SOPHIA UNIVERSITY A Guide for High School Students 2018-2019

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❶ Faculty of Science and Technology 　General Subject Group 1　 (Compulsory/Compulsory elective courses)❷ Faculty of Science and Technology 　General Subject Group 2　 (Compulsory elective/Elective courses)❸ Department Core Courses　 (Compulsory/Compulsory elective courses)❹ Department Specialized Courses　 (Choice based on key theme)In General Subject Group 1, students receive intensive education in basic areas of science and technology—mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and informatics—to ensure that the academic performance of all students reaches a certain level. At the same time, students learn the basic skills necessary for experiments and exercises in physics, chemistry, and biology. In addition, the English for Science/Engineering class and the Outline of Science and Technology class allow students to refine their language skills and acquire their knowledge so that, as researchers and engineers, they can play an active role at the frontline of science and technology in the future.Some 70 common Science and Technology courses are offered to students so that they can acquire introductory knowledge in a wide range of fields. Students can decide their field of expertise as they broaden their interest in diverse fields by studying 14 to 17 courses or more from the autumn semester of the first year to the third. They can refine their sensibilities for and knowledge of science and technology in general by looking into various areas of expertise.Compulsory courses are offered by each department from the first year to the third year to give students an overview of each department’s field of study. Students also acquire techniques required for research and development through experiments and exercises unique to each department. Based on the experience they gain, students conduct undergraduate research (see page on the right) in the field of their choice under their thesis advisor in the fourth year. Third-year students choose from among the key themes and fields of each department. The key themes provide guidelines for specialized studies. By acquiring high-level crossdisciplinary knowledge in various fields of study according to the chosen key themes, students finally decide their field of study and at the same time gain a wide range of knowledge in related fields. They can actually feel the true joy of acquiring crossdisciplinary knowledge by applying the knowledge thus obtained in the related fields to their undergraduate research in the fourth year.Under the flexible curriculum, students can study in an unconstrained manner and discover research topics they want to pursue.They can forge ahead smoothly with basic studies that would lead to specialization. e Faculty’s rationally designed curriculum seeks to equip specialists with crossdisciplinary knowledge to lead in the future. 1st year 2nd year General StudiesLanguageOptional CourseEnglish for Science/EngineeringOutline of Science & Technology,Experiments & Exercises of Basic Science❶ FST General Subject Group 1Introduction to the Department Experiments & Exercises❷FST General Subject Group 2❸Department Core　 CoursesCurriculumLearning of Science andTechnology08