Overview

During the Humanities and Human Sciences course at Hokkaido University, a strong emphasis is placed on presenting their work at on- and off-campus seminars and conferences and also on publishing papers in academic journals. For the latter, they are encouraged to publish their work in refereed journals.

Features

All these are expected to benefit the students in creating contacts with scholars across Japan, as well as obtaining more opportunities to partake in seminars at various locations.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The main goal on the doctoral course is to write a dissertation. To this end, the progress of students’ work is evaluated each year by the members of Advisory Committees.

“Permission to Submit a Dissertation” is granted only after the annual submission of research papers has been completed – by November in each academic year – and the submitted papers have passed the examination.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-04-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Liberal Arts

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have completed at least sixteen years of accredited secondary school education.

Applicants should submit the pre-inquiry documents below to the Students Affairs Section within the application period. Pre-inquiry documents submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Please do not contact any professors directly. The Students Affairs Section will confirm by email that the pre-inquiry documents have been received.

Tuition Fee

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International

356400 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 356400 JPY per year during 36 months.
National

356400 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 356400 JPY per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Sapporo

111200 - 165260 JPY /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.