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Education Center for International Students (ECIS)

1. A Multicultural Approach to Contemporary Issues (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Michelle HENAULT-MORRONE)
This course begins with an overview of Japanese society with particular emphasis on the development of social character from the post-war era. It is hoped that an examination of certain patterns that occur in Japanese society (early education, etc.) will shed light on an environment where the dynamics of "tradition" and "change" coexist, upsetting yet renewing, the current social milieu. Topics to be discussed include: Culture and society; amae; the Japanese self; pre-school; elementary education; returnees, dropouts, and bullies; safety concerns; and gender issues.

2. Contemporary Japanese Society (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: NOMIZU Tsutomu)
This course introduces students to the main features of contemporary Japanese society, setting these in a comparative context. Areas of focus include aspects of Japanese law, the workplace, economy, education, modernisation, and environmental issues. The course shall take the form of lectures and discussion classes given by experts in their fields, and shall include field trips to sites of interest.

3. Immigration in Japan: A Socio-legal Perspective (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Claudia ISHIKAWA)
This course aims to analyse the legal and social status of foreigners In Japan, focusing in particular on the framework of nationality and immigration laws, the rights and protections afforded to aliens under domestic laws, prospective policy developments vis-à-vis their admission, and the general perception of foreigners. The principal setting will be Japan, although students are invited to draw comparisons with the situation in their home countries, and to examine the protection afforded to foreigners under international law. The course will take the form of a seminar, whereby students are expected to take it in turn to both give presentations and chair the class.

4. Intercultural Education: Disney as Cultural Teacher  (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: David POMATTI)
This is a media-literacy course on "reading Disney": How to understand the social and cultural messages in Disney features, from the earliest animations to full-length "live action" movies, and also the various Disneyland theme parks. From the beginning, Walt Disney sought to present "American" values and viewpoints through his productions. The nature of this Americanism has changed over the years as American society has changed, and this is reflected in the images, but core patterns have remained. We will look at 1) the social and psychological meaning of Mickey Mouse and other characters, 2) how "Disneyfication" works (changing sources to fit the Disney formula), 3) whether Disney is good for children, 4) evolving stereotypes in Disney, 5) the Disney Worldview, 6) Disney's idea of nature and of history, 7) Disney and feminism, 8) how Disney has adapted to different countries

There will be ample video illustrations, including the viewing and analysis of several full Disney features. All printed materials will be provided by the teacher, but the short text must be bought. Evaluation will be based on attendance, participation in discussions, short worksheets related to the viewing, and a final report demonstrating the student's own media literacy.

5. Introduction to Japanese Politics  (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Robert ASPINALL)
This course introduces students to the main issues in contemporary Japanese politics. Subjects to be discussed include the election system, the changing political party system, the role of the prime minister, the role of bureaucrats, and issues related to local politics. The course is flexible, allowing time for students to explore their own interests and keep up with contemporary events and developments. Students will be expected to prepare papers and give presentations on relevant topics.

6. Sociology of Education: Equity, Citizenship, and Inclusion (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: KITAYAMA Yuka)

This course aims to introduce sociological approaches to issues in education, especially those related to equity, citizenship, and nationality. The course pays particular attention to different backgrounds of social inclusion and exclusion in the context of education. Also, focusing on equity in education, students are expected to examine these issues by analysing qualitative and quantitative data. Assigned reading materials relating to topics are to be read prior to class.

7. Teaching Practice in the Japanese Community (autumn/spring; 2 credits; guided independent study; course co-ordinator: Claudia ISHIKAWA)
This guided independent study involves teaching English to, and developing a rapport/playing with approximately ten elementary school-aged children (ages six to twelve) at Nagoya University’s childcare centre, “Poppins-After-School”. Students will be required to devise an English-language curriculum (which may include the teaching of basic theme-oriented vocabulary using visual aids; playing educational games and simple sports, etc.), and then, in accordance with the curriculum, teach the pupils rudimentary-level English. Those students, who at the end of the semester submit a report describing their teaching practice experience, will receive 2 credits.


School of Agricultural Sciences

Introduction to Bioagricultural Sciences(autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MURASE Jun)
We are beset by an array of global concerns such as the depletion of food and energy resources, poverty and health problems, and the destruction of the natural- and living-environment. This course, by taking as its base recent developments in the field of life sciences, aims to propose possible solutions to the above, through the analysis of biological production, symbiosis, and frontier technology in the field of bioscience. Topics to be covered include: Enzyme engineering, molecular insect sciences, genetically modified crops, international co-operation, basic reproductive endocrinology, sustainable coffee and cassava cropping, current trends in crop production in Japan, forest resources in Japan, and the ecology of rice-fields.
 

