This discipline aims at conducting specialized research in communication, journalism and mass communications. From the traditional international viewpoint of Sophia University, emphasis is placed on theoritical and historical research, as well on an analysis of newspapers, broadcasting, magazines, publishing, the cinema, advertisements, new media and public relations. Based on the knowledge acquired in the master's program, the doctoral program aims at fostering capable researchers in this specialized field by studying intersively the theory of communication, the history of journalism, and the systems of mass media and new media.
| Class | Professor |
|---|---|
| Communication Theory(Lecture) | Ishikawa,Sakae |
| Communication Theory(Seminar) | Hashiba,Yoshiyuki |
| History of Journalism(Lecture) | Suzuki,Yuga |
| History of Journalism(Seminar) | Suzuki,Yuga |
| Mass Media(Lecture) | Tajima,Yasuhiko |
| Mass Media(seminar) | Ueda,Yasuo |
| Topic in the Press(Lecture) | Suzuki,Yuga |
| Topic in the Broadcasting(Lecture) | Suzuki,Yuga |
| Laws & Ethics of Mass Communication(Lecture) | Tajima,Yasuhiko |
| American Mass Media(Lecture) | Kanayama,Tsutomu |
| Research Method(Lecture) | Fujita,Takahiro |
| Special Research Seminar in Communication Theory | Oto,Yoshihiro |
| Special Research in Communication Theory ‡T | Ishikawa,Sakae |
| Special Research in Communication Theory ‡U | Fujita,Hiroshi |
| Special Research in History of Journalism | Suzuki,Yuga |
| Special Research Seminar in History of Journalism | Suzuki,Yuga |
| Special Research in Mass Media ‡T | Suzuki,Yuga |
| Special Research Seminar in Mass Media | Kanayama,Tsutomu |
The theoritical study of communication in human society: the process of communication; the media of communication; the receiver of communication; the control of mass media; and the effect of mass communication.
/Ishikawa
From the sphere of communication theory, students will choose a field in which they are most interested and develop their own research projects.
/Hashiba
The historical study of the Japanese press in the early 20th century; the press stopped depending on the support of political parties and began to develop as an independent industry.
Refer to: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/graduate.ref.html
URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/
/Suzuki
This course will study the historical problems of Japanese journalism by using original materials. Students will reseive instructions for special research as well.
Refer to: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/graduate.ref.html
URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/
/Suzuki
By tracing the latest research in the principles of mass media and studying data on problems of this particular sphere, the course aims to understand the general trend of journalistic studies.
/Tajima
This is a special course on the systems of publishing in Japan. Books' and magazines' market is analyzed and customers behavier is discussed.
/Ueda
This course deals with some of the problems of Japanese newspapers: freedom of expression, concentration of ownership, right of access, etc.
URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/
/Suzuki
This course deals with some of the problems of radio, television and new media in Japan and abroad; history, structure, laws and regulations, problems, and research and investigation, etc.
/Ishikawa
A study of the latest precedents of American laws on newspapers in all ramifications. Course will be useful to both journalism and law students. Ethics and laws of the United States and Germany related to journalism are discussed.
/Tajima
This is a special course on the relation of the American form of government and mass media. We will study the basic policy of representative government, the features and functions of the freedom of speech, the historic conflicts between the recent governments and varions organs of expression.
/Kanayama
This course will study basic techniques of survey and statistical tests.
/Fujita, Takahiro
This is special course on theoretical study of communication and media system. We will be discussing the relations between media-technology and Human behavior.
/Oto
Owing to recent technological innovations, the basic function of television is changing very rapidly. The course will focus on broadcasting by satellites and cable television.
/Ishikawa
This course will deal with some of the basic issues the U.S. media face in the 1990's and their relevancy to the media in Japan. The so-called "public journalism" or "civic journalism" which is practiced by some U.S. media today will be discussed as one of the major topics during the course of the study.
/Fujita
The Japanese press was liberated from the past restrictions at the end of the war and entered a new era. We will study these phenomena by using original materials.
URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/
/Suzuki
We analyze English-language newspapers and journals published in Japan from 1861-1870.
URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/
/Suzuki
Based on the relation between mass media and information technology, we will study the recent innovetions of communication method and their influence from a theoretical standpoint. Joint research will be conducted discussing actual problems.
Refer to: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/graduate.ref.html
URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~s-yuga/
/Suzuki
A study of recent research in mass media.
URL: http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~kanaya-t/
/Kanayama