Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences
Master’s Programs (Art and Sport, Interdisciplinary Sciences)
6. 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:
If you would like to use the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition for the English Proficiency Test Score Sheet, please check the following URL.
https://eng.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/wp-content/pdf/2021englishnews_en.pdf
Master’s Program in NeuroscienceMaster’s
[October]
| Date | Tuesday, October 20 | Wednesday, October 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (100 points) |
Oral Examination (100 points) |
| Time | 10:00-11:30 | 13:30-15:00 | 10:00-17:00 |
| Neuroscience | English | Issues relating to behavioral sciences and neuroscience (selection mode) | Individual Interview (Interview about your research field and research plans.) |
[February]
| Date | Tuesday, February 2 | Wednesday, February 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (100 points) |
Oral Examination (100 points) |
| Time | 10:00-11:30 | 13:30-15:00 | 10:00-17:00 |
| Neuroscience | English issues relating to behavioral sciences and neuroscience | Issues relating to behavioral sciences and neuroscience (Select two questions regardless of your research field) | Individual Interview (Interview about your research field and research plans.) |
- Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.
(Persons applying by the Cooperative Graduate School System should contact us together with a faculty member in a field related to this research area.) - See https://www.neurosci.tsukuba.ac.jp/ for more details.
Master’s Program in Physical Education, Health and Sport SciencesMaster’s
General Admission
| Date | Thursday, October 15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Foreign Language (150 points) |
Specialized Subject (200 points) |
Oral Examination (50 points) |
| Time | – | 10:30-12:00 | 13:30-16:00 |
| Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences | English Submit the TOEIC Official Score Certificate or TOEFL-iBT (PBT) Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report |
Issues relating to Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences Online examination will be conducted on manaba and Zoom. |
Individual Interview (Interview about your personal records and research plans.) Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
Special Selection of Working Individuals
| Date | Thursday, October 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | Specialized Subject (200 points) |
Oral Examination (100 points) |
| Time | 10:30-12:00 | 13:30-16:00 |
| Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences | Issues relating to Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences. Online examination will be conducted on manaba and Zoom. |
Individual Interview (Interview about your personal records and research plans.) Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
- In the case of a foreign language, affix the original of the TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate or the TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail to this department’s stipulated form, and submit it at the application. The TOEIC Official Score Certificate and TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report are valid in the case of examinations taken in the last 2 years. The submitted originals will not be returned.
- If you are unable to submit the original on the application period, you must submit the downloadable score sheet online and submit the original by Tuesday, 20 October. Information about online submission will be sent to your registered email address on Tuesday, 29 September. Be sure to check your email address. If the original is not submitted, your application will be taken as an incomplete, irrespective of the reasons, and you will be excluded from the candidates for selection.
- Please do not submit photocopies of the TOEIC Official Score Certificate or the TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report. Only originals are accepted. Please also note that we cannot accept, in any circumstance, any (original or photocopy) of the following: TOEIC SW Test Official Score Certificate, TOEIC Bridge Test Official Score Certificate, TOEIC Institutional Program (IP) Score Report, or TOEFL ITP Score Report.
- The TOEIC or TOEFL scores will be evaluated on the basis of the below specifications. Scores above the specifications will be taken to be passes. Scores below the specifications will be converted.
- In the Specialized Subject, one question from each of 38 research fields divided into three groups (Group A: Physical Education and Sport Studies, Group B: Health and Human Performance Studies, Group C: Coaching Studies) is given. Applicants are required to choose one question from each of the following groups A to C and answer it. As a specialized subject (1), you will choose one question from a group that includes desired research field and answer it. Choose one question from each of the remaining two groups that you did not choose as specialized subject (2) and (3), and answer it.
- Group A: Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport / History of Physical Education and Sports / Theory of Martial Sports (Budo) / Sport Sociology / Psychology of Physical Education and Sport / Management of Physical Education and Sport/ Administration and Finance of Physical Education and Sport / Leisure and Sport Industry / Sport Pedagogy / Special Physical Education
- Group B: Health Education / Sport Physiology / Sport Biochemistry / Sport Nutrition / Physical Fitness / Health and Physical Fitness for Active Living / Measurement and Evaluation of Sport / Sport Medicine for Wellness / Sport Medicine for Motor System / Sport Biomechanics / Applied Anatomy
- Group C: General Theory of Coaching and Training / Theory of Movement / Coaching in Gymnastics / Coaching in Sports Gymnastics / Coaching in Track & Field / Coaching in Swimming / Coaching in Volleyball / Coaching in Basketball / Coaching in Handball / Coaching in Soccer / Coaching in Rugby / Coaching in Racket & Bat Sports / Coaching in Judo / Coaching in Kendo / Coaching in Kyudo / Outdoor Pursuits and Education / Dance Studies
- Write the answers for the specialized subject in Japanese.
- The oral examination time may be extended depending on the application status.
