Seminar

We are researching ways to improve homes and towns by utilizing sociological research methods and engaging with the local community. In our seminars, we are working on the "Egae MAP Project" which aims to revitalize the area around the university. Through data-based research and analysis, and group presentations and peer evaluations, students will acquire the ability to make evidence-based proposals and express themselves.

Using card games and other activities, students will actively learn about "carbon neutral," which is a system that subtracts greenhouse gas emissions from absorption to achieve net zero. Students will learn together with students who want to improve the area they live in or who are interested in public work, such as becoming a civil servant. In order to stop global warming, students will think together about greenhouse gas reduction measures that are appropriate for their area.

In seminars, students will actively exchange ideas and work on planning how to understand and deal with "heart" issues. With the goal of expanding the scope of "peer support," where students support each other, we will be carrying out projects such as student exchange meetings and the "Summer Children" project, which creates a place for local children. With "the ability to communicate x the ability to connect" as our keywords, we will hone our communication skills through trial and error to think about, express, and communicate about the invisible "heart," and from there we will build strong connections with people.

In the third year, students will learn the basics of management in general, aiming to acquire practical business management and business administration knowledge. In the fourth year, students will learn how to utilize the knowledge they have acquired through interviews with managers and business practitioners and real-life examples. Students will be challenged to learn how to intersect with the real world and ways of thinking to find the best thing to do.

In fieldwork at tourism business sites and tourist destinations, students will apply the current tourism trends and basics of tourism studies learned in the seminar to think of ways to revitalize the region. A feature of this program is that it involves a lot of group work and a lot of interaction with people who are working to revitalize tourism in the region. We hope that students who love traveling and want to study tourism will become interested in various regions.