Faculty Overview
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General/Culture/Policy
School of Cultural and Creative Studies is, as the name suggests, a faculty where you can study "culture."
"Culture" is made up of subtle and complex "interactions" within social groups formed by humans, or between social groups. However, when we talk about "interactions," the first thing that comes to mind is the relationship between humans and nature. In fact, culture is sometimes called a "second nature" built on the foundation of nature. However, we are currently experiencing all over the world that when "first nature," which is usually docile, bares its fangs, whether in the event of a disaster or an infectious disease outbreak, human culture is no match for it.
Therefore, "studying culture" inevitably becomes a "comprehensive" act. It is necessary to bring together all the wisdom of humanity, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, in complex ways.
However, this does not mean simply acquiring a broad education. It may be easier to understand if you imagine a compass. The needle is fixed at one point, while the pencil is free to move as it pleases. In terms of the undergraduate curriculum, the points at which the "needle" is stuck would be areas such as media, social design, and representational culture, or even more specific genres within those areas. However, from there, we want students to move the pencil freely and set up further sites of "involvement" all over the place. This is none other than what we call "policy."
Our goal is to develop people who can do just that, in other words, "creative global citizens." Everything from our culturally diverse faculty to our field-oriented educational curriculum is built with this goal in mind.
The world is currently in the midst of upheaval, both in human interactions and in those between humans and nature. The importance of "studying culture" and being "creative global citizens" has never been greater. It is no exaggeration to say that the very reason for the existence of our faculty is being called into question. In this climate, we feel a sense of responsibility as we re-examine the mission that has been entrusted to us. And it is precisely at times like these that we are keenly aware of the importance of returning to our original intentions.
As the world changes at an accelerating pace, School of Cultural and Creative Studies will continue to improve itself. We appreciate your continued support.
——Dean General Manager School of Cultural and Creative Studies
TAKEUCHI Takahiro
ABOUT US About School of Cultural and Creative Studies
Nurturing creative global citizens
The "Comprehensive Cultural Policy Studies" advocated by our faculty is the study of how culture and art can make our lives, our towns, and our times more vibrant. The subjects range from classics to pop culture, and also from music, video, performing arts, religion, cities, media, and many other fields. The "policy" that our faculty envisions is the wisdom to share the dreams and goals of those involved in each creative field and work together to realize them. In other words, rather than viewing culture and art as an object of appreciation or knowledge, it is a practical study that cultivates the sense to find the possibility of creating new value in it, and the ability to produce and manage it. We collaborate with cutting-edge cultural organizations, companies, creators, and artists, and actually participate in their projects. This is a challenging faculty that allows you to learn the wisdom, physical knowledge, and skills to embody it with your own hands, unlike any other university education. Let's propose and disseminate new values and senses, aiming to create and develop culture and art from Aoyama to the world.
Educational and research objectives
In accordance with the founding principles of School of Cultural and Creative Studies as a university based on Christian faith, the aim of the Faculty of Cultural Policy Studies is to cultivate global citizens who have a spirit of tolerance and can contribute to cultural exchange and mutual understanding in a variety of situations in the international community, talents who can understand diverse cultures, contribute to the creation of culture and the arts, and design various cultural and artistic environments that foster rich human lives, and talents who can deeply explore human intellectual and spiritual activities and build academic systems for the criticism, creation, and refinement of culture.
To this end, the curriculum of School of Cultural and Creative Studies includes subjects that provide a comprehensive understanding of the cultural activities of humanity, subjects that allow students to relativize and critically understand views of humanity, society, and the world, and subjects aimed at acquiring the policy capabilities to make culture and the arts a common asset of society.The Faculty also fulfills its educational objectives by offering course programs that anticipate fields of activity after graduation, and participatory education programs that open up some of the faculty research and collaborative projects with various partner organizations to students.
In addition to the education mentioned above, School of Cultural and Creative Studies aims to contribute to the development of humanity and society by conducting comprehensive research on the creation and criticism of culture, society, and the arts. To this end, it will deepen creative academic research in various fields of culture and the arts, develop policy science that will contribute to the formation and development of culture and society, and by disseminating the results of its research to the world, it will be its mission to serve the shared future of humanity.
Mid- to Long-Term Plan
School of Cultural and Creative Studies and Graduate School of Cultural and Creative Studies