This academic handbook in English is provided with a tentativetranslation.
Concerning accurate proper names, you should refer to an academic
handbook in Japanese.
For details, please visit Students Affairs Office for Graduate School of
Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs of Chiba University（人社系学務課大学院学務室）, or contact by e-mail fromgah2352@office.chiba-u.jp.

I. Course/Subject Taking Guide
Introduction
Chiba University Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs (First-Semester Doctoral
Program) has specified the following diploma policy.

“Spirit of Freedom/Autonomy”-Be able to understand the importance of the municipal community through the learning of specialized
content of humanities and studies of public affairs/social science and take public action based on thespirit of freedom and autonomy in one’s research activities.

“Engagement with Society from the Global-Scale Perspective”-Have understood cultures and values in the global era and furthermore, the importance of social diversity,
nature, and the environment based on expertise of humanities and studies of public affairs/social scienceand acquired flexible thinking power and communication skills from the global-scale perspective that form
the basis in conducting activities by cooperating with societies at home and abroad.
-Be able to make use of one’s international experience and contribute to society from a professional
standpoint.

“Specialized Knowledge/Technology/Skills”-Be able to cultivate advanced knowledge in terms of studies of public affairs from an interdisciplinary andbroad vision, in addition to the profound knowledge of the specialized fields of humanities and social
science, flexibly think and gain deep insight into the resolution of issues in the real world we are facingby making use of such knowledge, and contribute to innovation creation.

“A High Level of Problem-Solving Skills”-Be able to solve the issues that require advanced specialized knowledge/technology concerning
humanities and studies on public affairs/social science by integrating/organizing the knowledge/abilities
in the related fields and initiatively cooperating/collaborating with others.

The Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs’ curriculum is based on and consists ofthe diploma policy above. The Course/Subject Taking Guide explains the procedures toward the acquisitionof the degree and how to take courses/subjects.

-1-1. Structure of the Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on Public
Affairs
First-Semester Doctoral Program in the Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs ismade up of the following two majors and six courses.
Major

CourseCourse Program

Foundational Culture Course

Humanities Major

Multicultural Symbiosis Course

Education/Learning Support
CourseCourse Programs:-Philosophy/Ethics-Sociology/Cultural Anthropology-Psychology/Cognitive Science-Historical Science-Japanese Literature/Japanese
Linguistics- Comparative Culture-Cultures of the English-Speaking
World-Western Classical Studies- Linguistics
Course Programs:-Gender Studies-Eurasian Studies- East Asian Studies-Islam/Comparative Social Theories-European Studies-Cultural Resource Theories-Japanese Language Educationand Studies-Communication Theories forMultilingual Society

Public Studies Course
Public Social
Science Major

Economics/Business
Administration Course
Economics in English Course

2. Method to Take Classes/Courses
1) System/Method of Education and Research Guidance
The course (course program) and the principal/assistant academic advisers to choose will become final
and binding after admission by the descriptions in the Application for Admission and the selective
examination. The faculty member in charge of the chosen course will be the principal academic adviser andthe faculty member in charge of research guidance in our Graduate School will be the assistant academic
adviser. The principal academic adviser will be in charge of Special Research I-III and mainly assume therole of giving guidance to students preparing the thesis for the master’s degree. The assistant academic
adviser will appropriately give advice and guidance on the research and evaluate the Special Research I-III
along with the principal academic adviser. In addition, students will prepare their Research Guidance Plan
with their principal academic advisers in the beginning of each academic year and receive research guidancein line with the plan.

-2-2) Overview of the Course/Subject Taking Method
Students of our Graduate School will be able to earn the following degrees by acquiring 32 credits or more,
including credits for study abroad in accordance with the table indicating the completion requirements on thenext page, submitting the thesis for the master’s degree after receiving necessary research guidance, andpassing the review and final examination.
Foundational Culture Course and Multicultural Symbiosis

Master of Arts (Literature) or Master of

Course in the Humanities Major

Arts (Liberal Arts)

Education/Learning Support Course in the Humanities Major

Master of Arts (Liberal Arts)

Studies on Public Affairs Course in the Public Social Science

Master of Arts (Studies on Public Affairs),

Major

Master of Arts (Politics), or Master of Arts
(Liberal Arts)

