College of Humanities, School of Humanities and Culture

College of Humanities offer four majors：Philosophy, History, Archaeology and Folklore, and Linguistics. These majors provide a total of 17 programs as follows.

• Philosophy: Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies
• History: Japanese History, Oriental History, European History, Historical Geography
• Archaeology and Folklore: Prehistory and Archaeology, Folklore and Cultural Anthropology
• Linguistics: General Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Japanese Linguistics, Chinese Linguistics, English Linguistics, French Linguistics, German Linguistics, Russian Linguistics

Students in their first and second years are required to take courses in foreign languages and other liberal arts to acquire basic skills and knowledge needed for majoring in humanities. They are also required to take introductory courses offered in their major to establish a basic understanding of the field.
In the third year, students enter one of the programs in their major and start engaging in literature research and fieldwork related to their field of study to enrich their understanding.
In the fourth year, they write a graduation thesis as an opportunity to exhibit their expertise they have developed in the four years.

College of Humanities