Doctoral Program in Informatics
Degree Program in Comprehensive Human Sciences
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences【Study method・Completion requirements】
Course Area

Course group

Condition or Course names
At least 10 credits must be taken for the following.
(1）6 credits must be taken from Research Seminar Courses(2）4 credits must be taken from Research Practice Courses Graduate
General Education Courses (GGEC), Interdisciplinary Foundation
Major Courses
SeminarCourses, Degree Programs’ Common Courses and lecture courses ofother graduate schools or degree programs of the University will
be accepted as requirements for completion at a maximum of 2credits out of Research Practice Courses.
Total Required Credits
The following are the requirements for completion of the Doctoral Program.

Credits

10～101.
Acquire at least 10 credits following the table above.
Seminars are categorized as stated below.
・ Research Practice Courses: Project Based Learning (2 credits),Research Internship (2 credits)
Research Instruction (2 credits),
・ Research Seminar Courses: Informatics Seminar a1 (1 credit),Informatics Seminar a2 (1 credit), Informatics Seminar b2 (1 credit)
Informatics Seminar b1 (1 credit)Synthetic Seminar on Informatics Ia (1 credit)
Synthetic Seminar on Informatics Ib (1 credit)
Synthetic Seminar on Informatics IIa (1 credit)
Synthetic Seminar on Informatics IIb (1 credit)

2.

Acquire all Generic Competences for Doctoral Students and Competences Specified by the Doctoral Program inInformatics through taking credits or other research activities.
Competences are categorized as stated below.
・ Generic Competences for Doctoral Students: Knowledge creation competenceManagement competenceCommunication competence
Leadership competenceInternationality competence・Competences Specified by Doctoral Programin Informatics: Research competence in Informatics
Expertise in Informatics
Ethics in Informatics
3.
Give an interim presentation of the thesis theme following the regulations of the Doctoral Program inInformatics.
4.
Pass the Doctoral dissertation evaluation and final exam.
Note:
1.
Students can enroll for external courses (courses other than the Doctoral Program in Informatics) with amaximum of 10 credits.
2.
2 credits must be taken from Informatics Seminar a1, a2, b1, or b2.
3.
All 4 credits must be taken from the Synthetic Seminar on Informatics Ia, Ib, IIa, and IIb.
4.
Students can enroll for courses of undergraduate schools, Master's Programs and Professional Degree Programs ofthe University to acquire supplementary knowledge, but they are not counted as credits of completion
requirements.
5.
Graduate General Education Courses (GGEC), Interdisciplinary Foundation Courses, Degree Programs’ Common
Courses，lecture courses of other programs or graduate schools of the University will be accepted asrequirements for completion. Those seeking accreditation for credits must submit the necessary application formby the designated deadline.
6.
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.
7.

In principle, the submitted dissertation will be made publicly available within one year after the doctoral
degree is granted.