Economics/Business Administration Course in the Public Social

Master of Arts (Economics) or Master of

Science Major

Arts (Business Administration)

Economics in English Course in the Public Social Science Major

Master of Arts (Economics)

Completion
Requirements
Number of
Credits

Subject Classification
Common Grounds (CG)(i)
CommonBasic
Subject
Six credits or
more

Basic
specialized
system32 credits

academicor moresystemSpecialized
subjectgroup
22 credits ormore

2 credits

Graduate Commons(GC)(ii) Academic
Communications (AC)Practical/applied

Number of Credits(iii) Career Development(CD)

Take both the basic
specialized systemandpractical/applied
academic system
for the total of four
credits or more(iv) Fieldwork (Fw)(v) Data Science (DS)(i) Interdisciplinary subject

Four credits or more(ii) Specialized subject

12 credits or more(iii) Special research

Six credits

Free elective subject (Certified by the procedure to change the subject classification)
Four credits or more

The common basic subject is the compulsory subject to acquire the perspective of studies of publicaffairs. It consists of a total of six subject groups of Common Grounds that are compulsory for all students
and Graduate Commons, Academic Communications, Career Development, Fieldwork, and Data Sciencethat are compulsory electives. Compulsory electives are divided into the basic specialized system and thepractical/applied academic system, and in order to acquire the well-balanced perspective on studies of publicaffairs, students will select and take the subjects for a total of four credits or more from both of the-3-systems.

(1) In Common Grounds (CG), students will take two subjects of Foundational Theory of the Research
Method and Research and Ethics. As both of these subjects are compulsory subjects, students
must take these subjects in their first year.

(2) Basic Specialized System
In Graduate Commons (GC), students will acquire universal knowledge of education/research on
humanities/social science.
In Academic Communications (AC), students will acquire the ability to transmit the results of their
specialized knowledge and global validity (internationalism) in anticipation of their career after
completion. Specifically, the taking of Theory of International Research and Exchanges A-C, English
Discussions, Foundational Theory of Writing, and Foundational Theory of Presentations corresponds tothis.

(3) Practical/applied academic system
In Career Development (CD), students will acquire the abilities to design and realize the possibilities ofdiverse career after completion. Specifically, the taking of Career Development A/B corresponds to this.
In Fieldwork (Fw), students will actively go off to the sites of international and local society and acquire
practical/social skills. Specifically, the taking of International Internship A-E, Overseas/Domestic
Fieldwork, Local Internship A/B, Global Study, and other courses corresponds to this.
In Data Science (DS), students will acquire the techniques to interpret environmental changes and thesocial space visualized through digital information or practical techniques, such as social statisticalsurveys and text mining. Specifically, the taking of Digital Humanities 2.0 Research Method,
Foundational Theory of Text Mining, Foundational Theory of GIS, and Foundational Theory of Social
Statistics corresponds to this.

The Specialized Subject Group is the subject group to acquire advanced specialized skills, which
consists of 12 or more credits of Specialized Subject (compulsory elective), six credits of Special Research
I-III (compulsory), and four credits of Interdisciplinary Subject (compulsory elective).

(4) In Special Research, stepwise guidance for the creation of a theses for the master’s degree will be
conducted in the fourth and fifth terms in the first year (I), the first and second terms in the second year
(II), and the fourth and fifth terms in the second year (III) through the guidance system by theprincipal/assistant academic advisers. Qualification to submit a thesis for the master’s degree will begiven to students who have acquired the predetermined credits, including the acquisition (completion)of the relevant credits. Students who have already acquired the credits for the Special Research II andbeen in graduate school for more than two years will be able to take Special Research III to be offeredin the first and second terms.

-4-(5) In the Specialized Subject, students will select the subjects designated in each course (however, eachcourse program in the cases of the Foundational Culture Course and Multicultural Symbiosis Course)and deepen their expertise. With regard to which subjects are designated as specialized subjects ineach course/course program, please see the Appended Table 1.

