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Graduate School Courses

ANT204   E CREDIT:2   WINTER   Culture in Contemporary Japan This course will critically examine anthropological studies of culture in contemporary Japan.

ARC101   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Introduction to Eastern Art An introduction to the study methods and masterworks of East Asian art. The major focus will be on the arts of China, but within a broader Asian context that will include India, Korea and Japan.

ARC205   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Japanese Archaeology Cultural developments in Japan in the Palaeolithic and the Jomon periods, as understood through archaeological materials. Fieldwork on the ICU pre-Jomon and Jomon sites.

ARC211   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Offered Alternate Year History of Japanese Art I Study of Japanese painting, calligraphy and craftwork from the ancient through the early modern periods, with a focus on the Edo period (1615-1868), especially the Rimpa school associated with Ogata Korin. Students will consider Japanese artistic products in light of various concepts, including “classicism,” “revival,” “school,” “decoration,” and “design.”

ARC212   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Offered Alternate Year History of Japanese Art II This course will survey Japanese art from the mid- nineteenth century to the contemporary era. The course will cover important artworks such as painting, crafts, architecture and photography in various contexts, including artistic modernism, imperialism, gender, and the mass media.

BUS202   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Business and Society in Japan This course adopts a comparative approach to an examination of Japanese business and society. Topics to be dealt with include: attitudes and obligations in employment systems, familistic aspects of company organization, company benefits for families; welfare concepts; labor unions and paternalism, employee participation in business decision; family businesses, etc.

BUS207   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Management of Multinational Enterprises This course deals with the various aspects of the management of multinational enterprises. The topics in the class discussion include:-Theories of MNEs-MNEs and Nation States Interaction-MNEs Business Strategies-MNEs Management Function-Japanese MNEs and Their Behavior

ECO263   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Japanese Economy An economic analysis on the post-war Japanese economy based on macro- and microeconomic theories.

EDU111   J CREDIT:2   AUTUMN   History of Japanese Education Historical development of Japanese education from ancient times to the present, with emphasis on the modern period.

EDU217   J CREDIT:2   AUTUMN   Theory and Practice of Moral Education Theoretical and historical approach to problems of moral education in Japan today. Includes study of its aims, principles and methods of instruction.

EDU219   J CREDIT:2   WINTER   Studies in the History of Japanese Education A seminar in the history of Japanese education. Enrollment will be limited. Prerequisite: History of Japanese Education.

EDU315   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Japanese Education in Comparative Perspective This course gives an account of the development of mass education in Japanese society and some of its historical transformations. Japanese and Western perspectives are given on current Japanese educational arrangements, and contemporary problems in Japanese education are analyzed.

HST104   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   History of Japan (Ancient and Medieval) I I: Examination of the main factors in the development of ancient and medieval Japan. II: Examination of the main factors in the development of early modern Japan. III: Examination of the main factors in the development of modern Japan since the Meiji Restoration.

HST105   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   History of Japan (Early Modern) II I: Examination of the main factors in the development of ancient and medieval Japan. II: Examination of the main factors in the development of early modern Japan. III: Examination of the main factors in the development of modern Japan since the Meiji Restoration.

HST106   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   History of Japan (Modern) III I: Examination of the main factors in the development of ancient and medieval Japan. II: Examination of the main factors in the development of early modern Japan. III: Examination of the main factors in the development of modern Japan since the Meiji Restoration.

HST221   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   History of Contemporary Japan This course deals with events of recent Japanese history, roughly centering on Japan''s involvement in the Pacific War. Each year the course will take an in-depth look at one or more of the following sorts of topics: Japanese colonialism, Japanese-American relations in the 1930s, the Nanking Incident and other wartime atrocities, the decision behind Pearl Harbor, the role of propaganda in the United States and Japan, the decision to drop the Atomic Bombs, the occupation of Japan, the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, the preservation of the emperor system, and the meaning of postwar Japan.

HST222   J,E CREDIT:3   WINTER   History of Japanese Foreign Relations Designed to present a historical overview of Japanese cultural relations. Three broad periods will be dealt with in detail: Chinese-Japanese in the Nara-Heian periods; the encounter with Europe during the so-called Christian Century (1543-1639); and Westernization during and after the Meiji era.

HST223   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Society and Culture in Early Modern Japan This class will cover many topics from the perspectives how people thought about things that surrounded them and lived their daily lives in early modern Japan. That will help students deepen their understanding of Japanese history, especially in the early modern period.

HST227   E CREDIT:2   AUTUMN   Introductory Readings in Modern Japanese History An introduction to the foundations of historical study through a close reading of primary and secondary sources in the field of the history of modern Japan.

HST236   J CREDIT:3   WINTER   Society and Culture in Modern China A description of Modern Chinese History

HST321   J,E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Advanced Studies in Maritime History of Asia Readings and discussion in primary sources and secondary literature on premodern Asian history and global history.

HST322   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Advanced Studies in Early Modern Japanese History Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on ancient and early modern Japanese history.

HST323   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Advanced Studies in Modern Japanese History Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on modern Japanese history.

IRL103   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Japan's International Relations Aims to trace the development of contemporary Japan''s international relations, especially in the Cold War and post-Cold War periods.

