International Christian University

This course aims to familiarize students with digital video production and editing in a broad context of education. It is designed to help students learn the technology, art, pedagogy, and practices involved in effective visual storytelling. With the advancement of digital technologies, making a video program has become much easier than before. Even so, to produce a highly effective and professional video, we need to learn certain production strategies, skills, and theories. This course offers exciting opportunities to learn basic theories and technical skills through the production of high-quality short video programs, using simple devices such as a smartphone. It helps students produce video content that has high educational value in a rapidly changing media environment.

The UN is a paradox of international relations. It is made up of independent states, but it is supposed to limit their excesses. It is based on the principle of equality, but it is controlled by the most powerful capitals. It is engaged in military operations, but it does not have an army. It was born from the ashes of the Holocaust, but it treats dictators with deference. It preaches human rights, but it cannot meddle in the affairs of its members. It preaches democracy, but it does not practice it.

This course is meant to serve as a critical introduction to the world's only universal Organization. After outlining the basic structures and functions of the UN, it focuses on the debates and controversies that have accompanied since its birth. The course considers - with frankness, without fear and in an intentionally 'undiplomatic way' - the Organization's successes as well as its failures. As current events show - from COVID to Ukraine - the United Nations is profoundly inadequate. The question is: Why? And who benefits from a weak UN?

This course is for students who are learning Italian for the first time. It aims to help develop the full range of linguistic skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) through practice in grammar, reading, and conversational role-playing, as well as through the use of music and other audiovisual materials that will help students gain a better understanding of Italian culture and language.

By the end of the course, the students will be able to: 
1) Understand and utilize frequently-used everyday expressions as well as simple phrases to meet immediate needs.
2) Introduce themselves and others; asking and answering questions about personal details such as where they live, things they have, and people they know.
3) Interact in a simple way. 

This is an advanced Japanese course for students who have completed Japanese VI or the equivalent of fourth year level at UC and is comparable to fifth year level of study. It prepares students to effectively participate in university classes taught in Japanese and to successfully participate in discussions and complete their assignments. Students acquire mastery of the language and are introduced to new kanji.

Media affects how we perceive the world and people. With media becoming so prevalent and powerful in our society, and with student access to computers and the Internet expanding so fast in homes and schools, "media literacy" is becoming the basic form of literacy to provide lifelong empowerment to both the student and the citizen. This course provides students with the opportunity to learn a variety of analytical approaches they can use to understand and interpret media, including traditional media (e.g., TV, radio, print, billboard, etc.) and social media (e.g.,video sharing platforms), in the context of education. Your products may be shared to a certain audience for feedback. Participation in class such as asserting your ideas and presenting in English in front of the class is mandatory.

This course is for students who are participating in the "Japanese as a Foreign Language Program." It teaches reading, writing, and usage of vocabulary and kanji in the first half of intermediate-level Japanese.  Prerequisite: “J3:JAPANESE” or equivalent.

The course provides lectures on reading, writing, and usage of vocabulary and kanji. Students are expected to participate in research and give individual or group presentations to increase their knowledge of kanji vocabulary and to promote their learning. There will be weekly check assignments on vocabulary and kanji.

This is an introductory course for media and communication studies. It provides an overview of major theories concerning media and communication in order to analyze our everyday communications. Theories of interpersonal communication, persuasion, and mediated communication will be included.

This is an intermediate elementary Japanese language course. It is a continuation of Japanese I at ICU. It provides a firm foundation of communicative skills in both spoken and written Japanese. Upon completion of this course students should have a mastery of additional basic grammatical structures, vocabulary, and 102 additional kanji with new readings.

This advanced intermediate Japanese language course is a continuation of Japanese V and is the equivalent level of UC fifth year language study. It prepares students for advanced-level courses by establishing a solid base for students to fully utilize Japanese in academic as well as social contexts. Students learn skills necessary for academic life, such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. New kanji are introduced, as well as new vocabulary expressions and grammatical structures.

Studying history does not mean merely memorizing historical trivia or accumulating knowledge as an intellectual competition. It means gaining an understanding of the past by learning how to scrutinize historical documents.

This course explores the Edo period, Japan’s early modern era. Many cultural and social phenomena emerged during this period and remain relevant today. At the same time, many aspects of early modern Japan, including its politics, society, and people's values and behaviors, are profoundly different from those of the modern era. This course examines a selection of sources to gain an understanding of Edo-period Japan. In addition, it also discusses recent scholarly trends in the field of early modern Japanese history.