(6) Interdisciplinary Subject is the subject to reconsider one’s research theme from the interdisciplinary
perspective. The following 11 systems (areas) have been set.
Classification of the systems (areas):(Humanities Major) (i) Historical material/cultural property system, (ii) region/society system, (iii)
language culture system, (iv) international culture system, (v) psychology/cognitive system, and(vi) ethics/philosophy system(Public Social Science Major) (vii) Public/environment system, (viii) strategy/organization system, (ix)international

relation/regional

development

system,(x)

socialsecurity

system,and(xi)

financial/monetary and banking system
Please consult with your academic adviser after admission and select any one system to submit in
the first year from these 11 systems and write it in the Course Plan Table. You will select and take thesubject (four credits) designated in the system. With regard to which classes are designated in therespective systems (areas), please see the Appended Table 2.
If the Specialized Subject in the course (course program) and the designated subject in the Systemoverlap, the credits for the Specialized Subject will be, in principle, recognized; however, the portion
exceeding the required number of credits for the Specialized Subject can be the Interdisciplinary Subject
by going through the Procedure to Change the Subject Classification.

(7) Free Elective Subject is to recognize the credits for the subject that the student voluntarily selected
and took from the class subjects offered in the Basic Common Subjects, Specialized Subjects, and othermajors in our Graduate School, as well as Common Graduate Education in Chiba University and othergraduate courses within the Chiba University Graduate School. The portion exceeding the required
number of credits for the Specialized Subject can be allocated to the Free Elective Subject by going
through the Procedure to Change the Subject Classification.

Credits acquired by studying abroad at an affiliated school and the credits acquired at other graduate
school or other school/graduate course within the Chiba University Graduate School will be recognized as
credits for the Common Basic Subject, Interdisciplinary Subject, Specialized Subject, or Free Elective
Subject with an upper limit of 15 credits as a total upon examination. With regard to the procedure for an
application, please inquire with the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities and Social
Sciences-Related Educational Affairs Section.

3) Making Study Abroad Compulsory-5-

To complete our Graduate School, students are required to study abroad at least once while in school.
Among the subjects offered by the Graduate School, the subjects listed as follows (hereinafter referred toas the Study Abroad Subjects Offered by the Graduate School) and by acquiring any of the credits, study
abroad will be recognized.
[Study Abroad Subjects Offered by the Graduate School] International Internship A, International Internship
B, International Internship C, International Internship D, International Internship E, and Overseas Fieldwork
Other than the Study Abroad Subjects Offered by the Graduate School, by participating in the study abroad
program in Common Graduate Education and acquiring the credits for the relevant subject, study abroad
will be recognized.
If a student has any reasons for not being able to study abroad, the measure as an alternative to study
abroad is available. In our Graduate School, by acquiring credits for the subject of Global Study, it can besubstituted for study abroad as one of the alternative measures for study abroad.
If a foreign student does not wish to study abroad, the student will be exempted from the completion
requirements through the submission of an application.
With regard to the application procedures for other alternative measures for study abroad and theexemption of study abroad, please confirm them at the counter of the Graduate School Educational Affairs
Office, the Humanities and Social Sciences-Related Educational Affairs Section.

4) Course Registration
Please make a plan to be able to acquire the number of credits necessary for completing the program
within the period of school attendance (the standard term of study is two years) from each subject
classification explained in 2) above. Specifically, please proceed with the following procedures of (1)-(4) after
admission. With regard to the Theory of International Research and Exchanges C, International Internship
A-E, Overseas/Domestic Fieldwork, Local Internship A/B, and Global Skill Development Exercise I/II/III,
please consult with your academic adviser (course registration on the Student Portal is not required).
(1) After guidance, each student will make a brief plan about how many credits of what subjects the student
will take in the first and second years while consulting with the academic adviser and referring to thesyllabi, and for the first year, please specifically decide on the class subjects to take in the first to sixth
terms. When making a plan, please be careful because there are subjects with the fixed year/term totake, such as compulsory subjects (regarding the Common Basic Subject, please see the table below).
Year

Term
1

First
Year

2

2

2

Particular[Compulsory] Foundational Theory of the Research Method andSystem-Research and Ethics (one credit, respectively)[Elective] Theory of Science and Technology Policy and Theory of

Basic

the Higher Education System (one credit, respectively)

Specialized[Elective] Foundational Theory of Writing (one credit)

Basic
Specialized[Elective] Theory of International Research and Exchanges B and

BasicFoundational Theory of Presentations (one credit, respectively)

Specialized

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2

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

1-6

4-6

[Elective] Career Development A/B (one credit, respectively)

