Graduate School of Letters, Arts and SciencesWaseda University

From 2023, the Waseda Moodle “Introduction to Research Ethics” will be replaced by the following.

JSPS [eL CoRE](e-Learning Course on Research Ethics)

Master’s course: “For Helping Graduate Students Understand Research Ethics via Case Examples”
Doctoral course: “Understanding Research Ethics Through Case Examples ―The Attitude of the Conscientious Scientist”

In principle, the course must be taken by the end of the first year, and is a condition for submission of the thesis.

*Completion of the course will be considered as having passed the comprehension test and received the Certificate of Completion (PDF).

Information on procedures and how to write master’s thesis.

*This page is for students in Global Japanese Literary and Cultural Studies (Global-J) Course.
For other students , please check the page after switching the language to Japanese.

The details about the submission will be posted on
3. Announcement
as needed.

1. About Master’s Program (master’s degree)

A master’s degree (in literature) is granted to those who have been enrolled in the Master’s Program of this Graduate School for 2 years or longer but not exceeding 4 years, have earned 32 or more credits for the required subjects, have taken a required research seminar, and have passed a master’s thesis review and examination.
* As for the period of enrollment, however, those with extraordinary academic achievements only have to meet the requirement of 1 year or longer enrollment if approval is obtained from the Steering Committee of this Graduate School.

2. Flow of Master’s Thesis Submission

*For M2 or above students.Details of each procedure will be posted as needed in the Announcement section at the bottom of the page.

1. Submit a master’s thesis plan
2. Submit topic notification
3. Submit master’s thesis and master’s thesis outline
4. Final examination

• The volume of a master’s thesis outline should be as specified for your course (An outline written in a language other than Japanese must be accompanied by a Japanese translation).
• Final examination is an interview by the supervisor and two secondary reviewers after submission of the thesis.

3. Announcement

4. Format and Template

• AY 2025 Master’s Thesis Plan Format (posted April 30,2025)
• Template for the cover page of master’s thesis and master’s thesis outline for AY2025 (vertical)(posted May 19,2025)
• Template for the cover page of master’s thesis and master’s thesis outline for AY2025 (horizontal)(posted May 19,2025)