Co-Tutelle PhD Programme in Global Screen Studies
Admission Requirements (October 2024 Admission)
Graduate School of Humanities,
Nagoya University, Japanand
Department of Film and Television Studies,
University of Warwick, UK

In collaboration with the University of Warwick, UK, Nagoya University invites students to apply for admission to
the Co-Tutelle PhD Programme in Global Screen Studies with English as medium of instruction, according to theterms and conditions below.

Introduction

The Graduate School of Humanities at Nagoya University and the Department of Film and Television Studies at the
University of Warwick offer an innovative and collaborative PhD programme that consolidates an existing research
partnership and introduces a range of exciting research opportunities for graduate students wishing to work on
projects related to the study of world screen cultures.

Students can enrol on a 3-4 year doctoral studies programme at either Nagoya or Warwick and enjoy jointsupervision across the duration of their studies with a dedicated year of study and research at the respective partner
institution. Students are expected to graduate with one degree from the main university with a certificate from thepartner university attached. Students can thus benefit from the dynamic interaction of the existing research andpedagogical strengths in the two institutions with the added advantage of enjoying a programme of study in both
East Asia and Europe.
The co-tutelle programme is designed cohesively and collaboratively with a range of benefits in terms of active
participation in the wider graduate research cultures of the two universities. They include the opportunity to takepart in related MA classes/modules provided by both departments and involvement in the various research talks,conferences and symposia organised throughout the year at Nagoya and Warwick.
It is thus designed to deliver the following objectives:
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A high-quality graduate experience with an international focus
The possibility of studying in at least two different regional contexts and film cultures
The chance to carry out a tailored research project that strengthens an intensive understanding of the
global nature of screen culture
The opportunity to collaborate with a range of international film and television scholars with different
methodological perspectives
The chance to develop language skills related to more than one regional context
The enhancement of future employability skills related to academia and related professions worldwide

Below are the guidelines for students who wish to apply for admission at Nagoya University. For students who wish
to apply for admission at the University of Warwick, the guidelines are available on the website of its Film andTelevision Studies Programme.

I. Eligibility for Application
Those who meet one or more of the following qualifications and admissions requirements for a research
degree both (PhD) in the Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University, and (MPhil/ PhD) in the
Department of Film and Television Studies, the University of Warwick, are eligible to apply:(1) Hold a Master’s degree or Professional degree from a Japanese university or will receive a Master’s degree
or Professional degree from a Japanese university by the end of September 2024.
(2) Have received a degree equivalent to a Master’s degree or Professional degree in a country other than Japanor will receive one by the end of September 2024.
(3) Have received a degree equivalent to a Master’s degree or Professional degree in Japan throughcorrespondence education managed by a foreign university or other recognized educational institution orwill receive one by the end of September 2024.
(4) Have received a Master’s degree or Professional degree from a university in Japan that is recognized as auniversity belonging to the system of higher education of a foreign country and is approved by the Japanese
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology or will receive one by the end of September
2024.
(5) Have completed a course of the United Nations University and have received a degree equivalent to a
Master’s degree, or will have completed a course of the United Nations University and will have received a
degree equivalent to a Master’s degree by the end of September 2024. The United Nations University refers
to the university established by the United Nations General Assembly’s resolution of December 11, 1972. The
university is provided for under Paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Act on Special Measures (Law No.72, 1976)
concerning the Implementation of the Agreement between the United Nations and Japan relating to the
Headquarters of the United Nations University.
(6) Have completed the curriculum of a foreign university or educational institution designated under category(4), or the United Nations University, and have passed the equivalent of a Qualifying Examination, or will
have completed the curriculum of a foreign university, educational institution designated under category (4),or the United Nations University, and will have passed the equivalent of a Qualifying Examination by the endof September 2024, and therefore recognized as having scholastic ability equivalent to or higher than that ofpersons who have a Master’s degree.
(7) Have been approved by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(Ministry notice No.118 of 1989).
(8) Have been recognized by the Graduate School of Humanities, based on individual eligibility screening forthe examination, as having academic abilities equal to those who have a Master’s degree or Professional
degree, and be of an age not less than 24 years old by the end of September 2024.
[Notes]
Persons wishing to apply under category (7) or (8) in the Admission Requirements must contact theStudent Affairs Section for the Graduate School of Humanities at least one month prior to the application
deadline and complete the prescribed procedures for eligibility review.

II. English Language Requirement•

A minimum of IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 and above in all components will be required for applicantswith the expectation that they will move to a higher score after the end of their first year of study.

