2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Special Lecture on Advanced Topics in Social and Human Sciences SB
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Takeshi Nakajima / Aya Kawamura / Tamio Nakano
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.L418
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The latest topics, more practical contents, or interdisciplinary themes are picked up in this course. This course will help discussions in the "Trans-disciplinary Exercise in Social and Human Sciences."
Course description and aims
(1) Knowledge acquisition about one of five fields, science, or technology.
(2) Master the research method about one of five fields or common for multi fields.
Keywords
Modern theories of nationalism, Theories of visual culture studies, Ecology and spirituality for gloal citizens
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Take a mini-course from ones in the Course schedule.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | ［Course 1：14 hours］Modern theories of nationalism（Politics, Law, and Administration：Nakajima）／ ［Course 2：14 hours］Theories of visual culture studies（Culture and Art：Kawamura）／ ［Course 3：14 hours］Ecology and spirituality for gloal citizens（Culture and Art：Nakano） | ［Course 1］Report／ ［Course 2］Examining the images of the theme in the textbook／ ［Course 3］Reflection, report, and reading assignment |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Specified by the teacher as necessary.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified by the teacher as necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students need to take a 14-hourse course or two seven-hours courses that require more than 28 hours homework. Pass or miss will be judged by exercises in the lesson, homework(s), test(s), final report, and so on.
Related courses
- SHS.L415 ： Trans-disciplinary Exercise in Social and Human Sciences S
Prerequisites
none