Note: This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between CIEE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.
CIEE Study Center Syllabi
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Sophia University Courses
The Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University offers a large selection of Japanese language courses and area studies courses taught in English. Some courses are taught on a rotational basis and may only be offered in alternate years. Students are advised to remain flexible in selecting courses. For the most up-to-date course listings, visit the website for Sophia University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts at http://www.fla.sophia.ac.jp.The following is a sampling of the courses available.
Required Japanese Language Courses
Japanese 1 (4 credits)
Japanese M1 (4 credits)
Japanese 2 (4 credits)
Japanese M2 (4 credits)
Japanese 3 (4 credits)
Japanese 4 (4 credits)
Advanced Japanese 1–2 (4 credits)
Advanced Japanese 3–5 (2 credits)
Intensive Japanese 1 (8 credits)
Intensive Japanese 2 (8 credits)
Intensive Japanese 3 (8 credits)
Reading and Writing 1–3 (2 credits)
Intensive Japanese Language Option
Students who have taken at least one semester of college-level Japanese through intermediate-level Japanese have the option to enroll in the Japanese Language Intensive Program (JLIP) at the appropriate level. In the JLIP, students study Japanese for 15 hours each week. Students then choose two other courses within the Faculty of Liberal Arts offerings. Advanced students with near-native fluency may enroll in courses focusing on translation or advanced reading and writing within the Japanese Language program, and then select three other courses. Such offerings as Classical Japanese, Introduction to Japanese Linguistics, Modern Japanese Fiction (in English and Japanese), and Teaching Methods and Sociolinguistics have been extremely popular among past advanced participants with advanced Japanese language skills.
Faculty of Liberal Arts Courses
Not all courses are offered every semester. Those courses marked with an asterisk satisfy the CIEE requirement, which specifies that one content course focus on Japan.
Anthropology
Anthropological Research
Anthropology and Modern Society
Anthropology Practicum
Anthropology of Social Movements
Approaches to Japan*
Cultural and Social Anthropology
Culture Change
Culture and Identity
Ethnography of Japan and Other Societies*
Fantasy, Mass Media, and Popular Culture*
Gender and Societies*
Individual Culture and Society*
Introduction to Field Research
Japan Research*
Nature, Culture, and Technology
Seminars in Anthropology
Visual Methods in Anthropology
Youth and Capitalism*
Art History
Comparative Art History 1–2
History and Theory of Architecture
Introduction to Art History
Introduction to Asian Art*
Introduction to Japanese Art*
Japanese Narrative Painting*
Meeting of Western and Japanese Painting 1–2*
Methodology in Art History
Ming and Qing Painting
Seminar in Art History 1–2
Studies in Art History 1–2
Studies in Japanese Art History*
Survey of Chinese Art 1–2
Survey of Japanese Art 1–2*
Survey of Western Art 1–2
Topics in Chinese Art History
Topics in Japanese Art History*
History
The City and the Society of Edo*
Development of Japanese Civilization 1–2*
The European Powers and East Asia*
Historical Methodology*
History of Chinese Civilization 1–2
History of Japanese Foreign Relations*
History of Modern Europe
History of Western Civilization 1–2
Issues in Chinese Women’s History
Issues in Japanese Thought*
Japanese Business History*
Japanese Women’s History*
Modern Japan*
Modern Korean History
Readings in European Sources
Religion and Society in Japan*
Research Methods in History
Seminar in Comparative History 1–2*v
Seminar in East Asian Economic History
Seminar in Japanese History*
Seminar in Modern Japanese History*
International Business and Economics
Advanced Macroeconomics
Business and Economic Forecasting
Comparative Marketing*
Computer for Business and Economy
Consumer Behavior
Corporate Accounting and Reporting
Corporate Strategy
Economic Analysis (Micro)
Economic Development
Economic Policy
Economic Statistics
Economic Survey of Contemporary Japan*
Economics of Natural Resources and Environment
Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Human Resource Development in Japan*
Human Resource Management
Industrial Organization
Institutions and Development Management
Intermediate Micro Economics
International Business
International Finance
International Marketing
International Trade
Introduction to Accounting
Issues in Economic Development
Management of Information Systems
Management in Japan*
Management Accounting
Marketing
Money and Banking
NGO Management*
Political Economy of International Energy Markets
Principles of Economics (Macro)
Principles of Economics (Micro)
Principles of Management
Public Economics
Quantitative Approaches to Management
The Rise of Japanese Industry*
Seminar in Business
Topics in Finance
Linguistics
Disclosure Analysis
History of the Japanese Language*
Introduction to Japanese Linguistics*
Introduction to Linguistics
Teaching Methods and Beginning Japanese*
Teaching Methods in Intermediate Japanese*
Teaching Methods and Language Acquisition
Teaching Methods and Pedagogical Grammar
Teaching Methods and Sociolinguistics
Topics in Linguistics
Literature
American Poetry
The Best of British Literature
Contemporary Literature
Creative Writing
Cultural Encounters and Literature*
Introduction to Japanese Literature*
Introduction to Kanbun*
Introduction to the Performing Arts
Literary Genres
Literature and Film*
Modern Chinese Literature
Modern Japanese Fiction 1–2*
Modern Western Literature
Seminar in Comparative Literature
Seminar in Japanese Theater*
Shakespeare: Then and Now
Survey of Japanese Literature 1–2*
Topics in Japanese Literature*
Topics in the Performing Arts
20th Century British Literature
Political Science
Citizens and Political Organizations
Classical Western Political Theory
Comparative Politics of Advanced Industrial Democracies*
Comparative Politics of East Asia*
Comparative Politics of Post Communist States
Contemporary Security Studies
Empirical Political Analysis
International Organization and Law
International Political Economy
International Relations in Pacific Asia*
International Relations Theory
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to Methods in Political Science
Japanese Foreign Policy*
Japanese Government and Politics*
Modern Western Political Theory
Nationalism, Citizenship, and Democracy in Japan*
Peace and Security in Asia Pacific
Political Economy of Advanced Industrial States
Regional Security in Northeast Asia*
Security in Northeast Asia
Seminar in Political Science
Theories of NGOs
Religion and Philosophy
Buddhist Traditions*
Christianity and Japanese Culture*
Comparative Religion and Culture*
Fundamentals of Religion
Indian Mysticism
Indian Thought and Culture 1–2
Indigenous Religion
Introduction to Philosophy
Japanese Religions*
Myths and Legends in Indian Artistic History
Philosophical Approaches to Buddhism*
Religion and Arts 1–2
Religion, Conflict, and Violence
Religion, Culture, and Society
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