Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 53004001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 社会的なものと人間
Subject Name
(Katakana)
シャカイテキナモノトニンゲン
Subject Name in
English
Society and Human Being
Instructor SHIN JAEYOUL
Instructor
(Katakana)
シン ゼヨル
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds1-4:IAS K109
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 05 : Sociology
Eligible Students Students who want to understand individuals and society from a sociological perspective
Keywords  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Law / Political Sciences / Sociology / Economics / Education
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”. 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understand individuals and society from a sociological perspective 
Class Schedule lesson1 Are Humans Special?
lesson2 Sociological Understanding of Humans: Socialization and the Formation of the Social Human
lesson3 The Cultural Human
lesson4 Human Language
lesson5 Emotions and Social Relationships
lesson6 The Sociology of Human Relationships
lesson7 Humans Who Wage War
lesson8 Humans Who Seek Peace
lesson9 Economic Systems and Humans
lesson10 Humans as Consumers
lesson11 Humans in the AI Era
lesson12 AI Utilization and Ethics
lesson13 Examining Society: Inequality, Discrimination, and Us
lesson14 Examining Society: Community Consciousness and Solidarity
lesson15 Wrap-up: Sociological imagination 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
There are no textbooks. The lecturer distributes the materials. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Forms, moodle
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
he lecturer recommends students to read related materials and reference literatures 
Requirements  
Grading Method Final report (50%), A reaction paper in each class(20%), Discussion(30%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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