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 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sapporo, Japan

Disciplines

Liberal Arts

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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.

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.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year

Living costs

Sapporo-shi

Japan

111200 - 165260 JPY / month

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Humanities and Human Sciences.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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