Curriculum and research direction of Japanese comparative literature major. Comparative culturology is a subject that uses comparative methods to explore and study the similarities and differences between two or more cultures. It came into being in 1960s. After 1970s, Japanese academic circles began to formally use the term "comparative culturology". Universities in many countries in Europe and America have also begun to offer courses on comparative culture.

Main courses and research directions

Mainly study social and regional culture, various forms of culture around the world, and investigate the correlation between various cultures around the world and their own culture. The research object is history, thought and literature from ancient times to the present. Learning by means of comparative culture aims at finally understanding the similarities and differences between China and its own culture.

Therefore, it will involve history, geography, sociology, linguistics, culturology, natural environment and other related fields. The main courses are: comparative culturology, multiculturalism, comparative figurative culture, comparative verbal expression and national culture.

Training objectives

The major of comparative cultural chemistry is to teach all kinds of knowledge related to comparative culture, such as ancient culture, history, social information science and so on. To cultivate professionals with rich professional knowledge and comparative cultural literacy and high-end research talents in specialized fields who can actively study the cultures of all countries in the world.

Learning adaptability

This major is a liberal arts major, which requires a higher level of Japanese. Suitable for students majoring in Japanese, history or geography, as well as other liberal arts majors with a certain Japanese foundation.

This major needs a professional knowledge base of comparative culture and history as the research condition. If undergraduates are other science and engineering majors and want to transfer to this major at the postgraduate stage, they need to have a second degree in this major, or minor in this major, or have relevant work experience in this major and have studied this major by themselves. In addition, if there is no such condition, it is suggested to change to a major related to this major and the original undergraduate major of the students. Most students apply for monks (or doctors).

Future development

After graduating from comparative culture and chemistry, students can be active in education, tourism, retail, logistics, network, news, international cooperation institutions, consulting, civil servants and other fields. Of course, it is the main employment prospect of this major to engage in teaching research, social problems research, comparative research of various cultural phenomena and theoretical research of comparative culture in universities, scientific research institutions and institutions, enterprises and institutions.