IRL232   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   International Relations of the Asia-Pacific The course analyzes interactions among major powers of the Asia-Pacific region, including the United States, China and Japan with the help of existing theories of international relations. Also it explores how international relations in the region challenge those theories.

JPS101   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Introduction to Japan Studies Designed to familiarize students with basic aspects of Japanese history art, and literature and show how these fields are interrelated. Emphasis is placed on examining the relationship between traditional and modern Japan and understanding Japan within a broad comparative framework. For Japan Study majors, units count toward the area major requirement. The course involves substantial out-of-classroom work: field trips, interviews and first-hand observation. Content and instructor vary.

JPS201   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Japanese Literature and Religion: Intersection of Human and Natural Realms This course will examine how religious ideas function in non-religious texts. Beginning as early as the 8th century CE and continuing through today, religious and philosophical concepts (from Shintoism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity) have influenced secular literary sources, framing Japanese understandings of the close relationship between the human and non-human natural world. Literary readings will include many primary sources (in translation) from both pre-modern and contemporary Japanese texts, such as the early creation tales; poetry from the Manyoshu; chapters from the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji; sections from the epic poem, The Tale of the Heike; and Noh plays. Field trips to religious sites in Nara, Kyoto, and Tokyo will heighten student appreciation for the intersection of literature, religion, and nature.

JPS202   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Community Service in Japanese Society This course provides international students with opportunities to learn about Japanese society and culture through service activities in nonprofit organizations in nearby communities. The instructor will hold orientation sessions and lectures at the beginning of the term. Then, students will engage in service activities. The instructor will hold reflection sessions at the end of the term. 　Students will submit a paper documenting their service activities and explaining what they have learned about various aspects of Japanese society and culture.

JPS203   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Special Topics in Japan Studies This course is designed for in-depth exploration of a specific theme from the perspectives of a broad range topics in Japan Studies representing humanities, social science, and environmental science perspectives. The theme will vary each year. The course involves substantial out of classroom work, including fieldwork, interviews, and first-hand observation.

JPS301   E CREDIT:2   AUTUMN   Japanese Environmental and Climate Policies The two principal goals of this course are promoting environmental literacy and understanding the environmental policies of Japan in the global context. The course focuses on the issues that Japan faces and the measures taken by Japan to tackle them, including the shift of such policies over time. The course aims at presenting the complexity of the systemic change vs. personal initiative approaches and critically assess the role that modern technologies and innovations can play. The issues to be analysed in this course include biodiversity, climate change, natural disasters, energy dependence and the phase-out of fossil fuels in the case of Japan. The evolution of Japanese climate policy from Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement is also introduced. The scientific part of the subject will guide the students how to read and understand the reports published by the UNFCCC IPCC and International Energy Agency, including country-specific (i.e., Japan) reports. In addition to a better understanding of the human impact on the environment and the Japanese policies in global context, the course also encourages students to reconsider the ways how to sustainably minimise our negative environmental impact.

LAW206   J,E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Constitutional Law I Study basic principles of constitutional law.

LAW315   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Constitutional Law II Advanced study of constitutional law.

LED251   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   History of the Japanese Language I This course examines the historical development of the Japanese language from the 8th century to modern times.

LED272   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Readings in Classical Japanese I I: readings in Wabun; II: readings in Kanbun, including Japanese language culture.

LED273   J CREDIT:3   WINTER   Readings in Classical Japanese II I: readings in Wabun; II: readings in Kanbun, including Japanese language culture.

LED351   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   History of the Japanese Language II This course offers advanced instruction in the history and development of the Japanese language. Phonological, lexical, syntactic and semantic aspects of the language change will be analyzed. Prerequisites: History of the Japanese Language I or permission of instructor.

LED356   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   The Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language I Aims and methods of teaching Japanese as a foreign language: observation, simulation and practice in the ICU Japanese Language Programs. For students preparing to teach Japanese as a foreign language.The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number. Prerequisite:Principles of Language Learning and Teaching.

LED357   J CREDIT:3   WINTER   The Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language II Aims and methods of teaching Japanese as a foreign language: observation, simulation and practice in the ICU Japanese Language Programs. For students preparing to teach Japanese as a foreign language. Open to qualified students on approval of the instructor. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.

LED358   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Topics in Japanese Grammar for Language Education I This course introduces the basic skills and concepts for structural analysis of the modern Japanese language which are needed for language education. Prerequisite: Japanese Linguistics for Language Teaching.

LED359   J CREDIT:3   WINTER   Topics in Japanese Grammar for Language Education II This course focuses on topics in the Japanese grammar relevant to language teaching and examines them. Prerequisite: Japanese Linguistics for Language Teaching.

LED371   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Offered Alternate Year Stylistic Studies in Japanese Survey of stylistic studies of modern Japanese.

LIT110   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Offered Alternate Year History of Japanese Literature I Sequence to INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LITERATURE I, II. Emphasis on the development of the literary ideas with reference to the social background.

LIT111   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Offered Alternate Year History of Japanese Literature II Sequence to INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LITERATURE I, II. Emphasis on the development of the literary ideas with reference to the social background.

