This course seeks to promote the sort of environment literacy necessary for cultivation of responsible global citizens. It seeks to help students understand the basic relationship between humans and the natural environment and introduces pressing issues, ranging from environmental pollution, global warming, conservation of biological diversity, and extending to the relationship between the environment and societal changes. It encourages students to envision what they can do to promote environmental health and sustainability.

This course aims to examine a variety of social and cultural issues analytically as well as critically. Focusing mainly on Japanese culture and society, this course requires students to read books written on topics such as groupism, communication, government bureaucracy, environmental protection, the education system, gender relations, internationalization, and/or political culture. Students will write short papers, participate in discussion, and make a group presentation.

Environmental Science is the scientific study of the influence of human activities on the natural environment, and seeks to establish desirable relations between human activities and the natural environment, especially through a focus on energy consumption.

This course analyzes various types of international cooperation for development and discusses issues.

Various topics such as bilateral cooperation by Japan, other developed countries, and emerging donors, multilateral cooperation via international organizations, and international cooperation by citizens and private sectors would be covered.

Provides a survey of environmental policy from the perspective of economics. Topics include principles of environmental economics, air pollution and waste management. Prerequisite: PRINCIPLE OF MICROECONOMICS.

Business enterprises today are faced with many contradictions; they not only seek profit but also seek to fulfill their social responsibilities in areas such as environmental conservation. This course will study the meaning and method of environmental conservation from a management point of view.

This course will study the history of the United Nations and other international organizations, their organizational structures and activities, and the solutions of various international problems through the framework of international organizations.

This course introduces cases of wars and conflicts in history and the contemporary world. It will provide a better understanding of the reasons, actors, and effects of these conflicts, while suggesting ways to their solutions.

This course will introduce service-learning by lectures and give opportunities to engage in its process. Students will learn about,search and experience service activities in the local community or NPO followed by reflection and sharing. Language of instruction differs by term.

This course explores analytical frameworks that will enable us to understand various issues that emerge in society in post-disaster era, including sociotechnical, cultural and political dimensions.

This course examines various analytical frameworks for development as well as norms in development. It discusses various development paradigms and norms in those paradigms as well as current issues in development and relevance to norms.

This course applies the methods of microeconomics to the problems of developing countries. Topics include: Concepts of Economic Development, Measurement of Poverty, Dualism and Rural-Urban Migration, Consequence of Population Growth, Education and Development, Project Evaluation, Risk-sharing of Farmers, Land Reform, and Green Revolution. Prerequisite: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS.

This course is an introduction to development and education. The course discusses issues of development and how education has been perceived to play a role in “development.” The course also looks at empirical evidence and discusses similarities and differences across regions, countries, and societies.

Introduction to the key theories and issues in global governance. It provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which the world is governed by a variety of actors.

The course provides students with a conceptual foundation for the study　of international peace and human rights. It examines the theory and　practice in the field.

This course will examine socioeconomic and cultural factors that create environmental problems; and also explores environmental and ecological forces that influence our society.

The purpose of this course is to give academic credits to those who deepen learning through serving in the local community or Japan. The course consists of one-month (or the equivalent) domestic service activity.

Theories policies and problems of development in developing countries are considered. The concept and purpose of development, role of governments in development and economic, social and political factors are covered.

This course explores the philosophy and politics of food and agriculture from international and comparative perspectives. It will examine global food systems, their role in the transformation of agrarian societies, and their environmental effects. The politics portion of the course will focus on governance, development, and the role of key institutions in shaping food systems. The philosophical portion of the course will explore the values underlying food and agriculture in the United States and Japan, along with efforts to develop more just and sustainable food systems. The course will also discuss genetically modified plants, food safety, agricultural intensification/Industrialization.

The purpose of this course is to examine various social phenomenon surrounding food and agriculture. Along with examining macro social structure such as laws and regulations hinging on food and agriculture, the course also explores micro dimensions such as the implications of social movements upon food systems. Language of instruction differs by year.

This course is focused on education in developing nations and relevant theories from the fields of economics, political science, international relations, anthropology, and postructural studies. Students will become familiar with the institutions involved with education policy and development, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the OECD, bilateral aid agencies, and transnational and grassroots NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and their activities in various regions and during different historical periods.

​As the foundation course of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, the general frameworks, basic concepts, and historical backgrounds of gender studies will be examined. Based on these understandings, the accumulation and possibilities of gender research and analyses in various disciplines will be described and discussed in order for students to obtain the basic analytical power in dealing with gender analysis in interdisciplinary fields.

Being offered as a foundation course for law major students, this course will be a prerequisite for the courses of International Organization, International law I and II, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and International Organizational Law.

The purpose of this course is to give academic credits to those who deepen learning through overseas service activities. The course consists of one-month (or the equivalent) overseas service activity.

This course explores how gender relation affects/creates development issues, and impacts on the development policies and projects. The aims of this course are 1)to understand the theory and history of gender and development, 2)to obtains the skills of data collection and research methods as well as understanding critical analytical frameworks, and 3) to examine and debate the case studies of the multilateral/bilateral development assistance.

This course applies the methods of macroeconomics to the problems of developing countries. Topicsinclude: History of Development Economics, Growth Theory, Commodity Export Policy and Terms of Trade,Import Substituting Industrialization, Domestic Savings and Financial Intermediation, External Debt Crisis,　and Australia Model. Prerequisite: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS.

​This course studies the engines of economic growth and the various related economic issues. In particular, we analyze in more detail the issues of institutions, inequality, human capital and education, national competitiveness, innovation and corporate governance, international trade and globalization, and environment. Prerequite: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS.

This course discusses issues in international cooperation in education. It covers the history　of international cooperation in education, theories underlining practice, modalities and organizational structure of aid agencies and NGOs, and global governance issues. Students will also learn the methods to measure social impacts of education.

The course explores the question how gender interacts with national security issues (issues such as war and military) and global economy issues (such as trade and economic gap between industrialized and developing nations) in addition to issues such as feminization of poverty, migration, environment and human security.

​Introduction to the field of peace and security studies. This course will introduce students to all relevant approaches and theories in peace studies from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.