社会科学研究科／GSSS

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Program and Graduation RequirementsMaster’s Program(1) CurriculumThe contents of this program are as follows:ContentMaster’s thesisSeminarsResearch guidanceLectures(2) Program and graduation requirementsIn order to graduate, the student must remain in this graduate school for two or more years, receive thenecessary research guidance, and earn at least 32 credits from the following prescribed courses. The student must also submit a Master’s thesis, and pass the nal examination.Although there is no limit on the number of units that may be taken each year, the following table shows thestandard program.(4) Study Abroad ProgramTypeNumber of CreditsSeminars I · II8 credits (2 credits × 4 subjects)Ethics in Research / Research Ethics2 creditsLectures22 credits (2 credits × 11 subjects)Total32 credits* Students are advised to study Ethics in Research / Research Ethics in their rst year.* For the lecture courses, a student may select courses from either the Global Society or Policy Science majors, and not just from thestudent’s own major. The student may also earn credits from other institutions or programs.* Double degree program participants are able to earn master's degrees both from Waseda University and Tsinghua University bycompleting requirements set by the two universities.Academic YearCourses (including Ethics in Research/Research Ethics)TotalSeminarsLecturesFirst year4 credits (Seminar I)16 to 20 credits20 to 24 creditsSecond year4 credits (Seminar II)4 to 8 credits8 to 12 creditsTotal8 credits24 credits32 credits(3) Degree typeA graduate of this program will be conferred with a M.A. in Social Sciences. Schedule from Admission to GraduationFirst yearSpring semester (time of admission/application)Submission of Master’s thesis research planSecond yearSpring semester (early May)Submission of Master’s thesis planSpring semester (early June)Determination of the review committee(assistant committee)Fall semester (mid October)Research presentationFall semester (early January)Master’s thesis submissionFall semester (late January)Oral examFall semester (late March)Graduation (degree conferment)Graduate School of Social Sciences promotes students’ academic activities abroad by offering its own studyabroad programs exclusively for GSSS students. A few examples are in the following.○ Exchange program with National Taiwan University, Taiwan and National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan forMA students○ Double degree program* with Tsinghua University, China for MA students, and some more exchange programsavailableMaster’s Program9