School of Economics

1. Development Economics  (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: XUE Jinjun)
This course introduces students to the principles and main theories of development economics. Topics covered include population, labour migration, growth theory, international trade, environmental issues, etc. Students may have the opportunity to participate in international conferences and publish papers in English.

2. Financial Accounting A (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: NOGUCHI Akihiro)
This course introduces students to the theory and application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Topics to be covered include: Key components of stockholders' equity; accounting for treasury stock; accounting for the issuance, conversion, and retirement of convertible securities; accounting for stock warrants and for stock warrants issued with other securities; accounting for stock compensation plans; three categories of debt securities and accounting treatment for each category; the equity method of accounting and the fair value method for equity securities; the revenue recognition principle; accounting for long-term contracts; pre-tax financial income and taxable income; the basic principles of the asset-liability method; accounting for the employer's pension plan; requirements for reporting pension plans in financial statements; accounting criteria and procedures for capitalising leases by the lessee; and special features of lease arrangements that cause unique accounting problems.

3. Income Theory & Applications  (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: ARAYAMA Yuko)
A simple economy consists of households, firms and the government sector. The market is a manmade device to connect them to each other. Income theory serves as a tool to analyse the determination of national income and reasons for its fluctuation. This course intends not only to promote an understanding of the core of income theory, but also to enhance a sense of its practical applications in the real world.

4. Introduction to Financial Reporting (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: NOGUCHI Akihiro)
This course introduces students to the theory and application of accounting principles generally accepted internationally. Topics to be covered include: Financial accounting and accounting standards; conceptual framework for financial reporting; the accounting information system; income statement and related information; statement of financial position and statement of cash flows; cash and receivables; valuation of inventories; acquisition and disposition of property, plant, and equipment; depreciation, impairments, and depletion; intangible assets; current liabilities, provisions, and contingencies; and non-current liabilities.

5. Law and Economics Workshop  (spring~autumn; 1 credit per semester; 1 class per fortnight; course co-ordinators: ARAYAMA Yuko & MATSUURA Yoshiharu)
This workshop is jointly-organised by the Schools of Economics and Law to promote a theoretical and practical understanding of legal regulations imposed on economic activities. A minimum of 15 sessions will be held during the year according to the class calendar. The workshop will discuss the following topics in Law and Economics to help promote an understanding of human behaviour, social contracts and legal structure in our modern society. The workshop will also invite several prominent scholars and practitioners in the field of law and economics to present their ideas. Topics to be covered include, 1) market activities and law, 2) property rights and property law, 3) contract law, and 4) tort liability and tort law.

6. Price Theory & Applications  (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: ARAYAMA Yuko)
A simple economy consists of households, firms and the government sector. The market is a manmade device to connect them to each other. Price theory serves as a tool to analyse the functions of household and firm behaviour. This course intends not only to promote an understanding of basic economic theory, but also to enhance a sense of the practical applications of price theory in the real world.


School of Education

Education in Japan (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Robert ASPINALL)
This course seeks to examine education in Japan from both a historical and comparative aspect. The main features of the Japanese education system from kindergarten up to higher education are introduced, and both their evolution and current discourse concerning changes and reforms are discussed. Students are encouraged to compare features of the Japanese education system with education systems in their own countries. Students will be required to write an individual report and take part in a group research project and presentation.


School of Engineering

1. Academic, Scientific, and Technical English (autumn, 1 credit; 1 class per fortnight; course co-ordinator: Laurence M. DRYDEN)
This series of special lectures, conducted entirely in English, provides guided practice in written and spoken English in academic, scientific, and technical contexts. Lectures include illustrated presentations and activities for students to apply their learning. The series is open to native speakers and non-native speakers of English.

2. Advanced Lecture on the System Safety of Machinery  (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YAMADA Yoji)
Securing the safety of mechanical systems can be achieved by overall risk management processes, in which designing stages of risk management and risk reduction measures based upon the assessment results, plays an important role. The course provides probabilistic quantification methodology for evaluating the safety integrity level of targeted mechanical systems and advancing the level in reference to their risk assessment processes.

