Keio University

Subjects Offered

This page introduces the subjects offered by the Faculty of Law’s Department of Political Science. For details, please refer to the syllabi in the course registration guide.

Political Science Subjects

Required Foundational Subjects

Introduction to Political Theory, Introduction to Political Thought, Introduction to Politics in Japan, Introduction to Area Studies and Comparative Politics, International Relations

Elective and Affiliated Subjects

Introduction to Political Thought

Political Culture, Theory of Democratic Thought, History of Modern Political Thought, Political Philosophy, Medieval Political Thought, and others

Introduction to Political And Sociological Theories

Public Policy and Administration, Social Stratification, Mass Communication Studies, Modern Social Theory, Local Community, Contemporary Australia, Political Process, Social Research, Gender and Sexuality, etc.

⁨⁩Politics of Japan

Diplomatic History of Japan, History of Japanese Political Movements, The Legislative Process, Japanese Political History in Postwar Japan, Japanese Intellectual History, etc.

Area Studies and Comparative Politics

\Contemporary African History, Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies, Political History of China, Political History of America, Contemporary South East Asia, Special Seminar on the Ideology of Development, Korean Peninsula and International Relations of East Asia, etc.

International relations

International Politics, History of Western Diplomacy, History of Japanese Diplomacy, Security Studies, Modern Korean Studies, Modern South Asian Studies, International Relations in Modern Europe, International Communication Studies, etc.

Seminars

Seminars

Readings

Readings

Introductory Courses in Political Science

Japan And the Powers in the Postwar Period

Foreign Languages Course

Required Subject

English, German, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, etc.

Elective Subjects

English, German, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Arabic, Latin, Greek, Portuguese, Italian, etc.

Humanities Subjects

Elective Subjects

Music, Historical Development Of Scientific Thoughts, Chinese Classics, Art and Culture Theory, Linguistics, Linguistic Epistemology, Sex in Society, Science of Religion, Area Studies on Culture, The Human Condition, Literature, etc.

Natural Sciences

Elective Subjects

Chemistry; Biology; Physics; Basic Calculus; Basic Statistics; Natural Science Theory; Land, Water and Life; Psychology, etc.

Mathematics/Statistical Information Processing

Elective Subjects

Mathematics, Statistics, Information Processing, Statistical Information Processing, etc.

Social Science Subjects

Required Subject

Sociology, Law, Constitutional Law, Economic Discourse

Mandatory Elective Subjects

Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Civil Law, Economic Policy, Public Finance, International Economics

Elective Subjects

Civil Law, Commercial Law, Labor Law, Economic Law, Criminology, Econometrics, Japanese Economy, Finance, Social Security, Business Administration, Accounting, etc.

Physical Education

Elective Lecture

Lecture on Physical Education

Elective Practical Skills

Physical Activity

Elective Subjects

Elective Subjects

Courses equivalent to humanities, natural sciences, or social sciences offered by other departments or faculties, or by university-affiliated research centers and institutes approved by the Faculty Board.