Introduction: School of Humanities and Graduate School of Humanities
I Educational Objectives and Goals
School of Humanities
1. Educational Objectives
The School of Humanities seeks to develop individuals with insight into humanity who are interested in language,
have the ability to consider both theory and practice and who are motivated to approach the study of the humanities ina logical, thoughtful way.
2. Educational Goals
Our educational goals are to nurture “Insight into humanity;” “Deep interest in language;” and “Consideration ofboth theory and practice”.
Graduate School of Humanities
1. Educational Objectives
The educational objectives in the Graduate School of Humanities are to help students gain a deep insight into both
historical trends and future developments and to produce motivated graduates who will continue and further advancethe traditions of the humanities. We encourage all students to develop their creative abilities through the use oflogical expressions and by conducting research.
2. Educational Goals
Our educational goals are to develop students with the following three abilities:“The ability to research independently based on the methodologies of the humanities”“The ability to return the results of humanities research to society”“The ability to contribute internationally with high linguistic competence”

II Course Registration[School of Humanities]
1. Graduation Requirements for the Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies (G30) Program
In the School of Humanities, students must earn at least 122 credits for course work, and an additional 10 credits fora graduation thesis. The number of credits required for graduation is shown in the following table.
Course Category

Required

Course Requirements

Credits
First YearFirst Year Seminar A2SeminarFirst Year Seminar B

2Language andEnglish62

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12“Language and Culture Course
Enrollment Methods forJapan-in-Asia Cultural Studies
Program Students”

Liberal Arts

Health and Sports

Lecture2and Sciences

Sciences

Exercise and Sports

2

Basic Courses in Humanities and Social

8Sciences
Liberal Education Courses in Humanities and4

Social Sciences
Basic Courses in Natural Sciences

4

Liberal Education Courses in Natural Sciences

4

Liberal Education Courses in Interdisciplinary

2Fields
School

Sub-total

48

Compulsory Elective Courses

32

SpecificCourses

Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies
Program courses only

Elective Courses

42

Non-Japan-in-Asia CulturalStudies Program coursesallowedGraduation Thesis

10Sub-total

84

Total:

132- Undergraduate students in the G30 Program are allowed to register for courses from Group A (2000 levels) throughGroup F (3000 levels).
- First-year Students are allowed to register for courses from Groups A and B.
-Second-year Students are allowed to register for courses from Groups A, B, D, E and F except for 3109, 3210, and3308.
-Third-year and fourth-year Students are allowed to register for courses from Groups A through F.
- Undergraduate student graduation requirements in the G30 Program:* Minimum of 48 credits from liberal arts and sciences courses* Minimum of 74 credits from courses in specialized fields* 4 credits from Group A, minimum of 12 from Group B, 4 from Group C,minimum of 4 from Group D, minimum of 4 from Group E, and minimum of 4 from Group F* A graduation thesis (worth 10 credits)- No more than 42 credits are allowed outside of the Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies Program.

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Curriculum of the Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies G30 Program(for students admitted in Fall 2017)

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FNo.