3. Civil Engineering and Policies for Developing Countries I   (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: KITANE Yasuo)
The objectives of this course are to acquire a fundamental knowledge of planning, design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure in Japan, as well as in developing countries, and to survey various issues in civil engineering, including environmental problems and the recent development of regional disaster mitigation activities. The course will cover the following topics related to developing countries: Infrastructure development and development aid, evaluation of ODA projects, ground improvement technologies and applications, tsunami and storm surge disaster mitigation, worldwide challenge of water-related disasters and ICHARM's activities, and bridge deterioration and maintenance.

4. Introduction to Applied Physics, Materials & Energy Engineering (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: ITO Hiroshi)
This course introduces the fundamentals of applied physics, materials science, and quantum energy. Magnetism, superconductivity, and recent developments pertaining to quantum computers are discussed. Topics to be analysed include 1) fundamentals and applications of ceramics and metals (steel structures, car bodies, etc.), 2) the design of physical properties, 3) refining and processing of materials, and 4) nuclear fusion and quantum energy utilisation.

5. Introduction to Chemical & Biological Industries (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: KOBAYASHI Noriyuki)
This course introduces the current state and future prospects of R&D and production activities in Japan’s chemical and biological industries. The industries’ relationship with human society, involvement in environmental and energy issues, and role in global society will also be discussed.

6. Introduction to Civil Engineering & Architecture (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator:  TANIKAWA Hiroki)
This course examines the role of civil engineering and architecture in improving the social environment. In the first half of the semester, students will be introduced to the fundamental theories of civil engineering and building techniques that pertain to social infrastructure development projects. The second half of the semester will entail a multi-faceted and comprehensive study of construction systems. Site visits will be included in the course. Evaluation is by means of reports.

7. Introduction to Production Engineering (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: JU Yang)
This course provides a fundamental knowledge of production engineering and its current status in Japan’s industries. The lecturers have extensive experience of working in Japan’s leading companies in the automobile, automobile parts, and aerospace industries. Lectures cover elementary aspects of production engineering, including management, planning, schedules, system, evaluation, IT utilisation, quality enhancement, design, the manufacturing process, market research, etc. Regular attendance and several assignments are required. Final course evaluation is based on attendance records and assignment marks.

8. Motor Control and Information Processing in the Biological System  (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: OBINATA Goro)

The purpose of this lecture is to understand the mechanism for generating human movements. We learn the functions of central nervous and sensory systems, which are important for the mechanism of muscle control through the associated neural system. We focus on the control of ion channels in verve cells and the energy cycle in living organisms, which are deeply related to motor control. In addition, we learn that sophisticated human movements are achieved by integrating the functions of the central nervous system and many other organs. Artificial machines which have been designed by imitating the mechanisms of motor and sensory systems in living organism also comprise key points of this lecture.

9. Overview of Advanced Electrical, Electronic & Information Engineering (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: KATO Jien)
In the lectures, current topics in advanced electrical, electronic and information engineering will be reviewed and explained. Plant visits introduce students to practices of advanced technology. The course is arranged so as to cover the fields of electric power systems, information devices and information engineering.

10. Science and Technology in Japan (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: ZENG Gang)
In this course, members of the School of Engineering's international advisory group will give introductory lectures on selected fields of science and technology in Japan from historical and cultural viewpoints. In principle, this course is intended primarily for NUPACE students, although Japanese students from any School at Nagoya University may participate. Tentative topics include: Image processing technologies; micro/nano-photonics; embedded computing systems; automotive embedded systems; measurement in fluid dynamics; optical measurement techniques for fluid dynamics; and lasers.


Graduate School of Environmental Studies (GSES)

1. Biological Resource Management Policies (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: WATANABE Mikihiko)
The objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity are; 1) the conservation of biological diversity, 2) the sustainable use of its components and; 3) the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources (ABS). This entails that understanding factors of the sustainable use and ABS are crucial for understanding biodiversity itself. ABS is especially important in the context of the relationship between Asian, African, and Latin American countries and OECD member countries. Through lectures, students will learn, 1) what biological resources are; 2) formats of resource utilisation; 3) related conventions; 4) problems of ABS, and; 5) cases. 

2. Biological Resource Management Projects (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: NAGAISHI Masafumi)
There are various difficulties in the implementation of biological resource management projects. This course provides various viewpoints for biological resource management, such as food problems, water crisis, poverty issues, etc. During the course of lectures, students will discuss good practices and appropriate solutions for projects. Students will also be required to prepare presentations taking the form of country reports and case studies.

