This course cultivates in students the ability to establish domain and area-based collaborations across borders in an increasingly globalized society. This course is designed to foster global citizens who can overcome diverse domestic and international barriers and flourish in an increasingly pluralistic and complex global society. The course of study fundamentally comprises small-group seminars, six programs in varied fields and regions, and field studies in Japan and abroad. Students are invited to join our transborder learning community, which aims to enable learners to collaborate with others from a micro one-to-one level to a macro global scale.
This program highlights theories of language and communication. Students learn about the fundamental concepts of linguistics and communication frameworks and simultaneously take advanced courses focusing on specific languages and regions of Europe, America, and Asia. The program also incorporates courses related to the undergraduate Japanese language teacher training certification.
The emphasis of this program is vested in regional cultures, using cross-cultural perspectives to explore ways of life and investigate the discrete aspects of culture in contemporary societies.
The comprehensive culture program is based on courses that discuss culture from diverse standpoints: environmental, popular, exchange, and cross-border. In addition, students study developmental subjects that examine the nature of society and culture in various regions of Europe, America, and Asia. Courses on media, a topic inseparable from culture, also form an important part of this program.
This program aims to make students think critically about global society by reading literature, analyzing reference materials, and conducting research. The global society program uses the lens of different social science disciplines to probe contemporary global society. Students study international relations, world economy, and cultural anthropology along with the foundations of social science and take parallel courses in economics and political science. Further, students learn about the politics, economics, and societies of varied regions of Europe, America, and Asia.
The objective of this program is to cultivate a multifaceted understanding and practical inquisitiveness in students through the study of European languages, cultures, and societies.
Students enrolled in the European regional program study subjects related to the European region across the abovementioned three fields. Students learn about the language, communication, diverse cultures, politics, economics, and society of the European region based on a foundation of language courses in English, German, French, and other languages. In this manner, they attain an intricate understanding of the region and explore its ways of being.
This program aims to cultivate in students the ability to grasp the essence of problems confronting the modern world through the Americas.
The North and South America program is designed to provide students with a cross-disciplinary view of the concerned regions. Besides English language courses, students can attend foundational Spanish language courses. Students enrolled in this program also study linguistic theory, communication theory, culture, society, economics, and the relationships between the Americas and the English-speaking world.
This program is intended to encourage a multifaceted study of the languages, cultures, and societies of Asia and Oceania, including Japan.
In addition to English as a substantive lingua franca, the Asia and Oceania program offers a foundation for Chinese language courses. Students attain a comprehensive understanding of the changing nature of the region through wide-ranging courses on language, culture, society, and economy focusing on China, Japan, and Southeast Asian countries. This program also incorporates numerous topics from the Japanese language teacher training certification.
