{"id":488,"date":"2021-05-19T12:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T03:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/?p=488"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:31:28","slug":"gec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/2021\/05\/19\/gec\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Education Center (GEC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

About the GEC<\/h2>\n

GEC offers various courses to form the foundation for students’ learning, which includes academic writing, mathematics, data science, information and English that are essential to all students regardless of their field of study. Also, available to any undergraduate students, the Minor system enables acquisition of a second field of expertise to complement your undergraduate major. In addition, GEC also offers wide range of courses such as physical education, fieldwork courses in and outside of Japan and collaboration courses with other universities that are sure to fulfill your intellectual curiosity.<\/p>\n

Partnership with museums and art galleries<\/h2>\n

To provide opportunities for students to have a first-hand practical learning experiences, GEC has some partnership with museums and art galleries which enables students to access these institutions with a free\/discounted admission fee. For details, please access the respective websites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Partnership programs with: National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo National Museum and National Museum of Arts.<\/p>\n

Minor system<\/h2>\n

Aside from students’ major field of study, the Minor system offers students a chance to pursue a number of specific theme.
\nPlease see below for details.<\/p>\n

STEP1 Read the Course Guide\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Thoroughly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n\u25b6Review<\/span><\/span><\/span> the details of the system and the content of the minor carefully.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

STEP2 Create a Course Registration Plan<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n\u25b6Plan<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0your coursework in advance to ensure completion of the minor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

STEP3 Course Registration<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n\u25b6Carefully review the registration period and registration procedures.
\nFor designated courses, the offering department and course section numbers are specified.
\nPlease note that courses not listed as designated courses will not be accepted as fulfilling the minor completion requirements.
\nAs enrollment may be limited and you may not be able to register for your preferred courses, plan your course schedule well in advance.<\/p>\n

STEP4 Take<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0the Designated Courses<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

STEP5 Confirm the Status of Credits Earned for Designated Minor Subjects<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u25b6Repeat Steps 3 through 5 until you have earned the required number of credits for the minor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

STEP6 Apply for Intent to Complete the Minor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n\u25b6Students must have earned at least 8 credits in designated subjects (6 credits for \u201cAccounting\u201d) at the time of application.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

STEP7 Fulfill All Requirements to Complete the Minor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n\u25b6To complete the minor, students must earn all required credits,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>submit<\/span>\u00a0an application<\/span><\/span><\/span>indicating<\/span>\u00a0their intent to complete the minor, and graduate from their major department.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Contact<\/h2>\n

Website<\/span><\/b>\uff1a<\/span><\/b>https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gec\/en\/<\/span><\/a>
\nE-mail address:\u202f<\/span><\/b>gec-help@list.waseda.jp<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Consultation Desk:\u202f<\/span><\/b>Waseda Portal Office(WPO)<\/span>
\nLocation:<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>1F, Building No.7, Waseda Campus<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Did you get the information you wanted on this page?<\/span>\r\nYes<\/a>\r\nNo<\/a>\r\n0 \/ 2 people were able to find the information they were looking for on this page.<\/span>\r\nPlease send us your feedback by clicking the \u201cFeedback\u201d tab at the top of this page.<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About the GEC GEC offers various courses to form the foundation for students’ learning, which includes academic writing, mathematics, data science, information and English that are essential to all students regardless of their field of study. Also, available to any undergraduate students, the Minor system enables acquisition of a second field of expertise to complement your undergraduate major. In addition, GEC also offers wide range of courses such as physical education, fieldwork courses in and outside of Japan and collaboration courses with other universities that are sure to fulfill your intellectual curiosity. Partnership with museums and art galleries To provide opportunities for students to have a first-hand practical learning experiences, GEC has some partnership with museums and art galleries which enables students to access these institutions with a free\/discounted admission fee. For details, please access the respective websites. Partnership programs with: National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo National Museum and National Museum of Arts. Minor system Aside from students’ major field of study, the Minor system offers students a chance to pursue a number of specific theme. Please see below for details. STEP1 Read the Course Guide\u00a0Thoroughly \u25b6Review the details of the system and the content of the minor carefully. STEP2 Create a Course Registration Plan \u25b6Plan\u00a0your coursework in advance to ensure completion of the minor. STEP3 Course Registration \u25b6Carefully review the registration period and registration procedures. For designated courses, the offering department and course section numbers are specified. Please note that courses not listed as designated courses will not be accepted as fulfilling the minor completion requirements. As enrollment may be limited and you may not be able to register for your preferred courses, plan your course schedule well in advance. STEP4 Take\u00a0the Designated Courses STEP5 Confirm the Status of Credits Earned for Designated Minor Subjects \u25b6Repeat Steps 3 through 5 until you have earned the required number of credits for the minor. STEP6 Apply for Intent to Complete the Minor \u25b6Students must have earned at least 8 credits in designated subjects (6 credits for \u201cAccounting\u201d) at the time of application.\u00a0 STEP7 Fulfill All Requirements to Complete the Minor \u25b6To complete the minor, students must earn all required credits,\u00a0submit\u00a0an applicationindicating\u00a0their intent to complete the minor, and graduate from their major department.\u00a0   Contact Website\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gec\/en\/ E-mail address:\u202fgec-help@list.waseda.jp\u00a0 Course Consultation Desk:\u202fWaseda Portal Office(WPO) Location:\u202f1F, Building No.7, Waseda Campus\u00a0 Did you get the information you wanted on this page? Yes No 0 \/ 2 people were able to find the information they were looking for on this page. Please send us your feedback by clicking the \u201cFeedback\u201d tab at the top of this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-study-further"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4099,"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions\/4099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}