3. Climate Change Policies (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: WATANABE Mikihiko)
The objective of this course is to provide students with a background in climate change policies (i.e. policies to combat global warming). Professor Watanabe will teach the basic facts of climate change and, after this, external lecturers invited from established research institute(s) will give lectures on: 1) the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol; 2) emission trading; 3) Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) and; 4) bio-fuel and climate change.

4. English Communication in Environmental Issues (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Victor MUHANDIKI)
Communicating in English is a fundamental requirement for engineers and scientists who are working in the field of environmental problems, since environmental problems are not unique to any one country. In this course students will be assigned specific subjects concerning environmental problems and will be required to study the assigned subjects deeply, and then present and discuss the studied subjects in class in English.

5. Environmental Industry Systems (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: WATANABE Mikihiko)
This course is taught by external lecturers who are specialists in the fields of global warming mitigation, water and/or waste management, biodiversity conservation, etc. Students are expected to know the practical factors of environmental protection.

6. Environmental Systems Analysis and Planning (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: TANIKAWA Hiroki)
This course aims to acquaint students with 1) “environmental systems”, i.e., the interaction of human activities and nature, 2) the scientific mechanisms of global environmental problems, such as climatic change, 3) the basic principles and methods of analysing environmental systems, e.g., environmental economics, mathematical models, life-cycle assessment, etc., and 4) the principles and methods of environmental management on local, national and global scales.

7. Field Seminar on Environmental Studies (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YAMAGUCHI Yasushi)
The goal of this seminar is to understand environmental problems and natural disasters by visiting outdoor areas where these problems actually occur. The course also aims to teach of field survey methodologies. Areas of interest to be visited may include, 1) the western part of the Nobi Plain including the Fujimae mud flat, Nagaragawa River mouth dam and delta areas, 2) public institutions and private enterprises in and around Nagoya to learn about their environmental measures, and 3) the central part of Nagoya to discuss the relationship between natural environments and infrastructures, and to actually measure aerosol particles to understand the atmospheric environment.

NB. Participants are required to have a good Japanese comprehension level.

8. Introduction to Biodiversity Conservation Policies (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: WATANABE Mikihiko)
Loss of biodiversity is a serious global environmental problem and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted in 1992 in order to avoid the loss. Biodiversity loss is, so to speak, an emerging environmental problem, partly because the 10th Conference of the Parties to CBD will be held in Nagoya in 2010, and partly because many firms have started taking an interest in biodiversity under CSR. Biodiversity covers broad areas such as forests, coastal areas, oceans, mountains, wetlands, and so forth. Hence, students need to know what biodiversity is. Through lectures, students will learn, 1) the definition of biodiversity; 2) root causes and effects of biodiversity loss; 3) contents of CBD; 4) policy measures for conservation, and; 5) analytical frameworks.

9. Low Carbon Cities Studies (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: TANIKAWA Hiroki)
This course aims to provide students with holistic and global knowledge, an insight into research approaches, and also introduce practical policies and institutions essential to the attainment of low carbon cities, i.e. sustainable cities with the lowest possible carbon emissions for the prevention of global warming and mitigation of climate change.

10. Planning and Design Studio for Historical Environment <Graduate> (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: NISHIZAWA Yasuhiko)
This design studio aims to teach design theory, methods of preservation of historical heritages, and urban planning in historical districts. This year’s exercise asks participants to consider the preservation and renewal of an old wooden house “Toyoda Sasuke Tei” constructed in the 1910s along the “Bunka no Michi” in the historical area of Shirakabe, Chikara-machi in downtown Nagoya. Participants should convert the building into a community centre supplying new facilities for neighbours, visitors, and Nagoya citizens.

NB. This is an advanced studio workshop for graduated students with experience of architectural studio or urban design studio.

11. Politics and Diplomacy in the International Environment <Graduate> (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: IGUCHI Haruo)
This course will explore historical and theoretical aspects of international politics in the twentieth century with emphasis on international relations since the end of the Second World War. Topics covered in this course include: Basic aspects of international politics, international politics from the late nineteenth century to the present, globalisation and interdependence, information revolution and transnational actors, and major issues in twenty-first century international politics.

12. Practice in Biological Resource Management (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: NAGAISHI Masafumi)
This course will provide students with some themes surrounding projects, such as food problems, poverty issues, and conduct case studies on bio-resources management projects. Exercises consist of, 1) necessary analysis and methods for formulation and management of projects on bio-resources, hypothetical but useful cases being used; 2) economic valuation methods for bio-resources; and 3) management schemes in private sectors, such as biodiversity offsets.

