Some Examples of IGS Subjects

1st YEAR

  • Peace subjects
  • Language subjects
  • Japanese and foreign cultures subjects
  • Information subjects
  • Health and sports subjects
  • Liberal arts subjects

FROM 2nd YEAR

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SUBJECTS

Human Studies:

  • World Englishes
  • Multiculturalism in Japan
  • Japanese Buddhism
  • Behavioral and Health Sciences
  • Hinduism and Buddhism in South Asia
  • Japanese Arts and Aesthetics
  • New Media and Art
  • Introduction to Sociolinguistics Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Introductory Lectures of Human Movement Sciences I・II
  • Social Psychology

Social Studies:

  • Issues in International Sociology
  • Topics in History of Science
  • Invitation to World Literature
  • History and Historiography
  • Anthropology of Health, Gender and Power
  • Regional Geography of the Seto Inland Sea
  • Tourism Studies
  • Rural Revitalization
  • Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
  • Gender Studies I・II
  • Introductory Course in Japanese Social Policies I・II
  • Chinese Traditional Culture I・II
  • Environmental Issues and Social Movement
  • Rural Society, Culture and Natural Resource Management

Natural Studies:

  • Climate Change
  • Frontiers of Material Science
  • Fundamentals of Life Science
  • Environment and Ecology
  • Environmental Science in Catchment Areas
  • Natural Histories and Sciences
  • Earth Environmental Chemistry
  • Fundamentals of Biochemistry I・II
  • Biodiversity and Ecology I・II
  • Thermodynamics I・II
  • Organic Structure Analysis I・II

IGS CORE SUBJECTS

Core Subjects:

  • Cross-cultural Negotiation Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Special English Training for Studying Abroad
  • Academic Reading Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Academic Presentation Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Academic Writing Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Debate Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Academic Presentation in Japanese as a Second Language I・II
  • Earth Geospatial Information Science Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • IGS Special Topics AⅠ・AⅡ・BⅠ・BⅡ
  • Seminar on Social Cooperation
     

IGS SUBJECTS

Culture and Tourism Field:

  • Anthropology of Globalization Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Contemporary Issues in International Tourism Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Field Seminar in Tourism Studies Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Contemporary Philosophy Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Anthropology of Health Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Anthropology of the Contemporary World Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Japanese Popular Arts and Culture Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Japanese Religious Culture Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Japanese Tourism Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Anthropology of Japan Ⅰ・Ⅱ

Peace and Communication Field:

  • Peace and Coexistence Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Peace and Conflict Research Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • The Japanese Culture and Peace
  • Perception, Memory & Cognition Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Ethics, Killing and Violence Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Middle East Politics and Islam Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Foreign Language Acquisition and Communication Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Psycholinguistics Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Conflict Resolution Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Language and Society Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Introduction to International Educational Development

Environment and Society Field:

  • Global Environmental Issues from Scientific and Social Perspectives Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Environmental Economics and Policy Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Natural Disasters and Society Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Experiments in Environmental Economics Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Science for IGS Ⅰ・Ⅱ・Ⅲ
  • Introduction to Self-organization Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Study on Japanese Companies and Social Entrepreneurship
  • Physical Chemistry of Materials and Environmental Applications Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Japanese Society and Gender Issues
  • Family Diversity Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Biogeochemistry Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Organic Chemistry Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Inorganic Chemistry Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Comparative Studies of Societies and Cultures Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Organizational Behavior Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • The Science of Climate Stabilization Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Introduction to Biophysics Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Tropical Forest Ecology Ⅰ・Ⅱ
  • Political Ecology of Water Ⅰ・Ⅱ

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

  • Advanced language subjects:
    Japanese: debate, writing, others
    Other languages
  • Subjects from other schools
  • Subjects from Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
  • Subjects from study abroad

COMPREHENSIVE SUBJECTS

  • Global Internship Subjects, Project-type Problem Solving Research (3rd YEAR)
  • Graduation Thesis (4th YEAR)

Course Syllabus


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