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Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Peace Study Courses should be defined in terms of core courses and fieldwork,
as described below:
1. Core course (click
here for a sample curriculum)
| (1) |
Deals
with the basic facts of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and
issues related to nuclear weapons and world peace
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| (2) |
Logically analyzes and organizes the A-bomb experience in the context of an academic discipline, from the arts and humanities to social and natural sciences. |
| (3) |
Helps student understand the fundamental message of the A-bomb survivors:
“No one else should suffer the way we did.” Considers ways of achieving
the total elimination of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace. |
| (4) |
The course should be offered for at least one academic term each year. |
2.
Fieldwork
| (1) |
Participants
should have the basic information offered by the Core Course mentioned above
and should desire to explore one or more issues more deeply. |
| (2) |
Participants visit Hiroshima and/or Nagasaki, listen to A-bomb survivor testimony, attend lectures by experts, and tour war- and peace-related facilities. |
| (3) |
Participants conduct independent study based on specific interests, available resources and course requirements from the home institution. |
| (4) |
Fieldwork should be part of or receive credit as an official university course. |
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