13.Studio Workshop of Architecture Design <Graduate>  (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: KATAGI Atsushi)
Studio workshop of an architectural project under a given site and program, that aims to develop the student's skills in analysis, design and presentation. Projects may include the design of a facility related to a certain urban infrastructure or a proposal to a design competition that is open to architectural students.

14. Sustainability and Environmental Studies (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Victor MUHANDIKI)
Today, the world faces many global challenges related to environmental and socio-economic issues. In order to achieve a sustainable society, we must establish and maintain a workable balance between the environment, society, and economy. This subject provides introductory lectures in environmental studies with the aim of teaching students the basic knowledge necessary to improve and maintain global sustainability in both developed and developing countries. Lectures cover various topics such as the concept of sustainability, economic development and the environment, global warming and climate change, water and waste management, biodiversity conservation, and international policy frameworks.

15. Theory of Environmental Resources Management (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: WATANABE Mikihiko)
The objective of this course is to provide students with theoretical and analytical frameworks in the context of environmental resource management. The frameworks are 1) market failure and the emergence of environmental problems; 2) optimal resource uses; 3) environmental taxation and; 4) cost-effectiveness and/or cost-benefit.

16. Water and Waste Engineering (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Victor MUHANDIKI)
Technological solutions are often applied to address water and waste management problems. In this course, various technologies used in water and waste management will be introduced, ranging from high-cost advanced technologies usually applied in developed countries to low-cost technologies that are often the affordable option in developing countries.

17. Water and Waste Management Policies (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Victor MUHANDIKI)
For effective management of water and waste, it is essential to have relevant rules, laws and policies, and the institutions to administer them. This course will introduce the challenges of managing the water environment and waste, focusing on legal, policy and institutional frameworks. Emphasis will be on learning experiences from Japan and other countries and the applicability of these experiences to other countries.


Graduate School of International Development (GSID)

1. Comparative Asian Legal Systems (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: SHIMADA Yuzuru))
A characteristic of law in the Asian region is, above all, the pluralistic existence of indigenous customary law, religious law such as Shariah, and Western law. This pluralistic legal situation in Asia influences various aspects, e.g. development and human rights, in this region. This course of lectures will discuss, at first, the concept and structure of Asian Law, and then particular topics, such as human rights, development, democracy, the judiciary, corruption, etc., in the Asian region.

2. Educational Development and Cooperation (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YONEZAWA Akiyoshi)
This course is intended to generate comprehensive understanding of theories and practices in educational development and cooperation.  The course is divided into two parts.  Part 1 is aimed at fostering the acquisition of basic knowledge and skills necessary when approaching issues in educational development and cooperation.  The class covers major methodologies in social sciences, as research in educational development and cooperation inevitably requires an interdisciplinary approach.    Part 2 provides an overview of practices in international cooperation in education.  Starting with an introduction to basic governance structures and organizations of international cooperation, the class covers major issues in the practices of educational development and cooperation at various levels in education.

3. Educational Development Planning and Evaluation (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YONEZAWA Akiyoshi)
This course aims to consider the role of higher education within the framework of educational development planning and evaluation. Higher education plays an essential role in the contemporary knowledge-based society, and has its own context distinguished from primary and secondary education.  At the same time, education planning and evaluation is inevitably linked to issues of access to higher education, brain drain and brain gain typically occurring at the higher education level. The class covers the following topics: 1) Historical origins of modern higher education, 2) access and equity in higher education, 3) knowledge economy and higher education, and 4) assessment of international cooperation in higher education. Participants are expected to examine the role and value of international cooperation in higher education.

4. Human Security and Law (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YAMAGATA Hideo)
This course aims to have students understand the security issues in the framework of the Charter of the United Nations. First, the collective security system is dealt with in comparison with the old balance of powers policy. Secondly, the extent of paralysis of the UN collective security system during the cold war era is to be studied. Thirdly, the changing system of the UN collective security after 1990 will be addressed. Lastly, lectures will be given on the newly emerged concept of human security. This course is offered from the standpoint of international law.