Academic[Elective] Theory of International Research and Exchanges C (1credit)[Elective] International Internship A/B/C/D (two credits,
respectively) and E (1 credit)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] Overseas/Domestic Fieldwork (two credits, respectively)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] Local Internship A/B (two credits, respectively)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] English Discussions (one credit)

Basic
Specialized[Elective] Theory of International Research and Exchanges A/B(one credit, respectively)

Basic
Specialized[Elective] Advanced Humanities and Social Science Studies A

BasicSpecialized[Elective] Advanced Humanities and Social Science Studies B

Basic
Specialized[Elective] Theory of International Research and Exchanges C (1credit)BasicSpecialized[Elective] English Discussions (one credit)

Basic
Specialized[Elective] International Internship A/B/C/D (two credits,
respectively) and E (1 credit)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] Overseas/Domestic Fieldwork (two credits, respectively)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] Local Internship A/B (two credits, respectively)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] Global Study (one credit)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] Global Skill Development Exercise I/II/III (two to six
credits)

Practical/Applied
Academicand Theory of Science and Technology Policy (one credit,

Basic
Specialized

respectively)

SecondYear

BasicSpecialized[Elective] Advanced Humanities and Social Science Studies A/B
1

Practical/Applied

1-2

2[Elective] Theory of the Higher Education System (one credit)

Basic
Specialized[Elective] Career Development A/B (one credit, respectively)

Practical/Applied
Academic

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3

3

3

3

3

[Elective] Theory of International Research and Exchanges C (1Basiccredit)Specialized[Elective] English Discussions (one credit)

Basic
Specialized[Elective] International Internship A/B/C/D (two credits,

Practical/Applied

respectively) and E (1 credit)

Academic[Elective] Overseas/Domestic Fieldwork (two credits, respectively)

Practical/Applied
Academic[Elective] Local Internship A/B (two credits, respectively)

Practical/Applied
Academic

Two credits from compulsory subjects + a total of four credits or more from both of the basic specialized
system and practical/applied academic system = six credits or more
(2) With regard to each class subject, the first class will be held in the first week when classes will start ineach term. As the places where the subjects will be offered will be each responsible faculty
member’s office (if it is another place, it will be announced), please go to the responsible faculty
member’s office at the starting time of the class that you wish to take. If you wish to take the class after
attending the first class, please write the class subject name in the Course Plan Table. Schedules forintensive courses will be posted on the bulletin board.
If there is a class subject that you did not attend in the first class but wish to take, please write it in
the Course Plan Table after confirming whether or not you can take the subject with the faculty memberin charge because the attendees may have been fixed. As most of the specialized subjects are offeredin the continuous terms (the first/second or fourth/fifth terms), you cannot take the subject inthe middle of the term (the second or fifth term); therefore, you need to pay attention.

(3) Please write the course subjects for one year (the first to the sixth terms) decided by (1) and (2)above in the Course Plan Table and submit it to the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office,the Humanities and Social Sciences-Related Educational Affairs Section by the last day of Aprilin the first year and the second year after confirmation by your academic adviser.

(4) Course registration will be done by the students on the Student Portal (Web registration) during
the registration period. Credits cannot be acquired unless the course registration has not been
done on the Student Portal (web registration). Please pay sufficient attention because
registration (cancellation) for a student’s personal reason is not, in principle, allowed after
passing the registration/revision period.
<Course Registration Method>(i)

Access Student Portal https://portal.gs.chiba-u.jp/.

(ii) Click the Course Registration and Grade Check menu and log in with the Google Workplace account(student ID number@student.gs.chiba-u.jp).

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(iii) After transitioning to the Campus Plan main menu, conduct the course registration from the Web Course
Application icon.

(5) With regard to the course subjects in and after the second term, the class subjects that are not written in
the Course Plan Table submitted by the last day of April can be additionally registered from the Student
Portal within the registration period for the said term. (There is no need to submit the Course Plan
Table again.)(6) Students cannot take the same subject twice for which the credit(s) has been recognized.

(7) Subjects offered in the third and sixth terms cannot be taken in the semester in which the student plans
to complete the program. (Because the credit recognition of the subjects offered in the said terms cannot
make it at the time of completion certification due to time constraint)(8) As the subject organization changes as the academic year progresses, there may be some subj
ects that will not be offered. Such subjects cannot be taken.

