About Center for Global Education and Japanese Studies

Global Education Module (GEM)

The Global Education Module (GEM) offers a curriculum designed to provide in depth learning opportunities in a wide range of academic fields in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

A distinctive feature of the GEM curriculum is that international exchange students and Doshisha students study together in the same classes.
All courses are taught in English and students are learning interactively through group work and discussions, and benefiting from the diversity of perspectives that are presented and shared in the classroom.

Courses are conducted in small sized classes and that enables students to interact and communicate thoughtfully, and cultivate independent thought based on the thorough understanding of the opinions of others.
Academic collaboration in the classroom encourages them to think constructively and critically together about shared topics of concern from a global perspective.

Japanese Language and Culture Module (Nichibun)

The Japanese Language and Culture Module (Nichibun) offers an intensive Japanese language curriculum that helps students to improve their Japanese language skills.

Japanese language courses are divided into 9 different levels, from elementary to high advanced, and it enables students to take courses that fits their Japanese level in small-sized classes.
For students who wish to focus on learning Japanese language, we offer “Intensive course” while “Elective course” for students whose main purpose of study abroad is not learning Japanese, so that students are able to learn in accordance with the purpose of their study in Japan.

In addition, Lecture courses in Japanese Studies and International Studies are offered to deepen students' understanding of Japanese culture and society, and to promote international understanding.
In these courses, some are taught in English, Chinese and Korean.
There are some courses where both international exchange students and Doshisha students study Japanese culture and tradition together in the same classroom.