This course is an introduction to "history."
To understand different perspectives on "history."
1)To understand what kind of study is "history."
2)To find fun in study "history."
history, museum, history of Sengoku, modern history, practicality, the orthodoxy of a regime
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
1)At the beginning of each class, you will be given short comments on previously submitted reports and question.
2)Towards the end of the course, you will use a summary related to the class contents on that day.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | You will learn how to study history. | To understand "How to study history." |
Class 2 | A study of history at the museum. | To understand different ways of studying history at the museum. |
Class 3 | Museums and History. | To think about the relationship between museums and history. |
Class 4 | The history of the Sengoku era and that of the modern era. | To think about the use of the history of the Sengoku era in modern Japan. |
Class 5 | Historical studies and contemporary social problems. | To think about an "aging society." |
Class 6 | History as a practical science. | To think of history from the Great East Japan Earthquake. |
Class 7 | To consider the orthodoxy of the regime. | To think about “Controversy over Whether Hokucho (the Northern Court) or Nancho is orthodox.” |
Class 8 | What is "History"? | Summary. To think about what kind of study is "history". |
none required
1)Yamamoto, Hirofumi. The technique to understand history. Tokyo: Sintyosha. ISBN:978-4106105418(Japanese)
2)Yamamoto, Hirofumi. Learning History. Tokyo: PHP Institute Office. ISBN:978-4569836775(Japanese)
3)Course materials will be provided during class.
Student course scores are based on final exams(70%)and short reports(30%).
No prerequisites.