WASEDA UNIVERSITY Admissions Office SCHOOL OF School of International Liberal Studies 1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 169-8050 TEL : +81-3-5286-1716 FAX : +81-3-5286-9736 I NTERNATIONAL E-mail : [email protected] Website ▶ https://www.waseda.jp/fire/sils/en/ SILS Search LIBERAL STUDIES 2020 Asakusa Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Tokyo Skytree Kabukiza Theatre Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo Tower (Toyosu Market) Tokyo Station Toranomon Hills Tokyo - Study in the Capital of Japan #1 in Asia (A.T. Kearney Global City Ranking 2017) #2 Most Liveable City in the World (Monocle Quality of Life Survey 2018) #3 Best Student Cities Ranking (QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2018) #4 World's Most Important City (Global Power City Index 2018) Nurture Your Dreams at SILS Crossing Borders, Sharing Cultures, Inventing the Future The School of International Liberal Studies (SILS) is Waseda University’s flagship school for the globally minded. SILS was founded in 2004 in an ambitious attempt to break the mold. Unlike most universities in Japan at the time, SILS conducted its classes in English, actively welcomed international students, and made it mandatory for students whose mother tongue is Japanese to study abroad for one year. Message from the Dean Now, over ten years later, a third of SILS students are from outside Japan, and these international students represent around 50 countries and regions in Asia and also in the West and Africa, etc. Likewise, SILS has a multinational and globally fluent faculty. In this way, SILS offers a multicultural and multilingual Welcome to SILS! SILS is a community to freely learn various subjects in an community that is a veritable microcosm of the world at large. In this community, you will encounter many different personalities, values, and ideas, allowing international environment where students independently acquire in English you to broaden your horizons. the know-how to solve new and complicated problems, with help from the SILS has become one of Japan’s leading institutions offering a liberal arts degree program in English. Building on its existing strengths, the school continues faculty. its relentless drive to innovate and evolve. The innovative programs we offer at SILS include the Concentration Program, the APM Program and an exchange In order to cope with current challenges, it is also necessary for a student program welcoming around 350 international students a year. Once you have studied in this environment for four years, you will be impressed by how much to have new and multiple viewpoints and they should adopt a cross-sectoral you have grown. and inter-disciplinary approach to tackle these challenges. SILS students are strongly advised to read classics of all ages and countries, to learn various languages, and to enhance their awareness about the cultures of the world. This will facilitate their exchanges with teachers and friends through discussions and activities which will facilitate them with other fields of study. We hope that with the aim to become all-rounders who will flexibly adapt to the future, students will nurture a personality with a broad worldview and CONTENTS liberal ideas rich in various aspects. Good luck and all the best! Message from the Dean ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3 Governance, Peace, Human Rights Japanese Language Education ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・17 and International Relations ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・10 Dean / Professor Waseda at a Glance ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4 One-Year Study Abroad ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・18 School of International Liberal Studies Waseda University Communication ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・11 What Makes SILS Unique? ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5 Featured Programs ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・19 Expression ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・12 Liberal Arts at SILS ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6 Career Paths ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・22 Taisaku IKESHIMA Culture, Mind and Body, PROFILE Life, Environment, ・ and Community ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・13 Campus Facilities ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・24 Matter and Information ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 7 Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws and Doctor of the Science of Law, Keio University; DES en relations internationales (Droit), Université de Genève (IUHEI) 4 years at SILS ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・14 Expenses, Scholarships, and Dormitories ・・・26 Philosophy, Religion and History ・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8 From April 2006:Associate Professor at the School of International Liberal Studies (SILS), Waseda University The World in Your Classroom ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・16 Faculty ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・27 From April 2008:Professor at SILS, Waseda University Economy and Business ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 9 From September 2018:Dean of SILS, Waseda University 2 3 Waseda What Makes at a Glance SILS Unique? Medium of Instruction Admission Established in 1882 English April ・ September 640,000 7 10,606 Prime Ministers One-Year / Semester Alumni CEOs in Japan Exchange Students International Students International Students from QS Japan University QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2019 Countries / Regions Rankings 2019 in Japanese per year % in Japanese Private 30 50 in the World 350 Private Universities #1 Universities #1 #27 Overall Student Students Studying Abroad Satisfaction 98.2 ％ 500 per year Language CLIL Languages Education in (Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish ) 27 Programs 4 * Content and Language Integrated Learning * See p. 19 Only for SILS Partner Exchange Agreements 21 Programs in 5 with Double Degree Programs Overseas 16 Countries * See p. 18 848 Institutions Average Class Size for Seminars + * Student-to-faculty ratio million 20:1 5.8 Dormitories 800 23 Average Class Size for Lectures Library Holdings Courses Offered at SILS * Student-to-faculty ratio * The number includes language programs and language courses and seminars. : 550+ 300+ 60 1 Official Club Activities Cultural Events Concentration Programs per year * See p.15 4 11 5 life, environment, Liberal Arts at SILS matter and information Tackle global challenges from seven perspectives SILS has two broad elements. The first is a global focus in which students of One of the distinguishing features of SILS is the fact that students do not have to choose a major. Students different nationalities and cultural backgrounds learn together in English. The construct their academic programs by themselves and study a wide variety of subjects in a multi-disciplinary second is a liberal arts curriculum in which students discover their academic approach. The Science cluster offers rather unique science programs intended for students who have a broad interests by exploring a broad range of subjects. interest in the sciences, which address contemporary issues in various areas, such as biomedical sciences, artificial As part of its global focus, SILS conducts its classes in English. Why English? intelligence and data science. Students can take a wide variety of courses in biology, mathematics, physics, Nowadays, you need a solid command of English to cut it on the world stage. astronomy, earth & environmental sciences, information sciences, data science, and history of science. Students can However, this practical value is not the real reason we have adopted English. The real reason is that doing so allows us to help gain recognition for our world-class specialize in more specific area of knowledge by taking an advanced seminar and/or enrolling in a concentration standards in research. By adopting what is now the de-facto global language, we program. Professors teach their advanced seminars based on the criteria of their area of expertise. The Science can attract students and teaching staff from around the world, and the research we cluster currently offers a concentration in mathematical sciences. After studying in the Science cluster, students may produce will be accessible and transparent to a global audience. Another advantage is that it helps students to develop their critical thinking skills. Students undergo an find job opportunities in a variety of technical fields or pursue graduate studies in the sciences. epistemological process whereby they leave the comfort zone of their mother tongue and attempt to think and communicate their ideas in a different language. Through this process, they learn to contextualize their own thinking and to approach subjects or problems critically, from nuanced and multifaceted perspectives.* MESSAGE FROM THE FACULTY As for the second component—a liberal arts curriculum—the liberal arts are distinctive for their breadth. A great advantage of the liberal arts is that rather than I am a planetary scientist. Currently my major research FEATURED COURSES selecting a major from the outset, you can explore a broad range of subjects and interest is to understand the origin of life and the formation of stars and planets. Students can take my lecture courses to then narrow in on your interests. To help students develop wide-ranging academic ■ Artificial Intelligence perspectives, SILS offers seven clusters of subjects. study physics, astronomy, and mathematics at SILS. I offer a variety of courses from introductory courses (introduction ■ Basics of Life Science Each of these clusters consists of three levels of expertise: Introductory, to astronomy) for non-science majors to advanced courses ■ Dinosaurs: Discovery and Research (theoretical astrophysics) for science majors, who will apply Intermediate, and Advanced. As you progress in the