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)

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

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

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

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

• Graduate School of International Development (G)

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

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

• Graduate School of Mathematics (G)

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

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

• Graduate School of Environmental Studies (G)

• Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS)

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.

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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 (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Asian Cinema before 1945	Asian Cinema before 1945
Classical Japanese Literature	Classical Japanese Literature
Introduction to Asian Cinema Culture	Japanese Cinema before 1945
Japanese Culture and Communication	Japanese Linguistics
Japanese Visual Culture	Japanese Visual Culture
Modern Japanese Culture and Asia	Key Concepts in Cultural Studies (online) <G>
New Perspectives on Modern Japanese History	Language and Society II
	Modern Japanese Culture and Asia
	New Perspectives on Modern Japanese History
	Philosophy of Mind and Language <G>
	Representing Japan: Image, Sound and People <G>
	Second Language Comprehension I <G>
	Theoretical Linguistics I
	Theoretical Linguistics II

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

<G>=Graduate Students Only

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

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Intercultural Communication in Education	Not available
Intercultural Training Methods

Undergraduate Courses (Spring)	Graduate Courses (Spring)
Education in Indonesia: From Historical and Transnational Perspectives	Not available

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

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Advanced Lecture (Gender & Politics)	Academic Writing Ⅰ
Advanced Lecture (International Migration)	Comparative Studies in Administrative Law
Advanced Lecture (Information Technology Law)	Comparative Studies in Political Thought
Advanced Lecture (Sociology of Law Seminar A)	Research of East Asian Law II B
Comparative Law III (Legal Systems in Asia)	Special Lecture and Seminar (Case Study of International Commercial Arbitration)
Contemporary Japanese Law I	Special Lecture and Seminar (Intellectual Property Law)
Introduction to Legal Studies	Special Lecture and Seminar (Japanese Law and Society)
Japanese for Social Science I	Studies in Administrative Law III B
Research and Study Skills Workshop
Social Science Analysis & Methods I
Seminar IA

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

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

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Introductory Accounting Ⅰ	Econometrics I
Introductory Econometrics Ⅰ	Economic Policy
Introductory Economic History Ⅱ	Microeconomics Ⅰ
Introductory Microeconomics Ⅰ	Special Lectures for Basic Subjects (Advanced Microeconomics Ⅱ)
Introductory Practical Management Ⅰ	Special Lecture for Basic Subjects (International Accounting B)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (Advanced Microeconomics Ⅱ)	Special Lecture for Basic Subjects (International Economics B)
Specialized Advanced Lecture(Economic Policy)	Special Lecture for Basic Subjects (Japanese Economic History B)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (International Accounting B)	Special Lecture for Basic Subjects (Practical Management I)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (International Economics B)	Special Lecture for Basic Subjects (Production Management B)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (Japanese Economic History B)	Theme Studies (International Communication)
Specialized Advanced Lecture (Production Management B)	Theme Studies (Introductory Accounting I)
Special Studies (International Communication)

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

Graduate School of International Development (G)

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Not applicable	Global Governance
	Japanese Development Experience <G>
	The Law of the United Nations <G>/ <U Law>

Undergraduate Courses (Spring)	Graduate Courses (Spring)
Not applicable	International Cooperation Law <G>/ <U Law>
	International Politics
	Introduction to International Development <G>

<G>=Graduate Students Only

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

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Not applicable	Information Physics
	Quantum Information Theory 1
	Quantum Information Theory 2

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

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

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Biochemistry I	Principles of Life Science I
Biochemistry III
Cell Biology I
Cell Biology II
Cell Biology III
Genetics I
Genetics III
Physiology and Anatomy I
Physiology and Anatomy II	Core Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry	Core Physical Chemistry
Chemistry of Inorganic Materials I
Computational Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry II
Quantum Chemistry II
Physical Chemistry I
NB. Vis-à-vis Chemistry (U) Guided Independent Study (GIS) involving experiments /laboratory research is not available
Analytical Mechanics I	Cosmic-ray Physics Seminar 2
Chemical Physics	Cosmic-ray Physics Seminar 4
Condensed Matter Physics I	Heliospheric Plasma Physics Seminar 2
Condensed Matter Physics III	Heliospheric Plasma Physics Seminar 4
Fundamental Physics Tutorial Ia	Measurements in Middle Atmosphere
Mathematical Physics I	Paleo Cosmic Ray Physics
Mathematical Physics Tutorial I	Solar and Space Physics Seminar 2
Particle Physics	Solar and Space Physics Seminar 4
Physics Tutorial IIIa	Space Science Seminar 2
Physics Tutorial IIIb	Space Science Seminar 4
Quantum Mechanics II
Statistical Physics II	NB.The course, ‘Graduation Research’, is available only for ISEE (Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research) related research.

