Division of Humanities

Overview – Enrollment limit : 23

Aiming to foster the 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, including the specialty deepening program, which conducts studies mainly on a specific specialized domain, and the interdisciplinary comprehensive program, which conducts studies mainly on a composite domain.

Diploma Policy

The Department of Humanities trains students to deepen their expertise in the fields of human sciences, history, language and literature, and cultural resources, and to have a multifaceted perspective that cuts across disciplines, as well as the ability to discover and solve new problems. The program trains students in the ability to read literature, conduct experiments and surveys, and conduct fieldwork independently, as well as in the logical thinking, writing, and oral presentation skills required for conceiving and presenting papers based on the 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 results of their studies in the humanities.

The degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science will be conferred to 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

Students must complete the prescribed number of credits in each of the specialized programs, such as “Philosophy,” “Psychology,” “Western History,” “Japanese Language and Literature,” “Linguistics,” etc., and conduct education and research from the respective specialized perspectives of Human Sciences, History, Language and Literature, and Cultural Resources Studies. The student must acquire the prescribed number of credits and pass a master’s thesis review or a doctoral thesis research basic skills review (QE) related to the education and research content listed above.

(2) Master (Academic)

Students must take courses mainly in the “Sociology,” “Geography,” “Cultural Anthropology,” etc. of the Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Program (five programs) or the Specialized Program, and, on the premise that education and research in complex and interdisciplinary fields in the humanities will be conducted, must acquire the prescribed number of credits and then pass the master’s thesis examination or the doctoral thesis basic skills examination (QE) concerning the content of the education and research listed above. The student must acquire the prescribed number of credits and pass a master’s thesis review or a doctoral dissertation research basic skills review (QE) related to the education and research content listed above.