- Contact for information on the examination
・Chair of Master’s Program in Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
SAKAI Toshinobu（E-mail sakai.toshinobu.gp@u.tsukuba.ac.jp）
・NAKAMURA Tsuyoshi （E-mail nakamura.tsuyoshi.gu@u.tsukuba.ac.jp）
If you ask questions by email, title the message “Question about the examination (XX [applicant’s name])”.
| TOEIC | TOEFL-iBT | TOEFL(PBT) |
|---|---|---|
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879
|
100
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600
|
Master’s Program in ArtMaster’s
[October]
General Admission
| Date | Thursday, October 15 | ||||
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| Time | 9：30-17：30 | ― | |||
| Subject | Method (1) (600 points) |
Presentation (500 points) | Foreign Language (100 points) |
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| Method (2) (600 points) |
Short Presentation (250 points) Oral Examination (250 points) |
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| Field of Research | Art History | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted Thesis and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
Submit the English Proficiency Test Score | |
| Art Environment Support | Method (1) | ||||
| Western-style Painting | Method (2) | ・Short Presentation Short Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan. ・Oral Examination We will ask about practical skills in the relevant field of research (techniques, materials, etc.) Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Printmaking | Method (2) | ||||
| Japanese-style Painting | Method (2) | ||||
| Sculpture | Method (2) | ||||
| Sho-Calligraphy | Method (2) | ||||
| Art and Design Science | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Plastic Art and Mixed Media | Method (1) | ||||
| Crafts | Method (1) | ||||
| Visual Communication Design | Method (1) | ||||
| Environmental Design | Method (1) | ||||
Special Selection of Working Individuals
| Date | Thursday, October 15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 9：30-17：30 | |||
| Subject | Method (1) (600 points) | Presentation (600 points) | ||
| Method (2) (600 points) | Short Presentation (350 points) Oral Examination (250 points) |
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| Field of Research | Art History | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research 3. Interview about Performance report Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Art Environment Support | Method (1) | |||
| Western-style Painting | Method (2) | ・Short Presentation 1. Short Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan. 2. Interview about Performance report ・Oral Examination We will ask about practical skills in the relevant field of research (techniques, materials, etc.) Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Printmaking | Method (2) | |||
| Japanese-style Painting | Method (2) | |||
| Sculpture | Method (2) | |||
| Sho-Calligraphy | Method (2) | |||
| Art and Design Science | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research 3. Interview about Performance report Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Plastic Art and Mixed Media | Method (1) | |||
| Crafts | Method (1) | |||
| Visual Communication Design | Method (1) | |||
| Environmental Design | Method (1) | |||
[February]
General Admission
| Date | Tuesday, February 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 9：30-17：30 | ― | |||
| Subject | Method (1) (600 points) |
Presentation (500 points) | Foreign Language (100 points) |
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| Method (2) (600 points) |
Short Presentation (250 points) Oral Examination (250 points) |
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| Field of Research | Art History | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted Thesis and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
Submit the English Proficiency Test Score | |
| Art Environment Support | Method (1) | ||||
| Western-style Painting | Method (2) | ・Short Presentation Short Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan. ・Oral Examination We will ask about practical skills in the relevant field of research (techniques, materials, etc.) Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Printmaking | Method (2) | ||||
| Japanese-style Painting | Method (2) | ||||
| Sculpture | Method (2) | ||||
| Sho-Calligraphy | Method (2) | ||||
| Art and Design Science | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Plastic Art and Mixed Media | Method (1) | ||||
| Crafts | Method (1) | ||||
| Visual Communication Design | Method (1) | ||||
| Environmental Design | Method (1) | ||||
Special Selection of Working Individuals
| Date | Tuesday, February 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 9：30-17：30 | |||
| Subject | Method (1) (600 points) | Presentation (600 points) | ||
| Method (2) (600 points) | Short Presentation (350 points) Oral Examination (250 points) |
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| Field of Research | Art History | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research 3. Interview about Performance report Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Art Environment Support | Method (1) | |||
| Western-style Painting | Method (2) | ・Short Presentation 1. Short Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan. 2. Interview about Performance report ・Oral Examination We will ask about practical skills in the relevant field of research (techniques, materials, etc.) Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Printmaking | Method (2) | |||
| Japanese-style Painting | Method (2) | |||
| Sculpture | Method (2) | |||
| Sho-Calligraphy | Method (2) | |||
| Art and Design Science | Method (1) | 1. Presentation and Interview about submitted materials and Research Plan 2. Interview about Field of Research 3. Interview about Performance report Online interview will be conducted on Zoom. |
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| Plastic Art and Mixed Media | Method (1) | |||
| Crafts | Method (1) | |||
| Visual Communication Design | Method (1) | |||
| Environmental Design | Method (1) | |||
- It is required to contact the faculty member of the desired research area in advance.
- In the case of a foreign language, affix the original of the TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail, the TOEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate, or the IELTS Academic Module Test Report Form to this department’s stipulated form, and submit it at the application. If you are unable to submit the original at the application, you must submit the original [October] by Tuesday, 20 October / [February] by Friday, 22 January. If the original is not submitted, your application will be understood as incomplete, irrespective of the reasons, and your application will not be considered for selection. The submitted originals will not be returned.
