Master's Program in Informatics
Degree Program in Comprehensive Human Sciences
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences（For those who enrolled in or before 2021）【Study method・Completion requirements】
Course Area

Course group

LectureMajor Courses

SeminarCondition or Course names
At least 20 credits must be taken from lecture courses.
(1）At least 12 credits must be taken from major subjects of theMaster's Program in Informatics(2）Up to 8 credits can be accredited from Graduate General Education
Courses (GGEC), Interdisciplinary Foundation Courses, Degree
Programs’ Common Courses，or lecture courses of other graduateschools and degree programs of the University
At least 10 credits must be taken from seminar courses of the Master’s
Program in Informatics.
(1）At least 6 credits must be taken from Methodological Foundation
Courses or Research Practice Courses(2）At least 4 credits must be taken from Research Seminar Courses
Total Required Credits

Credits

20～

10～

30

The following are the requirements for completion of the Master's Program.
1.
Acquire at least 30 credits following the table above.
Seminar courses are categorized as stated below.
・ Methodological Foundation Courses: Literature Survey (2 credits)
Survey and Data Analysis (2 credits)
・ Research Practice Courses:
Research Design (2 credits)
Job Design (2 credits)
Content Production and Development (2 credits)
Records and Information Management (2 credits)
・ Research Seminar Courses:
Special Seminar in Informatics a (2 credits)
Special Seminar in Informatics b (2 credits)

2.

Acquire all Generic Competences for Master's Students and Competences Specified by the Master's Program inInformatics through taking credits or other research activities.
Competences are categorized as stated below.
・ Generic Competences for Master's Students: Knowledge application competenceManagement competenceCommunication competence
Teamwork competenceInternationality competence
・ Competences Specified by Master's Programin Informatics: Qualitative research competence
Quantitative research competenceMedia expertise
System expertise
Resource expertise
Information ethics
3.
Give an interim presentation of the thesis theme following the regulations of the Master's Program in Informatics.
4.
Submit a Master's thesis and pass its screening and final exam.
Note:
1.
The target of the Special Seminar in Informatics a and Special Seminar in Informatics b out of seminar courses is
2nd year students.
2.
Students can enroll for external courses (courses other than the Graduate School courses) with a maximum of 10
credits per year, and up to a total of 8 credits can be counted as credits of completion requirements.
3.
Students can enroll for courses of undergraduate schools of the University to acquire supplementary knowledge, butthey are not counted as credits of completion requirements.
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Graduate General Education Courses (GGEC), Interdisciplinary Foundation Courses, Degree Programs’ Common Courses,and lecture courses of other graduate schools or degree programs are included in the requirements for completion.
Those seeking accreditation for credits must submit the necessary application form by the designated deadline.
Credits acquired in the graduate school prior to admission can be accredited for the program completion
requirements. Those seeking accreditation for credits must submit the necessary application form by the designateddeadline.
The submitted thesis will be made publicly available one year after the Master's degree is granted.