(9) As the subject organization changes as the academic year progresses, there may be some subj
ects that will be newly offered. Such subjects can be taken by satisfying the requirements.

5) Grading
Grading will be comprehensively conducted based on the student’s attendance, reports, and the final
examination. The specific evaluation method differs according to the subject and is described on the web
syllabus. Except for the subjects that are evaluated by pass/fail, academic results will be evaluated on a fivepoint scale shown in the table below.
Grade

Grade

Explanation of the Grade

Point
A

B

C

D

F

100–90The especially outstanding academic results that have been recognized

pointsas having sufficiently achieved the learning target.

89–80

The outstanding academic results that have been recognized as having

pointsachieved the learning target

79–70

The reasonable academic results that have been recognized as having

pointsachieved the foundational part of the learning target.

69–60

The academic results that have been recognized as having achieved thepointsminimum learning target.

59–0

The academic results that have been recognized as having not achieved

pointsthe minimum learning target.

○Subjects that are evaluated based on pass/fail-9-

Theory of International Research and Exchanges C, International Internship A-E, Overseas/Domestic
Fieldwork, Local Internship A/B, Global Study, Global Skill Development Exercise I/II/III, and
Education/Learning Support Internship A-E○Lecture subjects with 20 or more of students who have registered in the subject will be subject to thefollowing evaluation criteria. (Exercise/practice subjects are not subject to this)(i)

In principle, the percentage of “B” among the registered students is within 40% and the percentageof “A” is within 20%.

(ii) The faculty member in charge of the relevant subject will announce the distribution of grades forthe class subject through the Web syllabus for which the grades have been recognized.
If a student has any doubt about the grading, the student can make an objection by submitting the Written
Objection Concerning the Grading to the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities andSocial Sciences-Related Educational Affairs Section within 15 days after the announcement of the grades(excluding the completion time).

6) Thesis Creation and Review
As just described, one principal academic adviser and one assistant academic adviser will be designatedby each student at the time of admission to our Graduate School. Students will pursue their research andcreate their theses under the advice and guidance of the academic adviser team.
Guidance for the preparation and creation of a thesis for the master’s degree will be conducted in thecompulsory subject of Special Research I/II/III.
Submission of the thesis for the master’s degree will be conducted in the second year by the following
procedure. First, students will submit the Confirmation of Eligibility for Submission of a Thesis for the
Master’s Degree/Application for Review by 5:00 p.m. on the last day of October (strict observance)(the last day of April if completing in September of the next year). After that, they will create the thesis
for the master’s degree and the abstract of the thesis in accordance with the predetermined form
and must submit them to the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities and Social
Sciences-Related Educational Affairs Section by 5:00 p.m. on December 25 (strict observance) (5:00 p.m.
on June 30 if completing in September of the next year). (If the due date for submission is Saturday or
Sunday, it will be postponed.) For more information, please see the Agreement on the Procedure to Submit
the Thesis for the Master’s Degree at the Chiba University Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on
Public Affairs (First-Semester Doctoral Program) in the back of the Guidelines and the subsequent Appended
Forms 1 and 2.
In addition, if a student consents to a faculty member making the thesis for the master’s degree
stored in the office available for inspection and duplication by the students that the faculty member
gives guidance, please submit the Appended Form Consent Agreement for the Thesis for the
Master’s Degree when submitting the thesis for the master’s degree.
Acceptance of the submitted thesis for the master’s degree will be reviewed by the Review Committee tobe established at a faculty meeting. The Review Committee consists of one chief reviewer (principal- 10 -

academic adviser) and two to four reviewers (of which one reviewer is the assistant academic adviser) andwill conduct the review of the thesis and the final examination and determine the name of the major field to
add in awarding the degree. Review Result of the Thesis for the Master’s Degree and the Final Examination
Result will be reported at a faculty meeting by the Review Committee and the final passing/fail will be decided
at the meeting.
○Review Criteria for the Thesis for the Master’s Degree
Humanities Major

A thesis for the master’s degree must be in the humanities and equipped with
objectivity, universality, and an argumentative nature, not violate research ethics,
and be logically organized as an academic thesis.

