Important notes in choosing "non-English foreign language courses"
February, 2024
This page provides instructions and important notices when you choose non-English foreign language courses you wish to take in the page named "Survey on registration for foreign language courses" of UCARO.
Please carefully read the matters shown below and "Reference for Selecting a Second Language Subject" included in Student's Guide to be issued in February, 2024, before registering the courses.
※Please note that students of the Department of Integrated Global Studies, School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, are required to access and complete the form using the QR code or URL provided in the Student's Guide.
| ・Please choose two different language courses you wish to take (excluding English) | |
| ・Please be aware that you may not be registered in your desired language courses if there are any errors of required information or mistakes such as selecting the same language. | |
| ・If you choose French, German, Chinese, Korean or Spanish, please also choose whether or not you would like to take the intensive language courses(*). | |
| *Intensive language courses are intended for students desiring further study of the foreign language they chose, offering four (4) classes a week along with the basic foreign language courses. | |
| *Depending on school/department you are enrolled in, a choice of "No" can be only selected in this survey. However, even if you answer "No" in this survey, it will be possible to take the intensive language courses by following the prescribed procedure during the course registration period after entering the university. | |
| ・As for the admitted students in schools/departments that regard the basic language courses as optional subjects to take, if they would not like to take non-English foreign language courses, please choose "I will NOT take any language courses because they are optional." However, the admitted students in the Program of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, and the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, are required to take the non-English foreign language courses. Also, if the admitted students in School of the Medicine Program of Health Sciences take non-English foreign languages courses, the credits can be counted as the requirements for graduation. | |
| ・For international students, the Japanese Language/ Japanese Affairs subjects offered by Morito Institute of Global Higher Education can be treated as equivalents to non-English foreign language subjects in some schools/ departments. If you wish to take the Japanese Language/ Japanese Affairs subjects, please select "I will NOT take any language courses because I am an international student who will take ONLY Japanese language courses.". Please note that you need to apply for a Japanese language placement test administered by Morito Institute of Global Higher Education before taking the Japanese Language/ Japanese Affairs subjects. For more details, please ask the support office of your school/ department. | |
| See the appendix below. In addition to the basic foreign language courses, students will be required to take either "Basic English usage" (which is one of the English courses and requires the registration after enrollment)" or "Intensive foreign language". Therefore, if you wish to take the intensive foreign language courses, please make sure to choose "希望する" in the survey. In that case, however, Arabic and Russian are not allowed to select. |
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Reference: AY2024 curriculum of non-English foreign language courses (course registration list by school/department)
| School | Department, etc | No. of Credits | Registration category | Remarks | |
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| Basic | |||||
| School of Integrated Arts and Sciences | Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | |
| Department of Integrated Global Studies |
See the Student's Guide, issued in February. |
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| School of Letters | Department of Humanities | 4 | Required | See the appendix below. In addition to the basic foreign language, students will be required to take either basic english usage (English courses, registration procedure after enrollment) or intensive foreign language. However, if you select an intensive foreign language, you cannot select Arabic or Russian. | |
| School of Education | Cluster 1 | Program in Elementary School Teacher Education | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. |
| Program in Special Needs School Teacher Education | 0 | Optional | Credits acquired in basic foreign language courses and intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Cluster 2 | Program in Science Education | 0 | Optional | Credits acquired in basic foreign language courses and intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | |
| Program in Mathematics Education | 2 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Program in Technology and Information Education | 0 | Optional | Credits acquired in basic foreign language courses and intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Program in Social Studies Education | 0 | Optional | Credits acquired in basic foreign language courses and intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Cluster 3 | Program in Japanese Language and Culture Education | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | |
| Program in English Language and Culture Education | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Program in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language | 8 | Elective/Required | Please register for both a basic foreign language course equivalent to four credits and a intensive language courses equivalent to four credits. You cannot choose Arabic or Russian. |
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| Cluster 4 | Program in Health and Sports Sciences Education | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | |
| Program in Human Life Sciences Education | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Program in Music Culture Education | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Program in Art Education | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Cluster 5 | Program in Educational Studies | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | |
| Program in Psychology | 0 | Optional | Credits acquired in basic foreign language courses and intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| School of Law | Department of Law (Day Course) | 4 | Elective/Required |
Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation of "free elective slot". You cannot choose Arabic or Russian. |
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| Department of Law (Evening Course) | 0 | Optional |
Earned credits can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. |
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| School of Economics | Department of Economics (Day Course) | 4 | Elective/Required | Credits acquired in intensive language courses can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | |
| Department of Economics (Evening Course) | 0 | Optional |
Earned credits can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. Choose one language from among French, German and Chinese. |
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| School of Science | Department of Mathematics | 4 | Elective/Required | ||
| Department of Physics | 0 | Optional | A maximum of two credits earned can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Department of Chemistry | 4 | Elective/Required | |||
| Department of Biological Science | 0 | Optional | Earned credits can be included in the calculation of the credits required for graduation. | ||
| Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science | 2 | Elective/Required | |||
| School of Medicine | Program of Medicine | 4 | Elective/Required | Choose one foreign language from among French, German and Chinese. | |
| Program of Health Sciences | 0 | Optional | Course registration equivalent to four credits is preferable. Choose one language from among French, German and Chinese. |
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| School of Dentistry | Program of Dentistry | 4 | Elective/Required | Choose one language from among French, German and Chinese. | |
| Program of Oral Health Sciences | 4 | Elective/Required | Choose one language from among French, German and Chinese. | ||
| School of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences (six-year course) | 0 | Optional | Course registration equivalent to four credits is preferable.Choose one language from among French, German and Chinese. |
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| Program of Medicinal Sciences (four-year course) | 0 | Optional | Course registration equivalent to four credits is preferable.Choose one language from among French, German and Chinese. | ||
| School of Engineering | Cluster 1 | 2 | Elective/Required | ||
| Cluster 2 | 2 | Elective/Required | |||
| Cluster 3 | 2 | Elective/Required | |||
| Cluster 4 | 2 | Elective/Required | |||
| Special Engineering Course | 2 | Elective/Required | |||
| School of Applied Biological Science | Department of Applied Biological Science | 4 | Elective/Required | ||
| School of Informatics and Data Science | Department of Informatics and Data Science |
2 | Elective/Required | ||
Students in School of Letters are required to decide on their own specified education/study program prior to moving up to the second year. Also, depending on your desired field of study, the basic foreign language courses suggested to take differ, so please use the appendix below as a reference.
（Appendix）
| School | Specified Education/Study Program | Field of Study | Suggested basic foreign language courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Letters | Philosophy, Thought/Culture | Western philosophy | German |
| Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies | No special suggestion | ||
| Ethics | German | ||
| Chinese thought and culture | Chinese | ||
| History | Japanese history | No special suggestion | |
| Oriental history | Chinese or French | ||
| Western history | European language/English | ||
| Geography, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage | Geography | No special suggestion | |
| Archaeology | No special suggestion | ||
| Cultural heritage | No special suggestion | ||
| Japanese/Chinese Language and Culture | Japanese language and culture | No special suggestion | |
| Chinese language and culture | Chinese ※Taking intensive language courses is preferable. |
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| Western Literatures/Languages and Linguistics | English literature and language | German or French | |
| German literature and language | German | ||
| French literature and language | French | ||
| Linguistics |
No special suggestion |
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