Educational and research objectives and three policies
Educational and research objectives and three policies
We would like to introduce the educational and research objectives, educational policy, and three policies of the Graduate School of Graduate School of Literature, Department of History, Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School.
Educational and research objectives
Department of History aims to train highly skilled professionals who can contribute to society in research, education, etc. by establishing themselves through historical research and cultivating the ability to objectively analyze the complex current world situation. In the Master's course, students acquire deep and wide academic knowledge in a specialized field and develop high-level research ability, while in the Doctoral course, the main objective is to add new knowledge to the conventional academic standard through original research in a specialized field, contribute to the advancement of culture, and develop the ability to supervise research in a specialized field.
Three Policies for the Master's Program
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Diploma Policy (Policy for Completion Certification and Awarding of Degrees)
■ Knowledge and skills
They understand the academic procedures for researching history and archaeology, identify problems on their own, and acquire specialized methods for solving them.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Students will acquire the ability to precisely analyze historical materials and conduct fieldwork, develop historical thinking skills, and be able to logically express the content of their research in writing, such as a master's thesis.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
Through learning methods of historical criticism and academic procedures, students will hone their skills and expressive abilities and have the desire to understand contemporary society based on historical thinking. -
Curriculum Policy (Policy for creating and implementing educational courses)
■ Knowledge and skills
Focusing on your major, you will study a wide range of related fields, such as Japanese history, Eastern history, Western history, and archaeology, to develop specialist knowledge and an interdisciplinary international perspective.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Students will learn methods such as historical criticism and fieldwork both at home and abroad, and will improve their skills through research presentations and discussions, nurturing the ability to widely publish their research papers.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
Students will acquire the ability to independently discover problems, think about them, and seek to solve them, and will be able to give back to society through academic contributions that shed light on the historical formation of modern society. -
Admission Policy
■ Knowledge and skills
Possess knowledge of history and archaeology equivalent to a university graduate, and the ability to read and analyze languages and ancient documents required in the field of study.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Be able to logically express your knowledge and interests in history and archaeology in a research paper (such as a graduation thesis).
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
Based on his interest in history and archaeology, he is eager to deepen his historical understanding of the changing world situation, culture, humanity and society, and is enthusiastic about researching his field of specialization.
Three Policies for the Doctoral Program
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Diploma Policy (Policy for Completion Certification and Awarding of Degrees)
■ Knowledge and skills
They have advanced knowledge of historical and archaeological research, and have acquired highly specialized methods for independently identifying problems and seeking to solve them.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Students will gain a deep understanding of the research situation, acquire historical thinking skills based on precise analysis of historical materials, and be able to publish original research results in the form of a doctoral dissertation.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
They are eager to make academic contributions from an international and interdisciplinary perspective and to bring new knowledge to their respective academic fields. -
Curriculum Policy (Policy for creating and implementing educational courses)
■ Knowledge and skills
While learning step by step how to analyze historical materials and clarify their historical positioning, students will study related fields such as Japanese history, Eastern history, Western history, and archaeology, focusing on their major, and will develop highly specialized knowledge and an interdisciplinary international perspective.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Based on historical criticism, students will learn methods such as fieldwork both at home and abroad, and develop the ability to publish the results of their research in the form of a doctoral dissertation.
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
Students will be able to publish research papers on their own research topics, and use highly historical thinking to contribute to the understanding of contemporary society while also widely disseminating their research methods. -
Admission Policy
■ Knowledge and skills
Possess in-depth knowledge of history and archaeology equivalent to that of a master's degree student, and the ability to read and analyze languages and ancient documents required in the field of specialization.
■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Be able to logically express specialized knowledge and interests in history and archaeology in research papers (such as master's thesis).
■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
Through their interest in history and archaeology, they seek to deepen their historical understanding of the changing world situation, culture, people and society, and are motivated to pursue research in their field of specialization.
