We do not distribute application forms or guidelines in hard copies. Please download them from "Master's and Doctoral Courses" (in Japanese) on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.
A. The thesis (master's thesis or its replacement, etc.) will be reviewed and an oral examination will be conducted only for those applicants who meet certain standards required by the department.
A. In previous years, all the other Arts courses offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences have had their entrance exams scheduled on the same day as that of the Department of Advanced Social and International Sciences. Therefore, it is not feasible to take the entrance exams of more than one Arts course at the same sitting. Detailed information on the entrance exams of the other Arts courses offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences can also be found in the administration guidelines booklet.
A. The number of applicants differs substantially from year to year, so it is not possible to provide a numerical answer to the above question. Also, our department does not have a numerical target for the rate of successful applications.
A. For details on applying to the Masters Course, please see "information related to course applications" (in Japanese), point number 4 on page 2.
For details on the briefing session, please check out "Master's and Doctoral Courses" (in Japanese) on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.
A. The professors of our department do not meet up with applicants on a one-to-one basis, regarding their individual preferences or prerequisites for potential students. Details on the field of specialization of each professor can be found on our homepage, under about the faculty.
A. For details on the requirements, please check out "Information on Admissions" on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.
A. Research students (including students of Japanese nationality), are students who conduct their individual research on a specific theme, under an academic advisor. Please click herefor more details.
A. In general ,there are 3 categories of "qualifications for applying". They are as follows: (1) general applicant; (2) specially selected applicant who is a member of the working society; and (3) applicant of a foreign nationality. A "specially selected applicant who is a member of the working society" is someone with formal working experience, and who would like to enroll in our graduate school as a degree-seeking student. (Please refer to the column on the "special screening for members of the working society" below for more details). On the other hand, an "applicant of a foreign nationality" is an applicant who has received his or her formal educational training abroad. During the first round of screening, an applicant who falls into this category will be tested for his or her proficiency in a foreign language, differently from that of Japanese students. (Please refer to the column on "applicant of a foreign nationality" below, for more details). All applicants other than those who fall into the 2 above-mentioned categories are "general applicants". Please take note too, of the fact that applicants who passed the first stage of screening will be required to submit several reports on specific themes such as their research proposal. The reports which are to be submitted differ according to the category of "qualifications for applying", which the applicant falls into. Therefore, it is important to ensure that you submit your reports based on the requirements of the particular category which you belong to.
A. The department has no fixed TOEIC or IELTS score requirement for admission, as the score is just one of several factors considered in the admissions process, including other submitted documents, written examinations, and interview.
A. Please check out "Information on Admissions" (in Japanese) on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.
A. Applicants who received part of, or all of their formal education in Japan will not be regarded as "applicants of a foreign nationality". However, this is with the exception of foreign nationals whose time spent in Japan was very short. To make sure that you apply under the appropriate category, please make an enquiry to the office of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences（E-mail: daigakuin.c **at** gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp）, as soon as possible (and prior to your application for the course).
A. Please check out the guidelines.
A. Please direct your query directly to the office of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences （E-mail: daigakuin.c **at** gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp).
A. A "foreign research student" is a student who holds a foreign nationality, and who conducts research on a specific theme under the supervision of an academic advisor at our graduate school. The period of research is usually 6 months. However, if deemed necessary for the purpose of his / her research, the student may request to extend the period of study at our graduate school on a half-yearly basis. The maximum period of time that a "foreign research student" can be enrolled at our school is 2 years. Please see here, for details on how to apply to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as a "foreign research student".
A. Please refer to the guidelines on Global Komaba website.
A. In order for someone to be eligible to apply as a "applicant who has working experience", he / she has to be either currently employed at a company, educational institution, or bureaucratic institution; or posses formal previous working experience. Preferably speaking, there should be a close and direct connection between the contents of his or her work, and that of his or her research, after having been admitted as a graduate student to our department.
A. No. As long as you posses some form of formal working experience (even if in the past), you are eligible to apply under this category.
A. Not particularly.
A. Please refer to faculty information, which is available on the department's homepage.
A. Students at our department are given the freedom of choice with regards to their academic supervisors. After having been accepted to our graduate school, students are encouraged to meet up with one or more professors, and to choose the professor whose field of specialization most closely matches his or her area of interest. Please click here for more information on the professors at the Department of Advanced Social and International Studies, and their respective fields of specialization.
A. Titles of all masters theses previously submitted to our department can be viewed at the department's homepage. In addition, you may also read the contents of the theses, by making a prior application to the Department of Advanced Social and International Studies' library, which is located at the 5th floor of building number 2 of Komaba campus.
A. The University of Tokyo's Japanese language education center does offer a variety of Japanese language courses to foreign students. All foreign students who are officially enrolled at the University of Tokyo may apply to sit for these classes. Please refer to the Center for Global Education's homepage , for more details on this.
A. Please refer to this page.
