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School of International Liberal Studies Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University English 2019 School of International Liberal Studies Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University Liberal Arts at SILS Crossing Borders, Sharing Cultures, Inventing the Future Greetings Welcome to SILS Welcome to SILS! SILS is a community to freely learn all ages and countries, to learn various languages, and various subjects in an international environment where to enhance their awareness about the cultures of the students independently acquire in English the know- world. This will facilitate their exchanges with teachers how to solve new and complicated problems, with help and friends through discussions and activities which will from the faculty. facilitate them with other fields of study. In order to cope with current challenges, it is also We hope that with the aim to become all-rounders who necessary for a student to have new and multiple will flexibly adapt to the future, students will nurture a viewpoints and they should adopt a cross-sectoral and personality with a broad worldview and liberal ideas rich inter-disciplinary approach to tackle these challenges. in various aspects. Good luck and all the best! SILS students are strongly advised to read classics of Taisaku IKESHIMA Dean / Professor School of International Liberal Studies Waseda University Profile: Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws and Doctor of the Science of Law, Keio University; DES en relations internationales (Droit), Université de Genève (IUHEI) From April 2006: Associate Professor at the School of International Liberal Studies (SILS), Waseda University From April 2008: Professor at SILS, Waseda University Liberal Arts at SILS From September 2018: Dean of SILS, Waseda University CONTENTS 01 Greetings from the Dean 08 Faculty 11 Go International 02 Why SILS ? 09 Studying at SILS for 12 The World In Your Classroom a One-Year or a Double Degree Program 04 Academic Fields 14 SILS Career Paths 10 Japanese Language Education 06 Four years at SILS 16 Expenses, Scholarships, and Others 01 01 02 Plurilingual Diversity Multicultural Coexistence Students at SILS have opportunities to learn Approximately 30% of our students and faculty various foreign languages in addition to English are non-Japanese nationals, and they come from and Japanese. SILS offers a wide variety of foreign more than 50 countries and regions around the Why language classes, such as French, Spanish, world. Most of our non-Japanese students are full Chinese, Korean, etc., and this opens the gate to time degree seeking students, but every year we studying specific fields in not only English but in also welcome around 300 exchange students from these languages and actually studying abroad in prestigious universities around the world. You will these countries. become one of the 50 in this international community and by interacting and working closely together, you will be able to broaden your horizons and to develop SILS the strength to live in a multicultural society. You will also be able to acquire a life-long precious network 4 Main Features of friends from all over the world. of SILS Offers 28 Languages Approximately international ？ 1,000 students APM Program From 50 countries and regions Area Studies and Plurilingual/Multicultural Education Program (French, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean) using CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) allowing you to learn about the country's culture, history, economy, and politics from different angles. 30% 30% Non-Japanese faculty International students 02 03One-Year Study 04 Abroad Program English Excellence Small-Class EducationWhy Every year more than 500 students study abroad SILS sets its lingua franca (common language) as around the world. Select a destination from more English, and almost all of the classes over 4 years than 700 schools around the world and broaden are conducted in English. Seminar classes are based your horizons by discovering new cultures. Aside on a ratio of one teacher for every 20 students. from the university wide study abroad programs, We put an emphasis on debates, group work and programs exclusively established for SILS students presentations, which will aim to foster not only your SILS are available such as the 5 year BA/MA program with linguistic competence and communication skills in Sciences Po which will allow students to obtain a English but allowing you to learn, think, and convey Bachelor’s degree from SILS and a Master’s degree your views logically and from various perspectives. from Sciences Po in 5 years. 500 Students study abroad every year ？ 20:1 Small-class education 700 (seminar students : faculty) World leading partner universities Peking University (China), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Columbia University (U.S.), Yale University (U.S.), University of Oxford (U.K.) English Average of SILS Original bilateral study abroad partnerships as the Common 60 students Language per lecture class with 20 universities from 16 countries and regions 03 1 2 3 Life, Philosophy, Academic Environment, Economy and Religion and Matter and Business History Information Life Science, Bioethics, Thought, Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, Economics, Business, Management, Fields Environmental Science, Modern Thought, Japanology, History, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, etc. Environmental Policy, Earth Science, Archaeology, etc. Scientific Research, Material Science, Discover the issues which face the Chemistry, Information Science, Statistical Mathematics, etc. world from seven different viewpoints SILS offers a liberal arts curriculum. We do not focus on one I am a planetary scientist. My In my courses on European I teach Macroeconomics and major research interest is to history, British history, and International Economics and particular field, but rather offer a broad range of courses. This will understand the origin of life historical methods I help students Economic Policy, and supervise allow you to find the field or combination of fields that particularly and the formation of stars and develop a sense of historical a First Year Seminar IA and interests you. There are many different sides to every issue, and planets. Students can take my awareness and perspective. I Advanced Seminar. What should the education at SILS will provide you with the ability to approach lecture courses to study physics, want SILS students to learn how you do in this School? Please astronomy and mathematics at to think historically, rather than keep in mind that the aim of SILS each issue from various perspectives in order to analyze it more SILS. I offer a variety of courses simply memorize dates. Thinking is not to study English, but to deeply. For this reason, we have created seven different study from introductory courses for historically involves recognizing the gain knowledge through English. clusters in order to allow you to become a well-rounded and non-science major students to difference between the present Then what is this knowledge? It advanced courses. I am happy to and the past, understanding that means the study which makes flexible individual. help students expand their critical past events should be viewed you able to explain logically and Each cluster is divided into three levels: Introductory, Intermediate thinking skills in science courses. in the context of their time, and consistently any phenomena and and Advanced. Instead of immediately throwing yourself into I am really looking forward to realizing that our world is the problems around you, including one particular discipline, take the classes which interest you and studying with you at SILS. product of complex developments human, social, and natural ones. that were not inevitable. I am looking forward to studying gradually work towards acquiring specialized knowledge. with you. * There is no limit to the Advanced number of classes that you Courses Professor Associate Professor Professor can take from each cluster. Intermediate INABA, Satoshi STERENBERG, HIGUCHI, Kiyohide For the Introductory Courses Courses which students Introductory Courses Matthew Kane take in the first year, students must take courses from at least three 7 Clusters different clusters. Interdisciplinary Expertise 04 Academic 4 5 6 7 Governance, Peace, Culture, Mind Human Rights Communication Expression and Body, and International and Community Relations Law, Politics, Peace, Human Rights, Language, Communication, Fine Arts, Film, Theater, Music, CULTURE: Comparative Culture, Minority Issues, International Relations, Foreign Language Education, etc. Performing Arts, Literature, Media Gender Issues, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, etc. International Organizations, etc. Theories, Architecture etc. MIND AND BODY: Psychology, Philosophy, Mind-Body Science, Health Therapy, etc. COMMUNITY: Cities, Regions, Communities, Global Companies, NPO / NGO, etc. I currently teach political Students interested in developing I teach Modern and Contemporary I am teaching Chinese, and classes philosophy courses and an an ‘international’ mindset must Japanese Literature in English related to migration. I specialize in introductory international relations understand the mechanisms behind translation here at SILS. You migration studies, especially Chinese course. There's a world of ideas the process of communication. may find it a little strange to Diaspora, statelessness and people available to you at SILS, so I Linguistics is the discipline which read Japanese novels in English with multiple citizenships. I am translation when you can encourage you
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