Thesis
Conditions for Completion and Degrees Awarded
< Master’s Program >
Degree: Master (Area Studies) / Master of Arts / Abbreviation: M.A. (Area Studies)
Area Studies Program at the Graduate School of Global Studies
- Students must have completed the following required courses: Methodology of Area Studies, Methodology of Field Research, and Ecological Anthropology.
- Students must attend their Area Studies specialization courses of their academic supervisor, and successfully acquire the unit points.
- In addition to the Area Studies specialization courses of their academic supervisor, students must complete at least 12 unit points from Course Group B: Area Studies Specialization Courses.
- Students must complete at least 6 unit points from Course Group C: Interregional Comparative Studies Courses.
- Students must complete at least 30 unit points including those specified in items 1 to 4 above. In addition, students should be aware that certain limitations apply to enrollment in courses offered outside of the Area Studies Program, such as the stipulation that points acquired from undergraduate courses may not be taken into account in relation to these Conditions of Completion.
- Students must submit a master's thesis in accordance with the specified procedures, and must pass the oral examination.
< Doctoral Program >
Degree: Doctor (Area Studies)/ Doctor of Philosophy/ Abbreviation: Ph.D. (Area Studies)
Area Studies Program at the Graduate School of Foreign Studies
- Students must have received adequate research guidance from their academic supervisor.
- Students must complete at least 30 unit points (including those points acquired during a master’s program).
- Students must pass the qualifying examination for submission of a doctoral thesis.
- Students must present their thesis plans at the doctoral thesis plan seminar.
- Students must have their doctoral thesis plan accepted.
- Students must have their doctoral thesis accepted, and pass the review and examinations process.
Area Studies Program at the Graduate School of Global Studies
- Students must have received adequate research guidance from their academic supervisor.
- Students must complete at least 30 unit points (including those points acquired during a master’s program).
- Students must pass the qualifying examination for submission of a doctoral thesis.
- Students must present their thesis plans at the doctoral thesis plan seminar.
- Students must have their doctoral thesis plan accepted.
- Students must have their doctoral thesis accepted, and pass the review and examinations process.
