Courses

Subject Listing

28 courses spanning AI, complex systems, law, design, entrepreneurship, and more. All taught in English, all designed for an antidisciplinary approach.

Master's Program

2-year program · 30 credits (21 required + 9 elective)

Required

Course	Instructor	Credits	Semester	Type
Advanced Research in Master's Program	Daum Kim Catharina Maracke Hiroki Kojima Mizuki Oka Joseph Austerweil Sputniko! (Hiromi Ozaki) Ira Winder	6	Year-round	Core
Practical Antidisciplinary Problem Solving I (APS I)	Joseph Austerweil Ira Winder	6	Spring Tue & Thu 13:00–16:00	Core
Practical Antidisciplinary Problem Solving II (APS II)	Joseph Austerweil Ira Winder	6	Fall Tue & Thu 13:00–16:00	Core
Principles of Awareness	Joi Ito Daum Kim	2	Fall Thu 09:00–11:00	Core
The Antidisciplinary Approach to the Modern World (DNA) (DNA)	Joi Ito Joseph Austerweil	1	Spring Fri 09:00–11:00	Core

Elective

Course	Instructor	Credits	Semester	Type
Complex System Science	Hiroki Kojima	2	Spring Fri 15:00–17:00	Elective
Design & Prototyping	Ira Winder	2	Fall Fri 13:00–15:00	Elective
Digital Media & Flourishing	Daum Kim	2	Fall Fri 09:00–11:00	Elective
Human and Machine Learning	Joseph Austerweil	2	Spring Fri 13:00–15:00	Elective
Intelligent Agents	Mizuki Oka	2	Fall Fri 11:00–13:00	Elective
Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Getting Things Done (Entrepreneurship)	Joi Ito	2	Fall Tue 09:00–11:00	Elective
Law and Governance	Catharina Maracke	2	Fall Mon 14:00–16:00	Elective
Modern Physics	Hiroki Kojima	2	Fall Fri 15:00–17:00	Elective
Modular Practice Seminar	Joi Ito Daum Kim Catharina Maracke Hiroki Kojima Mizuki Oka Joseph Austerweil Sputniko! (Hiromi Ozaki) Ira Winder	1	Year-round	Elective
Special Topics in Integrated Science: Web3 / AI Overview (Web3/AI Gairon)	Joi Ito Miho Shinada	2	Spring Thu 15:00–17:00	Elective
Speculative Design	Ira Winder	2	Spring Tue 10:00–12:00	Elective
Technology and Values	Catharina Maracke	2	Fall Mon 16:00–18:00	Elective

Doctoral Program

3-year program · 17 credits (15 required + 2 elective)

Required

Course	Instructor	Credits	Semester	Type
Advanced Research in Doctoral Program I	Catharina Maracke Hiroki Kojima Mizuki Oka Joseph Austerweil Sputniko! (Hiromi Ozaki)	3	Year 1	Core
Advanced Research in Doctoral Program II	Catharina Maracke Hiroki Kojima Mizuki Oka Joseph Austerweil Sputniko! (Hiromi Ozaki)	3	Year 2	Core
Advanced Research in Doctoral Program III	Catharina Maracke Hiroki Kojima Mizuki Oka Joseph Austerweil Sputniko! (Hiromi Ozaki)	3	Year 3	Core
Career Development Exercises	Joseph Austerweil	2	Fall Fri 09:00–11:00	Core
Communication Practices	Joseph Austerweil	2	Spring Mon 11:00–13:00	Core
Engineering Ethics	Joseph Austerweil	2	Spring Mon 09:00–11:00	Core

Elective

Course	Instructor	Credits	Semester	Type
Advanced Complex System Science	Hiroki Kojima	2	Spring Fri 15:00–17:00	Elective
Advanced Design and Prototyping	Ira Winder	2	Fall Fri 13:00–15:00	Elective
Advanced Human and Machine Learning	Joseph Austerweil	2	Spring Fri 13:00–15:00	Elective
Advanced Intelligent Agents	Mizuki Oka	2	Fall Fri 11:00–13:00	Elective
Advanced Law and Governance	Catharina Maracke	2	Fall Mon 14:00–16:00	Elective

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