5. International Co-operation Law (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YAMAGATA Hideo)
This is an introductory course for the study of international law, with the aim of imparting a basic knowledge of what international law is, and how it functions. Due to time constraints, it does not cover the entire field of international law; however, through the analysis of the ICJ judgement in the Nicaragua case, it will impart a basic idea. Stress will be put on the structural change of international law between its traditional and contemporary forms. Topics to be covered include:

6. Introduction to International Development (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: SHIMADA Yuzuru/YAMADA Shoko)
Utilising an interdisciplinary approach, this course introduces crucial issues in international development. Topics cover: 1) economic development policy & management, 2) rural and regional development management, 3) governance and law, 4) peace-building, 5) social development and culture, and 6) education and human resource development. All of these areas embody fundamental concepts of international development, and participants will develop a perspective on the subject.

7. Japan’s Development Experience (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinators: NiISHIKAWA Yukiko & NISHIKAWA Yoshiaki)
It is important, in a Japanese graduate school of development, to learn about Japan’s development experience. This course examines Japan’s development and modernisation process through various perspectives, both positive and negative. Lecturers of different disciplines deal with issues such as the economy, industrialisation, urban/rural areas, education, the environment, etc.

8. Law and Development Studies (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: SHIMADA Yuzuru)
The aim of “Law and Development Studies (LDS)” is to analyse the role of the legal system and institutions in socio-economic development, or the relationship between development and legal systems in developing countries. This course focuses on the relevant theories on LDS, and case studies. Participants are required to read designated reading materials before each lecture.



Graduate School of Languages and Cultures

1. Introduction to Sociolinguistics a (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MORITA Chua Liang)
This course explores the relationships between language and society. We will attempt to answer questions such as ‘How many languages are there in the world?’ and ‘How does the way one speak reveal his/her social background?’ In attempting the former, we will learn that social, political and historical factors play an important role in our definition of language and in the latter, social class influences the way people speak in many societies. We will also be spending time on discussing how linguistic problems can become societal problems and what can be done.

2. Introduction to Sociolinguistics b (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MORITA Chua Liang)
We will be focusing on bilingualism. Bilingualism or multilingualism is a frequently misunderstood phenomenon. Many parents are afraid of letting their young children learn English because they think it will interfere with their Japanese language development. Some worry that learning other languages means there will be less space in our brains for subjects such as science and mathematics. Thanks to research in bilingualism in recent decades, we now know that these worries are unfounded.

3. Outline of Japanese Culture since the 16th Century (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MITO Hiroyuki)
This course's primary aim is to survey Japanese cultural history by considering European or Occidental artefacts, practices and ideas as original cultural components that have had a formative influence on Japanese culture. Simultaneously, we will investigate how to describe and explain Japanese culture in English. Topics to be covered include: The 16th century as the origin of modernity; Christianity in Japan before the Meiji Period; Tetsuro Watsuji (1889-1960) and his influence on later researchers; Revision of Japanese history: National isolation ("Sakoku") as a diplomatic policy; The Meiji Restoration, Introduction and adaptation of western things into Japanese society; Western fine arts in Japan: Realism and Japanese arts and; The creation of cultural tradition: Continuity or disconnection? 

4. Studies in International Culture: Map Appreciation I (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Simon POTTER)
This course will be devoted to looking into contemporary cartography as a combination of the arts and sciences, with a special emphasis on projects relating to Japanese maps. It will touch on such things as the different types of maps, their scientific side, and their artistic side, as well as how maps are used and how to look at maps with a critical eye. Students will be expected to do at least one group-based, fieldwork exercise with a map on display somewhere in the city of Nagoya and to do a similar individual project. Doing such projects is an interesting way to discover at least a couple of parts of the city and to learn a bit about Japanese culture, something which hopefully will be rewarding to students from overseas.

4. Studies in International Culture: Map Appreciation II (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Simon POTTER)
This course will investigate the history of cartography from two main perspectives. The first will be to gain an understanding of how mapmaking at its highest level today came into being, and this will entail study of the salient features of cartography as it evolved in Europe from the time of Ancient Greece; topics are likely to include the work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, the medieval Christian scholars, influential maps and atlases during the so-called Age of Discovery, and how developments in science and the visual arts affected mapmaking. The second will be to gain an understanding of the history of Japanese cartography from antiquity into the beginning of the Meiji Period; this will mainly involve learning about maps of Japan and its various parts, Buddhist maps of the world, and celestial maps which Japanese compiled. A variety of materials and examples will be made available for studying about European cartography, while the two chapters about Japan in volume 2, book 2 of The History of Cartography will be the main source of information about the Japanese experience.


