Course Description
In this course, we study the European and American history of modern ages and today.
The format of this course is mainly “lecture”, but students will take the “review tests” once a month (three times in total) and take part in “group discussions” to develop essential abilities of communication and presentation.
This course is related to Educational Goals 1 and 3 of General Basic Subjects.
Course Objectives
This course aims to :
1. Teach the “universality beyond history” and “diversity due to the history” of human beings.
2. On the basis of this “universality” and “diversity”, attain the abilities to understand the realities of the world including Japan, and the ability to foresee the future.
3. Each student to establish her/his own historical perspective on development of the society and how to behave in this society.
