2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Seminar on Social Sciences(Sociology of media and governance )5
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Ryosuke Nishida
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S356
- Number of credits
- 020
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students will explore the theory and implementation of policy research, media research, governance research, and social problem resolution based on individual problem awareness and with a broad, interdisciplinary approach.
Moreover, students will in conjunction also deepen their problem awareness and social scientific thinking through the necessary reading of literature on sociology, political science, public administration, policy research, and media theory. Students will engage in research and implementation projects as needed.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the fundamentals of social-scientific thinking methods through reading the literature, reading in turns, creating a resume, oral presentations, and projects.
Keywords
seminar, sociology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will read literature, read in turns, create a resume, give an oral presentation, and have a training trip as needed.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | critical reading, reporting, presentation, study camp, projects etc... | Instructions will be given as needed. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
TBA
Reference books, course materials, etc.
西田亮介編，2016，『民主主義』幻冬舎．
西田亮介，2015，『メディアと自民党』角川書店．
工藤啓・西田亮介，2014，『無業社会――働くことができない若者たちの未来』朝日新聞出版．
西田亮介，2013，『ネット選挙 解禁がもたらす日本社会の変容』東洋経済新報社．
Evaluation methods and criteria
Final assignment: 50%
Contributions to the class: 50%
Related courses
- LAH.S107 ： Sociology A
- LAH.S207 ： Sociology B
- LAH.S308 ： Sociology C
- LAH.S404 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences4
- LAH.S252 ： Seminar on Social Sciences(Sociology of media and governance )1
- LAH.S253 ： Seminar on Social Sciences(Sociology of media and governance )2
- LAH.S354 ： Seminar on Social Sciences(Sociology of media and governance )3
Prerequisites
nothing required.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
ryosukenishida[at]gmail.com
Office hours
12:10-13:10, every Friday. required pre-contact.
Other
Please obtain permission to join the class by mail in advance. As usual, the class will start as the regular Tokyo Tech class schedule.