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About the Department of Culture
and Humanities
Exploring people's lives and ways of living
When we talk about lifestyle, we don't just mean food, clothing
and housing, we also mean the various elements that make
up our living environment. In particular, in our present society
that has become more complex, sophisticated and internationalized,
work, family and consumer behavior has become more diverse,
society has aged and the birth rate has decreased, mental
stress has increased, and involvement in the legal system
has become routine etc, and consequently the close integration
of all these things has caused a change in our lifestyle.
Thus in order to solve problems surrounding lifestyle, we
have to leave the traditional framework of study, and seek
the powers of analysis from a more multifaceted approach.
In the study of culture and humanities, we arrange small group
tutorials where each individual student can focus more intensely
on her area of interest by offering classes that expand over
a large variety of academic fields and by doing this we produce
a workforce that can contribute to the advancement of culture
and humanities.
Considering culture and humanities (people's lifestyles)
from diverse perspectives
The daily lives of human beings are based on interpersonal
relationships in the family and in the region they live, and
through architecture, clothing, food, the environment, information
or through the consumer behavior associated with them, social
systems such as law and economics, medical and welfare systems
etc are developed.
Research into and the education of cultures and humanities
mainly embraces research methods used in sociology and the
Humanities. By reviewing our daily lives and society and by
considering things around us and familiar to us, we can discuss
in depth problem areas and search for policies to resolve
them.
And finally, just as fabrics are woven, by adding a
historical prospective to the comparison of cultures, a
more flexible and diverse way of thinking is cultivated. |
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