Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Five-year Consecutive Doctoral Programs / Master’s Programs
6. Screening Criteria
Candidates for admission will be selected on the basis of comprehensive assessment of the documents submitted and the examination results.
Examination Schedule and the Subjects
Refer to the schedule below.
History and Anthropology 
October (General Admission)
| October | Wednesday, October 23 | |||
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| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (200 points) |
Oral Examination (200 points) |
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| Major | Time | 10:00-11:00 | 11:30-13:30 | 14:30-17:00 |
| History and Anthropology | Select one from the language list below: English, German, French, Russian, Chinese. However, those whose native tongue is not Japanese should select either Japanese or another language listed above other than their native tongue. No dictionaries can be used in any foreign language examination. | (History Major) Select one specialized subject from Japanese History, Oriental History, Western History, or Historical Geography. This is an examination to test your knowledge about specialized field. (Anthropology Major) |
Individual Interview
1.Research Plan |
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| 【Selection at the time of application】 | 【Selection at the time of application】 | |||
- (Note)
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- Specialized subject must be taken in your research field.
Modern Languages and Cultures 
October (General Admission)
| October | Wednesday, October 23 | Thursday, October 24 | |||
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| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (100 points) |
Oral Examination (100 points) |
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| Major | Time | 10:00-12:00 | 13:00-15:00 | 16:00-17:30 | 10:00-17:00 |
| Modern Languages and Cultures | (Modern Culture Studies) Foreign Language I : English I (However, if your mother tongue is not Japanese, select Japanese.) Foreign Language II: Select one foreign language out of English II, German, French, Chinese, and Spanish. (You cannot select your mother tongue.) (Language and Information Studies) |
Essay: This examination tests your knowledge of your area of specialization. However, examinees must select from among the questions set by the respective research fields (Modern Culture Studies or Language and Information Studies). |
Answer questions about your area of specialization, your research plan, etc. The examination is conducted in the form of an individual interview. | ||
| 【Selection at the time of application】 | 【Selection at the time of examination】 | ||||
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- Regarding the foreign language subject, write your choice of foreign language(s) in the form titled “Information Sheet”.
- You will be notified of the time schedule for your oral examination when you take the written examination.
- You are not allowed to use a dictionary of any kind in the written examination.
- For the Specialized Subject essay exam, applicants who choose Language and Information Studies may use only Japanese. Applicants who choose Modern Culture Studies may use either Japanese or English, German or French.
- The oral examination for all applicants who choose Language and Information Studies is conducted in Japanese.
International Public Policy
October (General Admission)
| October | Wednesday, October 23 | |||
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| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (200 points) |
Oral Examination (200 points) |
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| Major | Time | 10:00-11:30 | 13:00-14:30 | 15:30-18:00 |
| International Public Policy | (Field of International Relations) English (Field of Sociology) |
(Field of International Relations) Select one subject from International Relations, Political Science, International law, Cultural Anthropology or Social Development. (Field of Sociology) |
Individual Interview: Questions about your specialized field and Research Plan. |
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| 【Selection at the time of application】 | ||||
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- [Field of International Relations] Answer either in English or Japanese.
- [Field of Sociology] Answer in Japanese.
- Prohibit use of the dictionaries during the examinations.
International and Advanced Japanese Studies
October (General Admission)
| October | Wednesday, October 23 | Thursday, October 24 | ||
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| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (100 points) |
Oral Examination (100 points) |
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| Major | Time | 10:00-11:00 | 12:00-13:00 | 9:00-16:00 |
| International and Advanced Japanese Studies | In principle, select either Japanese or English (see Notes 1 & 2). Regarding other languages, see Note 3. | Select one of following 12 Specialized Subjects(questions) and answer in either Japanese or English (see Note 4): Politics; Law; Economics; Literature/Film; History; Philosophy; Linguistics; Education; Japanese Language Education; Society/Media/Culture; Multidisciplinary Studies 1; Multidisciplinary Studies 2. | Individual Interview about research content and research plan. | |
| 【Selection at the time of application】 | 【Selection during examination】 | |||
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- You cannot select your mother tongue (first language). Also, dictionary use is not allowed during the exam.
- If you are an international student applying for the Japanese Language and Japanese Language Pedagogy Program, you must select Japanese for the Foreign Language exam. If you are a Japanese student applying for the Japanese Language and Japanese Language Pedagogy Program, you must select English for the Foreign Language exam.
- In addition to Japanese and English, the following languages are available: Chinese, Korean, German, French, and Russian. If you wish to select one of these languages, you must submit an additional document (maximum 1,200 characters in Japanese or 400 words in English) explaining the relationship between your research plan and language you wish to select. This document must be submitted to doctoral program office no later than 7 days prior to the deadline of applications. If you select one of these languages without submitting the required document in advance, your application will not be accepted. For more details, contact the Office of the Master’s Program and Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies. http://japan.tsukuba.ac.jp.
- Select one of the Specialized Subjects (questions) at the time of exam and answer in either Japanese or English. However, if you apply for the Japanese Language and Japanese Language Pedagogy Program, you must select either Linguistic or Japanese Language Education, and you must answer in Japanese.
- You must select one out of following degree programs at the time of application: Global Multidisciplinary Studies, International Japanese Social Studies, International Japanese Humanities, and Japanese Language and Japanese Language Pedagogy.
International Area Studies
October (General Admission)
| October | Wednesday, October 23 | Thursday, October 24 | ||
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| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (100 points) |
Oral Examination (100 points) |
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| Major | Time | 10:00-11:30 | 13:00-15:00 | 9:00-16:00 |
| International Area Studies | In principle, select English or Japanese. (Note 1) |
Select two of six questions regarding Politics and Economics I, Politics and Economics II, History and Geography I, History and Geography II, Society and Culture I, Society and Culture II. Answer each in Japanese or English. (Note 2) |
Individual interview regarding reason for application, research proposal and related topics. (Note 3) |
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| 【Selection at the time of application】 | 【Selection at the time of examination】 | |||
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- Applicants CANNOT select their mother language (first language) as their chosen foreign language. Applicants CANNOT use dictionaries during this examination. If the following languages―Chinese, Russian, Spanish, or Portuguese―are highly relevant to the applicant’s research theme which they plan to study in our program, applicants can select one of these languages as their chosen language for the foreign-language examination.
If applicants want to designate one of the languages noted above, they must inform the Master’s Program in International Area Studies office by September 5, 2019 by providing a statement (within 1200 letters in Japanese or 400 words in English) explaining the relationship between their chosen research area (course), research plan, and designated foreign language. Please note that this statement must arrive by the above noted date. If applicants select a foreign language other than English or Japanese in their applications without sending such statement beforehand, it will not be accepted. If applicants have any questions or need further information, please consult with our office. The International Area Studies Office’s e-mail address is: areastudies-office#@#ml.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp （※ Please delete “#” before sending email to this email address.） - Select two of six questions on the day of the examination on Specialized Subjects. Answer each question in Japanese or English.
- The oral examination interview schedule for each applicants will be distributed after the Foreign-language examination finishes on the first day.
- Applicants CANNOT select their mother language (first language) as their chosen foreign language. Applicants CANNOT use dictionaries during this examination. If the following languages―Chinese, Russian, Spanish, or Portuguese―are highly relevant to the applicant’s research theme which they plan to study in our program, applicants can select one of these languages as their chosen language for the foreign-language examination.
