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This course continues to develop the fundamental techniques which enable students to perform proficiently in a public arena on a chosen instrument.

This course provides research training for exchange students. Students work on a research project under the guidance of assigned faculty members. Through a full-time commitment, students improve their research skills by participating in the different phases of research, including development of research plans, proposals, data analysis, and presentation of research results. A pass/no pass grade is assigned based a progress report, self-evaluation, midterm report, presentation, and final report.

This course covers the basic concepts and drivers of economic development focused on macro-regions. It defines macro-regions as the group of countries that share similar economic histories, e.g. North-America, Latin America, Western Europe, Africa, East Asia, South-East Asia, etc.

This course explores the dynamic interaction between human sciences and globalization. The course investigates the impact of global interconnectedness on human behavior, culture, and society, while gaining interdisciplinary perspectives on historical, ethical, philosophical, and political dimensions.  

Topics in this Engineering Physics course include: bonding in solids; lattice vibrations, phonons, and heat capacity; theory of free electrons in metals; band theory of solids; semiconductors; dielectric materials; magnetic materials; optical properties of materials; superconductivity.

Sociolinguistics is a field of linguistics which examines the relationship between language and society, as they mutually influence each other. This course introduces basic concepts of sociolinguistics and explores both micro and macro sociolinguistic studies, reviewing various cases from the micro interpersonal interaction levels to the macro institutional and societal levels. The course covers language and power; thought and representation; ethnography of speaking; language and gender; language change; regional and social variation; multilingualism; language attitudes, as well as language policy and language planning issues in various social contexts from around the world. Although the course introduces concepts of both micro and macro sociolinguistics, it emphasizes language policy and language planning issues.

The United Kingdom is not known for its great cuisines, despite this there is a rich and varied tradition of regional food, food that has been 'adopted' and adapted to the British palate. Food in the UK mirrors the history of colonialism, global trade, and immigration. There has been a rediscovery of local and regional foods with a renewed interest in the production of food, slow food, and a move against over processing. Preparation and consumption of food gives valuable insight into the local culture, history, and society.  
 

This course examines pressing global issues and the efforts of international organizations to address them in recent decades. The course explores the six principal organs of the United Nations and various UN Funds and Programmes as well as UN Specialized Agencies. The course also emphasizes the efforts made by national governments, including Japan's foreign policy towards the UN and Japan's ODA policy. 

This course examines international security issues, especially those related to inter-state conflict such as arms races, international law, nuclear weapons, crisis bargaining and cyber warfare. 

The course addresses urban and industrial waste, including the main pollutants that appear in air and wastewater systems. It covers pollutant origin (sources and formation mechanisms), dispersion processes, environmental and health impact, and risk assessment. Special attention is given to green engineering and its relationship to sustainable development.