Course title
多文化共生論   [Cultures Studies for Symbiotic Society]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 14  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 020007
Instructor(s)
福島 康博   [FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This course aims to consider the symbiosis among those who belongs to different ethnic groups and/or believes in different religions. To this purpose, this course deals with two cases; Malaysia and Japan.
Expected Learning
1) To understand and explain the core concepts and theories related to Studies of Multicultural Symbiotic Society
2) To understand and explain the current situation of Multicultural Symbiotic Society through the cases of Malaysia and Japan
Course schedule
●Basic Part
・1st Class: Orientation
・2nd Class: Core concepts and theories of Multicultural Symbiotic Society
・3rd Class: International Society, Global Society, and Multicultural Symbiotic Society
・4th Class: TV Program “Halal industry and Japan”
・5th Class: Influence of Globalization

●Case Studies #1: Malaysia
・6th Class: Malaysia “the Multiethnic and Multi-religious Country”
・7th Class: Philosophy of Islam
・8th Class: Halal Food #1: Islam and Eating
・9th Class: Halal Food #2: Halal Food Industry
・10th Class: Islam and Tourism

●Case Studies #2: Japan
・11th Class: Population Problems
・12th Class: Foreign Workers
・13th Class: Foreign Tourists
・14th Class: Foreign Muslim Tourists to Japan
・15th Class: Japanese companies in Islamic countries

Prerequisites
The medium of instruction in this course is Japanese. Therefore, the ability of Japanese (listening, reading and writing) is required, while the ability of any other languages (English, Malay, Arabic...) is not needed.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Instead of textbooks, handouts are distributed in each class.
References
In the 1st class, the instructor shows some reference publications.
Assessment/Grading
Score is decided by the following two factors;
・class participation (30%) and final exam (70%)
Message from instructor(s)
It is unpopular for students to deal with themes in this course; "ethnic group and culture", "symbiosis", "Islam and religion", and "ASEAN countries". The instructor welcomes those who is interested in and tries to study these themes.
Course keywords
multicultural symbiosis, local society, globalization, Islam, ASEAN, Malaysia
Office hours
Before and after each class, the instructor accepts questions. The instructor’s website and Moodle provide information related to this course.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
Instructor’s website  http://islamandeconomy.web.fc2.com
Lecture Language
Language Subject
Last update
4/13/2017 9:48:28 AM