Three Policies
Admission Policy
At the Faculty of Culture and Information Science, we aim to nurture personnel who can carry out scientific research on phenomena concerning culture and humans which are difficult to capture, with flexible mindset without being bound by the framework of humanities and sciences based on the knowledge of data science and a wide variety of knowledge of cultural fields. For this purpose, we seek for the following students.
Ideal students we seek
- 1Students who have a wide variety of interests and questioning mind on various cultural phenomena surrounding humans.
- 2Students who enjoy a challenge to discover new values, without being bound by the framework of humanities and sciences.
- 3Students who are willing to undertake identification and resolution of issues with teamwork.
- 4Students who have balanced academic skills and general comprehension.
- 5Students who desire to contribute to the society by using knowledge concerning culture and humans.
Subjects desirable for students to learn prior to the enrollment
English
At the Faculty of Culture and Information Science, we aim to learn knowledge of a wide variety of cultural fields and method of data science and to analyze various phenomena concerning culture and humans. For this purpose, the research targets will be not only Japanese but also the world’s diverse culture, and students will be required to read and analyze the materials written in English and express their opinions and thoughts in English. Needless to mention the Japanese language ability, the balanced high proficiency in English will be required. Please make efforts to learn abundant vocabulary and correct grammatical knowledge as well as to further improve the four skills (read, write, listen and speak) prior to the enrollment. In addition to the studies at high schools, it will be beneficial to take outside tests such as TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests.
Japanese Language (contemporary writings)
At the Faculty of Culture and Information Science, an ability to present in an understandable way is required, upon analyzing massive and complicated data and deeply understanding it. Specifically, the abilities to accurately understand the contents of precedent academic papers and oral presentation, to frame one’s ideas based on objective proofs and to express by using abundant vocabulary in an accurate and simple manner are required, and that is to say, the cultivation of Japanese language ability is required. Please attempt to read extensively and intensively a wide variety of genres of books, especially editorial articles to the extent possible, by paying attention to the phrases and expressions you meet for the first time and reasoning method. This approach is not only useful when writing reports and academic papers but also is a basic training required to nurture a logical thinking ability. The Japanese language ability is the logical thinking ability pursued in undergraduate studies and research.
Mathematics
At the Faculty of Culture and Information Science, we will engage in the analyzation of cultural phenomena in a broad sense by using the method of data science. For this approach, it is very important to have knowledge in various concepts of mathematics and a way to think mathematically. Not a cosmetic ability such as that you can count or solve an issue, but an ability to think logically and deeply will be necessary. Please take conscious efforts to develop these abilities when studying mathematical subjects at high schools. As knowledge and skills to analyze data by using data science, knowledge of statistics and information science is necessary, and mathematics form the basis of such knowledge. Mathematics learned at high schools is the basis of higher level science, and it is not only beneficial when studying at universities but also when engaging in social activities. We raise expectations on your proactive learning of mathematics at high schools.
Curriculum Policy
Organization and operation policy
- In order to cultivate personnel who can identify and solve issues by scientifically researching phenomena concerning culture and humans, we establish research-oriented curriculum comprised of required courses, elective courses I and II and free elective courses.
- Students will learn under the required courses, hypothesis formulation concerning culture and humans and basic knowledge and skills of scientific research (17 credits), under the elective course I, diversity of culture and data science in A through C groups (56 credits) and under the elective course II, a wide range of literacy and basic proficiency of foreign languages in D through G groups (40 credits).
Knowledge and skills
- As the required courses, Culture and Information Science Practicum 1・2・3 is set in the first year to second year, where students can acquire knowledge and skills necessary to implement scientific research, observation and experiment.
- In group A under the elective course I, students aim to gain knowledge of a wide variety of cultural fields, which can be subject of the research conducted under the required courses, and from the first year to the third year, students will elect and take 20 credits or more from the lecture courses comprised of the Cultural Resources Studies Course, Linguistic Data Science Course and Behavioral Data Science Course.
- In group B under the elective course I, students aim to learn and gain knowledge and skills of data science which can be the basis of the scientific method of the research conducted under the required courses, and from the first year to the third year, students will elect and take 18 credits or more from the lecture and exercise courses comprised of the Data Analysis Course, Basic Mathematics Course and Information and Computer Course.
- In group G under the elective course II, students aim to learn and gain knowledge and skills necessary to acquire license and qualification as well as to supplement knowledge and skills in accordance with individual interests, and from the first year to the fourth year, students will take necessary credits.
Power of thinking, judgment and expression
- Through the Joint Research and Graduation Study under the required courses, students will enhance an ability to implement a research integrated both with humanities and sciences by using the knowledge and skills learned and gained from the first year to the second year.
- In group E under the elective course II, students aim to learn practical proficiency in English and will take eight credits or more of small-group English exercise courses from the first year to the second year.
- In group F under the elective course II, students aim to learn basic proficiency in foreign languages other than English, and will take 4 credits or more of small-group foreign languages exercise courses from the first year to the second year.
Independence, diversity and cooperation
- Through the Joint Research and Graduation Study under the required courses, students will foster an ability to work cooperatively, while adopting others’ perspectives. Moreover, students will build an attitude to accept diverse ways of how things are perceived, by deepening arguments on others’ research presentations in Colloquium and Advanced Colloquium.
- In group C under the elective course I, students aim to have intellectual curiosity and academic interests in culture and humans as well as to understand the importance of such scientific exploration, through various experiences, and students will elect and take 4 credits or more of the lecture courses given by the experts from various quarters from the first year to the third year.
- In group D under the elective course II, students aim to acquire flexible mindset without being bound by the framework of humanities and sciences by increasing literacy such as career formation, humanities, social science and natural science in addition to the founding spirit of Doshisha, and students will elect and take 16 credits or more from the first year to the fourth year.
Diploma Policy
Knowledge and skills
- Students will be able to acquire skills to discover ideas through the data-scientific method ranging from data collection to aggregation to analysis on phenomena concerning culture and humans which are difficult to capture, as well as to conduct scientific exploration based on a wide range of knowledge of cultural fields.
Power of thinking, judgment and expression
- Students will be able to uncover an essential issue on phenomena concerning culture and humans which are difficult to capture based on a wide range of knowledge of cultural fields.
- Students will be able to conduct scientific exploration based on hypothesis formulation, data generation and hypothesis investigation on phenomena concerning culture and humans which are difficult to capture.
Independence, diversity and cooperation
- Students will be able to capture the essence of culture and humans with flexible mindset while adopting others’ perspectives without being bound by the framework of humanities and sciences.