Hitotsubashi University

A workshop in writing based on the reading excerpts from world literature, this course aims to practice writing skills while deepening communication with literature while engaging with peers. Readings consist of short and medium-length excerpts (no whole books) from writers including James Baldwin, Edna O’Brien, Patrick MacGill, Naguib Mahfouz, and Émile Zola. Writing will be shared with the class and discussed. Students will be encouraged (not required) to keep a journal for building on ideas they began in class, sharing excerpts only if they wish to do so. In their final paper, students will be asked to write a short work based on anything in class that affected them—in a personal, aesthetic, political, or any other way.

*This course has been offered as an optional summer intensive course at Hitotsubashi, meaning that the course meets for only one week after the UCEAP program end dates. 

This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of international political theories while engaging them in practical analysis of political scenarios using data science methodologies. While no prior knowledge of data science is required, a certain level of information literacy is expected to assimilate and interpret data-driven insights effectively.

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.

This course introduces corporate governance thoroughly, focusing on how the implementation of different governance structures can achieve shareholder wealth maximization as the ultimate goal of a financial manager.  

This course develops a critical understanding of Japan as a multi-ethnic society throughout history up until today, focusing on the societal developments in Japan over the last three decades. By emphasizing the experiences of diverse ethnic and immigrant groups in Japan, the course seeks to understand the ethnic diversity of Japanese society, which continues to be considered an ethnically “homogeneous society”.

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 delves into the complexities of accounting within today's intricate business landscape, which involves acknowledging the pivotal role accounting holds in the interconnectedness between businesses, the environment, and society, fostering a sense of community awareness. By exploring topics like regulation and standardization, sustainability and its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, and the effective functioning of financial markets, the course aims to equip students for leadership roles in the future as well as refine their communication abilities to articulate well-structured and independent analyses, applying established theories to address these contemporary accounting challenges.

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 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. 

This course examines various issues facing sports in modern society, mainly from the perspective of sports sociology. What kind of social background are the sports we enjoy based on? Also, sports are generally considered to be "good," however, students learn that sports also have disadvantages. While analyzing various problems that sports in modern society is facing, students are expected to acquire the basic ideas of sports sociology.