2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Area Studies: North America and Oceania 2
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kazuyasu Akashi
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- 2
- Course Code
- LAH.A506
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on the United States this year, especially on the history of the Presidencial Elections, the fundamentals of theAmerican Politics, the Strategy and Diplomacy for International Aff airs including the Security Policies. Students will also learnongoing huge change in the American Community with the infl ux of Hispanic people recent years.Topics include the unique systemof Education which is generous for foreign students .
This course facilitates students'coprehensive understanding of current situation of the United States.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to understand the history of the politics and diplomacy of the United States after theWorld War Ⅱ.
Students will get knowledge and ability of judgement for having a view of the new administration which comes after the 2024 elections. Students may conclude that the United States would decline or not and they can get some examples which Japan couldfacilitate to energize our society.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
An instructor with work experience in journalism will provide hands-on education
in American politics and history, based on practice in the fi eld that requires objective coverage.
Keywords
presidents, strategy, diplomacy, wider view, open society
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
At the beginning of each class, students will be given the lectures of the instructor who was correspondent(bureau chief)of aJapanese News Agency in Washington D.C.. Then students will have chance to ask some questions and present some opinions onthe lectures. Discussion on the subjects are very important and active participation will be appreciated. Attendance is taken in everyclass. All the Classes are scheduled to be live lectures.
Students will be required to submit a comment sheet using the Google Form after class to check their learning level.
In addition, students can ask questions about the lecture using the Google Forms.
Answers to questions will be shared on T2SCHOLA by the next class as much as possible.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | The meaning of the result of the Presidential Election in 2024 and the policies of the Trump administration. | To be announced in each class. |
| Class 2 | The history and the system of the Presidential Elections in theUnited States. How the Democracy in the States has beencultivated. | |
| Class 3 | The Diplomacy,the Security policies and the Space Strategy of theUnited States after the World War Ⅱ | |
| Class 4 | "New Cold War"--How America will deal with Russia and China? | |
| Class 5 | The big impact of the infl ux of Hispanics recent years--Is therecrisis of the division of the country? | |
| Class 6 | Importance of Open Society--How American Education programsraise children | |
| Class 7 | New era of America---Now and future of US-Japan alliance |
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)
『大統領でたどるアメリカの歴史』明石和康著、岩波書店
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Absences are allowed up to two times regardless of reasons. There will be no test. Students' course scores are based on understanding (40%), reports(40%) and attendance(20%).
Related courses
- LAH.A501 ： Area Studies: Europe
- LAH.A502 ： Area Studies: East Asia
- LAH.A503 ： Area Studies: Latin America
- LAH.A504 ： Area Studies: Middle East and Africa
- LAH.A505 ： Area Studies: South and Southeast Asia
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Other
This course is 500-level course.
Science Tokyo (science and engineering fields) provides a wedge-shaped style education that allows students to continuously take liberal arts courses from a Bachelor’s Program to a Doctoral Program. Students are recommended to take liberal arts courses in ascending order of course level. In the semester right after enrollment in the Master’s Degree Program – i.e., 1Q and 2Q for students who enroll in spring, and 3Q or 4Q for students who enroll in fall – students may register only in 400-level Humanities and Social Science Courses.
Students may take 500-level Humanities and Social Science Courses after studying at least six months after enrollment, i.e., in 3Q and 4Q for students who enroll in spring, and in 1Q and 2Q of the following year for students who enroll in fall.