Feature & Curriculum
The three fields of IPS
IPS comprises the 3 fields of Information Architecture, Production Systems and Integrated Systems, giving you broad, interconnected coverage of both software and hardware across fields. Moreover, we provide lectures that encompass expertise in both state-of-the art technology and management, enabling you to become a technologically well-informed specialist with a generalist’s perspective. We also accept a wide range of mid-career students.
Curriculum and Syllabus
Subject
- Fundamental subjects
Acquire basic knowledge and skills - Advanced subjects
Proceed to the most advanced and specialized knowledge - Laboratory work
Gain practical grounding as an engineer - Specialized subjects and seminars
Deepen your knowledge and explore your understanding of methodology
Master’s program, from entry to completion（for students admitted in 2020 or later）
To complete a master’s program, you must be enrolled in the program for at least two years, earn the number of credits specified for the required courses, receive a passing evaluation for your master’s thesis, and pass a final examination. For the first six months of the program, you will have a provisional laboratory assignment. After six months you must apply for a permanent laboratory assignment, which you will have until you complete the program, by undergoing an interview with the laboratory’s supervisor. From that point you will begin writing your master’s thesis under the supervisor’s direction. You may apply for a different laboratory than your provisional laboratory assignment.
Course Credit and Completion Requirements
| Course category | 1 year after entry | Completion requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental subjects | 18 credits or more | 20 credits or more (maximum of 4 credits in fundamental subjects) |
| Advanced subjects | ||
| Laboratory works | ||
| Specialized subjects (Required) /
Exercises (Required) |
4 credits or more | 2 credits or more /
8 credits or more |
| Total | 22 credits or more | 30 credits or more |
| Master’s thesis (Required, no credit) | – | Receive a passing evaluation |
- If you take more than 4 credits worth of fundamental subjects, the additional credits will not be counted towards the credits required for completion.
- The credits in first column indicate the total number of credits required for the first year, and credits in the second column indicate the total number required for both years.
Admission 2019
The master’s degree program offers three courses. Students can choose any one of the three courses once they have fulfilled a certain credit requirement defined in each course as explained below.
a course
Research-oriented. Students obtain 18 required credits over a six month period and spend one and a half years primarily engaging in research for their master’s thesis if accepted into a laboratory through an interview with faculty.
b course
Balanced type. The first year is mainly dedicated to lectures and practical training. Students obtain 22 required credits, and spend one year primarily engaging in research for their master’s thesis if accepted into a laboratory through an interview with faculty.
c course
Lecture-oriented. Students concentrate on lectures and practical training for the first one and a half years to obtain 26 required credits. If accepted into a laboratory through an interview with faculty, they carry out an assigned research task over the remaining six months.
Course credit & requirement
a course
| a course |
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| Term | 1st year | 2nd year | |||
| Subject | Spring | Fall | Spring | Fall | |
| Lectures and Laboratory works | Fundamental subject (*4 or less) | 18 | – | ||
| Laboratory works | 2 | ||||
| Advanced subject | |||||
| Specialized subject (Required) | – | 2 | |||
| Exercised (Required) | – | 8 | |||
| Master’s thesis (Required, No credit) | – | Master’s thesis | |||
- The number of required credits in fundamental subjects, advanced subjects and laboratory works are combined and counted as the total required credits. Extra credits in the fundamental subjects beyond then minimum required number (as indicated in parentheses in the above table will not be included in the number of the required credits)
- Spring Semester, the spring semester for students entering in April and the fall semester for students entering in September Fall Semester, the fall semester for students entering in April and the spring semester for students entering in September.