| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Doctoral Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Law and Politics Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMDB0110 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
特別研究I |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
トクベツケンキュウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Research |
| Instructor |
TAKADA KYOKO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タカダ キョウコ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Senda |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Thur3-4 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| student presentations and discussions |
| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
01
:
Law |
| Eligible Students |
See the Japanese version syllabus for details. |
| Keywords |
Family Law, Gender Law |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course aims to train researchers or highly skilled professionals who are capable of independently conducting advanced and original research in law and disseminating academically significant findings both domestically and internationally. The objectives of this course are for students to acquire the following abilities:
1. The ability to formulate research questions and conduct research independently as an autonomous scholar
2. The ability to systematically review prior research and establish the originality and novelty of one’s own study
3. Advanced theoretical and methodological analytical skills in legal research
4. The ability to produce research outcomes of publishable quality in the form of scholarly articles
5. The ability to conduct research in a planned and sustained manner toward the completion of a doctoral dissertation |
| Class Schedule |
Session 1: Orientation; confirmation of research themes, directions, and research plans
Sessions 2–12: Progress reports on research and discussion
Sessions 13–14: Preparation for summarizing the semester’s research results
Session 15: Presentation of semester research results |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
To be specified during the course. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Students are expected to complete the necessary preparatory and follow-up work for their presentations independently. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Grades will be determined comprehensively based on participation in the seminar, presentations, contributions to discussions, and research results. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |