A key feature of the undergraduate education system at the University of Tokyo is that students spend their first two years attending a wide range of liberal arts courses. This provides the students with a broad knowledge-base on which to develop their later studies.

Curricula for the first two years of liberal arts courses for the two programs are provided below.

After these first two years of study, students then take specialized courses as part of the specific curriculum they have selected - i.e. Japan in East Asia or Environmental Sciences.