Japanese

Perception is a fundamental function of the interaction with the environment. For example, perceiving an object or a person is a prerequisite for proper behavior in everyday activities or communication. This course mainly focuses on vision because it is a particularly important modality among others but it aims to learn the mechanism of the visual system and its function. In most psychological studies, researchers draw an inference of an underlying (covert) mental mechanism and its function from the observable (overt) psychological phenomena. This course examines how a certain visual phenomenon can be interpreted as a clue to understanding a mental process that is hard to measure directly. Some cases of visual deficits will be introduced to promote the better understanding of the visual system by comparing with “normal” function. 

Although it is desirable that other topics should be covered such as attention or memory, almost all lectures in this course are about sensation and perception, especially vision.

This course instructs on the competitive characteristics of volleyball, such as understanding individual skills and understanding tactics as a team. 

This course is designed for students with no or little previous contact with the Japanese language. It provides a balanced grounding in grammar, vocabulary and oral/written expressions.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to (1) : Express thoughts on very familiar topics with simple Japanese; (2) Turn their Japanese skills into actual communication for immediate needs; (3) Read and write Japanese words or simple sentences, and (4) Deepen knowledge of Japanese culture.

This course is mainly aimed at students who have never studied Japanese, or who have studied it only a little, and who will be staying in Japan for about one semester (six months). The aim is to learn kana, basic grammar, and vocabulary, focusing on conversation situations for daily life in Japan, and to develop comprehensive Japanese language skills in the four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing.

Students acquire listening skills necessary to university life through viewing lectures and videos on a variety of topics. Students will learn to take notes/memos and ask the instructor questions. 

Eligibility: B2 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (approx. N1 in the JLPT). 

Learning Objectives 

• Understand lectures and conversations that are fairly complex in terms of both content and language. 
• Synthesize audio and written/visual information, and take notes recording important information.
• Explain heard information in their own words using materials and notes as reference. 

This course provides an overview of the Civil Code, the basic law of civil society. Specifically, the course examines the basic system of civil law, basic principles, laws regarding contracts, ownership, family,  inheritance, etc. 

This course focuses on how gender is socially constructed and how it affects our daily lives meaningfully. It discusses gender roles, gender norms, gender inequality, and sexuality that may seem too natural and self-evident. This course also studies gender issues from various academic perspectives. 

This course focuses on art music (so-called "classical music") in Western culture, covering composers and works that are considered important in music history. Through a chronological discussion of "masterpieces" and an overview of music history, an understanding of the life of each composer and the background of the piece fosters an understanding of why they are called "masterpieces." 

This course provides an overview of the history and technological evolution of computer games, experience related technologies and project planning. Furthermore, it studies VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) technologies and addresses the future of computer games. 

The course covers the following topics: 

・History of computer games 
・Technologies of computer games 
・Academic research of computer games 
・Hardware of entertainment system 
・Computer graphics 
・Motion capture system 
・Virtual reality 
・Augmented Reality, etc. 

This course equips students with bookkeeping skills corresponding to the third grade Official Business Skill Test in Bookkeeping and aims to expose students not only to accounting knowledge but also perspectives of global mindset and social responsibility.