Back Issues for Admissions 2020 (February Entrance Examination)

Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering

Master’s Programs

6. Screening Criteria

Screening Criteria

We will determine the students to be admitted by evaluating the submitted documents and their academic skills as a whole.

Examination Schedule and the Subjects

Refer to the schedule below.
For some examinations you need to choose exam subjects beforehand.

(1) Master’s Program in Policy and Planning Sciences

General Admission Examination (February)

February – Thursday, January 30 Friday, January 31
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 English (100 points) Specialized Subject
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(200 points)
Program Time 10:00-11:30 10:00-17:00
Policy and Planning Sciences

English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 2 – 3
 Choose one from Mathematics (calculus, linear algebra), Microeconomics and Urban/Regional planning at the time of exam.

Refer to Note 4

Individual Interview

Presentation (5min): To assess motivation, research plans, status of preparation, and future vision.

Questionnaire (10min): Questions will be asked from the interviewer.

Refer to Note 4 – 5
Master’s Program in Policy and Planning Sciences
Special Selection of Working Individuals Examination (February)

February Friday, January 31
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 Oral Examination
(100 points)
Program Time 10:00-17:00
Policy and Planning Sciences

Individual Interview

Presentation (5min): To assess motivation, research plans, status of preparation, and future vision.

Questionnaire (15min): The interviewer will ask questions to check your ability to analyze data, such as graphs, maps, or tables, and your general ability to think logically. Questions may refer the content of your presentation, or to related issues in general.
    (Note)

  1. Applicants must contact the desired faculty advisor(s) in their area of specialization (see the list of specialization areas) and obtain his/her consent to your application prior to submitting the application for the examination. Applicants for the special examination for working individuals should confirm their intention at this time.
  2. Bring an original copy of the TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, of the test you took after July 2017 with your photo, which is attached on the form to be created after completing Web Entry, and submit on the first day of the exam at the time advised by the program of your choice in advance. (Refer to the attachment sheet for the details about submission.)
    If the score is not submitted properly, you will be excluded from the further selection.
  3. We will not accept the submission of a photocopy of the score, TOEIC Institutional Program Score Report, or TOEFL Institutional Test Score Record.
    The original copy will not be returned to you.
  4. You may choose Japanese or English for the specialized subjects and the interview.
  5. For General Admission Examination, the schedule (the date and the time) for the interview will be announced on the first day of the exam.
  6. If you wish to enroll the Strategic Frontiers for Regional Revitalization course, please write it at the top of your research plan clearly.
  7. See http://www.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp/PPS/en/ for more details.

(2) Master’s Program in Service Engineering

General Admission Examination (February)

February – Thursday, January 30 Friday, January 31
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 English (100 points) Specialized Subject
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(200 points)
Program Time 10:00-11:30 10:00-17:00
Service Engineering

English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 2 – 3

Mathematics (calculus, linear algebra)

Refer to Note 4

Individual Interview

Presentation (5min): To assess motivation, research plans, status of preparation, and future vision.

Questionnaire (10min): Questions will be asked from the interviewer.

Refer to Note 5
Master’s Program in Service Engineering
Special Selection of Working Individuals Examination (February)

February Friday, January 31
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 Oral Examination
(100 points)
Program Time 10:00-17:00
Service Engineering

Individual Interview

Presentation (5min): To assess motivation, research plans, status of preparation, and future vision.

Questionnaire (15min): Questions including your presentation and knowledge about English and mathematics will be asked from the interviewer.
    (Note)

  1. Applicants need to contact the faculty members in their area of specialization (see the list of specialization areas) and obtain his/her consent to your application prior to the application process.
  2. Bring an original copy of the TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, of the test you took after July 2017 with your photo, which is attached on the form to be created after completing Web Entry, and submit on the first day of the exam at the time advised by the program of your choice in advance. (Refer to the attachment sheet for the details about submission.)
    If the score is not submitted properly, you will be excluded from the further selection.
  3. We will not accept the submission of a photocopy of the score, TOEIC Institutional Program Score Report, or TOEFL Institutional Test Score Record
    The original copy will not be returned to you.
  4. You may choose Japanese or English for the specialized subjects.
  5. For General Admission Examination, the schedule (the date and the time) for the interview will be announced on the first day of the exam.
  6. See http://www.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp/PPS/en/ for more details.

(3) Master’s Program in Risk and Resilience Engineering

General Admission Examination (February)

February – Thursday, January 30
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 English (200 points) Oral Examination
(300 points)
Program Time – 13:00-17:00
Risk and Resilience Engineering

English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 2 – 3

Individual Interview

(You will be asked questions on your specialization and your purpose of enrollment.)
Master’s Program in Risk and Resilience Engineering
Special Selection of Working Individuals Examination (February)

February Thursday, January 30
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 Oral Examination
(300 points)
Program Time 13:00-17:00
Risk and Resilience Engineering

Individual Interview

(You will be asked questions on your specialization and your purpose of enrollment.)
    (Note)

  1. Applicants need to contact the faculty members in their area of specialization (see the list of specialization areas) prior to the application process. If you have the second choice, contact them as well.
  2. Bring an original copy of the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, of the test you took after July 2017 with your photo, which is attached on the form to be created after completing Web Entry, and submit on the first day of the exam at the time advised by the program of your choice in advance. (Refer to the attachment sheet for the details about submission.)
    If the score is not submitted properly, you will be excluded from the further selection.
  3. We will not accept the submission of a photocopy of the score, TOEIC Institutional Program Score Report, or TOEFL Institutional Test Score Record.
    The original copy will not be returned to you.
  4. The schedule for the oral examination will be announced on the program’s web page. See http://www.risk.tsukuba.ac.jp/index_eng.html for more details.

(4) Master’s Program in Computer Science

General Admission Examination (February)

February – Thursday, January 30
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 English (100 points) Oral Examination
(400 points)
Program Time 9:30-17:00
Computer Science

English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 3 – 4

Individual Interview

  1. You will be asked about your basic knowledge about mathematics and　fundamentals of computer science.
  2. You will be asked questions on your specialization and your purpose of enrollment.
Master’s Program in Computer Science
Special Selection of Working Individuals Examination (February)

February – Thursday, January 30
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 English (100 points) Oral Examination
(100 points)
Program Time – 9:30-17:00
Computer Science

English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 3 – 4

Individual Interview

(You will be asked questions on your specialization and your purpose of enrollment.)
    (Note)

  1. Applicants must contact the desired faculty advisor (see the list of specialization areas) and obtain his/her consent to your application prior to submitting the application for the examination. If you have the second choice, contact him/her and obtain his/her consent to your application as well.
    Applicants for the special examination for working individuals should confirm their intention at this time.
  2. See “Admission” on http://www.cs.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/index.html for the scope of the exam on information fundamentals.
  3. Bring an original copy of the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, of the test you took after July 2017 with your photo, which is attached on the form to be created after completing Web Entry, and submit on the first day of the exam at the time advised by the program of your choice in advance. (Refer to the attachment sheet for the details about submission.)
    If the score is not submitted properly, you will be excluded from the further selection.
  4. We will not accept the submission of a photocopy of the score, TOEIC Institutional Program Score Report, or TOEFL Institutional Test Score Record.
    The original copy will not be returned to you.
  5. See “Admission” on http://www.cs.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/index.html for more information.

Computing Science English Program

We have the program which allows you to take classes in English to earn degree in Computer Science field.
If you wish to enroll, apply after the entrance.
Refer http://www.cs.tsukuba.ac.jp/cse/ for more details about this program.
You may refer here for the details of the subjects.

Dual Degree Program

Dual Degree Program is available in the doctoral programs below.
Please refer here for the details.

  • Doctoral Program in Physics, Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences
  • Doctoral Program in Geosciences, Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences
  • Doctoral Program in Biology, Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences

(5) Master’s Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems

General Admission Examination (February)

February – Friday, January 31
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 English (100 points) Oral Examination
(300 points)
Program Time – 10:00-17:00
Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 2 – 3

Individual Interview

  1. You will be asked about your basic knowledge about mathematics.
  2. You will give a presentation about your graduation research or equivalent, purpose of enrollment and current research plan, and you will be asked questions about them.
(Be sure to read Note 5).
Master’s Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
Special Selection of Working Individuals Examination (February)

February – Thursday, January 30
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 English (100 points) Oral Examination
(300 points)
Program Time – 10:00-17:00
Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 2 – 3

Individual Interview

You will be giving a presentation about your past researches and your research plan, and you will be asked questions about them.
    (Note)

  1. Applicants need to contact the faculty members in their area of specialization (see the list of specialization areas) and discuss research plans prior to the application process. If you have the second choice, contact them as well.
  2. Bring an original copy of the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, of the test you took after July 2017 with your photo, which is attached on the form to be created after completing Web Entry, and submit on the first day of the exam at the time advised by the program of your choice in advance. (Refer to the attachment sheet for the details about submission.)
    If the score is not submitted properly, you will be excluded from the further selection.
  3. We will not accept the submission of a photocopy of the score, TOEIC Institutional Program Score Report, or TOEFL Institutional Test Score Record.
    The original copy will not be returned to you.
  4. The schedule for the oral examination (the time and the date) will be announced on the program’s web page.
  5. See http://www.iit.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/ for details.
  6. Please contact the Chair of the Master’s Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems (entexam@iit.tsukuba.ac.jp)
    for the schedule of the oral examination, or if you have any questions.

(6) Master’s Program in Engineering Mechanics and Energy

General Admission Examination (February)

February – – Friday, January 31
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 Transcript
(200 points)		 English
(100 points)		 Oral Examination
(400 points)
Program Time – – 10:00-17:00
Engineering Mechanics and Energy Evaluate the transcript from the graduated college.

English

Evaluate TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail.

Refer to Note 3 – 4

Individual Interview

  1. You will be asked questions about your basic knowledge about mathematics (analysis and linear algebra) and one of the following physics topics you choose upon applying. (dynamics, thermodynamics or electromagnetics).
  2. You will be asked questions on your purpose of enrollment.
Master’s Program in Engineering Mechanics and Energy
Special Selection of Working Individuals Examination (February)

February Friday, January 31
Subject
(Allocation of Marks)		 Oral Examination
(200 points)
Program Time 10:00-17:00
Engineering Mechanics and Energy

Individual Interview(You will be asked questions on your specialization and your purpose of enrollment.)
    (Note)

  1. Applicants need to contact the faculty members in their area of specialization (see the list of specialization areas) prior to the application process.
  2. Your transcript should be attached and submitted with applications.
  3. Bring an original copy of the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate / Official Score Report or Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, of the test you took after July 2017 with your photo, which is attached on the form to be created after completing Web Entry, and submit on the first day of the exam at the time advised by the program of your choice in advance. (Refer to the attachment sheet for the details about submission.)
    If the score is not submitted properly, you will be excluded from the further selection.
  4. We will not accept the submission of a photocopy of the score, TOEIC Institutional Program Score Report, or TOEFL Institutional Test Score Record.
    The original copy will not be returned to you.
  5. The schedule for the oral examination will be announced on the program’s web page. Refer to http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/EME/e/index.html.