Keio University

This course studies fundamental biology and problems of medicine, medical treatments, and environments.

Society is currently flooded with too much information about health, disease, exercise, nutrition, and how humans should behave to be healthy. This course is designed to develop one’s knowledge of the human body and to help one gain a scientific view of what health really means. The program focuses on the different biomolecules, cells, and systems that work together to keep one alive and healthy.  Instead of using medical jargon, the instructor will illustrate core concepts of physiology and biochemistry in “lay terms” throughout the course. 

The Asia Workshop is a dynamic working space where students and instructors work together to discuss emerging issues in Asia. Topics for discussion changes every year to keep up with changes at both regional and global scales.
 

This workshop discusses the following questions: What is Asia? Is Asia just a group of countries with different cultures, histories, and economies? What is so unique about Asia? What, in addition to its geographical location, makes Asia “Asian” and remain “Asian” in the context of globalization? 

The workshop provides an answer to these questions through a series of guest-speaker lectures on Asia and its member countries and presents fieldwork activities to engage students in intensive observation of what is around their living environment. Immersive technologies will be introduced to facilitate students’ first-hand observations.

Recently econometrics has explored almost every phenomenon occurring in societies around the globe. Its methodology affects nearby disciplines such as finance and industrial organization, business administration, marketing science, accounting; furthermore, sociology, politics, and history. 

The emphasis of this class is on linear models with R. The objective is to learn what methods are available and more importantly, when they should be applied. Many examples are presented to clarify the use of the techniques and to demonstrate what conclusions can be made.

This is a Japanese language course for non-JLP students. It is designed for students who have completed elementary-level courses and aims to facilitate a mastery of the oral communication and listening skills that are necessary in daily conversation. Students learn expressions used in various daily situations and practice speaking and listening skills to communicate smoothly in Japanese. 

This is a Japanese language course for non-JLP students focused on advanced grammar corresponding to Level N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. It is offered in the Spring and Fall Semesters with different course content. The course aims to understand the basic meaning and usage of N1 level sentence patterns and grammar to create example sentences. 

This is a Japanese language course for non-JLP students. It is designed for students who have some experience learning Japanese, focusing on grammar and comprehensive practice of the four skills.  Instruction of grammar acquisition and sentence patterns is based on the textbook Elementary Japanese for Academic Purposes Vol.1 (Lesson 7 to 12).

This course introduces classic and new topics in international trade from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It covers standard and academic materials commonly studied by economists in academia as well as international organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank. Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of academic studies on international trade after completing this course.

Ideally, students should have already taken "INTERNATIONAL TRADE A" offered in the Fall semester prior to enrollment in this course. However, it is not a prerequisite.

Given the increasing prevalence of empirical approaches in academic studies on international trade, this course covers basic methods of econometrics and their application to data.

This course deals with current trade policy issues in turmoil from the viewpoint of international trade and international laws. After reviewing economic and politico-economic theory on trade policy, the issue of empirical measurement of trade policy will be discussed. Furthermore, the course explores WTO discipline on trade in goods; trade in services; intellectual property rights; safeguards and exception, and government procurement. The relationship between WTO and mega-FTAs such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will also be covered.

This course is designed for both international and Japanese students who are interested in the cultures of sports, health, and longevity in Japan and other countries.  The goal of this course is for students to learn how to participate in and enjoy sports as a way of becoming healthy and increasing longevity in their own lives.
 

The course will be taught not as a series of lectures but through student presentations and peer-review based evaluations and suggestions.

This is an omnibus-style course on Japanese culture, featuring lectures and demonstrations on tea ceremony and traditional Japanese musical instruments (Heike biwa, shamisen, sokyoku/Ikuta school).

The tea ceremony is a comprehensive art form in Japan. This course seeks to understand the Japanese spirit behind the tea ceremony, for practice in everyday life.

This course also provides the opportunity for students to experience the charm of Japanese musical instruments and to compose a waka poem.