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KUGF(Kansai University Global Frontier) Schedule

  • Module 1:Engineering Approach to Urban Issues
  • Module 2:Food Science & Biotechnology
  • Module 3:International Business & Entrepreneurship
  • Module 4:Japan Studies
  • Module 5:Language Teaching & Communication
  • Module 6:Studies on Foreign Affairs
  • Module 7:Fundamentals for Social Science Studies
  • Module 8:Applied Science and Engineering
  • Skill Up for Studying Abroad
  • Japanese as a Second Language

Spring term (April 1, 2019–September 20, 2019)

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1st period
(9:00am-10:30am)		 Japanese (1-a) Japanese (1-b) Japanese (1-a) Japanese (1-b)  
Japanese (3-a) Japanese (3-b) Japanese (3-a) Japanese (3-b)  
Japanese (5-a) Japanese (5-b) Japanese (5-a) Japanese (5-b)  
  Japanese Philosophy and Thoughts ◆ Structure of Language
(discourse and meaning) ■		    
    Cross-Cultural Competence (A2) ●    
2nd period
(10:40am-12:10pm)		 Japanese (2-a) Japanese (2-b) Japanese (2-a) Japanese (2-b) Science of Washoku
(Japanese Cuisine) ◆
Japanese (4-a) Japanese (4-b) Japanese (4-a) Japanese (4-b) Early Foreign Language Education ■
Japanese (6-a)-1 Japanese (6-b)-1 Japanese (6-a)-1 Japanese (6-b)-1 Methods of Comparative Analysis
(ENG and JPN Communication) ◆
Japanese (6-a)-2 Japanese (6-b)-2 Japanese (6-a)-2 Japanese (6-b)-2  
  Information and Communication Technologies ◆ Disaster Transport Planning ◆    
    Natural Disaster Risks ◆    
lunch break(12:10pm-1:00pm)
3rd period
(1:00pm-2:30pm)		 Seminar in Japanology
(Japanese Budo: An Intro. to Kendo) ◆ 		Japanese History
(The History and Culture of Medieval Japan) ◆		 Foundation for Academic English ▲ Seminar in Japanology
(War and Conflict through JPN Film) ◆		 Japanese Arts ◆
Contemporary Japan
(Understanding Japan)		 Research Methods for Social Sciences ◆ Presentation Skills (A2) ▲ Communication in Japanese Society
(Business Japanese)		 Academic Discussions & Debates ▲
  Cross-Cultural Competence (A1) ▲ Contemporary Gender Studies◆    
  Contemporary Japan
(Japan in Mass Media I)		 Japanese Industries and Companies
(The Global Competition) ◆		    
  Japanese Law and Politics ◆      
4th period
(2:40pm-4:10pm)		 Communication in Japanese Society
(JPN Corporate Culture)		 Area Studies
(Europe I) ◆		 Critical Thinking for Social and Global Issues ◆ Japanese Popular Culture
(Postwar Japanese Culture) ◆		 Global Sociology ◆
Area Studies (India) ◆ Academic Writing Practice ● KUGF Independent Study
(English Skills Development) (A2) ●		 Field-Based Learning (Society and Workplace Culture in Japan) KUGF Independent Study
(English Skills Development) (A1) ●
Japanese Culture
(JPN Culture and Contemporary Literature) ◆		 ASEAN Studies ▲   Social decision making in Systems Design Engineering ◆ Communication in Japanese Society
(Learning Kansai I)
  Contemporary Japan
(Researching Japan)		   Seminar in Japanology
(The Japanese Language and Society) ◆		 Japanese Literature
(Intro. to Classical JPN Literature) ◆
  Second Language Acquisition ■     Environmental Biology ◆
        KUGF Field Study
(Global Awareness I) ▲
5th period
(4:20pm-5:50pm)		 International Development ◆ Presentation Skills (A1) ▲ TOEFL Score up Training I (A2) ●    
TOEFL Score up Training I (A1) ● Communication in Japanese Society
(Learning Kansai II)		 TOEFL Score up Training II (A1) ▲    
TOEFL Score up Training II (A2) ▲ Comparative Asian Cultures Studies ◆ KUGF Independent Study
(Doing a research in English) ▲		    

Autumn term (September 21, 2019-March 31, 2020)

