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概要 ~文化地理学コース~Outline ~Area of Cultural Geography~

画像:文化地理学野外実習の風景(北海道・美瑛にて)画像:文化地理学入門演習での集合写真(群馬県・草津にて)

▲ (左)文化地理学野外実習の風景(北海道・美瑛にて)
(右)文化地理学入門演習での集合写真(群馬県・草津にて)
(left) A scene from the Fieldwork on Cultural Geography (at Biei, Hokkaido)
(right) Group photo during Introductory Seminar in Field Studies (at Kusatsu, Gunma)

文化地理学コースは、場所・空間・地域・環境・生態・景観といった言葉をキーワードとし、フィールドワークを通して世界の諸地域における人々の 生活・文化の諸相を明らかにします。
At Area of Cultural Geography, the words such as place, space, locality, environment, ecology, or landscape are the keywords, and people’s life and culture in various geographic regions across the globe are studied through field work.

文化地理学の魅力は、研究対象が身近に存在することにあります。地表面に生起する政治、経済、社会、文化などあらゆる現象を文化地理学的な視点から問題にすることが可能です。文化地理学は、地図や空中写真、行政統計、古文書などの多様なデータを駆使し、野外での観察や聞きとりといった現地調査(フィールドワーク)を武器に、文化現象を分析していく学問であるといえます。文化地理学コースでは、文化研究の一つの手段(武器)として、地理学的なものの見方・考え方・スキルを修得し、広く社会で活躍する人材を養成することを目的としています。これまで金融・保険・運輸・通信・観光・マスコミ業界や地方公務員として活躍する人材を輩出してきました。また大学院(生命環境科学研究科地球環境科学専攻)に進学して、修士号・博士号を修得し、研究者・教育者として活躍する先輩方も多くいます。
Cultural Geography is intriguing because study subjects are available close at hand. Any phenomena that arise on the surface of the globe, whether it is politics, economy, society, culture or other, can be looked into and dealt with from the perspectives of Cultural Geography. The nature of Cultural Geography as an academic field is such that multiple kinds of data comprising maps, aerial photos, government agencies statistics, archives, etc., are extensively utilized, and based on outdoor observations, hearings, and other results of field work, researchers look into cultural phenomena. Area of Cultural Geography strives to foster development of talents with geographic perspectives, ways of giving thoughts, and skills, as a tool (armory) of culture studies, so that they participate actively in society. Up to now, many talents who took this Are have been active across the finance, insurance, transportation, communication, tourism, media industries as well as local government sectors. Also, there are many graduates who further pursued studies at the Graduate School (Life and Environmental Sciences, Geoenvironmental Sciences major) of this University, obtained master or doctoral degrees, and thereafter chose to work actively as researchers or educators.

画像:文化地理学コース ポイント

The 1st and 2nd years are spent to understand basic academic concepts and to learn research methodologies. Through lectures and practice trainings, intensive and detailed advice and counselling are provided, which cover the Cultural Geography ways of perceiving things and matters, the methods of collecting study materials, the methods of analysis using GIS (Geographic Information System), and the preparation of thematic maps by PCs. From the 3rd year, students enroll in seminars and receive trainings required for specialty studies. We take pride in our intensive empirical studies based on field work results, which makes the University of Tsukuba the frontrunner of Geography in Japan. Ties between seniors and juniors are tight, and there are plenty of gatherings occasions of both the faculty members and students. At Area of Cultural Geography, students are sure to have fulfilling campus life.

開設している主な授業 Subjects Offered

1年次生
1st year students
文化地理学概論
フィールド文化領域入門演習II・III
2年次生以降
専門科目
2nd year and subsequent year students – specialty subjects
文化地理学実験実習I・II
比較文化地理学I・II
地域地理学I・II
文化地理学野外実習I・II
文化地理学研究演習I~IV

教員

久保倫子
Tomoko Kubo
人文地理学、都市地理学、Housing Studies
Human Geography, Urban Geography, Housing Studies
松井 圭介
Keisuke Matsui
文化・観光地理学、宗教地理学、観光文化論
Geography of Culture and Tourism, Geography of Religion, Tourism Culture
森本 健弘
Takehiro Morimoto
農業・農村地理学、GIS(地理情報システム)、土地利用
Geography of Agriculture and Rural Area, GIS (Geographic Information System), Land Use
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