Division of Humanities

Overview – Enrollment limit : 27

Aiming to foster skills to address various problems related to humans, such as human behaviors, social phenomena, languages, and history, by taking a creative and flexible approach, the Division of Humanities has two programs: the specialty deepening program, which conducts studies mainly in a specific specialized domain, and the interdisciplinary comprehensive program, which conducts studies mainly in a composite domain.

Furthermore, beginning in the 2022 academic year, the university established a new Certified Public Psychologists Program to train students for the national qualification of Licensed Psychologist. In addition, in the 2026 academic year, the university will launch the Digital Humanities Study Course, Data Privacy Expert Development Program “Humanities”, further expanding its educational offerings.

Diploma Policy

The Division of Humanities trains students to deepen their expertise in the fields of human sciences, history, language, literature, and cultural resources, and to develop a multifaceted perspective that cuts across disciplines, as well as the ability to discover and solve new problems. The program trains students to read the literature, conduct experiments and surveys, and perform fieldwork independently, and develop the logical thinking, writing, and oral presentation skills required to conceive and present papers based on a collection of such materials. As a result, students will acquire creativity and flexibility that can be applied to various professional fields and will be expected to play an active role in modern society by utilizing the skills obtained in their studies in the humanities.

The degree of Master of Arts or Master of Philosophy will be conferred on those who have acquired creativity and flexibility, and who can be expected to play an active role in contemporary society by utilizing the achievements of the humanities.

Degree requirements

(1) Master of Arts

Primarily, students are required to complete the necessary credits and coursework, offered from specialized perspectives within either the Specialized Deepening Program or the Certified Psychologist Training Program, and must pass either the Master’s thesis review or the Qualifying Examination (QE), which assesses foundational skills for doctoral dissertation research.

(2) Master of Philosophy

Primarily, students must complete the required credits and coursework offered from educational and research perspectives within interdisciplinary programs—such as Sociology, Geography, and Cultural Anthropology—under either the Interdisciplinary Integrated Programs, the Specialized Deepening Programs, or the Certified Psychologist Training Program. In addition, they must pass either the Master’s thesis examination or the Qualifying Examination (QE), which assesses foundational skills for doctoral dissertation research.