Education

Social and Human Sciences
Graduate MajorCurriculum

A curriculum that creates professionals
with width and depth

The Graduate Major in Social and Human Sciences's curriculum consists of common courses to provide width and courses according to each field to provide depth. Each of these consists of many layered and systematized courses so that it is possible to learn the various abilities required by professionals for value creation and problem solving.

    • Tokyo Tech
    • Other Universities,
      Technical Colleges,
      etc.

  2. Entrance
    Examination

     
    Applicants must pass an entrance examination to advance from an undergraduate major to a master's program.

  3. Master's Program
    (2 Years)*1

    400-Level and 500-Level Courses

    400-level and above graduate major courses are designed for gaining the knowledge and abilities needed by leaders who tackle problems related to people, society, and science and technology using their knowledge and expertise in humanities, social sciences, and science and engineering, personal background and experiences. In this Graduate Major,students can systematically acquire the following knowledge and skills: extensive knowledge in humanities, social sciences, and science and engineering; area-specific knowledge in the fields of politics, law, and administration, education, welfare, and health, culture and art, science, technology and society, and cognition, mathematics, and information; versatile skills such as critical analysis and integration ability, interdependent relationship-building ability, and the ability to initiate a dialogue across multi-field and multi-cultural environments; the ability to understand diverse knowledge structures, values, and world views; high ethical standards, sensitivity, flexibility, sense of responsibility, and positivity; and the ability to bridge society, and science and technology using insight, reflection, and dissemination skills.

    • Research Seminars
      Research Seminars are given by teaching staff according to their specialty in cultivating advanced expertise, analysis and integration ability, value-creation ability, or problem-solving ability.
    • Common Project Dialogue Dispatch
      This is a project type course for acquiring extensive knowledge, relationship-building ability, ability to initiate dialogues, a diverse knowledge structure, and the ability to bridge society and science and technology. Presentations, poster sessions, paper and report writing, debates, etc., are done individually and in groups. Dialogues are initiated across academic years and programs in order to acquire communication-initiating skills and enrich human qualities.
    • Relationship-building
      To acquire interdependent relationship-building skills, an understanding of diverse values and world views, and rich human qualities, students will participate in overseas study academic meetings, intensive seminars, workshops, internships, etc., and plan, manage, and support academic meetings, intensive seminars, workshops, etc.
    • Analysis and Integration
      This course is for acquiring extensive knowledge; analysis and integration ability; a diverse knowledge structure; and the ability to bridge society and science and technology using insight, the ability to reflect, and dissemination skills. Those with a background in humanities and social sciences will study the basic knowledge, and analysis and integration methods of the science and technology field, and vice versa. This helps students acquire reception-type communication skills.
    • Politics, Law, and Administration
      Courses consist of Advanced Courses and methodologies for acquiring specialized knowledge and methodology in politics, law, administration, economy, society, etc., and using them to create value and solve problems.
    • Culture and Art
      This course consists of Advanced Courses and methodologies for acquiring specialized knowledge and methodology in art, literature, cultural anthropology, philosophy, history, etc., and using them to create value and solve problems.
    • Science, Technology and Society
      This course consists of Advanced Courses and methodologies for acquiring specialized knowledge and methodology in science history and science studies; engineering history and engineering studies; philosophy of science; science and technology ethics; science and technology policy; science and technology communication, etc., and using them to create value and solve problems.
    • Education, Welfare, and Health
      This course consists of Advanced Courses and methodologies for acquiring specialized knowledge and methodology in education, psychology, health and sports science, etc., and using them to create value and solve problems.
    • Education and Cognition
      This course is a teacher-training program in the education, welfare and health fields and the cognition, mathematics, and information fields.
    • Cognition, Mathematics, and Information
      This course consists of Advanced Courses and methodologies for acquiring specialized knowledge and methodology in cognitive science, mathematical science, information, language, decision making, etc., and using them to create value and solve problems.

    *1 Indicates the standard model where the master's program is completed in two years.

    1. Completion

    2. Advancement
      Assessment
      Applicants must pass an advancement
      assessment to advance from a master's program to a doctoral program.

    1. Other Universities'
      Graduates and Working Adults

    2. Entrance
      Examination
      Applicants must pass an entrance
      assessment to advance from another university to a doctoral program.

  5. Doctoral Program
    (3 Years)*2

    600-Level Courses

    Designed for future leaders who will tackle problems related to people, society, and science and technology using their knowledge and expertise in humanities, social sciences, and science and engineering, personal background and experiences. In addition to extensive knowledge, advanced expertise, metacognition, human qualities, and the ability to bridge society and science and technology, etc. that can be learned in the Master's Program, it is possible to systematically acquire the knowledge and ability to contribute to the development of specialized academic research in close collaboration with studies of people, society, and science and technology, and for applying one's own expertise to value create value and solve problems in this field.

    • Research Seminars
      Research Seminars are given by teaching staff according to their specialty in cultivating advanced expertise, analysis and integration ability, value-creation ability, or problem-solving ability. Students will acquire pecialized academic research ability and the ability to apply their expertise.
    • Common Project Dialogue Dispatch
      This is a project type course for acquiring extensive knowledge, relationship-building ability, ability to initiate dialogues, a diverse knowledge structure, and the ability to bridge society and science and technology. Presentations, poster sessions, paper and report writing, debates, etc., are done individually and in groups. Dialogues are initiated across academic years and programs in order to acquire communication initiating skills and enrich human qualities.
    • Training Support Career
      This is a practical course for cultivating practical skills for exercises and project research using specialized academic research ability and the ability to apply one's expertise. By managing and supporting exercises, projects, and research seminars, etc., students will axquire value-creation ability and problem-solving ability necessary for leaders.
    • Relationship-building
      To acquire interdependent relationship-building skills, understanding of diverse values and world views, and rich human qualities, students will participate in overseas study academic meetings, intensive seminars, workshops, internships, etc., and plan manage, and support academic meetings, intensive seminars, workshops, etc.
    • Politics, Law, and Administration
      Specialized knowledge and methodology in politics, laws, administration, economy, society, etc., are acquired and utilized, as is the practical ability for planning and proceeding with research projects, value-creation ability, and problem-solving ability.
    • Education, Welfare, and Health
      Specialized knowledge and methodology in education, psychology, health and sports science, etc., are acquired and utilized, as is the practical ability for planning and proceeding with research projects, value-creation ability, and problem-solving ability.
    • Culture and Art
      Specialized knowledge and methodology in art, literature, cultural anthropology, philosophy, history, etc., are acquired and utilized, as is the practical ability for planning and proceeding with research projects, value-creation ability, and problem-solving ability.
    • Science, Technology and Society
      Specialized knowledge and methodology in science history and science studies, engineering history and engineering studies, philosophy of science, science and technology ethics, science and technology policy, science and technology communication, etc., are acquired and utilized, as is the practical ability for planning and proceeding with research projects, value-creation ability, and problem-solving ability.
    • Cognition, Mathematics, and Information
      Specialized knowledge and methodology in cognitive science, mathematical science, information, language, decision making, etc., are acquired and utilized, as is the practical ability for planning and proceeding with research projects, value-creation ability, and problem-solving ability.

    *2Indicates the standard model where the Doctoral Program is completed in three years.

  6. Completion

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