Minors / Humanities and Natural Sciences Seminars

The Faculty of Law offers many courses, including foreign languages, humanities, and natural sciences, with the aim of acquiring broad knowledge and fostering a liberal arts education. However, it goes without saying that knowledge and education only lead to the formation of a comprehensive perspective when they are systematically structured. For example, the system is designed so that students can learn systematically while building up their knowledge, such as with "Regional Culture Studies" ranging from I to IV.

Furthermore, "Humanities Seminars" and "Natural Sciences Seminars" are established for third- and fourth-year students, allowing them to continue deepening their studies in the fields of humanities and natural sciences that they have learned in their first and second years. If a student achieves certain results in a field they have studied systematically over four years, it will be certified as a "Minor," and a "Faculty of Law Minor Certificate" will be awarded upon graduation.

The Minor certification system also encourages the exploration of new fields of "knowledge" that are not bound by existing academic disciplines. There is no need to be restricted to the models mentioned above; for example, it is possible to take both a Humanities Seminar and a Natural Sciences Seminar and write a thesis that spans both the humanities and natural sciences.

For details, please refer to "About the Faculty of Law Minor Certification System" on the Keio University Student Website.

Please visit the Keio University Student Website for a list of Humanities and Natural Sciences Seminars offered this academic year, as well as outstanding past graduation projects.