From the perspective of nurturing the legal profession based on a foundation in the philosophy, “For Human Dignity,” Nanzan University’s Graduate Program in Law seeks candidates who have a strong interest in the directional movement of social situations as well as a serious regard for human rights and freedom within our modern society. We maintain a fair admissions process that adopts the above views and widely open our doors to candidates with various work experience and achievements.

An enriched 3-year curriculum

1. Education that connects with a high regard for human dignity

   Classes include “Subjects of Human Dignity,” conducting multifaceted investigations into the law and human dignity and “Subjects of Development and Innovations” with an academic field of “Society and Human Rights,” in which we emphasize the perspective of citizens and workers while making a point to include those in more vulnerable positions in society such as children, the diseased, and senior citizens. “Subjects of Development and Innovations” include such classes as “household/juvenile issues and the law,” “medicine and the law,” “consumer law,” and “domiciles and the law.”

2. Education for the cultivation of practical application ability and practical senses with a focus on foundational subjects

   In “Foundational Subjects of Law” students take their time acquiring basic strengths, which they use as a platform in “Foundational Subjects of Practice,” where we cover the academic field of “business law” taught by a practitioner. Our curriculum is structured so that students cultivate their qualities and skills that equip them for a legal profession, while learning the practical senses of law.

3. Class Management using the Going Syllabus

   Classes can be conducted using the Going Syllabus, a tool that allows students to know the objectives and contents of classes ahead of time in order to prepare according to instructions. Distributed texts and course material files are saved in “class records.” Students are able to review past material, hand in reports, conduct discussions between graduate study classmates, as well as direct questions to professors and receive feedback.

Using the designated law school building
The law school also utilizes its own exclusive law school building, complete with a mock courtroom, graduate studies research room, library, and lounge. Law students may use the building’s facilities at any time between 8:00 AM and 11:00 PM, including weekends and holidays, to work around the clock in law profession studies.