Back Issues for Admissions 2020 (February Entrance Examination)

Degree Program in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Master’s Programs (Informatics)

6. Screening Criteria

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

Examination Schedule and the Subjects

February (General Admission)

February ― Thursday, January 30
or Friday, January 31
Subject Foreign Language
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(300 points)
Program Time － 9:00-17:00
Informatics
English

Evaluate the score of Official Score Certificate/Report of TOEIC, Examinee (Test Taker) Score Record of TOEFL, or Test Report Form of IELTS (Academic Module)*

 You will be expected to give a presentation about your research, and the reasons for applying for the program, based on the research plan which you have submitted (the presentation within 7 minutes). For the remaining 20 minutes, you will be questioned about the contents of the presentation and your basic academic skills for the related fields.
– The selection is not determined by the research subject itself on the application form.
– A research subject will be formally determined after enrollment with your academic advisor’s consultation.
(Note)
  1. See more details about Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies at：http://www.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp/grad/english/index-e.html

  2. Reference scores for the English examination are shown below. A score equal to or over the reference score is calculated to be 100 points, and a lower score is proportionately reduced. Each scores in the brackets is the lowest score to apply.

    TOEIC TOEFL (ITP) TOEFL (iBT) IELTS
    830 (350) 585 (418) 94 (36) 6.5 (3.5)
  3. The time and place of the oral examinations are open to public with Information and Regulations for the Oral Examination on Tuesday, January 14, 2020
    at: http://www.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp/grad/english/index-e.html

February (Special Selection of Working Individuals)

February Thursday, January 30 or Friday, January 31
Subject Oral Examination
(300 points)
Program Time 9:00-17:00
Informatics You will be expected to give a presentation about your research, and the reasons for applying for the program, based on the research plan which you have submitted (the presentation within 7 minutes). For the remaining 20 minutes, you will be questioned about the contents of the presentation and your basic academic skills for the related fields.
– The selection is not determined by the research subject itself on the application form.
– A research subject after enrollment will be formally determined with your academic advisor’s consultation.
(Note)
  1. See more details about Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies at:http://www.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp/grad/english/index-e.html
  2. The time and place of the oral examinations are open to public with Information and Regulations for the Oral Examination on Tuesday, January 14, 2020
    at: http://www.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp/grad/english/index-e.html