Subject
Graduate School
更新日：2008年12月25日
Contemporary Okinawan Studies (Master’s Degree Programs)
In accordance with the University’s philosophy of “an open university firmly rooted in the community, learning and coexisting with the community,” the programs aim at providing research and education opportunities to materially pursue ways to vitalize local communities through on-the-ground, networking, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Community Administration Course (MA, Community Administration） Enrollment Quota: 5
Concept of Managing Communities
In today’s era, local communities are required to engage in comprehensive community administration, involving various actors such as local governments, private enterprises, community residents, NPOs, and research and educational institutions that are networked in an innovative manner. With a new concept of “managing communities,” the Community Administration Course explores wide-ranging affairs in Okinawa including industries, economy, business administration, and new business establishment. Its research and education domain covers various issues such as local governance, community environment, and urban development that emerge as focal points over the course of policy development and implementation in today’s society.
Okinawan and East Asian Regional Studies Course (MA, Regional Studies) Enrollment Quota: 5
New Developments of Okinawan Studies
In order to sail beyond the conventional horizon of research on present-day Okinawa social structure and culture, it is necessary to integrate latest research achievements in such fields as social anthropology, folklore, politics, sociology, history of thought, history, and linguistics. In addition, it is urged to take the scholastic approach of repositioning Okinawa on the international perspectives map through comparative analysis based upon historic ties with east Asian countries, especially China. The course aims at explaining various cultural issues that contemporary Okinawa faces by examining Okinawa’s political and social structure, and cultural and historic issues with the perspectives of Okinawa being in east Asia.
