Course Lists From Previous Semesters
Below are the course lists from previous semesters for each study track/campus. Please note that even if a course was offered in the past, it may not be offered during a future academic year.
SKP students can select courses only from the course lists for each track/campus distributed to them at the start of the course registration period. Students will not be able to choose from among all of the courses for regular students.
International students are required by Japanese law to attend a minimum of 10 hours of classes per week. Since one session lasts for an hour and a half at Ritsumeikan University, you must take at least 7 class sessions of classes per week. You can register up to a maximum of 20 credits each semester (including Japanese classes).
Detailed information on these courses can be found using Ritsumeikan’s Online Syllabus tool.
- 01.To search for a course syllabus using the Online Syllabus, click “For Public” to open the search page, then click “English” at the top-right of the page to change the language.
- 02.Copy and paste the course code/ course title from the course list directly into the search field.
Intensive Japanese Language (IJL) Track
Kinugasa Campus (Kyoto)
Regular Courses in English (RCE) Track
Kinugasa Campus (Kyoto)
Osaka Ibaraki Campus (Osaka)
In April 2024, the College/Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at Biwako-Kusatsu Campus was relocated to Osaka Ibaraki Campus. For the RCE course offerings from the College/Graduate School of Information Science and Technology in the Fall Semester 2023, please refer to the previous RCE course lists for Biwako-Kusatsu Campus.
Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (Shiga)
In April 2024, the College/Graduate School of Information Science and Technology was relocated to Osaka Ibaraki Campus from Biwako-Kusatsu Campus. For the RCE course offerings from the College/Graduate School of Information Science and Technology held in Spring Semester 2024 following this relocation, please refer to the past course offerings at Osaka Ibaraki Campus.
Regular Courses in Japanese (RCJ) Track
Kinugasa Campus (Kyoto)
In April 2024, the College/Graduate School of Imaging Arts and Sciences was relocated to Osaka Ibaraki Campus from Kinugasa Campus. Following this relocation, RCJ courses from the College/Graduate School are being offered at Osaka Ibaraki Campus.
Osaka Ibaraki Campus (Osaka)
In April 2024, the College/Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at Biwako-Kusatsu Campus and the College/Graduate School of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Kinugasa Campus were relocated to Osaka Ibaraki Campus. For the RCE course offerings in Fall Semester 2023 from these Colleges/Graduate Schools, please refer to the RCE course lists for their previous campuses.
Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (Shiga)
In April 2024, the College/Graduate School of Information Science and Technology was relocated to Osaka Ibaraki Campus from Biwako-Kusatsu Campus. Following this relocation, RCJ courses from the College/Graduate School are being offered at Osaka Ibaraki Campus.