This application guideline is the archive of previous year.

Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Doctoral Programs (Human Sciences)

1. Number of Students to be Admitted

October Selection Process

Course Doctoral Program Number of Students to be Admitted Remarks
Doctoral Program Education 16 students The number includes 4 students who apply for the Special Selection Process for Working Individuals.
  • Students enroll in April.

January to February Selection Process

Course Doctoral Program Number of Students to be Admitted Remarks
Doctoral Programs Education 4 students The number includes 2 students who apply for the Special Selection Process for Working Individuals.
Psychology 6 students The number includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System.
Disability Sciences 10 students
  • Students enroll in April.
  • Psychology Degree Program (doctoral program) is planning to recruit students by cooperative graduate school system with National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, in addition to National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, from this entrance examination.
  • For more information on the Cooperative Graduate School System, click here.
  • Students applying to the Doctoral Program in Disability Science should look at the URL below.
    https://www2.human.tsukuba.ac.jp/ids/disability-dp/en/for-applicants

2. Eligibility for Admission

Applicants will be deemed eligible if they meet one of the following requirements:

  • Individuals who have a master’s degree or who will have one by March 2023
  • Individuals who have a specialized degree or who will have one by March 2023
  • Individuals who have earned a degree from a university outside Japan equivalent to a master’s degree or a specialized degree as of March 2023
  • Individuals designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Individuals who has been judged to have academic ability equivalent or superior to individuals with a master’s degree or specialized degree by means of the eligibility screening conducted in a graduate school of our university and who has attained 24 years of age or who shall be 24 years of age until March 2023
  • Others
  • (If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an e-mail.)