Programs in English at Komaba (PEAK)

4 years English final-intake

5-stage learning journey

4 years · English

Junior Division, Years 1-2 (semesters 1-4) — shared liberal arts core, JEA timet Foundation Courses plus Integrated and Thematic courses. Foundation: Foreign Languages (Japanese — mandatory, streamed by placement test; English — optional), Information, Physical Education and Health Sciences, First-Year Seminar (library usage, research skills, critical thinking, writing, debating, fundamentals of science and social science). Social Sciences: Law and Political Science; Economics and Statistics; Sociology and Social Thought; International Relations. Humanities: Philosophy and Ethics; History; Language and Literature; Psychology. Junior Division, Years 1-2 (semesters 1-4) — ES timetable additions The ES Junior Division timetable contains the same Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities courses as JEA and adds two science blocks. Mathematical Sciences: Mathematics I (calculus — limits, functions, differentiation and integration, then functions of multiple variables) and Mathematics II (linear algebra — matrices, systems of linear equations, then linear transformations, eigenvalues, diagonalization). Material and Life Sciences: Introductory Physics (calculus-based mechanics), Introductory Chemistry (atomic and molecular structure, thermodynamic and kinetic views of reactions), Fundamentals of Physical Sciences (newly offered from AY2025), Life Science (chemistry of life, molecular and cell biology, genetics, human physiology, ecology). Earth Science is not offered from AY2025. Japanese language requirement (Junior Division) "All the PEAK students are required to take the Intensive Japanese courses where the students are divided into small groups depending on their proficiency level (from novice to native). The required Japanese courses continue for three terms, i.e., one and a half semesters, for six credits in total." Groups run from I (zero to N5) through V (N1 or higher / native level). Newly enrolled students with little or no Japanese receive learning materials before arrival and are expected to master hiragana and katakana before they arrive. Senior Division, Years 3-4 (semesters 5-8) — Japan in East Asia track, 76 credit Credit structure (2 credits per semester-long course in principle): Foreign Languages 10 credits (Japanese or other languages; students may not in principle take courses in English or their native language, and must consult the Program Director); Advanced Liberal Arts 4 credits (including 'Liberal Arts for Advanced Students' introductions to Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, Area Studies and Social Sciences); JEA Core Courses 12 credits (4 of 6 core courses = 8 credits, plus Supervised Readings I and II = 4 credits taken in semesters 7 and 8, with a mid-term progress workshop); Elective Courses 22 credits (at least seven JEA electives offered each semester); Other Courses 18 credits (any Komaba senior division program or other UTokyo faculty, with instructor approval); Senior Thesis 10 credits with an individual advisor. Total 76 credits. Senior Division, Years 3-4 (semesters 5-8) — Environmental Sciences track Senior Division courses are organised across the six ES key areas plus a skills and fieldwork area. The PEAK website publishes the course list but notes it "is not an exhaustive list - course availability can change from year to year"; a per-area credit breakdown equivalent to the JEA table is not published. Core Topics: Materials Chemistry, Statistics, Environmental Assessment and its Method, Civilization and Technologies, Environmental Issues in Japan, Professional Ethics. Environmental Principles: Science, Technology and Society; Environmental History and Philosophy; Technology and Sustainable Development; Environmental Risk Management. Management and Policy: Contemporary Environmental Issues; Law and the Environment; Environmental Economics; Economic Policy Analysis; Development and the Environment; Environmental Sociology. Measurement and Evaluation: Biodiversity and Ecosystem; Modeling and Simulation; Environmental Measurement I-II; Thermodynamics; Environmental Informatics; Environmental Hygienics; Operations Research. Materials, Systems and Dynamics: Chemistry for Environmental Sciences; Evolution of Matter and the Universe; Earth System Science I-IV. Energy and Resources: Advanced Energy Science and Engineering; Energy Technology and Natural Resources I-III; Energy and Environmental Engineering. Health and Safety / Urban Planning: Food Safety and Risk Analysis; Modern Food Resources and Consumption; Technology of Food Production; Sustainable Agroecological Systems; Human Population Dynamics; Health Science and the Environment; Urban Planning Technology I-II. Skills, Fieldwork and Laboratory Work: Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills; Fieldwork and Case-studies for Environmental Sciences I-III; Special Lecture Series on Environmental Sciences (practicals in biology, chemistry and physics). ES students have no Senior Division foreign-language credit requirement but may count Japanese language credits toward graduation.

