About Sub-majors
At the Faculty of Law, “Humanities Seminars” and “Natural Sciences Seminars” are offered in the third and fourth years, enabling students to continue and deepen their studies in the humanities and natural sciences undertaken in the first and second years. If a student achieves a defined level of academic accomplishment in a field studied systematically over four years, the student will be certified as having completed a sub-major and will be awarded a “Faculty of Law Sub-major Eligibility Certificate” upon graduation.
The sub-major certification system also encourages students to explore new fields of knowledge unhindered by existing academic disciplines. Students are not required to focus exclusively on a single field; for example, they may take seminars in both the humanities and natural sciences and write a thesis spanning both fields.
For further details, please refer to “About the Faculty of Law Sub-major Certification System” on the Keio University Student Website.
Sample Sub-major Themes (Humanities Seminars / Natural Sciences Seminars)
American Music Culture
Religions and Societies of the World
Franco-Japanese Exchange
Arab Voices: Through the Media
The Social And Cultural History Of The United States
Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
Modern Japanese Thought and Culture
Reading and Writing Novels
Analyzing Language: Seeking the Joy of Discovery
Russian Culture and Society
Contemporary German Studies
Performing Arts Research: Looking at American Culture
British Culture/Society and Media
Société française
Reading World Literature
Modern and Contemporary British Culture and Society
Latin American Culture and Society
Security in China and East Asia
Understanding Contemporary Britain Through Short Literary Works
Bridging the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences: Learning Environmental History
Issues in the Life Sciences
Fluid Dynamics
For a list of the Humanities and Natural Sciences Seminars offered in the current academic year, as well as outstanding graduation projects from previous years, please visit the Keio University Student Website.