The Department of Jurisprudence aims to equip students with the skills to analyze social phenomena in legal and political terms and to present guidelines for legal and political solutions to discrepancies and problems arising from such analysise.

Introduction to Jurisprudence is offered in the first year, and then core subjects such as Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Corporate Law are offered to enable students to gradually learn from the basics to application. Students belong to a basic practice in the first year and enjoy an excellent learning environment. This includes small-group classes which instill motivation and the joy of learning. In the second year, studies are divided among the Administration Course, the Legal Service Course, the Corporation Course and the International Course. Students are able to acquire a practical and broad range of knowledge by learning the specialized subjects required for each course (course core subjects) along with the recommended subjects of other courses or departments.

The Department of Jurisprudence offers specialized subjects appropriate to students' future careers in each course. "Special Practice" is offered in the Administration Course for those who wish to take civil service examinations, and "Special Practice on Legal Service" in the Legal Service course is offered for students wishing to take aptitude tests for law school. In the International Course, a subject called "Foreign Affairs" which includes a short-term overseas study program is offered for the purpose of equipping students with a global perspective. In addition, those who wish to study more at graduate level or to become specialists are able to proceed to the Graduate School of Law using the internal entrance-exam system of essays and interviews.

Students learn human rights and governance structure. They are taught that there are a number of disputes over what the short clauses of the Constitution of Japan guarantee and to what extent they are guaranteed, and examine opinions from both sides.

International politics is where one-sided and unilateral commentary and judgments are made more than anything else. The aim of this course is to help students understand issues of ethnicity and the North-South problem based on historical as well as theoretical viewpoints, and to equip them with an attitude which will help them to think multilaterally about international politics.

Students consider Hokkaido-related problems and incidents such as the Northern-Territorial issue by using fundamental ideas to explain the basic rights of International Law. The course's aim is to consider the meanings and limitations of modern globalization and identify alternatives.

Respect for human beings

To instill students with a sense for human rights and an international way of thinking, enabling them to contribute to the advancement of the community and the improvement of local residents' welfare.