Public Social

A thesis for the master’s degree must be about community or social science andScience Major

equipped with objectivity, universality, and an argumentative nature, not violate
research ethics, and be logically summarized as an academic thesis.

7) Completion
When a student completes our Graduate School, the degree shown in 2) will be granted. With regard to
the period of school attendance, two years shall be the standard term of study and the period cannot exceed
four years. However, if a student achieved outstanding performance and met the predetermined conditions,he/she can complete the First-Semester Doctoral Program in our Graduate School with one years or moreof school attendance. For those who wish for early completion, please consult with their academic advisers
and the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities and Social Sciences-Related
Educational Affairs Section.

[Reference] Procedures up to the Submission of a Thesis for the Master’s Degree by Yearand the Procedures for Course Registration, etc. □ is the required procedure and ■ is theprocedure to be conducted according to circumstancesYear

MatterSubmission Timing

ReferencePart□ Confirmation of the assistant academic adviser (Consult

During April afterwith the principal academic adviser)

admission□ Selection of the interdisciplinary subjects (system)

The last day of April

I2.2)

Around the end of April

I2.4)

By the last day of April

I2.4)(Write in the Course Plan Table)□ Course registration on the Student Portal (For the fullFirst

year in the first year)

Year□ Submission of the Course Plan Table (Approval by theacademic adviser is required)□ Creation/submission of the Research Guidance Plan

By the last day of May(Consult with the principal academic adviser)■ Additional course registration/revision on the Student

Around the beginning ofPortal (For the second and third terms in the first year)

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■ Change in the course/course programs (For the fourth

By the end of Julyand later terms in the first year)□ Grade check on the Student Portal (For the first to thirdterms in the first year)*Procedure to change the subject classification of theDuring September

interdisciplinary subject and free elective subject■ Additional course registration/revision on the Student

Around the beginning ofPortal (For the fourth to sixth terms in the first year)

October■ Additional course registration/revision on the Student

Around the beginning ofPortal (For the fifth and sixth terms in the first year)

December■ Change in the course/course programs (For the first

By the end of January

I4.3)

and later terms in the second year)□ Grade check on the Student Portal (For the fourth tosixth terms in the first year)*Procedure to change the subject classification of theDuring Marchinterdisciplinary subject and free elective subject□ Submission of the Course Plan Table (Approval by the

By the last day of April

I2.4)

Around the end of April

I2.4)

academic adviser is required)□ Course registration on the Student Portal (For the fullyear in the second year)□ Creation/submission of the Research Guidance Plan

By the last day of May(Consult with the principal academic adviser)■ Additional course registration/revision on the Student

Around the beginning ofPortal (For the second and third terms in the second year)

June■ Start announcing the collective application for the

Around mid-September

I4.

teaching license (special course)
Second□ Grade check on the Student Portal (For the first to thirdYearterms in the second year)

From the end of*Procedure to change the subject classification of theSeptemberinterdisciplinary subject and free elective subject■ Additional course registration on the Student Portal (ForAround the beginning of

the fourth to the sixth terms in the second year)

October□ Submission of the Confirmation of Eligibility for

By the end of OctoberVI

December 25

VI

Submission of a Thesis for the Master’s
Degree/Application for Review□ Submission of a thesis for the master’s degree, abstractof the thesis for the master’s degree, and the Consent
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3. Common Graduate Education
Chiba University introduced Common Graduate Education from the academic year 2019 by taking
advantage of the characteristics of being a university. Many graduate school-wide classes that students cantake regardless of their affiliated graduate courses or graduate schools are available. For more information,please see the Chiba University Common Graduate Course Subject Class Guide and take courses according
to your interest. (This is posted on the “Education” page of Chiba University’s website.)

4. Education Personnel Certification
The types of the Education Personnel Certifications and licensed subjects that the students who havecompleted the required credits stipulated in the Education Personnel Certification Act and the Ordinance for
Enforcement of the Education Personnel Certification Act in the Graduate School of Humanities and Studies
on Public Affairs (First-Semester Doctoral Program) are as follows.