LIT112   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Offered Alternate Year Introduction to Japanese Literature I General survey, with special reference to the spirit of the ages. Deals chiefly with the ancient to the pre-modern period.

LIT113   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Offered Alternate Year Introduction to Japanese Literature II General survey, with special reference to the spirit of the ages. Deals chiefly with the ancient to the pre-modern period.

LIT117   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Modern Japanese Literature in English Translation A broad survey of modern Japanese literature from the Meiji Restoratio to the present, with special reference to the Western impact upon its development.

LIT261   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Classical Japanese Literature I Nara and Heian literature: its language, plot construction, style of expression, and characterization.

LIT262   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Classical Japanese Literature II A study of Nara-Heian period literature: vocabulary, plot construction, style of expression, character description, etc. will be examined.

LIT263   J CREDIT:3   WINTER   Medieval Japanese Literature A study of the main genres and literary texts of Japanese Medieval Literature, both on the level of content and on the level of expression, aiming at the appreciation of its role in the history of Japanese Literature.

LIT264   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Early Modern Japanese Literature A study of the main genres and texts of Early Modern Japanese Literature focusing on the transmission of the traditional literary values, as well as on the new movements which paved the way for the development of Modern Literature.

LIT265   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Modern Japanese Literature I Poems, novels and dramas of leading authors and poets of the modern period, with concentration on the works of Meiji and Taisho period writers.

LIT266   J CREDIT:3   WINTER   Modern Japanese Literature II Poems, novels and dramas of leading authors and poets of the modern period, with concentration on the works of Meiji and Taisho period writers.

LIT382   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Offered Alternate Year Advanced Studies in Japanese Literature I Special advanced study under supervision in selected topics of Japanese literature. Open to advanced students with the approval of the instructor.

LIT383   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Advanced Studies in Japanese Literature II Special advanced study under supervision in selected topics of Japanese literature. Open to advanced students with the approval of the instructor.

MCC236   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Translation at Work In this course students examine the way information and ideas circulate and change in the creative process of translation. Students engage in descriptive and comparative analyses of selected translations from a range of different cultural productions, and attempt their own creative translation projects.

MCC271   J CREDIT:2   AUTUMN   Contemporary Praxes on Communication Study This course will study various issues related to communication in contemporary society. The focus involves description of communicative phenomena in changing society and a scrutiny of those phenomena.

MCC272   J,E CREDIT:2   WINTER   Offered Alternate Year Communication and Power The key question of this course is: how power is related to communication. It will be examined in various contexts.

MCC273   J,E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Intercultural Communication Introduction to intercultural communication. This course reviews core theories and research in intercultural communication and examines various issues that arise when encountering different others. In the process, students will gain understanding of the opportunities and challenges involved in intercultural communication.

MCC312   J CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Linguistic Variation This course will present the fundamentals of examining linguistic variation between and within speech communities. Kansai dialect and Manchester dialect, a sermon in a church and a chat on the internet, a speech by a politician and a joke by a comedian. It will consider regional, social and stylistic differences in the use of language. Students will acquire methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation and engage in field projects by using these techniques.

MUS102   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Music of Japan This course aims to give a broad outline of a number of Japanese musical genres, along with an understanding of the way in which the musical styles exist within Japanese culture. Emphasis will also be placed on the cultural and geographical position of Japan within the larger context of East Asia. The course will take a practical approach, with frequent demonstrations, and the opportunity to try out several Japanese instruments. No particular musical or linguistic skills are needed to take the course.

MUS215   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Studies in Music Performance II To study the performance practice of Western music (vocal or instrumental)through selected examples, and to apply theknowledge of Western music history andtheory to the practice. To take this course,sufficient knowledge of music history andtheory are necessary. Open only to studentswho are permitted by the instructor.

PHR240   J,E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Religions in Japan A survey of the religious traditions of Japan aimed at identifying and defining the most characteristic aspects of Japanese thought and belief. Language of instruction differs by section.

POL216   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   History of Japanese Political Thought Examination of the development of political ideas from the Meiji era to the present. Critical assessment of main political thinkers and events in modern Japan.

POL234   E CREDIT:3   SPRING   Japanese Politics This course aims at exploring political as well as historical, sociological, economic, and cultural aspects of the Japanese state and society.

SOC205   E CREDIT:3   AUTUMN   Introduction to Japanese Society Basic features of modern Japanese society. Emphasis on the persistence of traditional patterns of social organization and the ways of responding to the problems of industrial society. Includes the individual and society, the family, education, organization of the workplace, etc.

SOC381   E CREDIT:3   WINTER   Advanced Studies in Japanese Society Analysis of functions and structures of social systems in Japan, including family, community, and occupational and political organization.

STH391   CREDIT:3/(9)   EVERY TERM   Senior Thesis Senior students, under the guidance of an advisor, will select a subject related to their major and prepare a senior thesis. The final product should represent the efforts of one year of sustained and rigorous thinking, research, and writing. Required of all students in their senior year.

TCP246   J CREDIT:3   SPRING   Outline of Economic Geography Basic theories, methodology and social role of economic geography.