Foster "education as a method of knowledge" while asking oneself and the world
In the Faculty of Liberal Arts, we aim to foster "education as a method of knowledge" that can be applied to various professions while returning to the starting point of learning, to ask humans and the world from various perspectives. Therefore, we value students' awareness of problems, train their insight and thinking ability, and practice education to acquire expertise and a wide range of education.
Educational Guidelines of Faculty of Liberal Arts of Letters
While studying deeply and professionally in each course, at the same time you will acquire a wide range of education from an international perspective. Through group work for learning independently and field work for learning practically, you will develop basic ability as a member of society such as thinking ability, insight, expression ability, problem finding and solving ability, presentation ability and communication ability.
4 years of learning
Specialized courses
You will find the theme you are interested in or you need in the future, and select a specialized subject. There are also departments where you can choose one from multiple courses and deepen your learning.
We focus on the development of basic and professional skills of each student and have set up seminars as compulsory subjects for the 3rd year of all departments on the Hachioji Campus. In this exercise, we focus on discussions between faculty members and students, presentations by students, questions and answers, exchanges of opinions and group work. We aim to develop the ability to tackle and explore various issues.
Students of the Faculty of Liberal Arts can take some of the specialized education courses offered at each faculty / department of the Hachioji Campus, and Teikyo University Junior College. The credits earned will be recognized as a common elective course.
Characteristic curriculum
Experiential learning of methods of experiments, inspection and measurement that form the basis of psychology
Based on the spirit of "Practical learning", which is the philosophy of our university, we have set up many curriculums in the Department of Psychology to acquire practical skills through practical training in experiments and examinations. In the compulsory classes of the 2nd year; "Psychology Basic Experiment Practice (Psychology Experiment)" and "Psychology Measurement Practice", we will conduct typical experimental research and hands-on learning of tests and measurement methods in psychology. Students will take on the roles of participants and researchers to experience psychological experiments such as the "Muller-Lyer illusion" that examine human perception and cognitive functions, and "Personality Questionnaire Test" that capture the personality of individuals. Through these learnings, you will learn practically about experiments, inspection methods, data analysis methods, and so on. In the classes, students are divided into small groups, and you will have a dense learning experience using equipment suitable for experiments and inspections.
Psychology research exercises to acquire problem-solving skills
From the 3rd year in the Department of Psychology, you will select one which one's own interests from the four areas (basic psychology, social psychology, practical development and clinical practice) to work on more specialized learning. In the "Psychology Research Exercise", you will select a seminar by faculty members who major in each field and learn a series flow such as research planning, research implementation and result reporting through your own experience. You will acqire problem-solving ability through research in each field using various facilities such as a playroom and a behavior observation analysis room where you can observe and study the behavior of children, a brain function measurement room equipped with a brain wave measuring device, and a cognitive science laboratory where you can perform perceptual and cognitive experiments.
Small-group education
In the Faculty of Liberal Arts, we promot small-group education with the aim of developing human resources with expertise and a wide range of education. For example, in "Research Work Type Seminar", the class in the Department of Psychology, experiential and practical exercises are conducted such as practice to learn "behavior observation", a basic method of psychology, by method of "observe play" while playing with kindergarten children, and practice to learn support activities for mental while participating in volunteer activities at child welfare facilities, elementary and junior high schools or facilities for people with intellectual disabilities. Students will set these exercises by themselves and research one's themes while actively participating in discussions to make the most of small-group education. In addition, in the Department of History, we have set up a number of exercises with the number of students limited to 20 or less, such as historic site subscriptions and archaeological site surveys.
