Research Program | Graduate

This program is intended to be open to master's graduate students who wish to take graduate-level courses through affiliation with a Graduate School of Keio University.

Note:
- Research Program students must register for a minimum of 7 courses per semester.
- There will be no academic advisors for each student.
- Students who choose this program are not allowed to change programs.

Eligibility

・Students must be enrolled in a graduate school (or equivalent) at their home institution.

・Student must receive approval from the graduate school for their admission to the program as research program students.

* If you are a Ph.D. student and wish to apply, please contact us in advance since it may be difficult to accomodate a Ph.D. student.

Program Outline

Students may also take the following courses.

Graduate Courses

-Most courses are conducted in Japanese

Generally, students who test into the advanced(*1) or higher study level on the Japanese Language Program placement test may take the courses conducted in Japanese.

(*1)Advanced level means a student has both an advanced vocabulary (8,000 words) and advanced knowledge of kanji (1,500 characters) and is able, in Japanese, to audit university lectures, read text/reference books, write papers with advanced sentence structures, and take examinations

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Japanese Language Courses

Research program students may take up to 4 Japanese Language Courses offered by the Japanese Language Program.

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International Center Courses

Research program students (excluding Law School students) may also choose International Center Courses.

However, please note that most International Center Courses are at the undergraduate level.

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