| Baltic Sea Region Studies in Asia
Below you find a selection of departments and centers
that offer programs related to Baltic Sea Region Studies. In addition
to a short description of the respective institution's academic
profile we also provide a link to its webpage.
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Aichi Prefectural University, Aichi, Japan
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Osaka, Japan
Reitaku University, Kashiwa, Japan
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Aichi Prefectural University
Department of German Studies
The Department of German Studies was established at Aichi Prefectural
University in 1998 as the first department of German Studies in
central Japan. The curriculum of the department consists of two
educational phases:
1) intensive training in the German language, and
2) instruction in a wide range of area studies concerning Germany
and other German-speaking countries. The aim of the former is to
help students acquire a high-level proficiency in German including
conversational and writing skills. Concerning the latter phase,
through lectures and seminars in various fields such as politics,
jurisprudence, economics, history, theater-culture, literature and
philosophy, students can acquire specialized knowledge necessary
for German Studies and at the same time a profound understanding
of international affairs.
Degrees offered: undergraduate major leading to a Bachelor
in Foreign Studies
Department
of German Studies
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Hokkaido University
Slavic Research Center
The Slavic Research Center (SRC) is the only research institute
in Japan for comprehensive Slavic-Eurasian studies. Thus it functions,
though being attached to Hokkaido University, as the national center
to lead and coordinate academic activities in this research area.
The SRC's history goes back to 1953, when a coordinating body of
researchers on Slavic-Eurasian studies was created in Hokkaido University.
This body was officially recognized as a part of the Faculty of
Law in 1955, and named the Slavic Institute. Although the main function
of the SRC is primarily research, staffs are also engaged in teaching
at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in various faculties at
Hokkaido University.
Degrees offered: MA, Ph.D. in Slavic Area Studies
Slavic
Research Center
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Iwate University
Intercultural Studies
The main target languages are English, German, French
and Russian and the object of study are countries/areas where these
languages are spoken, as well as the history of the Western World.
We aim to update the study of cultural phenomena and encourage students
to take a scientific approach and develop a wider perspective. Thus
students are expected to study the Western world as well as Japanese
culture from a global point of view. To give students a cosmopolitan
outlook and enable them to work in a variety of fields, language
training is a really important part of our curriculum.
Degrees offered: undergraduate major in Intercultural Studies
Intercultural
Studies
Department of German Language and Literature
The lectures and seminars that form the department
curriculum are divided into three basic groups of courses; those
concerned with literature cover not only the novels, poetry, drama
and other literary achievements, those with German cultural studies
cover the history of German civilization and also special fields
like cultural relationships between Germany and Japan, intercultural
communication, while those dealing with language treat both modern
linguistic theory and the German language as it has developed in
time.
Degrees offered: undergraduate major in German studies
Department
of German Language and Literature
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Osaka University of Foreign Studies
Department of Area Studies
The Department of Area Studies at Osaka University
of Foreign Studies, based on our school tradition of doing research
in cultures through languages, aims to encourage the students to
learn foreign languages and cultures from a broader point of view,
and to help them cultivate highly specialized knowledge so that
they can effectively get themselves involved in international society.
Degrees offered: undergraduate major in Russian and East
European Studies, undergraduate minor in Central and Northern European
Studies
Department
of Area Studies
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Reitaku University
German Department
By the end of the first year students have learned
sufficient conversational skills to study abroad. Students, trained
in small group programs, achieve a rich knowledge and the practical
language skills needed to promote mutual understanding between Japan
and Germany. Many students pass the standardized test of basic German
language skills (Zertifikat) given by the Goethe Institute of German
Citizens' University. From the third year on, specialized areas
of study are available, including comparative cultures and international
relations. Information is gathered from the German speaking world
through the Internet to gain perspectives on current issues.
Degrees offered: undergraduate major in German Studies
Department
of German Language and Literature
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