ILA Curriculum Tree
Year 1
Semester 1

Year 2Semester 2

Semester 3

Year 3
Semester 4

Semester 5Year 4
Semester 6

Semester 7

Semester 8Seminars and Honors Thesis (16 credits or above)【Introductory Seminars】
・ Introductory Seminar A・ Introductory Seminar B
・ Introductory Seminar C・ Introductory Seminar D・ Introductory Seminar E【Intermediate Seminars】
・ Intermediate Seminar A・ Intermediate Seminar B
・ Intermediate Seminar C・ Intermediate Seminar D・ Intermediate Seminar E【Advanced Seminars and Honors Thesis】
・Advanced Seminar 1・Advanced Seminar 2・Honors Thesis

Foundation Courses (16 credits or above)【Academic and Research Skills (12 credits or above)】
・ Library Research Skills/ Introduction to Information Systems/ Academic Presentations and Debate/ Academic Writing/ Mathematical Methods for the Social Sciences/ Probability for the Social Sciences/ Introduction to Asian Philosophy and Thought/
Introduction to Social, Political, and Economic Thought/ Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics
・ Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods/ Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods/ Advanced Mathematical Methods for the Social Sciences【Understanding Japan and Kyoto (4 credits or above)】・ Basic Japanese/ Communities of Practice in Japan/ Japanese Issues and Topics/ Introduction to Kyoto/ Doshisha and Christianity/ Geography of Japan/ Nature and the Environment in Japan/ Religion in Japan・ Understanding and Experiencing Work in Japan

Concentration Courses (30 credits or above)
Japanese Society and Global Culture Concentration【Introductory】
・ What Makes Humans Human?
・ Introduction to Japanese History
・ Manga and Anime Studies
・ Japanese Society and Culture
・ Introduction to the Arts
・ Introduction to Media and Communications
・ Introduction to Globalization
・ World Civilizations【Intermediate】
・ Media in Japan・ Japanese and World Literature
・ World, Youth, and Pop Culture
・ Ethnicity in Japan・ Japan in the World: Cultural Flows and Diasporas
・ Social Foundations of Language
・ Asian Civilizations
・ Modern Japanese History【Advanced】
・ Social Foundations of Education
・ Nations and Nationalism
・ Advanced Themes in Anthropology
・ Disaster Studies
・ Social Inequalities in Japan・ Colonialism and Imperialism
・ Advanced Media Studies
・ Migration and Transnationalism【Intermediate】
・ Consumers and the Market in Japan・ Ecology and Economy in Japan・ Industry and Labor in Japan・ The Creative Industries in Contemporary Japan・ The Financial System in Japan・ Financial Accounting in Japan・ Introduction to Marketing
・ Japanese Corporations【Advanced】
・ Economic Growth・ International Economics
・ Corporate Strategy and Organization
・ Management Accounting in Japan・ International Marketing・ International Business Communication
・ Industry and Corporation in Kyoto
・ Contemporary Issues in Business and Economics【Intermediate】
・ Citizen Politics in Japan and Beyond・ International Relations in East Asia
・ Postwar Japan - U.S. Relations
・ What Makes Countries Poor?
・ International Human Rights Law
・ Political Behavior, Campaigns and Elections
・ Civic Engagement
・ Public Opinion and Political Psychology【Advanced】
・ Topics in Public Policy
・ Mass Media in the Policymaking Process
・ International Law and Organizations
・ International Political Economy
・ Development and Law
・ Topics in Japan's Contemporary International Relations
・ Social Movements and Contentious Politics
・ Politics through Film

Japanese Business and the Global Economy Concentration【Introductory】
・ Introduction to Contemporary Economics and Business・ Introduction to the Japanese Economy
・ Macroeconomics
・ Microeconomics
・ Introduction to Finance・ Introduction to Business Administration
・ Introduction to Accounting
・ Society and Economy in Kyoto
Japanese Politics and Global Studies Concentration【Introductory】
・ The Politics of Growth in Developing Countries
・ Winners and Losers: Introduction to Political Theory
・ Introduction to Japanese Law
・ Power and Politics in Japan・ Introduction to Comparative Policymaking
・ Introduction to International Relations
・ Comparative Politics
・ Peace and Conflict

Other Elective Courses
・ Special Lecture Series/ Japanese Language and Culture Subjects/ General and Liberal Education Courses
・ Courses in Other Faculties/Transferred Credits from The Consortium of Universities in Kyoto/Transferred Credits from Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts・ Graduate Courses