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Master’s Thesis

I. Master's Thesis Plan

1. Students enrolled in a master’s program must submit their research themes and a research outline to the Program Chair (Program Office) by the specified date in July of the year of their enrollment (the format to be used for submissions is specified elsewhere).
2. Students writing a master's thesis must receive guidance regarding their master's thesis from their supervisor by February of the year preceding the year in which they will write the thesis.
3. Students must submit a master's thesis plan (format specified elsewhere) to the Program Chair (Program Office) and to their supervisor by the specified date in May of the year in which they will submit their master's thesis. Students must receive informal approval from their supervisor before submitting their thesis plan.
4. Students must submit the official title of their thesis to the Program Chair (Program Office) by the specified date in December of the year in which they will submit their master's thesis.

II. Format of Theses

1. As a general rule theses should be submitted in Japanese, but English may be accepted under certain circumstances.
2. In general, the length of the main body of theses should be around 100 pages (400 Japanese characters per page) if submitted in Japanese, or around 17,000 words if submitted in English.
3. Theses should be submitted on A4 paper with text oriented from left to right.

III. Submission Procedures

1. Students planning to submit a thesis must register to submit the thesis together with the courses they will take by submitting the registration form and notification of registration (OCR forms) within the registration period in the year of submission (Office of Academic Affairs).
2. Master's thesis plans are to be submitted by the specified date in May of the year of submission (see section I, item 3 above).
3. The Program Chair should be notified of the official master's thesis title by the specified date in December.
4. Master's thesis submission and grading forms are distributed to students (distributed by the Office of Academic Affairs in early December).
5. Students return the completed submission forms to the Office of Academic Affairs and submit their master's theses to the Program Office within the submissions period (refer to the Course Registration Handbook). An original and two copies (holes should not be punched in the paper) must be submitted in the envelope specified by the Program Office, and the envelope should be clearly marked with the faculty and program name as well as the full name of the student submitting the thesis. (Refer to the Graduate Program Course Registration Handbook for further details.)
6. An English translation of the thesis abstract (around 2,000 characters in Japanese and 850 words in English) and title should be submitted to the Program Chair (Program Office) by the specified date.