Course2001

Introduction to thesis writing2002

Introduction to research methods for culture and history

2101

Survey on Japanese language

2102

Japanese culture and communication

2103

Introduction to cultural theory

2104

Introduction to modern Japanese history

2105

Introduction to modern East Asian history

2201

Introduction to modern Japanese literature

2301

Introduction to film history

2302

Introduction to Asian cinema culture

3001

Joint Undergraduate Seminar: Japan-in-Asia cultural studies I

3002

Joint Undergraduate Seminar: Japan-in-Asia cultural studies II

3101

Language in social interaction

3102

Intellectual history

3103

Medieval Japanese culture

3104

Early modern Japanese culture

3105

Print culture in China and Japan

3106

Modern Japanese culture and Asia

3107

Readings in modern Japanese history

3108

East Asia in world history

3109

New perspectives on modern Japanese history

3201

Literary theory

3202

Critical theory

3203

Classical Japanese literature

3204

Early modern Japanese literature

3205

Critical literary analysis

3206

Japanese literature and translation

3207

Literature and East Asia

3208

Japanese literature and gender

3209

Transnational and minority literatures

3210

New perspectives on modern Japanese literature

3301

Critical film analysis

3302

Classical film theory

3303

Contemporary film theory

3304

Japanese cinema before 1945

43305

Japanese cinema after 1945

3306

Asian cinema before 1945

3307

Asian cinema after 1945

3308

New perspectives on cinema studies

3309

Critical analysis of visual culture

3310

Japanese visual culture

4000

Graduation thesis

Language and Culture Course Enrollment Methods for Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies Program Students
In addition to the enrollment requirements for Language and Culture courses stipulated in the Rules of the School,
Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies Program students shall take Language and Culture courses in Liberal Arts and Sciences inaccordance with the course enrollment requirements below.
1. As a rule, students must enroll in the following Language and Culture courses and obtain the necessary number of credits
䐟 Japanese: 12 credits of Japanese courses for G30 International Program 1st year students
䐠 English: 6 credits of English courses for G30 International Program students
2. Japanese course enrollment methods for students who have passed Level N1, N2 or N3 on the Japanese Language
Proficiency Test
(1) Students who have passed Level N1 on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
If you complete the prescribed procedures, you can have 6 credits of Japanese recognized. In this case, you will need totake the remaining 6 credits according to one of the methods below in lieu of taking courses in 1. 䐟above.
A. 6 credits of courses in *ii
B. 6 credits of courses in one of the languages in *iii
(2) Students who have passed Level N2 on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
If you complete the prescribed procedures, you can have 6 credits of Japanese recognized. In this case, you will need totake the remaining 6 credits according to taking courses in *ii below.
(3) Students who have passed Level N3 on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
If you complete the prescribed procedures, you can have 3 credits of Japanese recognized. In this case, you will need totake the remaining 9 credits according to one of the methods below in lieu of taking courses in 1. 䐟 above.
A. 3 credits of courses in *i + 6 credits of courses in *ii
B. 9 credits of courses in *ii
3. Japanese course enrollment methods for students deemed to possess a certain level of Japanese proficiency based on theresults of the Japanese placement test given upon admission but who do not apply for recognition of credits based on theJapanese Language Proficiency Test
(1) Students deemed to possess Japanese proficiency equivalent or superior to Level N2 on the Japanese Language
Proficiency Test
In this case, you shall take 12 credits according to one of the methods below in lieu of taking courses in 1. 䐟 above.
A. 12 credits of courses in *ii below.
B. 6 credits of courses in *ii below+ 6 credits of courses in one of the languages in *iii below(2) Students deemed to possess Japanese proficiency equivalent or superior to Level N3 on the Japanese Language
Proficiency Test
In this case, you can take 12 credits according to one of the methods below in lieu of taking courses in 1. 䐟 above.
A. 6 credits of courses in *i + 6 credits of courses in *ii
B. 3 credits of courses in *i + 9 credits of courses in *ii

5*i: Japanese courses for G30 International Program 1st year students*ii: Japanese courses for G30 International Program 2nd year students or higher, or Language and Culture II courses inJapanese*iii: Language and Culture I or II courses in German, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish or Korean* Having Credits Recognized Based on English Language Proficiency Test Scores
When you gain a specific grade or score of English Language Proficiency Test, you will be eligible to gain the credits
Nagoya University approves after completing the necessary procedures. However, those credits are recognized as optional
credits and are NOT counted as graduation requirements. Maximum limit for credits recognized based on proficiency testscores for both English and Japanese is 6.
You must take 6 credits in 1. 䐠 above, even if permitted to receive the credits from the English Language Proficiency
Test.
2. Advancement to third-year standing

Advancement assessments will be conducted to determine whether students in the second year will advance to thethird year. Students who have failed to acquire the credits required to advance to the third year will be allowed toadvance on a temporary basis, limited to students with a shortfall of two credits or less for Language and Culture
Courses. Students shall be permitted to remain in the second year for a maximum of six years in total, calculated fromthe time of their admission.
The number of credits required for advancement to third-year standing is shown in the following table.
Course CategoryRequiredCourse Requirements

Credits
First YearFirst Year Seminar A

2SeminarFirst Year Seminar B

2

Language andEnglish

6

Please refer to the section titled “Language andCulture

Japanese

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Students”

Liberal Artsand Sciences

Health andLecture

2Sports Sciences

Exercise and Sports

2

Basic Courses in Humanities and SocialSciences10

Basic Courses in Natural Sciences
Liberal Education Courses in Humanities
and Social Sciences
6

Liberal Education Courses in NaturalSciences
Liberal Education Courses inInterdisciplinary Fields
Sub-total426