【Important】

Due to the concern about the novel coronavirus infection, we may change our entrance examination procedures. The situation is fluid, so please be sure to check the latest information on the Department of International Studies (DOIS) website as well as  the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS) website when you apply.

 

You can download the Information on Entrance Examination, Inquiry Sheet, and Document Checklist of the DOIS from the following links as the separate files, which are enclosed in the Guide to The 2022 Entrance Examination of Master’s & Doctoral Courses of Division of Environmental Studies.

 

   Information on Entrance Examination

Master’s course          Inquiry Sheet　　Document Checklist

Doctroal course          Inquiry Sheet　　Document Checklist

 

※Visiting Professor Furuichi became unable to accept new students.

 

Please also obtain the Guidelines to Master’s Course & Doctoral Course and the Guide to The 2022 Entrance Examination of Master’s & Doctoral Courses of Division of Environmental Studies on the website of the GSFS. All the necessary information for application are described in the above documents.

 

• Admissions
• Applications Period
• Examination Types
• Examination Schedule
• News on Applications/Admissions
• General Information
• Useful Links

 

Admissions

FY 2022
Schedule A: Admission in September 2021 and April 2022
Schedule B: Admission in April 2022 and October 2022

 

Applications Period

※SSAOE means Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education

 

Examination Types

※SSAOE means Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education

 

Examination Schedule

【ScheduleA】

【ScheduleB】

※The examination schedule for Schedule B will be announced at the department website in late August.

 

News on Applications/Admissions

April 3, 2020

Professor Ikemoto and Associate Professor Minato cannot accept new Master’s students after September, 2020.

April 5, 2019

Professor Ikemoto and Associate Professor Minato cannot accept new Ph.D. students after September, 2019.

 

General Information

   Overview of Our Master’s and Doctoral Courses

The Department of International Studies (DOIS) offers both Master’s (Master of International Studies) and Doctoral courses (Doctor of International Studies).

No Japanese required for admission as well as to complete the degree.
Even if you have absolutely no knowledge about the Japanese language or live outside Japan, you may apply for the Master’s or Doctoral courses of the DOIS through the “Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education.”

The DOIS offers many courses in English, and all the faculty members can speak English so that students can achieve a Master’s or Doctoral degree without any knowledge of the Japanese language.

 

   Two Types of Applications for Master’s Course

1. Ordinary Examination
•Written and oral exams at the Kashiwa campus are required.
•The written exam is provided both in Japanese and English.
•In the oral exam, the interview can be done in English, if the applicant requests it.
•Two application periods in a year: late June, and late November.

2. Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education (SSAOE)
•All applicants are expected to take the Ordinary Exam, but those who graduated from a high school outside Japan and have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution outside Japan can apply for SSAOE.
•Admission is based on the screening of application materials, assessment of English proficiency (see the Entrance Examination Guides for details), and an online oral examination. Only those who pass the document screening will be required to take an online oral examination. Applicants do not need to come to Japan for the examination.
•Two application periods in a year: late June, and late November.

 

   Two Types of Applications for Doctoral Course

1. Ordinary Examination
•Admission is based on the screening of application materials, assessment of English proficiency (see the Entrance Examination Guides for details), and an online oral examination.
•Two application periods in a year: late June, and late November.

2. Special Selection for Applicants with Overseas Education
•For applicants who graduated from a high school outside Japan and have a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from an accredited institution outside Japan.
•Admission is based on the screening of application materials, assessment of English proficiency (see the Entrance Examination Guides for details), and an online oral examination. Only those who pass the document screening will be required to take an online oral examination. Applicants do not need to come to Japan for the examination.
•Two application periods in a year: late June, and late November.

 

   Complete Information on Application Procedures

Please visit the website of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences for complete information on application procedures. In particular, please note that applicants should obtain the “Guideline to Master/Doctor Courses” AND the “Entrance Examination Guides for the Division of Environmental Studies” for application.

Also, please note that assistant professors cannot be a supervisor of students’ theses, although professors, associate professors, and lecturers can.

 

   Format for Recommendation Letters

PDF
MS WORD 

 

   Past written exams for Master’s Course Ordinary Exam

2021・Schedule A

2021・Schedule B

2020・Schedule A

2020・Schedule B

2019・Schedule A

2019・Schedule B

2018・Schedule A

2018・Schedule B

2017・Schedule A

2017・Schedule B

 

   Examination Statistics of DOIS <Master’s Course＞

Year	Schedule	Type	Took		Pass
FY2016	Schedule A	Ordinary	55	(7)	28	(3)
		SSAOE	13	(12)	2	(2)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	22	(7)	6	(0)
		SSAOE	17	(17)	2	(0)
FY2017	Schedule A	Ordinary	42	(9)	21	(2)
		SSAOE	5	(5)	1	(1)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	17	(4)	6	(0)
		SSAOE	14	(14)	3	(3)
FY2018	Schedule A	Ordinary	35	(8)	12	(0)
		SSAOE	8	(8)	2	(2)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	14	(3)	4	(0)
		SSAOE	12	(12)	2	(2)
FY2019	Schedule A	Ordinary	31	(8)	17	(0)
		SSAOE	13	(12)	1	(0)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	26	(9)	7	(2)
		SSAOE	12	(12)	1	(1)
FY2020	Schedule A	Ordinary	42	(13)	17	(2)
		SSAOE	6	(6)	0	(0)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	31	(8)	5	(1)
		SSAOE	11	(10)	2	(1)

The total number includes international applicants, the number of which is shown in the parenthesis.

 

   Examination Statistics of DOIS <Doctoral Course

Year	Schedule	Type	Took		Pass
FY2016	Schedule A	Ordinary	8	(4)	4	(3)
		SSAOE	0	(0)	0	(0)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	7	(0)	3	(0)
		SSAOE	1	(1)	1	(1)
FY2017	Schedule A	Ordinary	2	(0)	1	(0)
		SSAOE	1	(1)	0	(0)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	2	(1)	1	(1)
		SSAOE	0	(0)	0	(0)
FY2018	Schedule A	Ordinary	4	(1)	2	(0)
		SSAOE	0	(0)	0	(0)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	6	(2)	1	(0)
		SSAOE	0	(0)	0	(0)
FY2019	Schedule A	Ordinary	5	(1)	3	(1)
		SSAOE	0	(0)	0	(0)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	4	(1)	3	(0)
		SSAOE	1	(1)	0	(0)
FY2020	Schedule A	Ordinary	7	(2)	3	(1)
		SSAOE	2	(2)	0	(0)
	Schedule B	Ordinary	2	(1)	1	(1)
		SSAOE	0	(0)	0	(0)

The total number includes international applicants, the number of which is shown in the parenthesis.

 

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