2021-2022 Courses Offered

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Academic requirements

Required courses
Students of the International Division are required to take the following Japanese language courses. You will be placed in the appropriate class based on the results of a Japanese Language Placement Test.

- Japanese Language Classes (日本語：にほんご)
- Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills Classes (日本語表記法：にほんごひょうきほう)

Elective courses
The International Division offers a variety of elective courses conducted in English with the exception of some Japanese language courses. If you satisfy the requirements determined by the respective instructor, you may take elective courses offered in the Regular Departments*.
*Please keep in mind that the Regular Departments follow a different academic calendar -> click here

       Fall 2021 Class Schedule

2021 FALL SEMESTER

Required Japanese Language Courses (offered by the International Division)
Course title Instructor(s)／Credits／Hours per week (1hr=45min)
Beginning	Beginning Japanese I(101)	Not offered	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IA(101)	Not offered
	Beginning Japanese II(101)	Not offered

	Beginning Japanese I(102) NAGATA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IA(102) FUKUMORI／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
	Beginning Japanese II(102) NAGATA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Pre-Intermediate	Pre-Intermediate Japanese I(201) KAWAKITA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IIA(201) JO／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
	Pre-Intermediate Japanese II(201) KAWAKITA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

	Pre-Intermediate Japanese I(202)	Not offered	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IIA(202)	Not offered
	Pre-Intermediate Japanese II(202)	Not offered

Intermediate	Intermediate Japanese I(301) IKEZAWA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IIIA(301) NAGATA／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
	Intermediate Japanese II(301) IKEZAWA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Advanced	Advanced Japanese I(401) FUKUMORI／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IVA(401) IKEZAWA／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
	Advanced Japanese II(401) FUKUMORI／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Elective Courses (offered by the International Division)
Course title Instructor(s)／Credits／Hours per week (1hr=45min)
Oral Communication IA (102/201) YOKOMIZO／2credits／2hrs	View syllabus
Oral Communication IIA (301/401) YOKOMIZO／2credits／2hrs	View syllabus
Comprehensive Japanese IA (102/201) JO／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
Comprehensive Japanese IIA (301/401) JO／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Elective Courses (offered by the Regular Departments)
Course title Instructor(s)／Credits／Hours per week (1hr=45min)／Language of Instruction
[Special Topic] Race Problem Workshop FUJINO／2credits／2hrs／ENG	View syllabus
[Special Topic] Communication Studies B YOKOMIZO／4credits／4hrs／ENG	View syllabus
[Special Topic] Experimental Psychology ANDO／2credits／2hrs／ENG	View syllabus
[Special Topic] The Japanese Mind NAKAMURA／2credits／2hrs／ENG	View syllabus
[Special Topic] Études de la langue française II SUGIYAMA／2credits／2hrs／FRE&JAP	View syllabus
[Special Topic] Littérature française "Séminaire I" TAKEMATSU／2credits／2hrs／FRE&JAP	View syllabus
[Special Topic] Cours de gastronomie française TAKEMATSU／2credits／2hrs／JAP (*N2 required)	View syllabus
[Special Topic] Marketing Communication MITSUI／2credits／2hrs／JAP (*N2 required)	View syllabus

       Spring 2022 Class Schedule

2022 SPRING SEMESTER

*All information in the lists are subject to change and will be updated periodically.

Required Japanese Language Courses (offered by the International Division)
Course title Instructor(s)／Credits／Hours per week (1hr=50min)
Pre-Intermediate Japanese III NAGATA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IIB JO／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
Pre-Intermediate Japanese IV NAGATA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Intermediate Japanese III (1) KAWAKITA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IIIB (1) IMAMURA／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
Intermediate Japanese IV (1) KAWAKITA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Intermediate Japanese III (2) KUBOTA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IIIB (2) MORIYAMA／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
Intermediate Japanese IV (2) KUBOTA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Advanced Japanese III ODA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus	Japanese Orthography and Reading Skills IVB MORIIZUMI／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus
Advanced Japanese IV ODA／2credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Elective Courses (offered by the International Division)
Course title Instructor(s)／Credits／Hours per week (1hr=50min)
Comprehensive Japanese IB (Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate (1)) JO／4credits／4hrs	Not offered
Comprehensive Japanese IIB (Intermediate (2) & Advanced) JO／4credits／4hrs	View syllabus

Elective Courses (offered by the Regular Departments) - The semester at Regular Departments starts on Apr 7(Thu) and ends on Aug 1(Mon) -> click here - You may pre-register elective courses taught in Japanese if you satisfy the minimum requirement of Japanese proficiency determined by the respective instructor. Please note that satisfying the minimum requirement does not gurantee the enrollment. You can self-assess your level of proficiency in Japanese in reference to the summary of linguistic competence required for each JLPT level (N1-N5) (below), and register a course(s) if you do not have the official JLPT certificate. N1-N5: Summary of Linguistic Competence Required for each JLPT level
Course title Instructor(s)／Credits／Hours per week (1hr=50min)／Level of Study／Language of Instruction
Faculty of Foreign Language Studies	[Special Topic] Communication Studies A MIYAHARA／4credits／4hrs／UG／ENG	View syllabus
Faculty of Foreign Language Studies	[Special Topic] Organizational Communication and Discourse KIYOMIYA／2credits／2hrs／GR／ENG	View syllabus
Faculty of Law	[Special Topic] Tour d'horizon of international affairs through English TAKASHIBA／2credits／2hrs／UG／JAP* (*JLPT N2 or equivalent)	View syllabus
	[Special Topic] International Law Seminar through the prism of a practitioner TAKASHIBA／2credits／2hrs／UG／JAP* (*JLPT N2 or equivalent)	View syllabus
	[Special Topic] International Law TAKASHIBA／2credits／2hrs／UG／ENG	View syllabus
Faculty of Childhood Education	[Special Topic] Preschool Education and Care II KADOTA／2credits／2hrs／UG／JAP* (*JLPT N3 or equivalent)	View syllabus
Faculty of Intercultural Studies	[Special Topic] Cultural History of Europe and the MediterraneanA OSHIO／2credits／2hrs／UG／JAP* (*JLPT N2 or equivalent)	View syllabus
Faculty of Intercultural Studies	[Special Topic] Cultural Sociology A ITO／2credits／2hrs／UG／JAP* (*JLPT N2 or equivalent)	View syllabus

2021-2022 Courses Offered

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