunity to use PCs on a daily basis for course registration, grade checking, assignment work, class material distribution, on-demand classes, and material creation. Therefore, please prepare a personal PC (excluding Chromebook) that you can occupy and use and bring to university.
The performance required of a university student's personal PC depends on what they learn during their four years of university. It is not uncommon for the content you want to learn to change in 1~2 years after enrollment, so there is a possibility that you may not have enough PC performance or have too much high-performance PC. Therefore, if you have your own PCs that you have been using until high school, you may have the option to continue using them for the time being after entering the school, and when you can see the direction of learning, you can consult with your teacher and purchase the necessary PCs. There is no need to force yourself to buy a PC to enroll in school.
If you are purchasing a new PC, please refer to the recommended specifications below to select a PC with equal or better performance.
Musashi University has the opportunity to use PCs on a daily basis for course registration, grade checking, assignment work, class material distribution, on-demand classes, and material creation. Therefore, please prepare a personal PC (excluding Chromebook) that you can occupy and use and bring to university.
The performance required of a university student's personal PC depends on what they learn during their four years of university. It is not uncommon for the content you want to learn to change in 1~2 years after enrollment, so there is a possibility that you may not have enough PC performance or have too much high-performance PC. Therefore, if you have your own PCs that you have been using until high school, you may have the option to continue using them for the time being after entering the school, and when you can see the direction of learning, you can consult with your teacher and purchase the necessary PCs. There is no need to force yourself to buy a PC to enroll in school.
If you are purchasing a new PC, please refer to the recommended specifications below to select a PC with equal or better performance.
(1) Hardware
| item | Recommended Specifications | Important Notes |
| Processor | Intel Core i3 or higher (AMD also acceptable) | Students in the Faculty of Social Sciences should refer to the supplementary notes provided later. |
| Memory | 8GB or more | |
| storage device | SSD 256GB or more | |
| Battery life | 8 hours or more | |
| Wireless LAN | IEEE802.11a/b/g/n | |
| Camera/Microphone | Required | |
| Screen Output | HDMI port | Some classes require projecting your screen to the classroom display. If your PC does not have an HDMI port, please purchase an appropriate adapter (e.g., Type-C (USB-C) to HDMI). |
| Optical drive | Optional |
* Additional information for students of Faculty of Sociology
In order to perform video editing work on your own, you will need a PC with a higher or higher environment of Adobe's software "Adobe Premiere (desktop version)" (formerly known as "Adobe Premiere Pro") (if you are undecided whether to learn video editing at this time, you can use a regular recommended PC). If you want to learn video editing after the second or third year and do editing work on your own PC, you may need to replace your PC). For details, please refer to the Adobe website below (as of December 2025).
https://helpx.adobe.com/jp/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html
(2) Software
| item | Recommended Specifications | Important Notes |
| OS | Windows 11 | |
| Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint | Musashi University students can use Microsoft 365 for free | ・Available only while enrolled. New students can start using the service immediately upon enrollment. ・You can install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. on personal devices such as PCs and smartphones. *Cannot be installed on Chromebooks. ・Please refer to the following for installation instructions. - Off-campus: After logging in to Musashi 3S, click on "Links" > "Microsoft 365 Related" in the top right corner of the page - On-campus: Media Literacy Center Campus Portal Site http://portal.cc.musashi.ac.jp/ |
| Virus protection software |
Required | For Windows PCs, if Microsoft Defender is enabled, there is no need to install any additional antivirus software. |
Updated December 2025