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

Graduate School of Mathematics (G)

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Not applicable	Perspectives in Mathematical Sciences II (Graduate)/ IV (Undergraduate)
	Topics in Mathematical Science VI
	Topics in Mathematical Science VII

Undergraduate Courses (Spring)	Graduate Courses (Spring)
Not applicable	Perspectives in Mathematical Science Ⅰ
	Topics in Mathematical Science I
	Topics in Mathematical Science III

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

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Analytical Chemistry	Advanced Coastal and Offshore Engineering
Automobile Chemical Systems I	Advanced Course in Lifecycle Design of Civil Structures
Business Japanese	Advanced Geotechnical Engineering
Computer Software I	Advanced Infrastructure Planning
Electrical Circuits Engineering	Advanced Lectures for Information and Computer Sciences
Finite Element Method	Advanced Lectures on Computer-Aided Engineering
Fluid Mechanics II	Advanced Lectures on Scientific English
Introduction to Civil Engineering and Architecture	Advanced Soil Dynamics
Material Processing	Advanced Structural Mechanics
Mathematics II and Tutorial	Advanced Thermal Engineering
Mechanics of Materials and Tutorial	Advanced Work in Coastal and Offshore Engineering
Numerical Analysis	Advanced Work in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Organic Chemistry I	Introduction to Academic Communication
Organic Chemistry III	Semiconductor Devices
Organic Chemistry V	Sustainability and Environmental Studies
Organic Materials	Understanding of space weather and applications
Outline of Engineering III
Polymer Chemistry
Power Electronics
Scientific Measurements
Statistical Physics I
Thermodynamics and Tutorial
Vehicle Safety
View of Advanced Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering

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

<G>=Graduate Students Only

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

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Agricultural Science	Advanced Plant Pathology
	Animal Production Science

Undergraduate Courses (Spring)	Graduate Courses (Spring)
Biochemistry IV	Advanced Animal Reproduction
Bioorganic Chemistry	Advanced Genome Biology
Cell Biology IV	Biomolecular Engineering
Microbiology	Plant Stress Physiology
	Principles of Bioagricultural Sciences
	Research Literacy

<G>=Graduate Students Only

Graduate School of Environmental Studies (G)

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Not applicable	Civil Engineering and Policies for Developing Countries II
	Climate Change and Infrastructure
	Environmental Industry Systems
	Environmental Urban Systems
	Field seminar in geobiology
	Geodynamics

Undergraduate Courses (Spring)	Graduate Courses (Spring)
Not applicable	Advanced Architectural and Urban Planning Workshop 2
	English Communication in Environmental Issues
	Introduction to Geology
	Marine Geology
	Sustainable Materials Science

<G>=Graduate Students Only

Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS)

Undergraduate Courses (Autumn)	Graduate Courses (Autumn)
Academic English Advanced 1	Graduate School Common Courses <G>
Academic English Advanced 3
Academic Writing
Biotechnology
Calculus I
Comparative Studies of Cultures
Complex Analysis
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
First Year Seminar A
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Chemistry I
Fundamentals of Earth Science I
Fundamentals of Physics I
Gender Studies
Health and Sports Science: Lecture
Immigration in Japan: Law, Policy and Society
Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
Introduction to Intercultural Competence
Introduction to Life Science B
Introduction to Political Studies
Introduction to Skills for Academic Success
Laboratory in Physics
Linear Algebra I
Science of Materials
Special Mathematics Lecture (Differential geometry)
Special Mathematics Lecture (Mathematics for machine learning)
Studium Generale A
NB. For foreign language courses, refer to the University-wide Syllabi System Please seek permission from the course instructor prior to enrolling for any foreign language course.

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

<G>=Graduate Students Only

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2. Japanese Language Programmes

NUPACE Japanese Language Programme (LEC)

Autumn *Click here for the syllabi

NUPACE Japanese (2~10 credits)	Elementary ~ Advanced Japanese (6 levels)
À La Carte Courses (2 credits each)	Kanji I~II Presentation Skills Japanese for Job Hunting
Introductory Courses Taught in Japanese (2 credits each)	Japanese Language and Communication I <J> Japanese Classic Literature I <J> Japanese Literature I <J> Multiculturalism I <J>

Spring *Click here for the syllabi

NUPACE Japanese (2~10 credits)	Elementary ~ Advanced Japanese (6 levels)
À La Carte Courses (2 credits each)	Kanji I~II Grammar for Report Writing Japanese for Job Hunting
Introductory Courses Taught in Japanese (2 credits each)	Japanese Language and Communication II <J> Japanese Classic Literature II <J> Japanese Literature II <J> Multiculturalism II <J>

G30 Japanese Language Programme (ILAS)

Autumn *Click here for the syllabi

2 credits each

Academic Japanese 3A (Reading and Writing) Academic Japanese 3B (Listening and Presentation) Academic Japanese 5 (Kanji 2200) Business Japanese 1 Business Japanese 3

Spring *Click here for the syllabi

2 credits each

Academic Japanese 2A (Reading and Writing) Academic Japanese 4A (Reading and Writing) Academic Japanese 4B (Listening and Presentation) Academic Japanese 5 (Reading and Writing - Kanji2200) Business Japanese 2 Business Japanese 4

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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.