Program Overview

Introduction to the Department of Arts

The Department of Arts at Osaka University is the largest of its kind in a national comprehensive university, offering a comprehensive education in arts with a focus on both fundamentals and social practice. The department consists of four courses and provides specialized, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary education and research activities. This enables the cultivation of talented individuals who can transcend the constraints and limitations of modern society's systems and possess the potential and conceptual power to create new possibilities.

Department Overview

Humanities

• Philosophy and History of Philosophy
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Clinical Philosophy
• Chinese Philosophy
• Indian Studies and Buddhist Studies
• Oriental History
• Western History
• Human Geography
• English and American Literature
• German Literature
• French Literature
• Chinese Literature
• Text Environment Theory
• Comparative and Contrasting Linguistics Course

Arts

• Art and Media Theory
• Aesthetics and Literary Studies
• Musicology and Theater Studies
• Japanese and Eastern Art History, Western Art History

Japanese Studies

• Modern Japanese Studies
• Japanese History
• Archaeology
• Japanese Literature and Language History
• Fundamental Japanese Language Studies

The Department of Arts at Osaka University aims to foster talented individuals who can contribute to society by providing a comprehensive education in arts, focusing on both fundamentals and social practice. With its four courses, the department offers a unique and interdisciplinary approach to education and research, enabling students to transcend the constraints of modern society and create new possibilities.