Independent Study

Updated on January 7, 2025

Basic Information	Independent Study enables students to conduct research on a topic of their choice under the guidance of a supervisor who is an academic faculty member of Keio University. This usually involves meetings between the student and the academic faculty member. Students will be required to submit a substantial piece of written work that reports the results of their research to their supervisors.
Open to	- Short-term International Students (including Keio International Program students) who are enrolled at Keio from 2024 Fall semester - Japanese Language Program students who are enrolled at Keio from 2024 Fall semester *Students who are enrolled for two semesters are eligible to take this course during their second semester. Students who are enrolled for only 1 semester are not eligible.
Notes	Students are responsible for finding a FULL-TIME academic faculty member at Keio University who is willing to become their supervisor for the proposed research. Students may register for only one Independent Study course per semester.
Credits	2 credits
Application Procedures	1. Find your potential supervisor, and discuss your research plan. 2. Fill out the form and obtain the supervisor's comment and signature. An Application Form is available from Application Form* section below. 3. Submit your application form to <ic-courses@adst.keio.ac.jp> via e-mail.
Application Deadline	Spring Semester 2025 : April 5 (Sat) 4:00pm (JST) *After the deadlines above, "Independent Study" CANNOT be added, and for cancellation, instructor's permission is required.
Application Place	Office of Student Services (International Exchange Services Group), Mita Campus Submit the application form to <ic-courses＠adst.keio.ac.jp> via e-mail.
Selection	The committee will determine acceptance into the course.
Application Form	- Independent Study Application Form(WORD) - Independent Study Application Form(PDF)

FACULTY SEARCH

To search for a supervisor, please refer to the following web sites. Some of them are available only in Japanese.

KEIO RESEARCHERS INFORMATION SYSTEM	https://k-ris.keio.ac.jp/search?m=home&l=en
Keio University's Pure web portal	https://keio.pure.elsevier.com/
Faculty and Graduate School of Letters	https://www.flet.keio.ac.jp/en/faculty/
Faculty and Graduate School of Economics	https://www.econ.keio.ac.jp/en/about/faculty-list
Faculty and Graduate School of Law	https://www.law.keio.ac.jp/about/faculty.html
Graduate School of Human Relations	https://www.hr.keio.ac.jp/en/index.html
Faculty and Graduate School of Business and Commerce	https://www.fbc.keio.ac.jp/en/
Faculty and Graduate School of Science and Technology	https://www.st.keio.ac.jp/en/tprofile/
Faculty of Policy Management/ Environment and Information Studies	https://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/faculty_profile/en/list/PM/ https://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/faculty_profile/en/list/EI/
Graduate School of Media and Governance	https://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/gsmg/en/about/faculty/
Faculty of Nursing	https://www.nmc.keio.ac.jp/faculty/
Graduate School of Health Management	https://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/faculty_profile/en/list/gshm/
Law School	https://www.ls.keio.ac.jp/en/faculty.html
Graduate School of Business Administration (KBS)	https://www.kbs.keio.ac.jp/en/faculty/
Graduate School of System Design and Management (SDM)	http://www.sdm.keio.ac.jp/en/faculty/
Graduate School of Media Design (KMD)	https://www.kmd.keio.ac.jp/faculty
Faculty and Graduate school of Pharmaceutical Science	https://www.pha.keio.ac.jp/