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Course Overview

With over 800 courses taught in English, (and many more in Japanese), students participating in NUPACE have a variety of study options open to them. Provided that they meet the academic and linguistic requirements of the classes in question, they may devise individual semester/year-based course loads, choosing units from



1) Courses in the Student's Major (English Language Programme) 2) Japanese Language Programmes

3) Japanese-taught Courses in the student's Major
Provided that they possess a suitable academic background and level N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), NUPACE are eligible to register for Japanese-taught courses offered to degree-seeking students.
1. Courses in the Student's Major (English Language Programme)
Click the courses for links to syllabi, course prerequisites, number of credits, etc.

School of Humanities (U)/ Graduate School of Humanities (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Critical Theory (S)
 Comparative Culture (S)
Early Modern Japanese Culture (S)
 Contemporary Film Theory Seminar <G> (S)
Introduction to Cultural Theory (S)
 Critical Theory (S)
Introduction to Modern Japanese History (S)
 Early Modern Japanese Culture (S)
Japanese Literature and Gender (S)
 Graduate Seminar: Modern Japanese Cultural History II (S)
Identity Making in Global Consumer Culture <G> (S)
Introduction to Studies of Culture (S)
Japanese Literature and Gender (S)
Japanese Literature and Translation (S)
Japanese Culture and Society in a Tourism Context <G> (S)
Media Discourse <G> (S)
Psycholinguistics I (S)
Society and Linguistics <G> (S)
Space and Gender in Popular Culture <G> (S)
<G>=Graduate Students Only (A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

School of Education (U)/ Graduate School of Education and Human Development (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Education in Indonesia: From Historical and Transnational Perspectives (S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

School of Law (U)/Graduate School of Law (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Advanced Lecture (Corporate Law and Governance) (S)
 Comparative Studies in Politics I (S)
Advanced Lecture (The Fundamentals of International Environmental Law) (S)
 Comparative Studies in Politics II (S)
Advanced Lecture (Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition) (S)
 Special Lecture and Seminar (Jurisprudence: Japanese Context) (S)
Advanced Lecture (Sociology of Law Seminar B) (S)
 NB. Graduate students majoring in law, politics, or international relations should also refer to theUniversity-wide Syllabi System
for more courses.
Advanced Lecture (Writing Legal Documents) (S)
Comparative European Politics (S)
Environmental Politics (S)
International Politics (S)
Introduction to International Relations (S)
Introduction to Politics (Contemporary Japanese Politics) (S)
Japanese for Social Science II (S)
Japanese for Social Science III (S)
Jurisprudence: Japanese Context (S)
Politics in East Asia (S)
Political Theory (S)
Seminar IB (S)
Seminar IB (S)
Social Science Analysis & Methods II (S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

School of Economics (U)/ Graduate School of Economics (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Applied Microeconomics (S)
 Advanced Price Theory (S)
Introductory Macroeconomics II (S)
 Macroeconomics II (S)
Introductory Management II (S)
 Management II (S)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (Advanced Income Theory I) (S)
 Special Lectures for Basic Subjects (Advanced Income Theory I) (S)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (Industrial Organization B) (S)
 Special Lectures for Basic Subjects (Industrial Organization B) (S)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (Labor Economics B) (S)
 Special Lectures for Basic Subjects (Labor Economics B) (S)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (Supply Chain Management B) (S)
 Special Lectures for Basic Subjects (Supply Chain Management B) (S)
Special Study (Quantitative Analysis) (S)
 Special Lectures for Basic Subjects (Quantitative Analysis)
NB. Seminars are not available (U and G)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

Graduate School of International Development (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Not applicable
 International Cooperation Law <G>/<U Law> (S)
International Politics (S)
Introduction to International Development <G> (S)
<G>=Graduate Students Only (A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

School of Informatics (U)/ Graduate School of Informatics (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Not applicable
 Genetic Information Systems 1 (S)
Genetic Information Systems 2 (S)
Information Networks A (S)
Speech/Behavior Signal Processing 1 (S)
Speech/Behavior Signal Processing 2 (S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

School of Science (U)/ Graduate School of Science (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Biochemistry II (S)
 Principles of Life Science 2 (S)
Genetics II (S)
Physiology and Developmental Biology (S)
Chemistry of Inorganic Materials II (S)
 Advanced Quantum Chemistry (S)
Current Organic and Polymer Chemistry (S)
 Advanced Organic Chemistry (S)
Inorganic Chemistry I (S)
Inorganic Chemistry III (S)
Quantum Chemistry I (S)
Physical Chemistry II (S)
NB. Vis-à-vis Chemistry (U) Guided Independent Study (GIS) involving experiments /laboratory research is not available
Analytical Mechanics II (S)
 Cosmic-Ray Physics (S)
Astrophysics (S)
 Cosmic-ray Physics Seminar 1 (S)
Condensed Matter Physics II (S)
 Cosmic-ray Physics Seminar 3 (S)
Electricity and Magnetism (S)
 Experimental Cosmic-Ray Physics Research (S)
Physics Seminar I (S)
 Fundamentals of Advanced Physics 3 (S)
Physics Tutorial IIa (S)
 Heliospheric Plasma Physics Seminar 1 (S)
Physics Tutorial IIb (S)
 Heliospheric Plasma Physics Seminar 3 (S)
Physics Tutorial IIc (S)
 Magnetospheric Physics (S)
Physics Tutorial IVa (S)
 Physics and Chemistry of Middle Atmosphere
Physics Tutorial IVb (S)
 Plasma Astrophysics (S)
Quantum Mechanics I (S)
 Solar Physics (S)
Quantum Mechancis III (S)
 Solar and Space Physics Seminar 1 (S)
Statistical Physics III (S)