Major Name

Type of Certification
Junior High School Specialized

Humanities

Licensed Subject
National language/social studies/English

Teacher’s Certificate
High School Specialized
Teacher’s Certificate

National language/geography andhistory/civics/English

To acquire the specialized certificates above, students are required to satisfy the following requirements.
- Have the required eligibility for the First-Class Junior High School Teacher’s Certificate (national language,social studies, and English) or the First-Class High School Teacher’s Certificate (national language,
geography and history, civics, and English).
- Acquire 24 or more credits among the class subjects specified by classification on the next and later pages.

The collective application acceptance period/procedure will be notified on the bulletin board. (Reference:
Usually posted in September)

If a graduate school student in our university will enroll in school to take an undergraduate subject as a
non-undergraduate-degree student, the examination fee, admission fee, and tuition will not be collected. For
more information, please ask at the counter of the faculty where the student wishes to be a nonundergraduate-degree student. Please be careful as the application period varies according to each faculty.

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5. Office Procedures
1) Notifications Concerning Classes, Courses, and Student Life(i) In addition to the course registration, students can check the syllabi, lecture cancellations, grades, andnotifications from the university on the Student Portal (https://portal.gs.chiba-u.jp/). Please use the site bylogging on to the site with the Google Workspace account (student ID number@student.gs.office.chibau.jp) to be issued by the university.
(ii) As important notifications may be sent from Chiba University to the e-mail addresses to be issued by
the university, please be sure to check them.
(iii) Because the information that is not posted on the Student Portal is posted on the Graduate School of
Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs’ indoor bulletin board (the left side of the entrance on the firstfloor of the Faculty of Letters Building), please be sure to check the bulletin board.

2) Various Procedures The ◎ mark indicates the procedure to go through at the Graduate
School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities and Social Sciences-Related Educational
Affairs Section
Type

Remarks

Certificate-Issuance ofStudents can submit an application for the necessary certificate in

RelatedVariousadvance by using the Certificate Issuing Service and issue various

Certificatescertificates while in school from the issuing machine installed in theStudent Support Section (within the Student Support Plaza). [Free ofcharge/Only on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.]
By using the service, students can issue/obtain various certificatesfrom the corresponding multifunctional copy machine in a convenience
store. [Fee-based]*A transcript can be issued/obtained in and after the fourth term in thefirst year and a certificate of expected completion can beissued/obtained after advancing to the second year.
◎If a student needs a certificate that is not available in the certificate
issuing service (a certificate in the designated form etc.), please apply
for it at the counter with the Request to Issue a Certificate. (As it takes
the predetermined number of days until issuance, we cannot respond to
the same-day issuance. Please make an application well in advance.)

Personal

Request for

Status-Taking a Leave ofof absence from school, extension of a leave of absence fromRelatedAbsence fromschool, returning to school, study abroad, and withdrawal from

Schoolschool), the student needs to gain approval (approval seal) on all*With regard to the transfer of a student’s personal status (a leave

the matters from the academic adviser in advance.
◎If a student cannot study for two months or more for reasons, such as
illness, please request the taking of a leave of absence from school by- 14 -

attaching the reason for taking a leave of absence from school. (In thecase of illness, please attach a doctor’s medical certificate.) In
principle, the deadline for submission is by the end of February if
leaving from the first semester and by the end of August if leavingfrom the second semester. The period of a leave of absence fromschool cannot exceed two years in total. If a student did not follow theprocedure for transfer of personal status before the end of the period ofa leave of absence (procedure for returning to school etc.), the student
will be expelled.
Request for◎In the case of the expiration of the period of a leave of absence fromReturning toschool or the reason for taking a leave of absence from school has

Schoolextinguished even during the period of a leave of absence from school,please, in principle, submit the Request for Returning to School by theend of February if returning from the first semester or by the endof August if returning from the second semester. (In the case ofillness, please attach a doctor’s medical certificate.)Request for◎Please go through the procedure by one month prior to the dateWithdrawal fromwhen a student would like to withdraw from school. The student

Schoolmust pay the full tuition for the semester in which the student will
withdraw from school.

Notification of the◎If a student’s or guarantor’s current address or contact information

change of one’s

has been changed, please submit the Notice of Change to School

address/registered

Register. In addition, please enter the said change on the Student

domicile, family

Portal.

name, or◎If a student’s registered domicile, nationality, or family name has beenguarantor

changed, please submit the Notice of Change to School Register byattaching an official certificate.

