Completion requirements etc.
Completion requirements etc.
We will introduce the completion requirements and course enrollment for the Social Informatics course.
Master's Program
Completion Requirements
Students must be enrolled in this course for at least two years, earn a total of 34 credits including 8 credits in Special Research (A), Special Research (B), Special Research (C), and Special Research (D), or 4 credits in Special Topic Research (A), Special Topic Research (B), and 2 credits in Special Topic English for Academic Studies (A) or Special Topic English for Academic Studies (B), and pass the English proficiency certification, as well as the review of the results of a master's degree application thesis or research on a specific topic and the final examination. Students who have been enrolled in this course for at least one year and are recognized as having made particularly outstanding research achievements in this course may be allowed to complete the course in less than two years.
Although it is not a requirement for graduation, students are encouraged to take at least four credits of courses outside their own course in order to acquire broad and in-depth knowledge related to social informatics in general.
Grading
The maximum score is 100 points, with a pass being 60 points or above.
Transcripts and grades will be marked with the following grades: AA, A, B, C.
| Grading | Rating |
| AA | 100 to 90 points |
| A | 89 to 80 points |
| B | 79 to 70 points |
| C | 69–60 points |
Degrees awarded to those who complete the course
Master's Degree (Academic)
Learning at Graduate School of Social Informatics
| Course | course |
| Master's Program | Social Information Studies Course |
| Human Innovation Course | |
| Doctoral Program |
Doctoral Program
Completion Requirements
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Students enrolled in 2017 or later
Students must appoint a research supervisor and, under his/her supervision, study in this program for at least three years, obtain at least 14 credits, including a total of 12 credits in Special Research (E), Special Research (F), Special Research (G), Special Research (H), Special Research (I), and Special Research (J), and 2 credits in Social Informatics Research Methods A or Social Informatics Research Methods B, and pass the doctoral thesis examination and the final examination (public hearing format). Students who are recognized as having produced outstanding research results in this program must study in the program for at least one year. However, students who have completed a master's program (or doctoral program) at this university or another university's graduate school, or Professional Graduate Schools in one year, must study in the doctoral program for at least two years.
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Students who enrolled before 2016
To complete the course, students must be enrolled in the course for at least three years, receive necessary research guidance, pass an English language proficiency test, and pass a doctoral thesis examination and final exam (public hearing format). Students who are recognized as having achieved outstanding research results in the course will be required to enroll in the course for at least one year. However, students who have completed a master's course at our university or another university's graduate school, or Professional Graduate Schools in one year, must be enrolled in the doctoral course for at least two years.
Degrees awarded to those who complete the course
Doctor of Philosophy
Research Guidance
| manager | Specialization | remarks |
| Yasuhiro Iijima | ICT Business and Information Policy, Information Society Theory | |
| Hiroyuki Ishida | Energy Economics, Econometrics, Low Carbon Systems | |
| Kazunari Ito | Media Information Processing | |
| Yukiko Ito | Japanese economy, economic statistics | |
| Hiromasa Inatsumi | Knowledge discovery and data mining from large-scale, complex information | |
| Shuuta Kagawa | Community/organizational learning theory, situated learning theory (activity theory) | |
| Touko Kiyonari | Behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology | |
| Kotaro Takagi | Developmental psychology, legal psychology, cognitive psychology | |
| Atsushi Terao | Cognitive science | |
| Toru Nagahashi | Economics (Economic Policy) | |
| Hirotaka Fushiya | Probability theory, mathematical finance | |
| Hiroyuki Miyakawa | Information Systems | |
| Yu Miyaji | Information engineering, robotics, sensitivity engineering, artificial intelligence | |
| Takeo Minagi | Securities theory, finance | |
| Kazuyoshi Murata | Human Interface |
Course subject arrangement table
Students enrolled in 2017 or later
| Subject Name | manager | unit | remarks |
| Special Research (E) | Research Supervisor | 2 | In principle, this course is taken in the first semester of the first year. |
| Special Research (F) | Research Supervisor | 2 | In principle, this course is taken in the second semester of the first year. |
| Special Research (G) | Research Supervisor | 2 | In principle, this course is taken in the first semester of the second year. |
| Special Research (H) | Research Supervisor | 2 | In principle, this course is taken in the second semester of the second year. |
| Special Research (I) | Research Supervisor | 2 | In principle, this course is taken in the first semester of the third year. |
| Special Research (J) | Research Supervisor | 2 | In principle, this course is taken in the second semester of the third year. |
| Social Information Studies Research Methods A | 2 | Cancelled this year | |
| Social Information Studies Research Methods B | Research Supervisor | 2 |
Thesis submission requirements and process
Main process for submitting a doctoral thesis (if the degree is awarded in the standard three-year period)
| First year | April | Submit notification of research subject/research supervisor |
| Second Year | Research guidance by a supervisor (interim reports will be given if necessary) | |
| Third Year | July | Application for preliminary examination, submission of doctoral thesis (preliminary manuscript) and thesis abstract The Doctoral Program Committee approved the establishment of the Preliminary Examination Committee and selected the Preliminary Examination Committee members. Preliminary screening (including preliminary hearing) (Decision on whether to submit the thesis) |
| November | Submission of doctoral degree application essay | |
| December | The Doctoral Program Committee will decide whether or not to accept the thesis (if accepted, the thesis review will begin). | |
| Late January to early February | Final exam (public hearing format) | |
| February | The Doctoral Program Committee decides whether the doctoral thesis is accepted or rejected (if accepted, the degree is awarded after a discussion by the Graduate School Committee). | |
| March | Degree conferment (course completion) | |