III. Number of Available Places
Number of Places: Up to 2

IV. Pre-application Procedure
All prospective applicants must contact a potential supervisor to discuss their proposed field of research via
email after reading details of the staff’s interests and publications to see whose research may be of mostinterest to them. (A prospective student will be assigned two supervisors, one from Nagoya and the other from
Warwick. For potential supervisors at Warwick, see the Teaching Staff at Warwick.)Faculty List (Click faculty name to view their interests, publications and email address)
Professor Hideaki Fujiki
Fujiki’s research explores how cinema and other screen media facilitate human imagination andunderstanding of ecological and social issues at local, national, and global levels. He has also worked on thesocial history of cinema, media, and their audiences in relation to the construction of subjectivity, theJapanese empire, and questions of nationalism, citizenship, the masses, and transmediality; and theindustrial and socio-cultural history of Japanese film stardom and the local reception of American andEuropean films in relation to Japanese modernity.

Associate Professor Ran Ma

Ma’s research interests centre around an intersection of inter-Asia studies, transnational film and screen
cultures, and film festival studies, and she has published widely on the interrelations between film
movements, the politics of auteurism, and the institutional contexts of exhibition, circulation, and criticism.
She is currently interested in the issues of mobility, infrastructure, and affect in relation to transnational
Sinophone film & media. Ma is the author of Independent Filmmaking across the Borders in Contemporary
Asia (Amsterdam University Press, 2019).

Associate Professor Chikako Nagayama

Nagayama's research and teaching interests include feminism, queer studies, critical race studies, material
cultural studies, film and media, and the politics of decolonization. Her articles have appeared in journals
such as Signs, Transnational Cinemas, Verge: Studies in Global Asias, and The Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
in addition to edited volumes in English and Japanese. She is a co-editor of Gender and Food in Transnational
East Asias (Lexington Books, 2021).

Associate Professor Shota Ogawa

Ogawa’s research and teaching interests include diasporic film cultures, tourism-as-method in film andmedia studies, and archiveology with an emphasis on East Asia. His writings have appeared in journals
such as Screen, Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema, and in his co-edited volume, Routledge Handbook ofJapanese Cinema.

V. Application Period (Via Registered Mail)
All materials needed for submitting an application are available at https://www.hum.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/gss/admission/
Starting
12 June, 2024
9:00 (Japan Time)

Deadline
18, June 2024
16:00 (Japan Time)

Applications will be accepted during the designated application period only. Application documents should
be sent to the University by post at the address below. Applications that do not meet the deadline will not be
accepted. It is recommended that you send documents by registered/express mail or an equivalent air
courier (e.g. Federal Express, DHL, UPS, etc.).

Student Affairs Section for the Graduate Schools of Humanities,
Student Affairs Division for the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Bunkei Sogo-kan Building,Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
464-8601
JAPAN

VI. Application Fee (Examination Fee) Payment
Follow the directions given on the website below and pay by credit card.
Application Fee (Examination Fee)
Payment Method

JPY 30,000

Payment of Fees by Credit Card

Payment of this application fee is unnecessary if you fall under either of the following:••

The applicant wishes to advance to the PhD Programme directly after the completion of an Initial TwoYear Programme (Master's Programme) at a Graduate School of Nagoya University.

The applicant is a Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholar who is enrolled at Nagoya University or
another Japanese university; however, you must submit a ‘MEXT Scholar Certificate’ (Photocopies will
not be accepted.) as one of your application documents.
(Your application documents will be accepted only after the submission of a “MEXT Scholar Certificate”
to Nagoya University.

VII. Required Documents (All documents should be in English or have officiallyattested translations)
Documents and Other MaterialsiApplication Form

Notes

ii

C.V.

It can be in any format.

iv*Official Academic Record from your previous/present
graduate school

It should be an original document or attested
copy.

Writing Sample (more than 2,000 words)

Written in English on A4 paper

iii

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*Master’s Degree or Professional Degree Certificate (orProspective Degree Certificate) from yourprevious/present graduate school

IELTS (Academic) Test Report Formvii

Research Proposal

ix

Contact Address Label: Fill out the forms marked “YourContact address”, with your contact address

viii

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xi

Two References(ONLY for International Applicants who reside inJapan)An original document of “A Copy of Resident Record”(ONLY for Applicants who do not reside in Japan)
A photocopy of the page of their valid passportshowing the passport number and the applicant’s
photograph

It should be an original document or attested
copy.

The test must have been taken within two
years of the intended start date of yourprogramme at Nagoya.
Written in English on A4 paperYour referee should submit the reference via
post on official letter headed paper, with asignature, to the mailing address of the
Graduate School of Humanities below.

What is an attested copy/attestation?
Please refer to “FAQs” of the University of Warwick website.

[Notes]1) Application documents submitted will not normally be returned. Upon request, however, certain materials
that are unable to be reissued may be returned. Please attach a note to this effect if applicable.
2) If, after admission, it is discovered that any of the documents have been falsified or that any necessary details
or documents have been omitted, admission will be revoked, even in the event that the candidate has alreadybeen admitted to the University.
3) Once we receive your application, we will notify you via email. For any enquiries, please contact us at
hum@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
4) The potential supervisor may contact you directly during the course of the screening regarding yoursubmitted documents.

