Degree Program in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Doctoral Programs (Informatics)

6. Screening Criteria

We will determine the students to be admitted by comprehensively evaluating the submitted documents and the result of the examination.

Examinations for 2025 academic year will be conducted online.

Examination Schedule and the Subjects

July Selection Process (Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants)

Subject Application Review
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(300 points)
Date – Friday, July 5 or Monday, July 8
Language used in the oral examination – Japanese or English
Language used in Research Plan/ Research and Practice Overview Same language as the oral examination –
Content Application form, Academic Transcript, Letter of Recommendation, Research Plan, Research and Practice Overview, Peer-reviewed paper and Research Results will be evaluated. It takes 30 minutes per person. You will be expected to give a presentation about your research result and research plan (approximately 7 minutes, in the same language as the oral examination). After the presentation, you will be questioned about the content of the presentation and basic knowledge in related fields.
  1. The time and place of the oral examinations are open to public with Information and Regulations for the Oral Examination on Friday, June 14, 2024
    at: https://informatics.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/admission-information-en/admission/examination/

August Selection Process (General Selection Process / Special Selection Process for Working Individuals)

Subject Application Review
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(300 points)
Date – Thursday, August 22 or Friday, August 23
Language used in the oral examination – Japanese or English
Language used in Research Plan/ Research and Practice Overview Same language as the oral examination –
Content Application form, Academic Transcript, Research Plan, Research and Practice Overview and Research Results will be evaluated. It takes 45 minutes per person. You will be expected to give a presentation about your research result and research plan (approximately 15 minutes, in the same language as the oral examination). After the presentation, you will be questioned about the content of your presentation and basic knowledge in the related fields.
  1. The time and place of the oral examinations are open to public with Information and Regulations for the Oral Examination on Friday , August 2, 2024
    at: https://informatics.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/admission-information-en/admission/examination/

January to February Selection Process (General Selection Process / Special Selection Process for Working Individuals)

Subject Application Review
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(300 points)
Date – Tuesday, January 28 or Wednesday, January 29
Language used in the oral examination – Japanese or English
Language used in Research Plan/ Research and Practice Overview Same language as the oral examination –
Content Application form, Academic Transcript, Research Plan, Research and Practice Overview and Research Results will be evaluated. It takes 45 minutes per person. You will be expected to give a presentation about your research result and research plan (approximately 15 minutes, in the same language as the oral examination). After the presentation, you will be questioned about the content of your presentation and basic knowledge in the related fields.
  1. The time and place of the oral examinations are open to public with Information and Regulations for the Oral Examination on Thursday, January 9, 2025
    at: https://informatics.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/admission-information-en/admission/examination/

January to February Selection Process (Special Selection Process of Global Individuals in English)

Subject Application Review
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(300 points)
Date – Tuesday, January 28 or Wednesday, January 29
Language used in the oral examination – English
Language used in Research Plan/ Research and Practice Overview English –
Content Application form, Academic Transcript, Letter of Recommendation, Research Plan, Research and Practice Overview and Research Results will be evaluated. It takes 45 minutes per person. You will be expected to give a presentation about your research result and research plan (approximately 15 minutes, in English). After the presentation, you will be questioned about the content of your presentation and basic knowledge in the related fields.
  1. The time and place of the oral examinations are open to public with Information and Regulations for the Oral Examination on Thursday, January 9, 2025
    at: https://informatics.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/admission-information-en/admission/examination/