Sociology A

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Ryosuke Nishida

Class Format

Lecture (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

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Course Code

LAH.S107

Number of credits

100

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 14, 2024

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Students will have interests and deepen their understanding of modern society of Japan. They will also understand the history of post war history of Japan.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the basic thoughts and characteristics of post war history of Japan.
2) View modern society using sociological thinking.

Keywords

sociology, modern society, post war history of Japan

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This course consists of lectures combined with discussions in small groups, presentations, and the like. Some student have to write the resume, report the content of the textbook. Lecturer will complement additionally in the discussion to understand further. Students must prepare the class.

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Please note the following schedule for this course, which will be held as an intensive lecture:
August 14 (Wednesday): Periods 5-6, 7-8
August 16 (Friday): Periods 5-6
August 19 (Monday): Periods 5-6, 7-8
August 23 (Friday): Periods 5-6, 7-8
Please be aware of this schedule.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

TBA

Reference books, course materials, etc.

TBA

Evaluation methods and criteria

final report: 60%
Quiz: 30%
Commitment: 10%

Related courses

• LAH.S207 ： Sociology B
• LAH.S308 ： Sociology C
• LAH.S404 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences4

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

This is an intensive lecture.　As a general rule, the authorized absence system does not apply to intensive lecture-style courses.
If acquiring credits for this course is related to your own graduation, eligibility for undergraduate major affiliation or for independent research project for the Bachelor's Degree, please fully understand the risks before taking this course.