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Well-equipped Facilities to Support Students'
Independent Learning |
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The Suzaku Campus is accessible from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, and has up-to-date
facilities for campus amenity. Also, wireless LAN is equipped, so
access to various datebases are possible. Facilities and system for
supporting intensive study, such as a library, allotment of off-site
study room to all students, and space for joint
study, are secured. |
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| In addition to lecture
rooms (classrooms used for lectures with 50 students) and seminar rooms
(used for small group classes), there is a computer lab which
facilitates students’ independent learning as well as classes in which
PCs are used. Other rooms include facilities for legal clinics and
multi-purpose classrooms that can be used for moot court. |
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| In addition to
Ritsumeikan University Library which contains 2.3 million books, a
library for professional graduate schools is available. Books and
journals appropriate for students are provided. Collaboration with the
Media Resource Center (Kinugasa Library and Shugakukan Research
Library) and the Biwako-Kusatsu Campus Media Center further
accommodates the needs of specialized fields. Academic information on
the “Core Database” provided by Media Resource Center is also
accessible. |
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| Lectures at Ritsumeikan
University School of Law are delivered on the
premise that students prepare for classes beforehand, and also require
students to intensively review cases after class. Thus, we allow for
sufficient space for every student to study. PCs and the internet
enviroment is availablein a study room, so students can utilize
electronic data for study. In addition, a place for group study by
students is provided. |
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| For class attemdance and
utilization of the library, a locker room is provided. Lockers are
available for each students. |
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| Meals are available at
the cafeteria. The school store sells snacks, and light meals are also
available at the lounge area. |
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| Studying in
Kyoto |
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Kyoto is good place
for studying calmly. Because what is necessary for students is to
acquire basic view of things rather than up-to-date information.
In days when peaks and troughs are frequent, it is important to study
from what survive in the stream of the times, without following a
temporary trend. In Tokyo, in a flood of informations, making a choice
among them is difficult. In Kyoto which has the history of 1200 years,
Kyoto's self has suffered a choice in the stream of times. Our academic
tradition fostered here treasure an insight into what is 'true'
If you want to be a lawyer as a lifetime job, such insight is
necessary. SAEKI Chihiro,
professor emeritus of Ritsumeikan University, said "Even if it seems to
be new theory, someone almost propounded a similar theory in the past".
With viewing the garden of Ryouanji, we can be engrossed in thoughts
across time and place. Kyoto has a tone encouraging such 'study'.
(Prof.
MATSUMIYA Takaaki) |
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