Diploma policy of the Graduate School of Humanities
Master’s Program
The Master’s program in the Graduate School of Humanities at Kobe University aims to foster
human resources who, in their pursuit of attaining high level expertise in the humanities andenhancing their comprehensive capacities, participate in modern society while ensuring thecontinuation of the classical role of the humanities. To realize the above objectives, Master’sdegrees are awarded in accordance with the following policies.
Degree: Master of Arts
The Graduate School of Humanities awards the relevant degree as follows, based on the KobeUniversity Diploma Policy.
・Students shall be enrolled in the program for two or more years and must obtain the specified
credits in the common courses of the School, elective courses, and Master’s thesis seminars,and receive the necessary research guidance. Students shall then pass a review of their Master’s
thesis or the results of their specific research themes, as well as the final examinations.
・In addition to those stipulated in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students are expected tohave acquired the following abilities upon completion of their program.
o Humanity, Creativity, and International Awareness・ Ability to understand the intrinsic meaning of the humanities and to contribute to theirdevelopment, ability to collaboratively find solutions for issues relating to the humanities, andability to accept the diversity originating from different cultures and to communicate in foreign
languages.
o Specialization
・Ability to inquire into the contemporary meaning of individual cultural phenomena while
ensuring the continuation of the basic methodology of the humanities, which entails thefundamental theoretical study of classical texts on humans and society that have been
accumulated by humankind up until the present day.
・Ability to contribute towards the formation of new social norms and cultures by conducting
dynamic analyses of social cultures with an emphasis on fieldwork based on classical research.
・Ability to attain the fundamental skills required as a researcher and to utilize the humanities ina knowledge-based society.
Doctoral Program

The doctoral program in the Graduate School of Humanities at Kobe University aims to foster
human resources who, by pursuing a high level of expertise in the humanities and enhancing theircomprehensive capacities, participate in modern society while ensuring the continuation of theclassical role of the humanities. To realize the above objectives, doctoral degrees are awarded inaccordance with the following policies.
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
The Graduate School of Humanities awards the relevant degree as follows, based on the Kobe
University Diploma Policy.
・Students shall be enrolled in the program for three or more years and must obtain the specified
credits in the common courses of the School, and Doctoral seminars, and receive the necessary
research guidance. Students shall then pass the doctoral dissertation review as well as the finalexaminations.
・In addition to those stipulated in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students are expected tohave acquired the following abilities upon completion of their program.
o Humanity, Creativity, and International Awareness・ Ability to understand the intrinsic meaning of the humanities and to contribute to theirdevelopment, ability to collaboratively find solutions for issues related to the humanities, andability to accept the diversity originating from different cultures and to communicate in foreign
languages.
o Specialization
・ Ability to participate in modern society while pursuing a high level of expertise in thehumanities and ensuring the continuation of the classical role of the humanities.
・Ability to inquire into the contemporary meaning of individual cultural phenomena while
ensuring the continuation of the basic methodology of the humanities, which entails thefundamental theoretical study of classical texts on humans and society that have been
accumulated by humankind up until the present day.
・Ability to contribute towards the formation of new social norms and cultures by conducting
dynamic analyses of social cultures with an emphasis on fieldwork based on classical research.
・Ability to plan and organize research as an independent researcher.
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

The Graduate School of Humanities awards the relevant degree as follows, based on the Kobe
University Diploma Policy.
・Students shall be enrolled in the program for three or more years and must obtain the specified
credits in the common courses of the School, and Doctoral seminars, and receive the necessary
research guidance. Students shall then pass the doctoral dissertation review as well as the finalexaminations.
・In addition to those stipulated in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students are expected tohave acquired the following abilities upon completion of their program.
o Humanity, Creativity, and International Awareness・ Ability to understand the intrinsic meaning of the humanities and to contribute to theirdevelopment, ability to collaboratively find solutions for issues relating to the humanities, andability to accept the diversity originating from different cultures and to communicate in foreignlanguages.
o Specialization
・Ability to participate in modern society while ensuring the continuation of the classical role ofthe humanities.

Students will achieve this by using their specialization as a basis forincreasing their interdisciplinary outlook.
・Ability to inquire into the contemporary meaning of individual cultural phenomena while
ensuring the continuation of the basic methodology of the humanities, which entails thefundamental theoretical study of classical texts on humans and society that have been
accumulated by humankind up until the present day.
・Ability to contribute towards the formation of new social norms and cultures by conducting
dynamic analyses of social cultures with an emphasis on fieldwork based on classical research.
・Ability to plan and organize research as an independent researcher.