School of Law

1. Comparative Studies in Constitutional Law: Outline of the Modern Constitution (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: OHKOCHI Minori)

This course is an introduction to the theory of modern constitution followed by a comparative analysis of issues in Japan and selected Asian countries. The course covers, 1) Historical development of the modern Constitution, 2) Basic principles of the modern governmental system and human rights, 3) Constitutional issues and the theory of Constitutional law in Japan, 4) Constitutional issues and the theory of Constitutional law in selected Asian countries, and 5) Constitutional theory for better-protected human rights and more democratic politics.

2. Comparative Studies in Jurisprudence I: The Law and Its Personnel (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MORIGIWA Yasutomo)
What is the most difficult aspect of setting up a legal system? Legislation, funding, or provision of facilities? Each of these stages does have its problems, but the training of personnel probably presents the greatest hurdle. Technical, legal and moral competence is required for those who man and run the legal system. How can legal education provide such qualities to its trainees? Discussion and interviews are conducted on this question following intensive reading of literature on the subject. The course will be taught in English. International and Japanese students are welcome, and will be asked to address scenarios based on their practical knowledge.

3. Comparative Studies in Jurisprudence II: Uses of the Public Sphere - Good Practice versus Corruption (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MORIGIWA Yasutomo)
This class will provide a better understanding of the liberal democratic state by observing phenomena and theories of corruption in the context of the practicalities of (mainly) developing nations. Students will wrestle with such fundamental questions on law and the state as violence, power, justice, the judiciary, public and private, and citizenship.

4. Comparative Studies in Politics II: Japanese Diplomacy and International Politics (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MIURA Satoshi)
This course is designed to help students understand the basics of both Japanese foreign policy and international relations theory. Each student is expected to make a presentation by applying theories to a topic of his/her interest. Topics to be covered include, 1) Japanese Diplomacy after the Second World War, 2) Japan-US Relationship and Japan's Security Policy, 3) East Asian Regionalism and Japan, 4) Japanese Foreign Policy in the Age of Globalisation, and 5) Characteristics of Japanese Diplomacy and Political Culture.

5. Contemporary Japanese Diplomacy (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: SADAKATA Mamoru)
This lecture discusses the development of Japanese diplomacy since the end of the Second World War, and aims to deepen students' understanding of the characteristics of post-war Japanese diplomacy and how successive governments have perceived Japan's interests as a whole. Three principles have been specified as underpinning Japanese foreign policy: Close co-operation with Western countries, international co-operation through the United Nations, and adherence to Japan's position as an Asian country. In the lecture, students will examine whether these principles in post-war Japanese diplomacy have been subject to either changes in priority or friction.

6. Contemporary Japanese Politics (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: ONO Koji)
The purpose of this class is to understand the history of politics and public administration in Japan after the Second World War. In addition to video texts and reference works introduced in class, students will deepen their understanding of current Japanese politics by using articles from daily newspapers.

7. Introduction to Law (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Frank BENNETT)
Students will learn the fundamental elements of modern legal systems, necessary for more in-depth study of legal subjects. As such, the focus is on the functions served by law and legal institutions and the variety of strategies fo fulfilling those functions. Accordingly, specific aspects of the Japanese and American legal systems will be covered primarily for illustrative purposes.

8. Japanese Legal System (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: OHYA Takehiro)
This course will start with a description of fundamental perspectives in comparativelaw. Students will examine the Japanese legal system from different angles, looking into the basic structure of Japanese government, differences between the pre- and post-war eras, legislation process, the unique character of the relationship between law and society, and recent reforms in Japanese law.

9. Political Systems (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Richard WESTRA)
This class introduces students to the study of politics and political systems. Its first aim is to familiarise students with the basic concepts in the field of political science. The second aim is to build the capacity of students for comparing political systems in the advanced developed democracies. The third aim of the class is to cultivate critical thinking amongst students as to the benefits and drawbacks of a particular political model.

10. Professional Studies in International Law: Introduction to International Law (spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YAMAGATA Hideo)
This is an introductory course for the study of international law, with the aim of imparting a basic knowledge of what international law is, and how it functions. Due to time constraints, it does not cover the entire field of international law; however, through the analysis of the ICJ judgement in the Nicaragua case, it will impart a basic idea. Stress will be put on the structural change of international law between its traditional and contemporary forms.

