The Human Research Division has four areas of specialization: human culture, communication, behavioral sciences, and sports sciences.

Human Culture　Language Studies　Human Behavioral Sciences　Sports and Health Sciences

It is important for all people to cultivate intelligence and sensibility in living and growing as a member of society.  The Program in Human Culture approaches this basic problem from the viewpoints of thought, art, and literature to offer classes through which the students will be able to build a firm foundation for a rich humanity.  In the classes related to thought, we examine basic problems in human life, such as “life and death,” “good and evil,” and “truth.”  In the classes related to art, we study the history of the changes of our aesthetic sensibility and the development of art.  In the classes related to literature, we explore a universal human image.  Through these three kinds of classes, you will be able to firmly build a foundation for an intelligent, sensitive, lively life.

■major courses for specialized fields

• Modern Thought
• Comparative Study of Arts and Culture
• Comparative Thought
• Philosophy of Creating Culture
• Comparative Philosophy
• Bioethics
• Advanced Lecture on Humanities and the Study of Culture
• Western Art History
• Seminar in Art History

Language, which is an important tool for communication, has a formative influence on human nature. To understand language and human beings, students in this course will learn the mechanisms of language and methods for the analyzing structures of languages including English, German, French, Chinese and Spanish. Consequently, they will develop their critical-thinking skills which enables them to analyze and comprehend linguistic phenomena and information using integrative approaches.
By expanding their knowledge of theoretical linguistics, improving their communicative competence, and understanding the social roles of language, they will gain in cross-cultural understanding, leading them towards making positive contributions for international exchange.

■major courses for specialized fields

• English Corpus Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Seminar in English Debate
• Introduction to upplied linguistics
• Cognitive Linguistics
• Seminar on Contrastive Linguistics
• Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
• Psycholinguistics
• German Linguistics
• French Linguistics
• Modern Chinese Usage
• Romance Linguistics I

The problems in modern society may occur due to relationships between individuals. We should understand both aspects of individual behavior and human relationships. We provide many psychology courses that cover, cognitive information processing, behavior analysis, human relationships including biological behavior to group dynamics. We also provide experimental training and statistical methodology classes.

■major courses for specialized fields

• Cognitive and behavioral science
• Theory of Personality
• Sleep Psychology
• Physiological Psychology
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Group Dynamics
• Stress science
• Topics in Behavioral Science
• Fundamental Laboratory Work in Behavioral Sciences
• Seminar in Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
• Practicum in Behavioral Sciences
• Seminar in Behavioral Sciences
• Laboratory Work in Behavioral Sciences
• Seminar on Original TextsIn Behavioral Science
• Advanced Seminar on Original TextsIn Behavioral Science

Human movement is observed in all circumstances including daily lives, labour, medical care, arts, and sports. It relates to many problems we are facing in society such as aging, decline in athletic ability, obesity, and stress. In this field, we aim at exploring "how movement improves our lives for the better" and "what are human beigns?" from interdisciplinary perspectives. We approach these issues by considering the value of health, competition, education and entertainment of physical movement as well as analyzing them independently within a cultural context.

■major courses for specialized fields

• Laboratory Work in Sport and Health Sciences
• SeminarIn Sport and Health Sciences
• Muscle Physiology
• Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement
• Human Motor Control
• Biomechanics
• Heallth and Welfare
• Psychology of Sport
• Exercise and Environmental Physiology
• Introductory Lectures on Human Existence
• Special Lecture in Sports and Health Sciences
• Sports Training Theory
• Sociology of Sport
• Management of Sport
• Philosophy of sport