Subjects studying with International Students

The Center for Global Education & the Center for Japanese Language and Culture offer subjects about Japanese traditional cultures and arts, as well as cross-cultural understanding, which Japanese and international students can take and study together. For details and registration of each subject, please refer to syllabus, the program guide of each faculty’s general and liberal education subjects. Please note that all the following courses have the maximum number of students allowed and require advanced registration.

1. Subjects of the Center for Global Education

Subject Name	Period	Language
Introduction to Japanese Culture in the Global Context	Spring・Fall	English
Introduction to Japanese Society in the Global Context	Spring・Fall	English
Introduction to the Nature of Japan and Asia in the Global Context	Spring・Fall	English
Humanities and Global Issues	Spring・Fall	English
Social Sciences and Global Issues	Fall	English
Natural Sciences and Global Issues	Spring	English
Japan in Modern World History	Spring・Fall	English
International Relations in the Postwar Era	Spring・Fall	English
Issues in Japanese Culture	Spring・Fall	English
Democracy and Politics: A Comparative Perspective	Fall	English
Education in the Age of Globalization	Spring	English
Issues in Intercultural Communication	Fall	English
Economy and Business in the Global Context 1	Spring	English
Economy and Business in the Global Context 2	Fall	English
Critical Social Issues in Contemporary Japan 1	Spring・Fall	English
Critical Social Issues in Contemporary Japan 2	Spring・Fall	English
The Divisions of Identity in Society	Spring・Fall	English
Statistics for the Social Sciences and Humanities	Fall	English
Introduction to Computer Science and Information Technology	Spring	English
Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis	Fall	English
Conservation of Japanese Nature and Environment	Fall	English
Science of Natural Disasters	Spring	English
Principles of Economics	Spring	English
Environmental Economics and Sustainability	Fall	English
Japanese Thought and Religion 1	Spring	English
Japanese Thought and Religion 2	Fall	English
Tradition and Art in Japan 1	Fall	English
Tradition and Art in Japan 2	Spring	English
Japan Today 1	Spring・Fall	English
Japan Today 2	Spring・Fall	English
Advanced Seminar 1	Spring・Fall	English
Advanced Seminar 2	Spring・Fall	English
Advanced Seminar 3	Spring	English

2. Subjects of the Center for Japanese Language and Culture

Subject Name	Period	Language
Japan and Asia 1 ―Cultural exchange between Japan and China	Spring	Japanese
Japan and Asia 2 ―What is Modern?	Fall	Japanese
Japan and Asia 2 ―Cultural exchange between Japan and Korea	Fall	Korean
The Tradition and Beauty of Japan ―The way of Ikebana *Lesson fees will be charged.	Spring・Fall	Japanese （English）
The Tradition and Culture of Japan ―The Beauty of Flowers from the Perspective of Japanese People	Spring・Fall	Japanese
The Tradition and Culture of Japan ―Kimono	Spring・Fall	Japanese
The Tradition and Performing Arts of Japan ―Gagaku	Spring・Fall	Japanese
The Tradition and Performing Arts of Japan ―Kanatehon Chushingura	Spring	Korean
The Japanese Tradition of Noh Play ―Exploring Japanese Culture through Noh Play	Spring・Fall	Japanese
The Tradition and Performing Arts of Japan ―The Topology of Japanese Beauty	Spring・Fall	Japanese