VIII. Selection Process
Selection will be carried out on the basis of Research Proposal, Writing Sample and Interview. Only theapplicants who have passed the first (document) screening are expected to take interviews for the final
screening. Results of the first (document) screening will be announced via email. Each interview may bejointly conducted by faculty members both from Nagoya and Warwick. Examination may take place online
and its schedule will be arranged afterwards.

Date and Time

Details of Examination

Language

TBA

Interview

EnglishIX. Announcement of Admission Decisions
Admission decisions will be announced via email no later than 30 July, 2024.

X. Applicants with special needs

Applicants with special needs, who require special support in making their application and/or studying at
the University, should consult Nagoya University before the submission of their admission application, as
follows:(1) End of consultation period
20 May, 2024

(2) Contact
Student Affairs Section for the Graduate Schools of Humanities, Student Affairs Division for the Schools of
Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: hum@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp(3) Consultation Process

Please submit the following documents. If necessary, the applicant or a representative of the school fromwhich the applicant graduated or will graduate who can speak for the applicant will be interviewed by
Nagoya University.
1)

2)

A document stating the programme to be applied for, the desired major, the nature of theapplicant's special needs, the arrangements desired for examinations and taking courses, and theapplicant's contact details. (in any format on A4 paper.)A doctor's diagnosis of the applicant's special needs, the written opinion of a social worker, etc. (acopy is acceptable), or a copy of a disability certificate or equivalent document.

(4) If you would like to consult with us regarding the admissions process or your studies after yourenrolment, please contact us by the application deadline.

XI. Admission Procedure
Documents and forms required for university enrolment will be sent to every successful applicant after theannouncement of admission decisions.
1. Payment of the registration fee (JPY 282,000)

For details, please refer to the guidelines for enrolment procedures which will be sent via email.
Payment of this registration fee is unnecessary if you fall under either of the following:••

The applicant wishes to advance to the PhD Programme directly after the completion of an Initial TwoYear Programme (Master's Programme) at a Graduate School of Nagoya University.
The applicant is a Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholar who is enrolled at Nagoya University or
another Japanese university; however, you must submit a ‘MEXT Scholar Certificate’ (Photocopies will
not be accepted.) as one of your application documents.

[Notes](1) If the registration fee is revised by the time of enrolment, the new fee after revision will apply.

(2) Registration fees will not be refunded once received by the University.

2. Payment of tuition fees

For details, please refer to the guidelines for enrolment procedures to be sent via email.
Tuition fees payment must be made after the semester begins.
Tuition Fees

Per semester
Per year

JPY 267,900
JPY 535,800[Notes](1) If tuition fees are revised at the time of enrolment or during enrolment in the University, the new fee afterrevision will apply from the time of revision.
(2) Please refer to the guidelines for enrolment procedures for any other details.

3. Reminder to applicants who are expected to complete their graduate school but have not yet
completed at the time of application
Applicants who have not yet been awarded a master's degree at the time of application must submit theirmaster's degree certificates and academic transcripts by 30 September, 2024.
Please note: if you are unable to submit the certificate by the above deadline, you must contact us in advanceat hum@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
4. For details of opportunities for financial aid and funding for which students may be eligible toapply, see https://www.hum.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/gss/gss-top/

XII. Other

1. All personal information submitted to Nagoya University is appropriately managed in compliancewith the " Act on the Protection of Personal Information" and the "Management of Nagoya University
Students' Personal Information" regulations.
2. Personal information related to the applicant, such as name, address, date of birth, etc., will be usedfor the purpose of admissions, announcement of results, and enrolment procedures. Personal
information related to the applicant and entrance examination results will be used to improve future
selection procedures.

3. Furthermore, the personal details of applicants admitted to Nagoya University will also be used for i)
academic affairs (student registration, academic advising, etc.), ii) student welfare services (healthcare, career services, tuition exemption, scholarship applications, etc.), and iii) collecting tuition fees.

4. All times and dates indicated in the Admission Requirements refer to Japan Standard Time (UTC+09).

5．If a complete submission of the application fee and application documents is not made during theapplication period, the application will not be accepted.
6．Application documents that arrive after the submission deadline will not be accepted.

7．Note that the application fee is for the purpose of checking the submitted documents and screening,
etc. and will not be refunded or returned once paid to the University. The sender is responsible for thecosts of the processing fee for the Bank Transfer of your application fee payment.

XIII. Contact
For any general enquiries about the Co-Tutelle PhD Programme in Global Screen Studies, please contact us
at:[Graduate School of Humanities]
Student Affairs Section for the Graduate Schools of Humanities,
Student Affairs Division for the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Bunkei Sogo-kan Building,Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601 JAPAN
Tel: +81-52-789-4881
Fax: +81-52-789-4921
Email: hum@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp