School of Humanities

Nurturing Discerning and Receptive Minds and Advanced Knowledge in the Humanities

With the goal of pursuing a comprehensive and rigorous study of the humanities, the School of Humanities has three Departments comprising 11 majors. The six majors in the Department of Culture and History examine the essence of human experience from a historical and cultural perspective; the Department of Integrated Psychological Sciences, analyzes the lifestyles and problems of humans in modern society, while the four majors in the Department of Literature and Linguistics seek to understand human behavior from a literary and linguistic viewpoint. Starting by understanding the basics of the wide-ranging discipline referred to as the humanities, students proceed to more specialized study in small classes, where instructors can work closely with each and every student. This fosters the student’s ability to take an open-minded approach to identifying and solving problems.

Unique Features of the School

• Minor programs that allow students to study a specialized field beyond their department
• Multiple-seminar system that allows students to take more than one seminar
• Transfer program that allows students to change their specialty according to their interests
• Abundant overseas programs unique to the School of Humanities
• A wide range of practical fieldwork activities