Admission Instructions (updated 2021/4/1)
Overview of the entrance exam for the academic year 2022. All of the exams are done online using Zoom. The applicant needs a PC with a microphone and a webcam, and a smartphone with a network connection. The connection method and the schedule of the online test will be informed by email.
Courses | Master course (Quota) | Only Schedule A (25) |
Doctoral course (Quota) | Schedule A and Schedule B (11 and a few) | |
Application Period | Schedule A | 2021.6.9(Wed)-6.17(Thu) Note earlier application is required for individual screening of entrance qualifications. |
Schedule B | 2021.11.16(Tue)-11.25(Thu) Note earlier application is required for individual screening of entrance qualifications. |
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Examination Period | Schedule A |
2021.7.20(Tue): Announcement of the Results of the Document Screening (M. C.) 2021.8.6(Fri): Exam. rehearsal 2021.8.17(Tue) (,backup date 8.18(Wed)): First-stage Test (M. C.) 2021.8.19(Thu): Oral Exam. (D. C.) 2021.8.20(Fri): Announcement of the Results of the First-stage Test (M. C.) 2021.8.22(Sun)-8.23(Mon): Second-stage Test (M. C.) 2021.9.7(Tue): Announcement of the Results |
Schedule B |
2022.1.28(Fri): Online connection test 2022.1.31(Mon): Exam. (D. C.) 2022.2.14(Mon): Announcement of the Results |
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Examination Subject | Master Course | The applicants go through the following three-step screening process. No written test on English is done. |
Document ScreeningThe screening is based on a comprehensive evaluation of the following essay and the other documents submitted at the time of the application.Format and submission procedure of the essays Write an essay including the following two issues (1) and (2) in English or in Japanese, and make its pdf file with file name E_familyname_givenname.pdf. Here, use your name in English letters. Upload the file with the other required documents at the time of online application. (1) Explain logically the subjects or themes you have studied by yourself with particular interest. (2) Explain the motivation of the application and the research plan after entering the graduate school. Write your name on the first line. In the case of an English essay, the total word number should be less than about 1800. You may use equations and figures, but the number of figures should be two or less. If the figure is made by another person, you should write the source. |
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First-stage Test (online paper exam)Applicable to those who passed the Document Screening.
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Second-stage Test (online)Applicable to those who passed the First-stage Test. The test takes about 10 minutes per person. First, the applicant chooses the language to be used from Japanese and English, and the examinee’s ID number and name are checked. The applicant is then requested to explain the submitted essay orally in English within three minutes and asked about the content, the problems of First-stage Test, etc. for one minute in English. After that, the applicant is asked about the content of the essay, the basic academic ability, and the research motivation using the language the applicant chose. |
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Doctoral Course | Oral Examination (online)The test takes about 30 minutes per person. First, the applicant chooses the language to be used from Japanese and English, and the examinee’s ID number and name are checked. The applicant is then requested to explain the progress of the research in the master’s course using presentation materials within about 20 minutes, and is asked about the basic academic ability, research themes, and the research motivation. The applicants who are not writing and have not written a master’s thesis or those who have completed the master's course long time ago should contact the person in charge of the entrance examination in the department. The TOEFL score sheet is not required.Additional information
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