Japanese

This course reviews philosophical viewpoints that underlie the principles of natural science.

Exploring the fundamental question, "What is social psychology?", this course uses everyday examples to investigate human thought and behavior. After laying a foundation in the discipline's history and methods, the curriculum examines social psychology through three key perspectives: group dynamics, individual identity within society, and social influence. It concludes by applying these frameworks to contemporary social issues.

This beginning dance course teaches the basics of hip-hop dance and explores various ways to express the music through one's body. 


 

This course covers the B1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N3 in the JLPT). It provides opportunities to improve listening through lectures and presentations, soliciting understanding of the key points, intentions, issues, and feelings conveyed. 

This course explores the theories essential to intercultural communication, deepening one's understanding of the influence of culture on perspectives, ways of thinking, behavior, and values. It also discusses the privilege of Japanese people as a majority group in Japanese society alongside concepts of discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes against minorities. Last, it considers the role of educators in fostering citizenship among students in the current context of globalization. 

This course is conducted entirely in Japanese. An N1 level of Japanese language proficiency is required.

This course covers the basics of stellar evolution. It addresses stellar structure and properties; nuclear reaction; stellar evolution; white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, and supernovae. 

This course explores techniques for "reflecting the space between life and death," using diverse media to record and express one's own and others' experiences and memories, and methods for "sharing" them with others who are spatially and temporally distant. This is examined through comparisons between video and other media such as theater and text, as well as comparisons between information dissemination by public and mass media and individual expressive practices. 
 

This course explores clinical psychology - its historical and contemporary issues; major theories; study methods; kinds of treatments; areas of application, and social significance. 

This course covers Noh, a traditional Japanese performing art. Noh has been performed for nearly 650 years, from the 14th century during the Muromachi period to the present day. Based on literary works from the 10th and 11th centuries, the plays were created in the 14th century, and its language is more difficult than modern Japanese. However, Noh has continued until today because it has always possessed an appeal that captivates people, and its content is not outdated, depicting universal human emotions and beauty. Furthermore, its expressive techniques are highly sophisticated, the result of many years of refinement.

This course aims to develop students’ oral communication skills in Japanese. Students will learn how to speak appropriately according to the listener, situation, purpose, and content. Through speeches, discussions, presentations, and role‑plays, students will practice expressing their opinions and explaining experiences and events clearly. Group work will also help students recognize diverse perspectives and values different from their own.