To students enrolled in or before 2022

Updated: Changes in PEAK Academic Handbook
Appendix 6: Integrated Course Outlines (for April-entry Students)
The following changes are set in place in AY 2023 and apply to students enrolled in and before AY2022.
Type
NewlyOffered

NewlyOffered

NewlyOffered

NewlyOffered

NewlyOffered

NewlyOffered

Group Maincourse Courses
categoryAA

A

A

A

B

Sciences ofLanguage and
Text

Sciences ofLanguage andText

Sciences ofLanguage andText

Literary
Theory andCriticism

CulturalInteractionandTranslation

TextualCulture andHistory

Course content
This course examines the latest
findings in narratology, semiotics,psychoanalytic theory, feminist
theory, and postcolonial studies
that are the basis for textualanalysis. In this course, practicaltrainings in critique will also beprovided.
【Newly offered from AY 2024】
From the perspective of 'World
literature', this course rethinks
literature as an area of encounterand dialogue between multiplecultures. The course theoreticallyand practically examines'translation', which is essential forthe circulation of literature andculture in multiple linguistic
spheres, and also considers'adaptation', such as film
adaptations of literary works.
【Newly offered from AY 2024】
This course examines a varietyof cultural texts, both ancient andmodern, by focusing on language
and media. The analysis is not
limited to literary and ideologicaltexts, but also includes othercultural discourses such as
cinema and subcultures, as well
as social, political and economic
discourses.
【Newly offered from AY 2024】

Semester/Term

Credits

S/S1/S2/Ａ/A1/A2

1 or 2S/S1/S2/Ａ/A1/A2

1 or 2S/S1/S2/Ａ/A1/A2

1 or 2

Culture andSexual
Representation Politics I【D&I Courses】This course
examines the cultural politics ofgender and sexuality through theanalysis of theory andrepresentation.
Culture andTheories of【D&I Courses】This course
Representation Social Justice discusses the issues surrounding
the notion of "justice" in today'ssociety, which is built on thepremise of diversity.
Area Studies
Race and【D&I Courses】This course
Genderexamines the issues concerning
race and gender in modern andcontemporary society.
1S2

Ａ

2

S2

TypeGroup Maincourse Courses
category

Newly
OfferedC

NewlyOffered

C

NewlyOffered

C

NewlyOffered

C

NewlyOffered

ChangeChangeChangeDA

AA

Modern Law

Studies inContemporary
Societies

Studies inContemporary
Societies
EducationalSciences

Science,Technologyand Ethics

Sciences ofLanguage andText

Course content

Diversity andLaw【D&I Courses】This course
helps students understand thediversity of today's society inrelation to the practices of law.
Politics inThe course examines political
Today's
phenomena found in various
World
countries of today's world bymultifaceted approach fromdifferent fields of political sciencesand provide students withviewpoints for further in-depth
study of political sciences andother sciences.
Sex, Gender【D&I Courses】This course
and the Body examines the issues concerningI
gender, sexuality and the body intoday's society.
Frontiers in
The most basic issues in
Educational
education, such as "What isStudies
education?" and "What does itmean to be a good person and agood citizen?" are examined. This
course will tackle these questions
by using various approaches
such as philosophy, history,
anthropology, and clinicalphilosophy, thus providing aplatform for further in-depth studyof education.
(Designated for 1st yearstudents)
Feminist【D&I Courses】The course
Scienceexamines the intersection of theStudies
construction of modern scientificknowledge and the study ofgender/sexuality.
Semiotics【Not offered from AY 2024】

Sciences ofLanguage and
Text

Translation
TheorySciences ofLanguage and
Text

Literary andCulturalTheories【Not offered from AY 2024】【Not offered from AY 2024】

2Semester/TermCredits

Ａ2

Ａ

2

S

2

A

2

S

2

S
/S1/S2/Ａ/A1/A2

1 or 2

S/S1/S2/Ａ/A1/A2

1 or 2

S/S1/S2/Ａ/A1/A2

1 or 2TypeChangeGroup Maincourse Courses
categoryD

Agricultural
Ecosciences

Course contentSemester/TermNatural【From AY2023 onwards, not
Environments offered in A2 Term】
andS A2
BiologicalResources

Credits

1 or 2September 2023
PEAK/GPEAK Section

3