Undergraduate Education

Students in their second year of undergraduate study at the university select a specific field to specialize in and start taking courses in their major. Under the guidance of one or more professors in their area of interest, students do research on their graduation thesis using their inquisitive natures and unique viewpoints to carry out original scholarly research.

Graduate School

The Graduate School is divided into the two-year master's program and three-year doctoral program. In the master's program, students are trained to become specialists who will work in non-academic sectors, while in the doctoral program, candidates are groomed to become top-class researchers and scholars. In both programs, the highest priority is given to original research with each department placing emphasis on its system of guidance and counsel to foster such work. In the master's program, there is an adult education program for working adults to return for "refresher" courses every year, and participants include businessmen, teachers and curators who wish to acquire the latest information in their respective fields. In the doctoral program, there is a professional researcher's course for thoes who are already employed at research institutes to receive guidance and counsel. In this program, a doctoral degree could be obtained while these researchers continue to work at their respective positions.

The Graduate School of Arts and Letters holds entrance examinations twice a year in spring and fall to extend more opportunities for examinees to enter the master's or doctoral programs.