With the goals to educate people who wish to pursue an active career on the international stage, and to promote student interchange, Ochanomizu University offers a series of lectures in English.

Theme Ⅰ : Contemporary Perspectives on Social Policy, Education, Family and Development

This class, taught by an interdisciplinary team of five professors, will present various perspectives on social policy, education, family and child development in contemporary Japan. Each session consists of lectures and discussions. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions.

Theme II : Latest Topics in Natural Sciences and Contribution of Japan

Nature is filled with structurally diverse or differently-colored substances and living creatures. The physical nature of form (structure or assembly) and color is figured out by the sciences, especially mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and information science. The lectures examine and explain the science on form and color, and are given in English by teaching staff in the Faculty of Science.

Theme III : Globalized Aesthetics: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Developments in Contemporary Art, Architecture, and Literature

This program aims to offer students a comprehensive introduction to contemporary international responses to the visual arts, architecture, and literature. The course will consider recent developments in the above major areas before turning to detailed examination of their critical reception.

Check! Summer Program in English 2013 at
http://www.ocha.ac.jp/intl/ocgl/others/summerprograms_eng.html#ENG_SP_13