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Learning about Humans and
Society through Multi-Disciplinary Courses to
Engage in Research on Various Issues from Modern Society.
“Where Do We Come From? What are We? Where Are We Going?”This is the title of one of the most famous works of the nineteenth century French painter,Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin, and represents the foundation of this department.The department pursues integrated research related to the relationship between humans and society.In the increasingly complicated modern age, investigating the past, present and future of humans and society requires us to take wider perspectives that draw from multiple fields of study.Carefully designed multi-disciplinary programs allow students to have a certain degree of flexibility in developing their own interests and engaging in individually selected areas of study.This department offers three courses: Human Sciences,Socio-Human Studies, and Regional Sciences. In the second year,students are required to select one course as their specialized research field,yet may still focus on one specific study or learning from multiple areas, depending on their interests.Students will develop logical thought processes through reading of related manuscripts and documents,analyzing data through experiments, and through interpreting on-site information obtained during fieldwork.
Socio-Human Studies
Human Sciences
Regional Sciences