Cultural Innovation Course
Cultural Coexistence Program
In the Cultural Coexistence Program, students can take advantage of their understanding of many different cultures, improved foreign language ability, such as those in English, to understand diversity, develop a global mindset and develop the ability to think and make flexible and independent decisions. By doing so, the program achieves its objective to produce individuals who can accurately evaluate the state of the world and contribute to the globalization of local communities, based on a correct understanding of history and culture inside and outside Japan.
Program features
Pursuit of knowledge of
all ages and cultures
Through the proper understanding and the extensive and systematic studying of the history, culture and tradition of various parts of the world such as Japan, other Asian countries, Europe, the US, and Oceania, you will develop a sense for the values related to cultural coexistence.
Development of
issue-handling skills
You will build the basic and practical skills needed to appropriately handle various issues, such as international and environmental problems, affecting modern society based on an understanding of various cultures, proper knowledge and good judgment.
Ample opportunities for
learning foreign languages
and cultural exchange
The program aims to train your basic and practical foreign language skills such as English, German, French and Chinese in order to develop your international mindset and promote multicultural understanding and exchange in the local community. The program also proactively supports those who wish to study abroad.
title_teachers
| Name of Researcher | Teaching Subject | Major |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro IMAI (Professor) |
Classics and Ancient Thought | Classics, Ancient Greek and Roman History of Philosophy and Medicine |
| Norimi KIMURA (Professor) |
English Linguistics | English Linguistics (Syntax, Semantics) |
| Rumi SHIROMOTO (Professor) |
China Studies | Modern China Studies (Social Welfare, Social Security) |
| Moriyoshi HASUMI (Professor) |
Chinese History | Chinese History, History of Korean Dynasties, History of East Asian regional order |
| Yasunori IZUMIYA (Associate Professor) |
French Literature and Culture | French Literature and Thought |
| Jun UTSUMI (Associate Professor) |
Introduction to Linguistics (Phonology), English Morphology | Phonology, Morphology, Natural Language Processing |
| Susumu ONODERA (Associate Professor) |
British Literature and Culture | British Literature, British Culture, Narratology, English |
| Makiko KUMANO (Associate Professor) |
European Literature, European Culture |
Visual Studies, French literature, French Education |
| Shinichi SAWADA (Associate Professor) |
Oceania Studies | English Literature, New Zealand Literature and Culture |
| Takeshi NAKAMURA (Associate Professor) |
Occidental History | British and Imperial History, Modern European History |
| Akira HAYASHI (Associate Professor) |
Modern Asian Studies | Modern South Asian History |
| Volker FUHRT (Associate Professor) |
Peace Studies | History and Politics in International Relations |
| Tomohiro HORI (Associate Professor) |
American Literature | 19th-century American Literature, African American Literature, American Intellectual History |
| Alastair BUTLER (Associate Professor) |
Inter-cultural studies, English communication | Linguistics, Syntax, Semantics, Corpus, Natural Language |
| Manabu KAMEYA (Associate Professor) |
Eurasian History | History of Medieval Middle East and Central Asia; Arabic Documents; Cultural History of Islamicate Societies |
| Michel JANSON (Lecturer) |
French Language | Foreign Language Acquisition, French Language |
| Tianxi YANG (Lecturer) |
Chinese Language | Chinese Education, Contemporary Chinese Novel, Means of expression in Chinese cinematography |
| Azumi HATANAKA (Lecturer) |
British Literature | English Literature and British Studies |
| Tetsuya NAGAMOTO (Assistant Professor) |
European Regional Studies | Early Modern European History; Reformation Studies |
| Yuki Takauchi (Assistant Professor) |
American Studies | United States History |
| FURUKAWA Yuki (Assistant Professor) |
Japanese history | Early modern history of Japan |