Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Doctoral Programs / Three-year Doctoral Programs
(Art and Sport, Interdisciplinary Sciences)

1. Number of Students to be Admitted

Doctoral Programs・Three-year Doctoral Program

Program	Enrollment in October 2025	Enrollment in April 2026
	July Selection Process	August Selection Process	October Selection Process	January to February Selection Process
	General Selection Process	General Selection Process	General Selection Process	General Selection Process	Special Selection Process for Working Individuals
Neuroscience	－	4 ＊1	－	1 ＊1	－
Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences	－	－	－	15	－
Art	－	－	－	7 ＊2
Design	A few ＊1＊3	－	4 ＊1	1 ＊1＊4	－
Heritage Studies	－	－	－	5 ＊4	－
Public Health	－	12 ＊1	－	6 ＊1	－
Sports Medicine	－	10 ＊1	－	－	－
Coaching Science	－	－	－	6	－

＊1 The number of applicants for Neuroscience, Design, Public Health and Sports Medicine includes students who apply for the Cooperative Graduate School System. For more information on the Cooperative Graduate School System, click here.
＊2 The number of applicants for the Art includes a few students who apply for the Special Selection Process for Working Individuals.
＊3 Admission for successful applicants is in October 2025.
＊4 Successful applicants can choose admission in either April 2026 or October 2026.

2. Eligibility for Admission

(A) No Eligibility Screening is required for the following individuals.

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

Enrollment in October 2025	Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree by September 2025. Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a specialized degree by September 2025. Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree in a foreign country by September 2025. Others (Please refer here for the details of eligibility. However, please replace “March 2026” with “September 2025.”)
Enrollment in April 2026	Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree by March 2026. Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a specialized degree by March 2026. Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree in a foreign country by March 2026. Others (Please refer here for the details of eligibility.)
Enrollment in October 2026	Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree by September 2026. Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a specialized degree by September 2026. Individuals who have earned or are expected to earn a master’s degree in a foreign country by September 2026. Others (Please refer here for the details of eligibility. However, please replace “March 2026” with “September 2026.”)

＊People who wish to apply to join the Doctoral Program in Art on the basis of the Special Selection of Working Individuals, must meet the above application eligibility criteria, and must have, or expect to have by March 2026, at least 1 year’s experience in full- or part-time employment. This includes employment in companies, government offices, or educational institutions, or as a homemaker, etc.

(B) Eligibility Screening is required for the following individuals.

Applicants that fall under one of the following conditions are required to go through the eligibility screening.

Enrollment in October 2025	Individuals who have graduated from a university and have been engaged in research at a university, research institute, etc. for 2 years or more, and who are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to a master’s degree or a professional degree based on the results of their research. Individuals who have completed 16 years of school education in a foreign country or 16 years of correspondence courses provided by a foreign school in Japan, and have been engaged in research at a university or research institute for 2 years or more, and who are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to a master’s or professional degree based on the results of said research. Individuals who are 24 years of age or older as of September 2025, and whose qualification is recognized as equivalent to a master’s degree or a first professional degree as the result of the Eligibility Screening conducted by us. (Please refer here for the details of eligibility. However, please replace “March 2026” with “September 2025.”)
Enrollment in April 2026	Individuals who have graduated from a university and have been engaged in research at a university, research institute, etc. for 2 years or more, and who are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to a master’s degree or a professional degree based on the results of their research. Individuals who have completed 16 years of school education in a foreign country or 16 years of correspondence courses provided by a foreign school in Japan, and have been engaged in research at a university or research institute for 2 years or more, and who are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to a master’s or professional degree based on the results of said research. Individuals who are 24 years of age or older as of March 2026, and whose qualification is recognized as equivalent to a master’s degree or a first professional degree as the result of the Eligibility Screening conducted by us. (Please refer here for the details of eligibility.)
Enrollment in October 2026	Individuals who have graduated from a university and have been engaged in research at a university, research institute, etc. for 2 years or more, and who are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to a master’s degree or a professional degree based on the results of their research. Individuals who have completed 16 years of school education in a foreign country or 16 years of correspondence courses provided by a foreign school in Japan, and have been engaged in research at a university or research institute for 2 years or more, and who are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to a master’s or professional degree based on the results of said research. Individuals who are 24 years of age or older as of September 2026, and whose qualification is recognized as equivalent to a master’s degree or a first professional degree as the result of the Eligibility Screening conducted by us. (Please refer here for the details of eligibility. However, please replace “March 2026” with “September 2026.”)

＊Applicants who have graduated from a six-year undergraduate course (related to medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine) and do not hold a master’s degree must be screened for eligibility.

【 Application for Eligibility Screening 】

(1) Individuals who are expected to undergo the Eligibility Screening should contact Academic Service Office for the Art and Sport Sciences Area, University of Tsukuba (taigeiin.admission@un.tsukuba.ac.jp) by e-mail regarding the following in advance.
- Contact Address
- Name
- Phone number
- Email Address
- Name of degree program to which you plan to apply
- Your last academic history
- Description about the situation of Eligibility Screening
(2) We will reply with the prescribed forms, such as the applicant’s record, which are necessary for the screening of application eligibility.
(3) When you receive the prescribed form, please submit it together with the certificates and other documents required for the application eligibility screening.
(4) If you are deemed eligible for admission, you will be given a passcode required for the “Educational Background” page of the Web Entry system.

＊If you have any questions about your eligibility, send us an e-mail.

【Documents required for eligibility screening】
All documents will be sent by e-mail.

(A) Application Form
(B) CV for Eligibility Screening
(C) Documents Needed for Application
(D) Other documents graduate school recognize it as necessary

【Due Dates for eligibility screening documents】

July Selection Process： May 22, 2025
August Selection Process： July 2, 2025
October Selection Process： August 28, 2025
January to February Selection Process： November 25, 2025