The Japanese linguistics course includes seminars and special lectures on ancient, modern, and contemporary language.
The Japanese literature course is broadly divided into classical literature and modern literature.
The classical literature section offers seminars and special lectures for each era from the Heian period to the Edo period, including ancient, medieval, and modern eras, while the modern literature section taught by the program's three instructors consists of seminars and special lectures covering both prose and poetry genres from the Meiji period to the modern era.
Comparative literature instructors also give special lectures.