Official Country Name
Japan
Country Code
JP
Country ID
22
Geographic Region
Asia & Oceania
Region
Region II
Is Active
On
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LOWER ADVANCED JAPANESE READING COMPREHENSION
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Doshisha University
Program(s)
Japanese in Kyoto
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
125
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
LOWER ADVANCED JAPANESE READING COMPREHENSION
UCEAP Transcript Title
LOWER ADV READING
UCEAP Quarter Units
1.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.00
Course Description
This course is for students who have completed intermediate level studies but are advised to review the contents concurrently with their studies at the advanced level. The course focuses mainly on reading newspaper articles on current topics such as society, culture, science, politics, and sports, developing one's ability to find keywords; infer direction, and grasp the main idea. The course also aims to deepen students' understanding of Japanese social issues.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
N/A
Host Institution Course Title
JAPANESE 1: READING COMPREHENSION A VI
Host Institution Campus
Doshisha University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Japanese Language and Culture Module, Center for Global Education and Japanese Studies
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL TRADE THEORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course explores international trade theory and policy at the intermediate level. Topics include: the Ricardian model; the specific factors model; the Heckscher-Ohlin model; the standard trade model; the monopolistic competition model; the instruments of trade policy; and the political economy of trade policy. Assessment: exam, quizzes.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECNA311L
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 01
Host Institution Campus
School of Political Science and Economics
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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JAPANESE POLITICAL THOUGHT
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
134
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
JAPANESE POLITICAL THOUGHT
UCEAP Transcript Title
JAPAN POL THOUGHT
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course examines the development and transformation of modern Japanese political thought in the Meiji period (1868-1912). Major topics are: the characteristics of Japan's nation building; the formation of imperial nationalism; the development of capitalism and its impact on Japanese society; the structure and transformation of Japanese colonialism; the emergence of pan-Asianism; and war and democracy in modern Japan. The course examines these themes from both empirical and theoretical perspectives. Students are required to give three presentations during the term: a presentation on the Iwakura mission (group-work); a field-trip report (group-work); and an individual research presentation based on their term-paper. A basic knowledge of modern Japanese history is recommended, but not required. Assessment: papers, class participation for discussion, and 3 presentations
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHLT241L
Host Institution Course Title
JAPANESE POLITICAL THOUGHT
Host Institution Campus
School of Political Science and Economics
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy & Religion
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BEGINNING JAPANESE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Keio University
Program(s)
Keio University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Japanese
UCEAP Course Number
10
UCEAP Course Suffix
J
UCEAP Official Title
BEGINNING JAPANESE
UCEAP Transcript Title
BEGINNING JAPANESE
UCEAP Quarter Units
1.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.00
Course Description
Elementary Grammar (Sentence Structure) is included in the Pre-designed course, which includes "Elementary Reading I-1 & I-2", "Elementary Listening I-1 & I-2", "Elementary Speaking I-1 & I-2", "Elementary Writing I-1 & I-2", "Elementary Kanji I", "Elementary Grammar (Sentence Structure) I". The Pre-designed course is similar to the other comprehensive subjects and enables students to learn basic Japanese grammar and apply their grammatical knowledge to engage in a simple everyday communication.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
Level 1
Host Institution Course Title
ELEMANTARY GRAMMAR (SENTENCE STRUCTURE) I
Host Institution Campus
Keio University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Center for Japanese Studies
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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Keio University
Program(s)
Keio University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO TO FINANCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course examines discrete time option pricing models in a mathematical way. The course is composed of three sections. In the first section, one-period binomial models are discussed. In particular, topics cover how to price options, and the meaning of some important terminologies in option pricing theory, arbitrage, replicating strategy, market completeness and so forth. Next, we extend one-period models to multi-period models. In particular, we discuss pricing of American options. The last section studies general one-period models to show the fundamental theorems of option pricing using some results on linear algebra. All students in this class are supposed to be familiar with calculus, linear algebra and the basic of probability theory.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
N/A
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
Host Institution Campus
Professional Career Programme
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Professional Career Programme
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BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
135
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
BEHAVIORAL ECON
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course is an introduction to methods on how to analyze individual decision making based on behavioral economics. Behavioral economics uses cognitive and emotional factors in understanding the economic decisions of individuals and societies. From the 1990s, researchers in economics started expanding the scope of their formal, mathematical models to encompass some types of behavior that were found in behavioral economics though they were at odds with the standard economic theory. The course mainly discusses behavioral decision-making theory. Standard economics usually assume the following two assumptions to analyze individual decision making. First, an individual forms beliefs describing the probabilities of all choices, and after receiving new information, an individual updates his/her beliefs in correct way according to probability theory. Second, an individual acts as if s/he is maximizing an expected utility. However, behavioral economics indicate that people do not behave as like standard economics assumed. Assessment: exam, quizzes.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECNT231L
