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The Geography Department of Ritsumeikan University, located in
the ancient capital of Kyoto, offers a unique opportunity to study
wide-ranging topics from Japanese historical and cultural geography
to advanced geography encompassing natural, social and human sciences.
A collection of leading academics specializing in all sorts of fields
are gathered to meet the diverse demands by the students, the businesses
and the people. The department also possesses rich resources and
facilities, including state-of-the-art Geographical Information
Systems, enabling numerous cutting-edge projects for our staff and
students. Our recent research topics include human impacts on environmental
changes and natural hazards, and our outputs have brought practical
benefits to society. Since 2002, the Geography Department is playing
a major role in “Kyoto Art and Entertainment Innovation Research”
of the “21 century Center of Excellence (COE) Project” funded by
Japanese Ministry of Education and Science, and is contributing
also in the accumulation of academic knowledge.
Undergraduate Curriculum (Academic year 2004 onwards) |
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1st year |
2nd year |
3rd year |
4th year |
| Lectures |
Introduction to Physical Geography
Introduction to Human Geography,
Geography of Japan
Geography of the world |
Environmental Geography
Rural Geography
Historical Geography
Cultural Geography
Urban Geography
Economic Geography
Studies on Tourism
Regional Analysis
Regional Statistics
Cartography
Remote Sensing
Regional Geography |
Topics in Geography
Advanced Topics in Geography 1
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Advanced Topics in Geography 2 |
| Readings |
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Advanced Readings in Geography 1
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Advanced Readings in Geography 2
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| Methods |
Geographical Methods
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Fieldwork
Geographic Information Systems
Cartographic Methods |
Advanced Fieldwork 1, 2
Advanced Geographic Methods
Surveying Methods |
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| Seminars |
Approaches to Research
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Basic Readings in Geography
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Seminar 1
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Seminar 2, Thesis, Advanced Seminar
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