公立大学法人 都留文科大学

Think Globally, Act Locally

English

Department of Comparative Study of Cultures

更新日:2021年2月4日 ページ番号:0000160

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Department of Comparative Study of Cultures

Developing leaders who create new cultures

Features of learning approach

Engaging in interdisciplinary studies to make comparisons and explore cultures of the world and how societies exist.

Point1

Exploring cultures in each region of the world through "comparison"

image:Point1How does a culture come to be and change? How did cultures meet each other and how did the relationship between them form? Students engage in interdisciplinary studies to examine how the modern world was established and its structure, looking at what type of relationship there is with the culture using the perspective of “comparison.”

Point2

Research covers all events in the whole of society

image:Point2Students look at a wide range of events that occur in society to understand the culture, address various issues that modern society faces and examine how society and those events came to be. The department promotes a flexible perspective that looks at the value of the culture and its ideas, and avoids using an absolute approach for a specific culture but rather taking on a relative approach through “comparison.”

Point3

"Study Tour" offering direct contact with various cultures and societies

image:Point3The “Study Tour” is a program in which students take field trips to locales to study culture and history and conduct investigations on site. Students do not just take tours but investigate by conducting direct interviews with the relevant parties, participating as a local would in traditional events and festivals, in order to deepen their understanding on different cultures.

Point4

Sharpening English language skills to encourage activities overseas

image:Point4As modern society undergoes globalization, a recent topic includes people from different cultures cohabiting and coexisting. In this department, resources are focused on nurturing English language skills using our unique curriculum and on encouraging activities overseas through study abroad programs at this university and working holiday programs.