 Solar and Space Physics Seminar 3 (S)
Space-Earth Radio Science (S)
Space Science Seminar 1 (S)
Space Science Seminar 3 (S)
Upper Atmospheric Physics (S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

Graduate School of Mathematics (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Not applicable
 Perspectives in Mathematical Science Ⅰ (S)
Topics in Mathematical Science I (S)
Topics in Mathematical Science III (S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

School of Engineering (U)/ Graduate School of Engineering (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Automobile Engineering Laboratory II (S)
 Advanced Concrete Structures (S)
Chemistry/Biotechnology Tutorial II (S)
 Advanced Continuum Mechanics (S)
Chemistry/Biotechnology Tutorial III (S)
 Advanced Fluvial and Coastal Hydrodynamics (S)
Design Practice I (S)
 Advanced Lectures on Communication and Image Processing (S)
Design Practice III (S)
 Advanced Lectures on Fluid Engineering (S)
Electronic Circuits (S)
 Advanced Mechanics of Geomaterials (S)
Electronic Devices in Automobiles (S)
 Advanced Numerical Analysis (S)
Environment and Recycling (S)
 Advanced Steel Structures (S)
Fluid Mechanics I and Tutorial (S)
 Advanced Theory of River Basin Management (S)
Heat Transfer Engineering (S)
 Advanced Traffic Engineering and Management (S)
Intelligent Transportation Systems (S)
 Advanced Urban Planning (S)
Introduction to Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering for Automobiles (S)
 Advanced Work in Hydro-morphologic Processes (S)
Organic Chemistry II (S)
 Advanced Work in Planning Methods (S)
Organic Chemistry IV (S)
 Environmental System Analysis and Planning (S)
Scientific and Technical Japanese (S)
 Exercise in Inspection of Civil Structures (S)
Vehicle Dynamics and Control (S)
 Frontier in Civil Engineering (S)
Vibration Engineering and Tutorial (S)
 Industrial Uses of Radiation (S)
Sustainable City Studies (S)
Theory of Data Analysis and Processing (S)
Transportation Systems Analysis (S)
Water and Waste Engineering (S)
<G>=Graduate Students Only (A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

School of Agricultural Sciences (U)/ Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Biochemistry IV (S)
 Advanced Animal Reproduction (S)
Bioorganic Chemistry (S)
 Advanced Genome Biology (S)
Cell Biology IV (S)
 Biomolecular Engineering (S)
Microbiology (S)
 Plant Stress Physiology (S)
Principles of Bioagricultural Sciences (S)
Research Literacy (S)
<G>=Graduate Students Only (A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

Graduate School of Environmental Studies (G)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Not applicable
 Advanced Architectural and Urban Planning Workshop 2 (S)
English Communication in Environmental Issues (S)
Introduction to Geology (S)
Marine Geology (S)
Sustainable Materials Science (S)
<G>=Graduate Students Only (A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS)

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Academic English Advanced 2 (S)
 Graduate School Common Courses <G>
Art and Culture (S)
Calculus II (S)
Data Science Exercise A (S)
Data Science Exercise B (S)
Exploration of Japan:From the Outside Looking Inside (S)
Fundamentals of Biology II (S)
Fundamentals of Chemistry II (S)
Fundamentals of Earth Science II (S)
Fundamentals of Physics III (S)
History (S)
Introduction to Cultural Studies (S)
Introduction to Data Science (S)
Introduction to Life Sciences A (S)
Laboratory in Chemistry (S)
Linear Algebra II (S)
Management and Accounting (S)
Political Studies (S)
Problem/Project Based Learning Seminar (Summer Camp for General Academic Skills) (S)
Special Mathematics Lecture (Graph Theory) (S)
Studium Generale B (S)
NB. For foreign language courses, refer to theUniversity-wide Syllabi System
Please seek permission from the course instructor prior to enrolling for any course.
<G>=Graduate Students Only (A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

2. Japanese Language Programmes

NUPACE Japanese Language Programmes (LEC)

NUPACE Japanese (2~10 credits)
 Elementary ~ Advanced Japanese (6 levels) (A/S)
À La Carte Courses
(2 credits each)
 Kanji I~II (A/S)
Grammar for Report Writing (S)
Presentation Skills (A)
Japanese for Job Hunting (A/S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

Introductory Courses Taught in Japanese

2 credits each Japanese Language and Communication I, II <J>(A/S)
Japanese Classic Literature I, II <J> (A/S)
Japanese Linguistics <J> (S)
Japanese Literature I, II <J> (A/S)
Multiculturalism I, II <J> (A/S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

G30 Japanese Language Programme (ILAS)

2 credits each Academic Japanese 3, 5 (A), 2, 4, 5 (S)
Business Japanese 1, 3 (A), 2, 4 (S)
(A)=Offered in Autumn (S)=Offered in Spring

3. Japanese-taught Courses in the Student's Major

Provided that they possess a suitable academic background and level N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), NUPACE students are eligible to register for Japanese-taught courses offered to degree-seeking students. Online information on individual schools and departments is available at: 科目概要 page.

Access University-wide Syllabi System for course syllabi.

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