Master’s Course

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Number of Students Admitted

DivisionNumber of Students Admitted
Division of Humanities23
Division of Economics6
Division of Regional Development Studies14
Division of International Studies10

Notification of Admissions

Change of selection method

Changes to the Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies (Master’s Program) Entrance Examinations for Enrollment in October 2025 (Reiwa 7) and April 2026 (Reiwa 8) (Published on 02/05/2025, 02/28/2025 added)

Information from the Divisions

Division of Humanities

No information at this time

About Internet Application

The Internet Application System can be accessed only during the application period.
During the application period, you will register your application information, pay an application fee, and upload your photo.

Guidelines for Applicants

* Guidelines are available only on the website; printed copies are not provided. Please download the necessary documents and follow the instructions.

Date of enrollmentGuidelines for Applicants（PDF）Materials for submission
April 2026
(2nd batch)		Guidelines for April 2026 Admission (2nd batch)
[General Selection, Special Selection for Working Adults,
Special Selection for International Students, Selection for the Short-term (1 Year), Enrollment-type System
Special Selection by Recommendation for Applicants within the School]		Application Form (PDF)
Application Form (Excel)
October 2025,
April 2026
Not accepted at this time		Guidelines for October 2025 Admission / April 2026 Admission
[General Selection, Special Selection for Working Adults,
Special Selection for International Students, Selection for the Short-term (1 Year), Enrollment-type System
Special Selection by Recommendation for Applicants within the School]		Application Form (PDF)
Application Form (Excel)
October 2025
Not accepted at this time		Guidelines for October 2025 Admission
[Remote Special Selection for “Overseas-Resident” Applicants]		Application Form (PDF)
Application Form (Excel)
Application Form (Form1-2) (Word)
Appendix (Prior Contact Form (Word)

Admission Policy

DivisionFor students admission in October 2025For students admission in 2026
HumanitiesPDFPDF
EconomicsPDFPDF
Regional Development StudiesPDFPDF
International StudiesPDFPDF

Examination Information Session

Japanese language only

Exam Questions from Previous Years

Due to copyright restrictions, some questions only contain a portion of the problem.
All examination questions are available for viewing at the Admission Team, Student Affairs Division, Human and Social Administration Department only on weekdays between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm (those with IDs can make copies at the University).
Please note that only the years listed here are available for browsing the Student Affairs Division. An ID is required to browse documents (photocopying on campus is acceptable, at your own expense). We do not mail them.

(*1) Entrance examination questions for the October admission period are posted along with the first intake for each previous year.

(*2) Past exam questions for courses/programs for which examinees have not previously taken the exam have not been published.

Number of Past Applicants

Number of Enrolled Students

Inquiries

Admission Team, Student Affairs Division, Human and Social Administration Department, Kanazawa University
〒920-1192 Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 
Tel：+81-76-264-5600
E-mail：n-nyusi*adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp（Please change * to @.）
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