Letters and Education
Liberal Arts and Humanities
Philosophy, Ethics, and Art History
Each of these fields extends beyond the confines of the conventional framework of studies to connect directly with a variety of issues that we face today. The Eastern and Western philosophies and art history covered in this course cultivate the fundamental capabilities essential to living in society: the ability to feel, think, make appropriate judgments, communicate in a flexible manner, and accurately comprehend the visual information that surrounds us everyday.
Comparative History
This course focuses on three major areas Japanese history, Asian history, and Western history in an aim to foster specialized knowledge about each area while also making various comparisons across regions and time periods to explore the world of history vertically, horizontally, and even diagonally.
This course also focuses on collaboration with related fields such as geography, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and literature to encourage students to pursue a new view of world history.
Geography
Knowing where we are in the world stimulates curiosity about that place. Thence our interest grows into a desire to discover the character of the natural and social environments of which we are a part, how those environments were formed, and what principles control them. This course approaches all this from the standpoints of both physical and human geography to foster the intellectual ability to live in the real world.
Languages and Culture
Japanese Language and Literature
The Japanese language is the base of the Japanese people‘s thoughts and expression; classic and modern Japanese literature are the essence of Japanese culture.This course revisits the origins of this language and literature in classics and works up to modern works to offer a comprehensive view of the country‘s cultural issues. This course is a compass that takes students on a journey of unraveling mysteries, and enables them to form a clear picture of the intrinsic nature and current state of Japanese culture.
Chinese Language and Culture
Chinese is one of the most important languages in the world today. But there are many faces of China, the country from whence this language comes. The China that is rapidly growing as a global presence both politically and economically, albeit with many internal contradictions... The China that has 3,000 years of literary history... The China whose network of people is expanding worldwide... This course delves into the riches of Chinese culture from a variety of angles through the Chinese language.
English Language and Culture
English, the source of countless universal literary classics since the medieval and Renaissance periods, is the world‘s most widely understood language today and has become entrusted with the very future of growing internationalization. This course offers insight into the linguistic characteristics of English and the nature of its use and study, along with the multitude of literary and cultural representations of the language as an expression of the thoughts, emotions, and imagination of native speakers, utilizing methods with which to analyze such works.
French Language and Culture
France has been the political and cultural center of Europe since the 17th century. It played a vital role in the establishment of the European Union in the late 20th century, and continues to be a highly influential presence in Europe.
This course aims to develop human resources equipped with the ability and intellectual curiosity to: acquire specialized knowledge and proficiency in the French language; gain a deep understanding of the
linguistic cultures that strive on the French language and the social circumstances of French-speaking societies; and extend their view to German- and other European language-speaking cultures, or French-speaking cultures around the world, and develop an interest in interaction with other cultures.
Human and Social Sciences
Sociology
These programs reflect the intellectual backgrounds of our staff members and can prepare our students for good careers across many professions. The Department of Sociology is committed to the pursuit of academic excellence and to fostering imaginative approaches to sociology.
Educational Sciences
What qualities make us human? The development of humans can only be understood outside the confines of a single discipline, by combining the fruits and methods of all areas of science.
This course aims to be an integrated field of human science that takes both a theoretical and a practical approach to the process of human emergence and development the ultimate mystery of mankind. It utilizes a variety of research methods to tackle the process of human emergence and provide insight into the mystery of human development.
Psychology
The field of psychology strives to understand the mechanisms and functions of the psychological processes of human beings, using empirical methodologies to observe and analyze human behaviors. Our curriculum enables students to gain a wide range of knowledge in psychology and research skills required in the field, as well as a deep understanding and a scientific view of human behaviors and the abilities to approach a variety of issues in a theoretical and analytical manner.
Performing Arts
Dance and Dance Education
This course takes a multifaceted and comprehensive approach in pursuing the meaning and nature of human physical activity and expression, incorporating actual practice from sports to daily actions with a focus on dance. Of Japan‘s four-year national universities, Ochanomizu is the only one with a specialized major course titled “Dance.” Because this is a field with such a short history, students of the course have the chance of pioneering new performances and areas of scholarship.
Music Expression
The study of music is not merely about acquiring performance techniques and theoretical knowledge. To gain a deep understanding of music, it is crucial to apprehend the richness of human behavior that produces it.
This course provides a rare opportunity in Japan to engage in
the specialized study of music at a university.
It emphasizes academic research and actual performance of music in the context of its relationship to a variety of other research fields such as the humanities and the social and natural sciences to offer insight into the music of today from a cutting-edge perspective.
Global Studies for Intercultural Cooperation
The Internet, world music, ethnic restaurants... A flood of cross-border items and information exists in our daily lives, and we frequently see people from overseas countries walking in the streets.
What types of knowledge, sensibilities, and attitudes are we required to cultivate in this era of globalization? Global Studies for Intercultural Cooperation is an interdisciplinary program to which undergraduate students in any of three divisions (Liberal Arts and Humanities; Languages and Culture; or Human and Social Sciences) can advance from their second year.
The program, composed of area studies, multi-cultural exchange, and international cooperation, focuses on the three Cs (Comprehension, Communication, and Collaboration) as keywords with which to think about and act toward the future of the era of globalization. It provides a new space of knowledge and practice, where students and faculty join hands to discover answers.
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