- Please do not submit photocopies of the TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report or the TOEIC Official Score Certificate or the Test Report Form of IELTS (Academic Module). Only originals are accepted. Please also note that we cannot accept, in any circumstance, any (original or photocopy) of the following: TOEFL ITP Score Report, or TOEIC SW Test Official Score Certificate, TOEIC Bridge Test Official Score Certificate, TOEIC Institutional Program (IP) Score Report, or IELTS (Test Report Form of IELTS (General Training Module)).
- Information about the details of online file transfer of supporting materials will be sent to your registered email address [October] on Tuesday, 29 September / [February] on Tuesday, 12 January. Be sure to check your email address.
- To avoid confusion on the day of the exam, we will conduct a connection test for the online entrance exam as follows. We will explain the precautions on the day of the test, so please be sure to participate in the connection test on the test’s date and time. Connection details will be sent to your registered email address on Tuesday, January 12th. Please be sure to check.
Date and time: Thursday, 14 January 4: 45 pm – 5: 15 pm (JST) If you cannot do so, please contact us from 7. Contact for information on the examination. - In case that technical trouble occurs during the examination, we may conduct the examination [October] on Friday, 16 October / [February] on Wednesday, 3 February.
- Contact for information on the examination
Master’s Program in Art Admissions（E-mail ：art_dp_exam@geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp） - Refer to the following web page for information about this program:
Master’s Program in Art
https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/msart/en/
Master’s Program in DesignMaster’s
[October]
| Date | Tuesday, October 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | Specialized Subject (100 points) | Oral Examination (100 points) |
| Time | 10:00-11:45 (JST, UTC+09:00) | 13:30-18:00 (JST, UTC+09:00) |
| Design | Essay Issues relating to design Online specialized subject examination will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes on E-learning system “manaba” and Zoom. |
Individual Interview You will be interviewed about design. The interview will cover the following: 1.The work included in the portfolio you bring with you, and your thesis. 2.Your research plans after entering. Online individual interview will be conducted for approximately 15 minutes on Zoom. |
[February]
| Date | Tuesday, February 2 | Wednesday, February 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | Specialized Subject (100 points) | Oral Examination (100 points) |
| Time | 10:30-12:00 (JST, UTC+09:00) | 10:00-18:00 (JST, UTC+09:00) |
| Design | Essay Issues relating to design Online specialized subject examination will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes on E-learning system “manaba” and Zoom. |
Individual Interview You will be interviewed about design. The interview will cover the following: 1.The work included in the portfolio you bring with you, and your thesis. 2.Your research plans after entering. Online individual interview will be conducted for approximately 15 minutes on Zoom. |
Items to bring to the oral examination:
Items enabling understanding of your graduation research (graduation thesis or a summary of this thesis, and a portfolio of your graduation work).
Graduation thesis or a summary of this thesis, and a portfolio of your graduation work are required to be prepared in electric data which are sharable through screen sharing or file transfer on Zoom.
- The total score will be 300, including 100 points for the Application Document Screening.
- Applicants whose native language is not English affix the original score sheets from the English Proficiency Test (Cambridge Assessment English, EIKEN, GTEC, IELTS (Academic Module), TEAP, TOEFL, TOEIC, etc.) took [October] after June 2018 / [February] after February 2019 to this department’s stipulated form, and submit it at the application. If you are unable to submit the original at the application, you must submit the original [October] by October 20 (Tuesday) / [February] by January 22 (Friday). If the original is not submitted, your application will be taken as an incomplete, irrespective of the reasons, and you will be excluded from the candidates for selection. The submitted originals will not be returned.
- Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.
(Persons submitting applications by the Cooperative Graduate School System should contact one of full-time faculty members in relating research area together with a desired supervisor.) - Information about the online specialized subject and oral examination will be sent to your registered email address [October] on September 29 (Tuesday) / [February] on January 12 (Tuesday). Be sure to check your email address.
- See https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/mdes/en/ for more details.
Master’s Program in Heritage StudiesMaster’s
[October]
| Date | Thursday, October 15 | Friday, October 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (300 points) |
Oral Examination (200 points) |
| Time | 10:00-11:30 | 13:00-15:30 | 10:00-17:00 |
| Heritage Studies | English | Issues relating to Heritage Studies | Individual Interview (Interview about Heritage Studies) |
[February]
| Date | Monday, February 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Foreign Language (100 points) |
Specialized Subject (300 points) |
Oral Examination (200 points) |
| Time | 10:00-11:30 | 13:00-15:30 | 15:45-18:00 |
| Heritage Studies | English | Issues relating to Heritage Studies | Individual Interview (Interview about Heritage Studies) |
- See https://www.heritage.tsukuba.ac.jp/ for more details.
- Contact the faculty member of your desired research area in advance of the application.