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English Language and Culture Studies provides classes that cover the 16th-century English poetry to 21st-century American novels, and also gives courses on cross-cultural studies and English linguistics. Several classes are taught in English by native English speakers. German Language and Culture Studies has classes in which students read medieval to contemporary German texts, and guides students to develop understanding of German culture. French Language and Culture Studies provides courses on French linguistics and literature, Francophone cultures, and comparative studies with Asian and/or Anglophone literatures and cultures. Philosophy, Art, and Cultural Relations Studies focuses on the study of various cultural activities in which cultures are inherited, altered through collision, or newly created. It guides students to learn research methods and apply them in interpretation of art, understanding of thoughts, and intercultural communication studies.URL:http://www.hobun.shimane-u.ac.jp/gengobunka/ (Japanese)7Department of Language and CultureJapanese Language and Culture StudiesChinese Language and Culture StudiesEnglish Language and Culture StudiesGerman Language and Culture StudiesFrench Language and Culture StudiesPhilosophy, Art, and Cultural Relations StudiesThe department provides the above six study areas.Japanese Language and Culture Studies provides programs on Japanese Language and Japanese Literature. Students learn the history of Japanese language, syntax, phonetics, dialects, and other linguistic foundations. Literature majors study the picture scrolls and manuscripts from the Edo era and novels of the Meiji period. Chinese Language and Culture Studies provides classes that extend from the Chinese myths to contemporary literature along with the history, culture and ideas.Graduate School of Humanities and Social SciencesThe Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences was established in April 1997 following reorganization and expansion of the Graduate School of Law, which was founded in April 1988.Although each department has its own educational goal, the graduate school as a whole also has a common goal: to cope with a highly information-oriented society. In order to achieve this goal effectively, the school offers systematically organized courses which can be interdisciplinary.After a rigorous entrance process, graduate students choose one of four courses, taking into consideration their research interests and future career plans. The students then carry out individual studies under an academic adviser who instructs and guides them through their studies culminating in a thesis.Law and EconomicsLaw and PoliticsThis course is intended to improve the abilities to identify, analyze and solve legal and political problems that arise in Faculty of Law and Literature