International Christian University

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

This course focuses on the development of a graduate level research proposal. It covers concrete issues of conducting research: identifying a topic; generating hypotheses or research questions; case selections; measurement issues; selecting appropriate research methods; combining quantitative and qualitative methods; carrying our literature review; applying APA editing style, and considering research ethics.

This course explores how international law addresses environmental issues. The course covers different treaties and customs and how States interact regarding environmental issues. Through lectures, case studies, and presentations, the class analyzes the effectiveness of environmental law; its current challenges, and the future of environmental protection.

This course examines how monetary theory explains inflation; business cycles; and financial instability, and how central banks use monetary policy to stabilize the economy. Building on the foundations developed in Principles of Macroeconomics, the course introduces students to modern theories of money and central banking and explores how monetary policy shapes macroeconomic outcomes.

The course focuses on Japan’s monetary policy experience, including deflation, the zero lower bound, quantitative and qualitative easing, yield curve control, and current debates about policy normalization. The class applies theory to historical and contemporary policy episodes in Japan and abroad. Finally, the course culminates in a mock Bank of Japan Policy Board meeting in which students debate and determine the appropriate direction of Japanese monetary policy using economic theory and real-world evidence.

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 focuses on strengthening intermediate-level grammar and vocabulary, emphasizing oral communication skills to express thoughts and arguments clearly in Korean. Additionally, the course deepens one's social and cultural knowledge of the Korean Peninsula.
Course Prerequisite: Korean III at ICU, or equivalent proficiency.
 

This course improves on all four skills acquired in the previous courses up to Spanish III. It is composed of three parts: 1) oral interactions & grammar; 2) written compositions, and 3) readings.

Required course prerequisite: Low intermediate (A1-A2 on the CEFR) level of Spanish or equivalent.

This course covers the general theory of vector spaces as a continuation of Linear Algebra I. The course discusses general vector spaces (including complex vector spaces); linear independence; linear transformations and their matrix representations, and metric vector spaces.

Required course prerequisite: Linear Algebra I.
 

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 outlines different approaches to the study of identity, ethnicity and nationalism in global politics. It focuses on the role which nationalism and religion play in International Relations (IR): first, it introduces theories of nations and nationalism before examining whether the nation is "real" or "imagined". Second, the class critically interrogates the relationship between religion and nationalism with reference to empirical case studies.