Liberal arts

The objective of the Faculty of Liberal Arts is to cultivate independent individuals equipped with a strong sense of social and moral integrity. Through an education designed to navigate the contemporary world, the Faculty of Liberal Arts fosters citizens capable of active social participation and contribution based on a deep understanding of themselves within the contexts of community, society, politics, and economy.

The Faculty of Liberal Arts at CGU, based on the university's founding spirit and the educational philosophy of the university and faculty, is dedicated to cultivating individuals equipped with a strong sense of social and moral integrity. The Liberal Arts Faculty fosters individuals who have acquired a broad range of knowledge and culture, can flexibly utilize what they have learned, and are capable of thriving as active citizens in society.
Except for special cases such as transfer admissions, the Liberal Arts Faculty awards the degree of Bachelor of Liberal Arts to students who have been enrolled for at least four years, have acquired the six abilities listed below, and have completed 124 or more credits in accordance with the curriculum and credit allocation tables of the Liberal Arts Faculty.

1. Broad Knowledge and Understanding
As citizens possessing a broad knowledge and understanding of humanity, nature, and culture, students will have acquired the ability to flexibly utilize the knowledge and cultivation they have gained.

2. Specialized Knowledge
Students will have acquired a wide range of specialized knowledge and thinking skills as a means to approach various issues arising in contemporary society.

3. Problem Identification and Solution Skills
Students, as independent individuals in society, will be able to seek out what contemporary society ought to be, identify problems in their relationship with society, collect, organize, and analyze information, and have acquired the ability to find solutions.

4. Understanding of Diversity and Communication Skills
Students will have deepened their understanding of diverse human cultures that form the foundation of contemporary society and have acquired an understanding of media communication and communication skills to enable cooperation and collaboration with others.

5. Generic Skills
Students will be able to appropriately collect and analyze necessary information when examining various issues arising in contemporary society and have acquired the ability to effectively express and disseminate information.

6. Regional Collaboration and Social Contribution
Students will recognize their responsibilities and roles as citizens in contemporary society and have acquired problem-solving skills for social participation and contribution, as well as the ability to utilize their specialized knowledge and culture.

The Faculty of Liberal Arts at CGU designs and implements a systematic curriculum as outlined below, in order to enable students to acquire the abilities and attitudes defined in our "Diploma Policy.”

1. Curriculum Design Policy
(1) Broad Knowledge and Understanding
To nurture a broad range of knowledge and understanding, logical thinking skills, and scientific thinking skills—which serve as the intellectual foundation for specialized education courses aimed at acquiring high expertise—the Liberal Arts Faculty establishes a core curriculum. In particular, required subjects that form the basis of academic disciplines are allocated to the first and second years, while subjects providing foundational knowledge in specialized fields are arranged as required electives from the second year onward.

(2) Specialized Knowledge
To enhance the ability to actively engage with local communities through specialized education, and to nurture the capability to perceive contemporary society from a global perspective as well as communication skills to cooperate and collaborate with others, the Liberal Arts Faculty provides a Specialized Education curriculum. The Specialized Education curriculum comprises "Specialized Foundations," which bridges foundation education and specialized education; and two series consisting of four groups—the "Contemporary Society and Human Culture Series" and the "Intercultural and Communication Series." These are allocated as required electives from the second year onward, allowing students to construct their own frameworks of knowledge through highly specialized intellectual activities.

(3) Problem Identification and Solution Skills
To nurture problem identification and solution skills, the Liberal Arts Faculty establishes seminar courses, which represent a problem-solving form of practical education. Seminar courses are allocated as year-long required subjects across all years from the first through the fourth year, deepening specialized learning as students advance in grade.

(4) Understanding of Diversity and Communication Skills
To nurture an understanding of diversity and communication skills, the Liberal Arts Faculty offers Introductory Education (Our Lives and Communication, Japanese Language Subjects), Language Skill Courses, and Health Skill Courses. Within Introductory Education and Language Skill Courses, foundational English courses are allocated as required subjects in the first and second years, while advanced English courses are arranged as required electives from the second year onward. Non-English language skill courses and health skill courses are allocated as required electives from the first year onward.

(5) Generic Skills
To nurture the ability to utilize information and communication technology to appropriately analyze, disseminate, and express information, the Liberal Arts Faculty establishes courses related to mathematics, data science, and AI within Introductory Education (Japanese Language Subjects), Information Skill Courses, and Understanding Nature Courses. Foundational courses in Information Skill Courses (Information Literacy, Introduction to Information Processing) are allocated as required subjects in the first year. Applied courses in Information Skill Courses (Information Processing, Information Expression) are arranged as electives from the second year, while courses related to mathematics, data science, and AI are allocated as required electives available from the first year. Furthermore, courses designed to develop logical thinking, oral expression, and written expression skills in Japanese are allocated as required subjects in the first and second years.

(6) Regional Collaboration and Social Contribution
To recognize responsibilities and roles as citizens in contemporary society, and to nurture problem-solving skills for social participation and social contribution as well as the ability to utilize a wide range of knowledge and culture, the Liberal Arts Faculty offers Foundation Education (core curriculum), Specialized Education, and Seminar Courses.

2. Curriculum Implementation Policy
Regarding learning methods, the Liberal Arts Faculty deploys instructional formats that appropriately combine lectures and seminars. Concurrently, the Faculty ensures opportunities for students to learn actively and at their own initiative through special lectures featuring guest speakers to more deeply understand the current state and background of contemporary society, field-based experiential learning to understand different cultures, volunteer practices, and the creation of graduation theses or graduation research based on field surveys.
The methods for assessing learning outcomes are specifically detailed in the syllabus. Each syllabus outlines the attainment goals and evaluation methods for each subject, and performance is graded based on objective standards using a pre-established variety of evaluation methods. Furthermore, an inquiry period for grade evaluation is established to ensure the transparency of grading.

1. Ideal Candidate Profile
The Faculty of Liberal Arts, under the university's founding spirit of "Cultivating social and moral integrity," embraces an educational philosophy that aims to cultivate citizens who, as independent individuals, possess a deep understanding of themselves and are capable of active social participation and contribution. To develop such capable individuals, the Faculty seeks candidates who possess the following qualities.

(1) Basic Academic Capabilities and Motivation for Specialized Knowledge
Candidates should possess the will to acquire a broad cultivation applicable to any career as a citizen. They must also have the foundation of the "Three Elements of Academic Ability" (Knowledge and Skills; the Ability to Think, Judge, and Express; and the Attitude to Learn Independently in Collaboration with Diverse People) necessary for thriving as active citizens in contemporary society; along with these they must demonstrate a strong interest in these disciplines and a high motivation to master this specialized knowledge.

(2) Desire for Broad Knowledge Acquisition
Through their studies up to high school, candidates should demonstrate a keen interest in a wide range of fields and disciplines, including the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, languages, and sports, along with a strong desire to deepen their understanding of them.

(3) Commitment to Regional and Social Contribution
Candidates should aspire to acquire broad knowledge, culture, and specialized academic insights regarding various issues arising in contemporary society, and wish to actively contribute to society at large, from their local communities to the global stage, based on these foundations.

2. Basic Policy for Student Selection
To select applicants who match the "Ideal Candidate Profile" outlined above, the Faculty of Liberal Arts conducts the following student selection processes.

(1) General Admission
Selection primarily focused on the university’s independent academic examinations and the Common Test for University Admissions.

(2) Recommendation-Based Admission
Selection primarily focused on document screening, interviews, and essays.

(3) Comprehensive Admission
Selection primarily focused on document screening and interviews.