• upage_Waseda

    Waseda University
    Tokyo, Japan

    Founded in 1882 by Shigenobu Okuma, once prime minister and regarded as the father of Japanese national modernization, Waseda University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It comprises thirteen undergraduate, seventeen graduate and five professional graduate schools covering most areas of social and natural sciences, liberal arts and engineering, with over 54,000 students and 5,000 faculty members on eight campuses, four of which are located in central Tokyo.

    Currently, there are more than 5,000 foreign students enrolled at Waseda. The number of foreign students at Waseda is the highest among universities in Japan. The university has agreements with 868 organizations in 94 countries to date, concerning student and faculty exchange programs. Furthermore, there are ‘double degree’ programs with leading universities in Asia-Pacific region as well as network-type cooperative colloquiums via the Internet, to support the student and faculty members involved in the exchange programs.

    Waseda University has a large number of alumni, about 640,000 in Japan and around the world. Waseda is famous for its distinguished graduates dispersed not only across business and political circles in Japan but also worldwide. So far, seven prime ministers of the Japanese government have been Waseda alumni. Waseda graduates are very active and influential in such field as politics, law, journalism and mass communications, art and sports. Among them are excellent entrepreneurs contributing to scientific breakthroughs and creating globally prestigious firms as well as current and former presidents and CEOs of top multinational companies. The university has 400 alumni associations throughout Japan and more than 1,100 including alumni associations within companies, not to mention the 40 Waseda associations overseas.

    Website: https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/

    VSE Season 1, 2023-24: Courses offered by Waseda University


    Important - Read Before Applying

    Before applying, please make sure you understand the following enrolment restrictions set by the course offering university:

    Courses offered by Waseda University at VSE Season 1, 2023-24 bear no credits for APRU VSE students.
    Transcripts will not be issued therefore credit transfers will not be possible.


    Application Deadline

    Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
    Aug 21, 2023 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)



    Academic Requirements

    Before applying, please make sure you have fulfilled the course offering university's academic requirements listed below:

    Enrolment restricted to undergraduate students.

    For more details, please contact the VSE coordinator at Waseda University.


    Course Information

    Course information posted on this page are provided by the course offering university and may be changed or updated anytime without prior notice.

    Click on the course titles to reveal full course details:

    Number of Credits0
    Offering DepartmentSchool of International Liberal Studies
    Course TeacherProf. Masumi NAGASAKA
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassOct 5, 2023
    Last Day of ClassFeb 3, 2024
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeTue 1310-1450
    Time ZoneUTC+09
    Course Description

    This course provides a general overview of the history of critical philosophy in the modern period as a succession of practices of scepticism and of attempts to overcome scepticism. 

    Course Outline

    210PR20100 (from Previous Offering)

    Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

    N/A

    Points to Note for Students

    Courses offered by Waseda University at VSE  bear no credits for APRU VSE students. Transcript will not be issued therefore credit transfer will not be possible.


    The information of the courses in the link is the information for Host University students. It is just for the information of course contents. Credits and Evaluation are not applied to APRU-VSE students. 


    An up-to-date course syllabus is to be uploaded in late August. The link above is from the previous year, which will not be changed much.

    Fees to be Borne by Students

    N/A

    Number of Credits0
    Offering DepartmentSchool of International Liberal Studies
    Course TeacherProf. Masumi NAGASAKA
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassOct 5, 2023
    Last Day of ClassFeb 3, 2024
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeTue 1505-1645
    Time ZoneUTC+09
    Course Description
    This course provides a general overview of how the relationship between thought, knowledge and feeling (judgement of the beautiful or the sublime) is considered in modern Western philosophy.
    Course Outline

    210PR31300 (from Previous Offering)

    Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

    For the student in their 3rd year or 4th year.

    Points to Note for Students

    Courses offered by Waseda University at VSE  bear no credits for APRU VSE students. Transcript will not be issued therefore credit transfer will not be possible.


    The information of the courses in the link is the information for Host University students. It is just for the information of course contents. Credits and Evaluation are not applied to APRU-VSE students. 


    An up-to-date course syllabus is to be uploaded in late August. The link above is from the previous year, which will not be changed much.

    Fees to be Borne by Students

    N/A



    Before Making an Application

    Make sure you have thoroughly read the information on this page and the Academics page before making an application. If you have a question, email us at [email protected] or contact the VSE Coordinators at your home university or course offering university.