11. Studies in Jurisprudence: Law as Political Theory I, II (spring~autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: MORIGIWA Yasutomo)
This bi-weekly two semester course introduces the student to the world of legal and political theory. Burning questions students have on political power and public order will be examined and explained. To facilitate the inquiry, theories of law and state by Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel and Marx, as well as their contemporary counterparts developed by Hart, Dworkin, Raz and Rawls may be discussed. The course will be taught in English, with summaries in Japanese as necessary. International and Japanese students are welcome. The day and time of class is subject to change upon discussion with the participants.

12. Workshop on International Negotiation (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Frank BENNETT)
This course provides an opportunity to study and to practice negotiation skills in an international context. Sessions will involve lectures, practical sessions, and discussions based on both. Topics to be covered may include, 1) The purpose of negotiation and the value of "negotiation skills", 2) The result of negotiation: Agreements and their forms, 3) Zero-sum versus win-win bargains, 4) Negotiation psychology and cross-cultural communication, 5) Identifying and controlling risk, 6) Positions versus interests, 7) Option building and the importance of listening, and 8) Hard bargaining.

13. Yomiuri Shimbun Special Lecture - Comparative Asian Corporate Theory (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: TAMURA Tetsuki)
Journalists from the Tokyo Office of the Yomiuri Shimbun will conduct this course, based on their on-the-spot news coverage around the world and teaching experience in California. A series of topics related to Japan and other Asian countries will be included in this course.

School of Letters

1. A History of Japanese Cinema (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: FUJIKI Hideaki)
Cinema always involves multiple socio-historical dimensions, related to politics, economics, technology, aesthetics, culture, and everyday life. It follows that examining cinema helps us to understand the complex relationships among these dimensions. This class provides students with an opportunity to analyse films related to such historical issues as Japanese nationalism, colonialism, the American occupation, and social protests.

2. Japanese Culture: Language and Communication I, II (autumn and spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: YASUI Eiko)
Language as a communicative tool has a close relationship with the culture in which it is used. This course on Japanese communication aims to provide students with an interdisciplinary overview of how Japanese language structure and culture form the ways Japanese people communicate. We not only discuss intercultural/interlanguage differences in communicative styles, but also observe the diversity within Japanese culture/language.

Graduate School of Mathematics

Perspectives in Mathematical Sciences I, II (autumn and spring; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: SUGIMOTO Mitsuru)
The overall objective of this course is to introduce various aspects of mathematical sciences and their applications. Each instructor will cover different topics of this wide-ranging field.

School of Medicine

1. Clinical Practice (Clerkships) (autumn and spring; co-ordinator: KASUYA Hideki)
The School of Medicine offers clinical practice opportunities to students who are already engaged in such practice at their home institutions. For more detailed information, please access the website of the International Affairs Office, School of Medicine.
http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/intlexch/english/abroad/overseas.html

To apply to the clinical practice (clerkships), students should additionally attach "Application for Visiting Student Clerkship" to NUPACE Application Form.

2. Basic Research Laboratory (co-ordinator: KASUYA Hideki)
Students are affiliated to a basic research laboratory and learn about molecular basis techniques from a mentor researcher. Students are expected to become familiar with practices at a modern molecular laboratory in medicine.
http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english01/index.html

3. Public Health Research Laboratory Experience (co-ordinator: KASUYA Hideki)
Students are affiliated to a public health research laboratory and learn about data analysis of the human health environment from a mentor researcher. Students are expected to become familiar with practices at a public health laboratory in medicine.
http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english01/index.html



School of Science

1. Advanced Quantum Chemistry (autumn; 2 credits; 1 class per week; course co-ordinator: Stephan IRLE)

In complex reaction systems at high temperatures, following the minimum energy pathways on the potential energy surface is not only impossible, but will entirely neglect important entropic effects during the reactions. Quantum chemical molecular dynamics (QM/MD) simulations have recently elucidated the formation as well as erosion mechanisms of nanomaterials such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphenes. In this class, all theoretical concepts important for QM/MD simulations will be covered.

2. Computational Chemistry (autumn; 2 credits; I class per week; course co-ordinator: Stephan IRLE)
"How can I use computers in chemistry?" The purpose of this course is to introduce computer science from a chemist's perspective. The course begins with an introduction to the basic use of computers for data search, and introduces FORTRAN 90 as a way to solve simple scientific problems in an efficient way.



Other Courses

Students participating in NUPACE are eligible to register for any course offered to degree-seeking students at Nagoya University. As most of these courses are taught in Japanese, however, prior to registration, students are requested to consult their academic advisor and confirm with the instructor(s) of the course(s) in question that they meet the language and/or other requirements of the class.

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