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1st period
(9:00am-10:30am)		 Japanese (1-a) Japanese (1-b) Japanese (1-a) Japanese (1-b) Japanese Popular Culture
(Postwar Japanese Culture) ◆
Japanese (3-a) Japanese (3-b) Japanese (3-a) Japanese (3-b) Marketing of Food, Alcohol and Cosmetics ◆
Japanese (5-a) Japanese (5-b) Japanese (5-a) Japanese (5-b)  
International Development ◆   Planning and Modelling for Sustainable Society ◆ Polysaccharide Science ◆  
    Cross-Cultural Competence (B2) ●    
2nd period
(10:40am-12:10pm)		 Japanese (2-a) Japanese (2-b) Japanese (2-a) Japanese (2-b) Food Safety ◆
Japanese (4-a) Japanese (4-b) Japanese (4-a) Japanese (4-b) Ed. Tech. & Materials Development in FLT ■
Japanese (6-a)-1 Japanese (6-b)-1 Japanese (6-a)-1 Japanese (6-b)-1 Methods of Comparative Analysis
(ENG and JPN Communication) ◆
Japanese (6-a)-2 Japanese (6-b)-2 Japanese (6-a)-2 Japanese (6-b)-2 Foundation for Academic English ▲
TOEFL Score up Training II (B1) ▲   Japanese Science and Technology ◆    
lunch break(12:10pm-1:00pm)
3rd period
(1:00pm-2:30pm)		 Seminar in Japanology
(Japanese Budo: An Intro. To Naginata) ◆		 Japanese History
(Bushido: The Way of the Warrior) ◆		 ASEAN Studies ▲ Marketing in Japan (B1) ▲ Japanese Society ◆
Contemporary Japan
(Understanding Japan)		 Individual Differences in Language Learning ■ Presentation Skills (B2) ▲ Japanese Culture
(Modern culture and Post-war History) ◆		 Linguistic Analysis
(English) ■
Field-Based Learning
(Society and Workplace Culture in Japan)		 Information and Communication Technologies ◆ Contemporary Gender Studies◆ Communication in Japanese Society
(Business Japanese)		 Academic Discussions & Debates ▲
International Business Communication ■ Japanese Economy
(Topics in Japanese Economy and Discussion) ◆		   Japanese Industries and Companies
(The Global Competition) ◆		 Japan in International Affairs ◆
        Environmental Biology ◆
4th period
(2:40pm-4:10pm)		 Food Production and Supply in Global Societies ◆ Japanese Religion ◆ Critical Thinking for Social and Global Issues ◆ Marketing in Japan (B2) ◆ Biotechnology and Bioethics ◆
TOEFL Score up Training II (B2) ▲ Research Methods for Social Sciences ◆ KUGF Independent Study
(English Skills Development) (B2) ●		 Contemporary Japan
(Japan in Mass Media II)		 KUGF Independent Study
(English Skills Development) (B1) ●
Communication in Japanese Society
(JPN Corporate Culture)		 Japanese Computerization and Society ◆   Seminar in Japanology
(The Japanese Language and Society) ◆		 KUGF Independent Study
(Doing a research in English) ▲
  Academic Writing Practice ●     Communication in Japanese Society
(Learning Kansai I)
  Contemporary Japan
(Researching Japan)		     Japanese Literature
(Survey of Post-1945) ◆
  Business & Japanese People ◆      
5th period
(4:20pm-5:50pm)		 TOEFL Score up Training I (B1) ● Area Studies
(Europe II) ◆		   TOEFL Score up Training I (B2) ●  
Cross-Cultural Competence (B1) ▲ Presentation Skills (B1) ▲      
KUGF Field Study
(Global Awareness II)▲		 Communication in Japanese Society
(Learning Kansai II)		      
  International Business for Entrepreneurs ◆      

Language Requirements

■: GTEC 280~,TOEFL ITP 520~,TOEFL iBT 72~,TOEIC 600~,CEFR B1-B2

◆: GTEC 260~,TOEFL ITP 505~,TOEFL iBT 60~,TOEIC 580~,CFER B1

▲: GTEC 180~260,TOEFL ITP 430~497,TOEFL iBT 40~60,TOEIC 375~580

●: GTEC ~180,TOEFL ITP ~430,TOEFL iBT Test ~40, TOEIC (L&R) Test ~375