Junior Division, Years 1-2 (semesters 1-4) — shared liberal arts core, JEA timet curriculum

The detailed course list for this stage has not been published yet.

Course domains

"The Japan in East Asia Program aims to provide students with a wide range of social science and humanities courses to develop an advanced understanding of Japanese/East Asian politics, economy, socie
"The goal of the Environmental Sciences Program is to provide students with a broad-based, inter- and multidisciplinary understanding of Environmental Systems and Global Sciences." Organised around si
Foundation Courses in Foreign Languages (compulsory Japanese; optional English), Information, Physical Education and Health Sciences, and a First-Year Seminar; Social Sciences (Law and Political Scien
Integrated course groups: L. Languages and Communication (Applied Japanese); A. Ideas and Arts; B. International and Area Studies; C. Society and Institutions; D. Human Beings and the Environment; E.
All PEAK students must take Intensive Japanese, in small groups streamed across five proficiency groups from zero/N5 beginners to cultured native-speaker level, running for three terms (one and a half

Application (choose a track) — Applicants apply once, to PEAK, but must choose either the International Program on Japan in East Asia or the International Program on Environmental Sciences at the poin

Junior Division — years 1 and 2 (semesters 1-4) — All PEAK entrants join the International General Education Program in the Junior Division of the College of Arts and Sciences on the Komaba Campus, fo

Senior Division — years 3 and 4 (semesters 5-8) — "After these first two years of study, students then take specialized courses as part of the specific curriculum they have selected - i.e. Japan in Ea

Graduation — "In order to graduate from the University of Tokyo, a student must earn 76 credits in the Senior Division of the College of Arts and Sciences." JEA students must submit a Senior Thesis (1

After graduation — JEA graduates are prepared for international and national public service, multinational business, journalism, international NGOs and education, and may progress to the Graduate Prog

Programme wind-down — Because September 2026 is the final admission, no PEAK cohort will enter after that date. Enrolled students continue to graduation, and PEAK continues to exist until all PEAK stu

"The aim of these undergraduate degree programs is to share the rich intellectual and educational resources of the university with the wider global community. All classes are taught in English, but st

PEAK admission policy: "The University of Tokyo's Programs in English at Komaba (PEAK) seek to admit a select number of students who exhibit intellectual curiosity and the potential for leadership. In

"Students in the Japan in East Asia Program gain an international and interdisciplinary understanding of East Asia's past, present and future, with a particular focus on Japan. The program encourages

"Students admitted to the Environmental Sciences Program study this complex field from an interdisciplinary perspective, which include the environmental, economic, ethical and legal... The primary aim

The College of Arts and Sciences describes PEAK as "a practical realisation of the university's mission to 'broaden student horizons by building a truly global campus with a diverse community of facul

Core learning formats

"JEA and ES classes are small and interactive in order to facilitate the exchange of ideas and foster creative thinking."
JEA Senior Division includes Seminar, Topics and Special Seminar course families across Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, Area and Historical Studies, and Social and International Studies, plus Supe
ES Senior Division includes a Skills, Fieldwork and Laboratory Work area: Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills, Fieldwork and Case-studies for Environmental Sciences I-III, and the Special Lectu
Japanese language classes are streamed into five proficiency groups and are limited in principle to 15 students per class.
"The majority of courses in the Junior Division are also open to regular Japanese students (non-PEAK students), who can opt to enroll in either one of the programs in the Senior Division. PEAK and non
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