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Curriculum (Doctor's course)
Second Stage of the Doctoral Program (Doctoral Course)--A Choice of Two Research Styles
Delve deep into your field of expertise through the "Coursework Track" or tackle real-world issues through the "Project Track."
--Diverse and flexible support allows students to get their doctoral degree in three years--
| Coursework Track | Project Track | |
| Research Theme | Themes appropriate to the field of the research group | Themes appropriate to the focus of the project |
| Style of research | Individual research | Joint research |
| Research guidance | All professors in the research group offer support, with the faculty advisor playing a central role | The project leader serves as the central advisor, with support extended by all faculty members who participate in the project, including those beyond the framework of the research group |
| Process for earning PhD | (year 1) Present a research design to the joint research group seminar, submit academic papers, and submit a basic draft of the doctoral dissertation (year 2) Submit academic papers, make presentations at academic conferences, and submit a preliminary draft of the dissertation (year 3) Present partial drafts to the joint research group seminar on a monthly basis and receive guidance and support from all faculty; submit dissertation |
(year 1) Present plans at the joint project seminar, submit academic papers, submit a project proposal (year 2) Submit academic papers, make presentations at academic conferences, submit a project report (year 3) Present partial drafts to the joint project seminar on a monthly basis and receive guidance and support from all faculty; complete dissertation |
| Expected outcomes | Academic research that maximizes the individual's ideas and creativity | Contemporary and practical joint academic research produced together with a team |
| Field | Reserch-Group | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies | Japanese Culture Studies | Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Japanese Society |
| Advanced Seminar in Traditional Japanese Literature | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Japanese Language and Culture | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Traditional Japanese Arts | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Japanese Performing Arts | ||
| Asia-Pacific Culture Studies | Advanced Seminar in Economic and Cultural Exchange in Asia | |
| Advanced Seminar in Culture and Society in China | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Culture and Society in Mongolia | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Culture and Society in Southeast Asia | ||
| Advanced Seminar in National Integration in Southeast Asia | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Culture and Society in Oceania | ||
| European and American Culture Studies | Advanced Seminar in Cultural Representation in France | |
| Advanced Seminar in Cultural Expression in Germany and Austria | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Culture and Society in the Slavic World | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Cultural Expression in Britain | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Victorian Studies | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Religion and Culture in Britain | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Multiethnicity in North America | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Literary and Visual Culture in North America | ||
| Intercultural Communication | Cultural Anthropology | Advanced Seminar in Social Anthropology |
| Advanced Seminar in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Ethnology | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Ethnographic Research | ||
| Comparative Studies of Civilization and Culture | Advanced Seminar in Science, Technology and Civilization | |
| Advanced Seminar in Science, Technology and Society | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Japan-US Cultural Exchange | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Translating Classical Literature | ||
| International Relations and Comparative Politics | Advanced Seminar in Multicultural Societies | |
| Advanced Seminar in International Relations | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Comparative Politics | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Regional Politics | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Politics |
Culture and Globalization
| Field | Research-Group | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Culture and Society | Modernity Studies | Advanced Seminar in Modern Social Thought |
| Advanced Seminar in Modern Economic Thought | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Modern Political Thought | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Aesthetic Discourse | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Cultural Representation | ||
| Contemporary Social Issues | Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Social Theory | |
| Advanced Seminar in Gender and Society | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Media and Cultural Studies | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Norms and Cultures | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Bioethics | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Jurisprudence | ||
| Art, Culture and Society | Advanced Seminar in Calligraphy Studies | |
| Advanced Seminar in Popular Culture and Modern Society | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Visual Arts and Modern Society | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Cultural Policy | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Art and Multicultural Society | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Modernism in Art | ||
| Human Communication and Information Science | Linguistics and Communication Studies | Advanced Seminar in Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics |
| Advanced Seminar in Usage-based Linguistic Typology | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Translation Theory | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Rhetorical Communication | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (Method) | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (Content) | ||
| Human Communication | Advanced Seminar in Interactional Grammar | |
| Advanced Seminar in Linguistic Interface Theory | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Speech Science | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Neuropsychology and Communication | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Computers and Communication | Advanced Seminar in Computer Communication Systems | |
| Advanced Seminar in Computer Simulation | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Information Systems and Databases | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Applied Computer Science | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Multimedia Information | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Bioinformatics | ||
| Second Language Education | Systems of Second Language Education | Advanced Seminar in Contrastive Linguistics and Cognition |
| Advanced Seminar in Psycholinguistics and Language Teaching | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Language Learning Environments | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Language and Culture | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Language and Cultural Representation | ||
| Contents in Second Language Education | Advanced Seminar in Second Language Pedagogy | |
| Advanced Seminar in Second Language Learning and Technology | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Applied Linguistics | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Second Language Pragmatics | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Applied Contrastive Linguistics I | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Applied Contrastive Linguistics II | ||
| Advanced Communication | Advanced Seminar in Structure of Phonetics | |
| Advanced Seminar in Telecommunication | ||
| Advanced Seminar in Phonetics and Learning |
| 【Thesis Seminar】 | 【Project Course Seminar】 |
|---|---|
| Seminar for Dissertation I | Project Seminar (Theory) |
| Seminar for Dissertation II | Project Seminar (Research Methods) |
| Seminar for Dissertation III | Project Seminar (Research Design) |
| Proposal Colloquium | Project Seminar for Dissertation I |
| Research Colloquium | Project Seminar for Dissertation II |
| Final Colloquium | Project Seminar for Dissertation III |
| Proposal Colloquium | |
| Research Colloquium | |
| Final Colloquium |
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