Other

Reissuance of a

◎If it needs to be reissued due to loss, theft, or extension of thestudent ID card

enrollment period, please apply for reissuance with the Application for
Reissuance of a Student ID Card.
For reissuance, a 40 x 30 mm color photo and purchase of a card forreissuance (350 yen, sold by the University Co-Op Book Center) are
required.

Various

For more information about scholarship by the Japan Student Services

Scholarship

Organization and other various scholarship systems, please inquire with

Systemsthe Student Support Section, Academic Affairs Department (043-2902178/2169).
*If a student who is receiving a scholarship has transferred the personal
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current address, or other information, the student needs to follow theprocedure at the Student Support Section, Academic Affairs
Department.

3) Change in the Course/Course ProgramIf wishing to change a course/course program within the same major (change in the guidance system),please submit the Application for Change of a Course/Course Program to the desired academic adviser inthe course/course program that you wish to change to by the last day of July or the last day of January
in the first year. A selective examination may be held in changing the course/course program. Taking of the
new course/course program will be from the fourth term in the first year or the first term in the second year.

4) Change in the Academic Adviser
With regard to the change in the principal/assistant academic adviser that is not associated with thechange in the course/course program, please promptly submit the Notice of Change in the Academic Adviser
to the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities and Social Sciences-Related Educational
Affairs Section at the time the reason arose. The principal academic adviser must be a full-time faculty
member in charge of the course that the student belongs to. In addition, please be careful as a faculty
member who holds more than one post cannot be an academic adviser. With regard to the course eachfaculty member is in charge and whether or not the faculty member holds more than one post, please checkthe List of Faculty Members at the back of the Guide.

5) Procedure to Change the Subject Classification
With regard to the free elective subjects and interdisciplinary subjects, the procedure to change the subject
classification will be required. Please follow the procedure after the release of grades in each term (after
grading of the subject you wish to change to are done).

6) Traveling Abroad
If traveling abroad, including private travel (temporary return), please be sure to submit the Notice ofTraveling Abroad to the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities and Social SciencesRelated Educational Affairs Section. This is to promptly confirm safety of a student who is traveling to an
overseas country/region if a disaster, terrorism, or an infection occurred in the country/region. The Notice ofTraveling Abroad can be downloaded from the Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs’
website or the Student Portal. In the case of handwriting, there may be a case where one’s e-mail address
cannot be read; therefore, please be sure to print out the one entered using a PC and submit it.
When traveling abroad, please be sure to check the latest overseas safety information on the destination
country/region

on

the

MinistryofForeign

Affairs

of

Japan

/

Overseas

SafetyHP(http://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/) and Japanese students should register in the travel registration service
implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Tabi Reg or Overseas Residential Registration).
Students are also required to buy overseas insurance and subscribe to the overseas safety and crisis- 16 -

management service (to be incurred by the students). For more information, please see Study Abroad
Support Office, International Student Division’s website (https://www.ryugaku.chiba-u.jp/others/crisis.html).

7) Transfer of Credits in the Social Science Field
With regard to the credits completed while in school at another university’s graduate school with which an
agreement on the transfer of credits has been concluded, a student can submit an application for such credits
as credits in our Graduate School.

8) Long-Term Registered Student System
If a student who thinks he/she cannot complete the program unless being in the Graduate School
exceeding two years, which is the Graduate School First-Semester Doctoral Program’s standard term ofstudy, because the number of credits the student can acquire in one year or one semester or the time toreceive research guidance is limited as compared to regular students under circumstances, such as having
a job, the student can apply and be examined for the Long-Term Registered Student. For more information,please inquire with the Graduate School Educational Affairs Office, the Humanities and Social SciencesRelated Educational Affairs Section.

9) A Special Exception to the Education Method
In our Graduate School, when it is deemed to be especially necessary from an educational standpoint,class or research guidance may be conducted at night or a specified time and completion of the credits may
be recognized.

10) Research Ethics Review
When implementing a survey in the research activities and if the research ethics review is required for the
implementation content of the survey, it will be reviewed by the Research Ethics Review Committee (incharge: General Affairs Subsection in each department) in the department that the principal academic
adviser belongs to. Please consult with your principal academic adviser whether or not the research ethics
review is required.

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