Graduate School of Asia-Pacific StudiesWaseda University

Academics

PhD Program

Degree Requirements

The Standard Curriculum Period: 3 years
※This does not guarantee your completion of Ph.D. program in 3 years.

Course Requirements: Students are required to complete “Introduction to Academic and Research Integrity ​(For Humanities and Social Science)” by the end of their first year of the Ph.D. program

Academic Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in International Studies

Bylaw Regarding Application and Evaluation of Doctoral Thesis (Dissertation) In Ph.D. Program

Schedule regarding the procedures for the Doctoral thesis submission

PhD thesis related documents and manual

Students →Office

Please check the manual for how to submit the documents and other details.

When submitting the documents, please upload a PDF file of the email (with the email address and date of receipt of the email from your supervisor ) from your supervisor authorizing you to submit the documents using the designated form.
★PhD documents manual for students

★Submission Link

Document Format Sample
 Research Plan
*Updated on 1 April, 2024
Ms-WORD Example
 Summary of Interim Evaluation (English) Ms-WORD Example

Supervisors→Office

Document Format Sample
 Doctoral Thesis Guidance Committee Establishment Report
*Updated on 1 April, 2024
Ms-WORD Example
Application・Report for Interim Evaluation
*Updated on 1 April, 2024
Ms-WORD Application for Interim Evaluation

Report of Interim Evaluation

 

The manual for submission of Doctoral thesis

Please be sure to check the manual for details on how to submit the documents and any precautions to be taken when preparing the documents before submitting them.

Also, please be sure to carefully read the samples of how to fill out each form.

PhD Manual for those aiming to complete by September 2025
PhD_Manual for those aiming to complete after March 2026

*Updated on December 23, 2024

Formats necessary for submission of Doctoral thesis

Students →Office

Please refer to the followings for details on how to submit.

<where to submit>
Submission Form

*When you complete submission, you will receive an automatic reply, but the GSAPS Office will contact you after confirming each document. Please check your contact email address.
*Please contact the Office ([email protected]) in advance before your submission.

*Documents that require submission of originals must be submitted by the time of final submission.

(Data submission is acceptable for the time of first submission.)

Document Notes Sample Original Copy
 1.Application for Doctoral Degree (English) A Photo should be attached.

Please check carefully to make sure that the size is correct.

Example
 2.Curriculum Vitae / Research Achievements (English) Example
3.Attestation of Authorship (English) Example
 4.Doctoral Thesis PDF/A format unnecessary
 5.Summary of Doctoral Thesis (English) PDF/A format Example unnecessary
6. Report of Completing On-demand Contents Related to Research Ethics Only the students who meet the conditions. Please refer to the manual for more details. unnecessary

Format of each document
*As for the documents from No.1 to No.4, please submit Scanned PDF file (printed and signed if necessary)
*Make an arrangent with your supervisor for their signatures in advance.
*Both “5.Doctoral Thesis” and “6.Summary of Doctoral Thesis (English)” should be in PDF/A format.
Please refer to the link for the instructions how to convert  Word file to PDF/A file.
*There is no specific format for “5.Doctoral Thesis”, so please consult with your supervisor for the format.

Original copies
As for the documents marked in “Original Copy”, their original copies MUST be submitted due to the University regulations.
Data files are accepted at the time of the first submission, but you must submit the original documents (1 copy) by the designated deadline set at a later timing.

Supervisors→Office

Document Format Sample
 On Verification of Academic Honesty (Plagiarism etc.)(for Chief Advisor)*Updated on 1 April, 2024 Ms-WORD Example
 Report of Examination of Treatise *Updated on 11 November, 2024
 Ms-WORD  Example

 

Formats necessary for Oral Thesis Defense

手続内容 Format Sample
 Application for Oral Thesis Defense
*Updated on 1 April, 2024
Ms-WORD Example
 On Verification of Academic Honesty (Plagiarism etc.)(for Screening Committee)
*Updated on 1 April, 2024
Ms-WORD Example
 Examination Report on the Doctoral Thesis ~April 13, 2025

April 14, 2025~
【For 4 examiners】

April 14, 2025~
【For 5 examiners】

Research Ethics

Taking “Research Ethics” is one of the requirements for submittion of doctoral thesis. Please read here carefully and follow the appropreate method.

For current students

While you are enrolled, it is required to register for the regular course “Introduction to Academic and Research Integrity (For Humanities and Social Science)“offered by the Global Education Center(GEC) and obtain the credits. If you already completed the course “Research Ethics/Introduction to Research Ethics (On-demand)”  by AY 2021 and earned its credits, you don’t need to take “Introduction to Academic and Research Integrity (For Humanities and Social Science)“. This course will be automatically registered until the credit is granted. If you fail this course, please be sure to check the course registration system on the day the course registration results are announced to confirm that the course has been registered. Please refer to here for information on how to check the registration results.

For more detailed information on the course, please also refer to the dedicated website.

Students who begin their studies in 2024 or later are required to complete the course before submitting their research plans.

 

Certificates

Below is the information on certificates that can be issued for those who completed/withdrew the PhD program.

For those who completed

  • Certificate of completion(certifies completion of research supervision, pass of dissertation, and degree conferral)
  • Certificate of degree conferral(with Waseda diploma number/MEXT registration number)
  • Transcript of academic record
  • Transcript of academic record and certificate of completion(For those obtained degree while enrolled)
    *The sample is available in the Office.

For those who withdrew after completing the PhD program requirements apart from dissertation

  • Certificate of withdrawal(Certifies that the person completed the doctoral requirements except for the submission of the dissertation)
  • Transcript of academic record

For those who withdrew

  • Certificate of withdrawal
  • Transcript of academic record

When to be obtained

For those obtained degree while enrolled

March completion⇒On and after 15 March
September completion⇒On and after 15 September

For those who withdrew after completing the PhD program requirements apart from dissertation

March completion⇒after the committee meeting in Feb *On and after 15 March for Certificate of degree conferral
September completion⇒after the committee meeting in July * On and after 15 September for Certificate of degree conferral
※Ask the Office for the specific date in the given year.

Other certificates

Certificate available

  • Certificate of dissertation acceptance(after committee approval on submission)
    It takes a while to issue. Please send an email to “[email protected]” in advance.

For more details on certificates, please check the following link.

Information about the Interim Evaluation & Oral Presentation for GSAPS PhD Program

You can check the information by following procedures below.
*Only available for GSAPS regular students.

1.Login to MyWaseda
2. Click 「Classes」tab
3.From the service menu on the right bar→「アジア太平洋研究科情報」→「学生向けコンテンツ/For students」→
「アジア太平洋研究科学生 中間評価会開催日程/The Interim Evaluation Schedule of GSAPS students」or「アジア太平洋研究科学生 口述試験開催日程/The Oral Thesis Defense Schedule of GSAPS students」

How to Search Thesis

 Theses registered with Waseda University Repository
Theses which are given permission from the author to be published after academic year 2002 can be searched and fully viewed on WINE and the Waseda University Repository.
It usually takes two to three months after degree conferment (March/September) to register a thesis with Waseda University Repository.

 Theses not registered with Waseda University Repository
Theses not registered with Waseda University Repository can be searched using the WINE system.
 To learn how to search, click here.
To access non-registered theses, you must file the appropriate request with the Central Library.

Guide to finding doctoral dissertations submitted to universities in Japan, including Waseda, and overseas.
https://waseda-jp.libguides.com/research-navi/find_theses/en

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