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Faculty of Letters

The Faculty of Letters explores the diﬀerent ﬁelds of thehumanities. In recent years, the world is undergoing signiﬁ
cant changes due to globalization and the IT revolution.
However, it is during times like this when the Faculty muststand by its main objective of “humanities” to ceaselessly
explore the fundamentals of humans and to be engaged inthe creation of new values.
The Faculty has one department (Department of Humanities)
consisting of ﬁve principal research divisions, which arefurther divided into ﬁfteen areas. During the ﬁrst year of theundergraduate course, students take a wide variety of
introductory classes. Then they move on to study their major
subjects. There is an outstanding student-to-teacher ratio at
the Faculty; the number of students in each undergraduatelevel is approximately 120, and 60 faculty members areassigned to teach them.

Graduate School of Humanities-The ﬁve-year curriculum (two years for Masterʼs and 3 yearsfor Doctoral) of the Graduate School is designed to enable
its students more in-depth research and study in their ﬁelds.
Practical courses are oﬀered in both the Masterʼs andDoctoral Degree Programs to cultivate students capable ofanalyzing the social signiﬁcance of the humanities andreturning the research results to the society.

Undergraduate Program
Department
Humanities

Divisions
Philosophy

Literature

Japanese Language and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature
British and American Literature
German Literature
French Literature

History

European and American History
Cognitive SystemsArt Theory
Social Culture

Sociology
Art History
GeographyDoctoral Program (three years)
and Masterʼs Program (two years)
Divisions
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PhilosophyEthics

Literature

Associate Professor
Japanese and Chinese Art History

Psychology
Linguistics

Departments

MASUKI Ryusuke

Japanese History
Asian History

The Graduate School consists of two departments: Human
Cultural Studies and Human Social Dynamics. The former
encompasses two divisions: Philosophy and Literature, andthe latter three divisions: History, Cognitive Studies andSocio-Cultural Studies. Through this system, students canconduct more detailed research into their areas of expertise.

Human CulturalStudies

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Philosophy

Japanese Language and Literature
Chinese and Korean Literature
British and American Literature
European Literature

Human SocialDynamics

HistoryJapanese History
Asian History
European and American History

Cognitive Systems

Psychology
Linguistics

Altria Lauren Victoria

Art Theory

International StudentUnited Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland

Socio-CulturalStudies

Sociology
Art History
Geography
Cultural Resources (Doctoral Course Only)

I am an art historian with a particular interest in Japanese
Buddhist paintings from the tenth to twelfth centuries. My own
research seeks to compare Chinese Tang and Sung dynasty
paintings with Japanese works. For art historians, the mostimportant process in the study of painting is the careful, direct
observation of as many masterpieces as possible. Therefore,during the course of my research, I have often needed totravel around Japan and China in search of paintings. In ourteaching program within the Art History Department at Kobe
University, we oﬀer our students numerous opportunities todirectly observe major works of art. Thanks to the close
proximity of our university to two of the ancient capitals ofJapan, Nara and Kyoto, students enjoy regular study visits toimportant temples and museums. If you are interested inJapanese art, I am conﬁdent that the Faculty of Letters at Kobe
University is the ideal place to pursue this line of research.

As a student at The Faculty of Letters and a memberof the Kobe‒Oxford Japanese Studies Program, I
participate in both intensive Japanese language
classes and supplementary lecture classes. Overthe past academic terms I have studied a range ofinteresting subjects, including Japanese literature,philosophy, and manga, while dramatically
improving my Japanese language skills.
The Faculty of Letters has facilitated my studies byproviding many social events and cultural trips,
assisting with personal or bureaucratic issues, andoﬀering a diverse environment with many
Japanese and international students.
It has been an immensely enjoyable year in Japan!

Courses Oﬀered in English (AY2015)
Courses
Undergladuate

Studies in American Literature
Seminar in American Literature
Seminar in English LiteratureStudies in English Linguistics
Seminar in English Linguistics
Studies in Global Humanities
Seminar in Global Humanities
Seminar in Global Communication

Master's Program

Advanced Studies in British and American Literature Ⅹ, Ⅸ
Seminar in British and American Literature Ⅹ, Ⅸ
Advanced Studies in English Linguistics Ⅰ, Ⅱ
Advanced Studies in Global Humanities
Seminar in Global Communication Ⅰ, Ⅱ
Academic Writting 2
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