Host Institution Course Title
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS 01
Host Institution Campus
School of Political Science and Economics
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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BRITISH EMPIRE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
European Studies
UCEAP Course Number
122
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BRITISH EMPIRE
UCEAP Transcript Title
BRITISH EMPIRE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
The influence exercised by a colonizing power on life in the territories it governs can vary from very small to very great. In the case of the British Empire, which began sometime around the year 1600 and kept expanding for the next three hundred years, there was in most cases a profound impact on the colonies it controlled. There were many such colonies, some of them very substantial in size. By the time it reached its peak, at the end of the nineteenth century, the British Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen, encompassing a quarter of the world's population and territory. The first part of this course traces the gradual rise of this empire, examining the reasons and the means by which Britain expanded its reach outwards; how expansion began with the establishment of small but economically rewarding trading posts on foreign coasts, where they could be supported by Britain's powerful naval resources, and then how these settlements gradually extended their influence inland; and the interplay of political, economic, religious, and military factors in the process of empire-building, and considers the effects that British policies had on countries like India, Australia, and South Africa. Later in the course, the focus shifts from the general to the particular, in this case, the question of how Britain dealt with a single colony: Malta. Although this part of the course deals specifically with the impact of Britain's policies on society in Malta, the answers that emerge, since they effectively relate to all imperial systems, have a bearing on matters of imperialism as a whole. The course concludes with a brief look at the postcolonial period and the modern Commonwealth of Nations. Assessment: exam, papers, class participation, attendance.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARSE201L
Host Institution Course Title
AREA AND CULTURAL STUDIES (GREAT BRITAIN) 01
Host Institution Campus
School of Political Science and Economics
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Area Studies
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JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Meiji Gakuin University
Program(s)
Global Studies, Japan
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Asian Studies
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
143
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
JAPAN POPULAR CULTR
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course resituates Japan in a global context from a transcultural perspective to consider how popular culture emerges, whose interests it serves, how it is disseminated, and what messages it communicates. It aims to identify Japan’s major historical and cultural developments; understand the long history of popular culture in Japan and analyze cultural products considering the contexts in which they emerged and the audiences towards which they are targeted. The course provides opportunities to acquire methodological and theoretical skills necessary to analyze and critique primary sources and construct a logical argument.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
KCCUL209
Host Institution Course Title
JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE A
Host Institution Campus
Yokahama
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
International Studies
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SHAKESPEARE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
International Christian University
Program(s)
International Christian University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
B
UCEAP Official Title
SHAKESPEARE
UCEAP Transcript Title
SHAKESPEARE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course examines Shakespeare in performance and the early modern stage. The course covers the late plays of William Shakespeare, and Shakespeare's influence on drama from the Jacobean period (when the plays were written) to the present. Topics include staging plays during the Jacobean period; acting in, directing, and producing modern versions of these plays; origins and development of tragedy in classical and Jacobean drama. Through secondary reading, the theoretical differences between Jacobean drama and modern English drama in such contexts as performance, society, and politics are studied. Two Shakespeare plays in are read in detail: Pericles, Prince of Tyre, and King Lear. Additional primary texts for the course include other plays from the Jacobean period, including Shakespeare's Macbeth, The Winter's Tale, and Cymbeline; John Webster's The White Devil; and John Ford's ‘Tis Pity She's a Whore and Love's Sacrifice. Secondary readings include an introduction to major criticism on Shakespeare and Jacobean drama, from the eighteenth century to the present.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LIT230E
Host Institution Course Title
SHAKESPEARE II
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
LITERATURE
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Tohoku University
Program(s)
Engineering and Science
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Chemistry
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course covers the fundamentals of chemical structure and bonding, organic compounds, stereochemistry, organic reactions, and molecular orbitals for organic molecules. The goal of this class is to understand the basics of chemical reactions and be able to apply them to typical organic reactions. In this course, students learn the structure and physical properties of organic molecules using a molecular modeling program on a computer system. Text: Organic Chemistry, 8th ed., by John McMurry.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
VJ214F74
Host Institution Course Title
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Host Institution Campus
Tohoku University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
JYPE