As you can see in the descriptions of the schools and courses, each of our three schools is quite different from conventional institutions of tertiary education. Instead, we give all our students the opportunity to start working in their areas of interest from the first year. Other topics covered include animal behavior and cultural anthropology. These courses are not intended to teach mere outlines of the subject at hand. Rather, classes work towards developing a complete understanding of the questions arising out of each issue and try to arrive at a conclusion by discussion and consensus.
Students make their timetables by themselves.
The University of Shiga Prefecture organizes its curriculum so that students have the flexibility to choose and pursue the subjects that interest them most, in order to help them cultivate their humanity and individual creativity. Knowing how to study is vitally important for achieving a high level of specialized knowledge. This is especially essential in order to deal flexibly with the rapid changes in our modern technological and social environment. For this reason, the common subjects offered to students in all years, such as foreign languages and information processing, can be taken in the most appropriate year according to the school that the student is enrolled in. The result is that each student can create a unique timetable according to his or her personal interests and goals.