Supporting the acquisition of interdisciplinary knowledge and broad-based education Education and research center
Utsunomiya Campus Liberal Arts Center serves as a base for education and research, aiming to help students acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and a broad range of knowledge, and improve their academic abilities. In an era of rapid technological innovation and major social change, we aim to help each student discover their own strengths, envision their future careers, and develop the skills to thrive in society. To that end, our campus offers General Education courses across a wide range of fields, as well as courses required to obtain qualifications such as teaching licenses. Furthermore, we provide support for both the academic and lifestyle aspects of our students through various support services, including the Learning Support Office.
About Utsunomiya Campus Liberal Arts Center
Center philosophy
The mission of Utsunomiya Campus Liberal Arts Center is to "cultivate independent global citizens with high ethical standards and a sense of responsibility by enabling students to acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and a broad range of knowledge through independent and exploratory learning, and to develop the ability to continue learning throughout their lives." The Center, along with Center for Global Education, was established in 2017 as an organization for liberal arts education faculty on Utsunomiya Campus in 2021. Our center has four educational goals:
Students can experience how to learn academic subjects and develop their curiosity.
Students will be able to acquire and utilize the fundamental learning skills required for independent learning.
Students can establish the foundation for their learning environment based on their own time management in university life.
Students will be able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively to solve problems.
Center logo
The logo of Utsunomiya Campus Liberal Arts Center (LAC) embodies the curiosity of "what is it?", the joy of "understanding," and the desire to "communicate."
Organization / system diagram
Head of Center Professor Masayuki Arai
Professor Akiko Yokoyama (Senior Staff) Professor Hidekazu Katayama Professor Hiroshi Shimizu Professor Shinichi Nakamura Professor Ryuji Watanabe Associate Professor Kazumi Sano Associate Professor Yu Makino Associate Professor Haru Hayashi Senior Assistant Professor Takae Saito Senior Assistant Professor Yuji Ushihama Senior Assistant Professor Rumi Tanaka Senior Assistant Professor Kenta Tsumura Senior Assistant Professor Akari Muramatsu Senior Assistant Professor Kazusuke Mamoru
At Utsunomiya Campus, we offer a wide range of General Education courses, including first-year education, liberal arts education in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, foreign language education, career education, and Japanese language education for international students. Our center has faculty members from a variety of fields teaching in order to foster interest in academics. Furthermore, we offer courses related to the teaching profession for obtaining teaching licenses and courses necessary for obtaining curatorial qualifications.
[Major courses offered]
Life Design 1 & 2 (first-year education)
Life Design 3, 4, 5 (Career Education)
English (Required English subjects and elective subjects such as TOEIC English special lectures and English conversation)
Japanese language (Japanese language education for international students)
Introduction to Data Science and AI
Liberal Arts Seminar
Social Psychology, Modern Science and Technology, Chinese, etc.
Subjects in the teacher training course and curator training course
I am responsible for running the "Teacher Training Course" and "Museum Curator Course" on this campus, as well as for lectures and practical training.
A faculty member from the Center serves as an assistant homeroom teacher for first-year students at Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Integrated Science and Engineering and works with faculty members of each course to provide consultation on campus life, such as how to make a timetable and any problems in daily life.
At the Study Laboratory (STALABO), we accept consultations regarding various concerns and questions about study content and methods. Consultations are available in person or via email regarding mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, English, Japanese writing, Japanese for international students, and general study-related matters. Consultation appointments can be made freely online through the university's LMS. For details on Star Lab (learning support room), please click here (currently in preparation)
More than 100 international students from many countries and regions, including China, Malaysia, and Vietnam, are studying in the Department of Integrated Science and Engineering of Science and Faculty of Economics and Department of Regional Economics Faculty of Science and Engineering. In response to the growing number of international students, Utsunomiya Campus Center for Global Education was established in April 2017. It serves not only as a place for international students to study Japanese, but also as an important hub for interaction between international students and Japanese students across departmental and faculty boundaries, through events such as Christmas parties and strawberry picking. Furthermore, as part of the university's internationalization efforts and to foster awareness of themselves as members of the local community, the center also holds international exchange activities between international students and local elementary schools every year.
Teikyo University Utsunomiya Campus Research Annual Report, Humanities, Vol. 14 (ISSN 1883-3314) Teikyo University Faculty of Science and Engineering Annual Research Report Humanities Edition (ISSN 1883-3314) No. 1-13
Teikyo University Utsunomiya Campus Liberal Arts Center 1-1 Toyosatodai, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi, 320-0551 Utsunomiya Campus Main Building No. 1, 3rd floor
