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WAR AND JAPAN
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
Asian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
WAR AND JAPAN
UCEAP Transcript Title
WAR AND JAPAN
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course deals with major issues on how Japan has been contending with war since the Meiji Restoration. The course examines relevant cases or topics chronologically as well as explores the challenges and the potential of Japanese pacifism based on the preface and Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan in the 21st century. Assessment: papers, class participation.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARSA281L
Host Institution Course Title
WAR AND JAPAN
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
School of Social Sciences
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Area Studies
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PRAGMATICS AND SEMANTICS
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Linguistics
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PRAGMATICS AND SEMANTICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PRAGMATCS&SEMANTICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course covers basic concepts in theoretical linguistics while it focuses on how different kinds of meaning are conveyed as well as how they interact and/or are controlled by other factors, drawing examples mainly from English and Japanese. The course covres basic concepts such as word, phrase, sentence; natural language and logical language meanings; logical symbols and formula; valence and thematic roles; lexical (or sense) reactions; contextual information; implicature, presupposition, speech act theories and illocutionary acts; politeness, and discourse.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LNGT283L
Host Institution Course Title
PRAGMATICS AND SEMANTICS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Waseda University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
SILS - Linguistics
Course Last Reviewed
2023-2024
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JAPANESE AMERICAN LITERATURE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Comparative Literature
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
JAPANESE AMERICAN LITERATURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
JAPAN AMERICAN LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course surveys American literature and culture by focusing on the U.S. Japan relationship. Focus is on Japanese, American, British and Canadian writers and their works. The main objective in this course is to provide an intelligent basis for the appreciation of literature by reading and discussing the texts. The primary goal is to develop a better understanding of what they have read through careful and critical analysis, and to communicate your ideas effectively to others. TEXT: Takaki, Ronald. A DIFFERENT MIRROR: A HISTORY OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA. 1993.; Dower, John W. EMBRACING DEFEAT: JAPAN IN THE WAKE OF WORLD WAR II. 1999.; Okihiro, Gary. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT. 2013. Assessment: exam, papers, class participation, quizzes and presentation.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CMFC234L
Host Institution Course Title
COMPARATIVE CULTURAL STUDIES 01
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Waseda University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
SILS - Culture
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JAPANESE VISUAL CULTURE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Asian Studies
Art History
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
JAPANESE VISUAL CULTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
JAPAN VISUAL CULTUR
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
The class introduces art history of Japan. The course looks at, thinks about and discusses works of art, or more broadly, visual culture, which have been historically and are currently associated with Japan. The main focus is what (if anything) is specifically Japanese about the making, appreciation and practice of visual culture from the past and present within and outside of Japan. In its application to Japanese culture, is such a national framework timeless or fluid, universally valid or variable, creatively fruitful or rather superficial? The class explores this set of large questions regarding various media of visual art, such as painting, graphic art, design, sculpture, calligraphy, ceramics, architecture, gardens, photography and manga through the following two venues: an introductory historical survey of the rise of new artistic tendencies of such a visual culture from the prehistoric period to the present within the current geopolitical territory of Japan, with some major considerations on how Japan's visual culture has interacted with the rest of the world over time; and a thematic approach, highlighting selected visual conventions in Japanese society across time that privilege certain materials, aesthetics, beliefs, and collecting and displaying customs, such as tea ceremony and Zen meditation.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LANE301F
Host Institution Course Title
INTENSIVE STUDIES 20 (INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 2) 3-1
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Waseda University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
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INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
10
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course provides an overview of empirical political science as an introduction to important concepts, theories, methods, and findings in the discipline. While it is impossible to survey completely the broad field of political science, the course examines some of the major questions in political science and encourages critically thinking about the discipline's best answers to those questions. The course covers basic concepts relevant to the study of different types of political systems (such as democracy or sovereignty). Students explore the challenges of defining and measuring such concepts and review some historical understanding of these concepts. The course examines how political scientists assess causal relationships between social, economic and political variables
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POLX111L
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS 01
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
School of Political Science and Economics
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Political Science
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YOGA
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Physical Activities
UCEAP Course Number
11
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
YOGA
UCEAP Transcript Title
YOGA
UCEAP Quarter Units
0.50
UCEAP Semester Units
0.30
Course Description
Through yoga breathing techniques, poses, and meditation, students observe their present state of mind and physical condition, and cultivate a self that can build a richer life with a flexible mind and body. By facing the body and mind, we are free from stress and pressure and suggest yoga that leads to performance improvement in various situations.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
HPEX101W
Host Institution Course Title
YOGA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Waseda University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Global Education Center
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SOCIAL DESIGN & DESIGN THINKING FOR URBAN CHANGE
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL DESIGN & DESIGN THINKING FOR URBAN CHANGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
DESIGN/URBAN CHANGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course explores ideas and practices of creating more convivial places through participatory, democratic practices that have a positive impact on streets, neighborhoods, communities, and cities. It examines the historical, cultural, economic, political, environmental, and other influences on places that determine what a place has become and how. Furthermore, it explores the role of design and the process of implementing a design idea into a realized project. At the end of course, students undertake original research and analysis on a topic of public interest and demonstrate how to use history, inputs and influences of places to understand what makes places successful or not.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GSSH303L
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIAL DESIGN & DESIGN THINKING FOR URBAN CHANGE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
SILS
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
SILS - Social Science
Course Last Reviewed
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL MONETARY ECON
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course provides a comprehensive understanding about recent developments of international financial markets. Particular focus is on linkage between financial markets and real economic activities, potential risks observed in financial markets, and the effects of (unconventional) monetary policies recently taken by central banks in advanced economies on financial markets at home and abroad. Throughout the course, it refers basic theories and empirical studies regarding asset pricing, banking, and information asymmetries, as well as reports released by international institutions including IMF and BIS.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECNA327L
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS 51
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
SILS
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
SILS - Economics
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HISTORY OF MODERN RUSSIA: FROM LENIN TO PUTIN
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF MODERN RUSSIA: FROM LENIN TO PUTIN
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST MODERN RUSSIA
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers an in-depth introduction to Russia. Significant focus is on the period since Vladimir Putin assumed leadership at the end of 1999, but considerable attention is also given to the history of the Soviet period and the post-Soviet transition under Boris Yeltsin. The course begins with a quick overview of Soviet and Russian history up to the present, and students will be encouraged to pay attention to current events in Russia. Students then will review in greater depth key events of the Bolshevik Revolution and the periods under Lenin and Stalin then move more rapidly through the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras and focus in more detail on the Gorbachev and Yeltsin periods. Assessment: two essays, participation and attendance.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POLX221L
Host Institution Course Title
RUSSIA: FROM LENIN TO PUTIN AND MEDVEDEV
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
School of International Liberal Studies
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
SILS - Political Science
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HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Waseda University
Program(s)
Waseda University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
141
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST ECON THOUGHT
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This is an introductory course on the history of economics. The course reviews the history of economics to understand what economics is, clarifying economic ideas which have been a part of today's economics; those that no longer receive much attention, and those which have potential to be resurrected. Please note that the history of economics is different from economic history. Basic knowledge of world history from the modern times is required as this course reviews the way in which economists have tried to understand economic problems.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECNT211L
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Waseda University
Host Institution Faculty
Political Science and Economics
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025