Liberal Arts and Sciences Course Categories and Content
Course Category
Common Basic Courses

Introduction toSkills for Academic
Success
First Year Seminar
Language EnglishandCulture
SecondForeign
Languages
Japanese
HealthandSports
ScienceLecture
Practicum

Data Science

Liberal Arts Courses

Global Liberal Arts

Contemporary Liberal
Arts

Problem / Project
Based Learning
Seminar

Basic Courses forSpecialized Fields
Basic Courses in
Humanities andSocial Sciences
Basic Courses in
Natural Sciences

ContentCourses in this category introduce the basic knowledge (general skills and theability to identify and solve problems) that all students should acquire, regardlessof their field of specialization. The purpose is to shift their learning attitude
toward "independent and self-directed learning" and help them become "courageous
intellectuals" who will build and lead a better future society.
These courses introduce students to university, what it means to study at auniversity, and what kind of knowledge they need to make learning at a university
fulfilling. They forge the core upon which they will develop the attitude to be an
independent learner.
Through multifaceted intellectual training in a small-group seminar style, students
learn the excitement of truth-seeking and cultivate the ability to research, think,write, and speak, which is essential for independent learning.
These courses improve students’ communication skills in English, the common languageof the academic world and essential for being active in the international community.
Thus, students open a window to the rest of the world.
By studying foreign languages other than English, students increase understanding anddevelop an open mind towards a variety of different cultures. They build thefoundation to use multiple foreign languages, which is essential for working together
to build a better future society beyond national borders.
International students acquire basic skills for independent learning during theirstudy in Japan by improving their Japanese language skills and deepening theirunderstanding of Japanese culture and society.
These courses teach students about health and basic knowledge of lifelong sports andself-discipline.
By engaging in sports, students develop basic skills for lifelong sports
communication skills, leadership and teamwork building skills.
To master data analysis skills, which serve as a platform to create new value insociety, students acquire basic knowledge and general analysis skills.
As well-educated “courageous intellectuals”, students use their specialized
knowledge to solve problems facing human society and build a happy future. To achieve
this goal, students acquire the following important qualities: “an open-mindedattitude to different disciplines and cultures”, “an interest in a broad range ofknowledge that transcends disciplines”, and “a perspective that relativizes oneself
and one’s field of specialty”.
Encounters with foreign cultures serve as an opportunity for students to learn torecognize the diversity of values in the world and acquire knowledge of contemporaryinternational relations and culture. Through these experiences, students build afoundation to grow into individuals who can play an active role in internationalsociety, with cultural and social tolerance and the ability to develop their ownarguments.
Recognizing the issues facing modern society, students develop interdisciplinary andcomprehensive skills to analyze them. They also develop skills to understand therelationship between their field of study and other fields, so that they canrecognize the role that specialized knowledge plays in society. They also acquire aperspective that relativizes their own specialized field. (Note 1)
In the 3rd and 4th years of their undergraduate program, after deciding what major
they will pursue, students in different fields and academic years form
interdisciplinary teams and share self-led experiences. They think and work together
to identify and solve problems. By taking part in these activities, students acquireleadership and teamwork skills, openness toward different fields of study, and theability to solve problems by cooperating with diverse people.
In these courses, students acquire the most basic knowledge and skills that willserve as a foundation to study specialized fields.
Students develop the foundation needed to study specialized fields in the humanities
and social sciences by learning basic knowledge and skills.
Students develop the foundation needed to study specialized fields in the naturalsciences by learning basic knowledge and skills.

Note 1 Courses are divided into three sub-categories: Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, andInterdisciplinary/Integrated Arts and Sciences. Students can specify which courses they should take according totheir department. Some courses (including some undergraduate specialized courses that were previously designated as"open courses") are to be taken in the 3rd and 4th years of undergraduate school, after achieving a prerequisite
level of specialized study.