foreign language education
At Faculty of Letters, students select two required language courses from English, German, French, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Italian upon enrollment. (International students are generally required to take Japanese and English.) Additionally, Greek and Latin are also offered at Faculty of Letters and can be taken as general education courses (Series surgery).
Language Courses Offered at Faculty of Letters
Language courses other than those offered by Faculty of Letters
In addition to the language courses primarily offered by Faculty of Letters, students can also take language courses offered by the foreign language education Center and The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies as General Education Courses (Series surgery) or optional subject. (Depending on the major, some of these courses may also be taken as required second-year language courses.) However, registration requires completing the prescribed procedures during the course registration period.
The foreign language education Center (Special Courses and Open courses)
The "Special Courses" and "Open courses" offered by Research Center for Foreign Language Education include approximately 100 courses in 10 languages and 130 courses, respectively. A wide variety of classes are available, including those at the super-advanced level and those specializing in specific skills. For more details, please check the Research Center for Foreign Language Education website.
The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies Special Lectures
The The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies Special Lectures are offered at the Mita campus. You can learn languages not offered by Faculty of Letters, such as Sanskrit, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Burmese. For detailed information, please check the course syllabi on the The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies website or by logging into keio.jp.