Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University

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Completion Approval/Degree Awarding Policy
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Completion Approval/Degree Awarding Policy
(Diploma Policy)

Master's degree program

  1. Cutting-edge, advanced specialized knowledge and outstanding academic expertise

    • Acquire cutting-edge, advanced specialized knowledge and outstanding academic expertise in one's specialty.
    • Acquire the ability to conduct cutting-edge, high-level research.
    • Acquire the ability to appropriately discuss academic topics that enables one to write consistently-organized academic papers with clear logical reasoning.
    • Acquire the ability to think flexibly for problem-solving by leveraging knowledge in various fields related to the humanities beyond one's specialty.

  2. Advanced broad-based knowledge and deep critical thinking

    • Acquire advanced broad-based knowledge and deep critical thinking across academic disciplines in general, and a profound understanding of the humanities that enables one to work as an independent researcher and highly skilled professional.
    • Acquire advanced information literacy skills.
    • Acquire the ability to think from many different perspectives in a comprehensive manner that enables one to play an active role in the diversified society.

  3. Sophisticated international mindset

    • Have a deep interest in today's globalized and information-driven society. Understand and respect each individual language and culture.
    • Acquire high-level language proficiency that enables one to communicate smoothly with people with varied backgrounds beyond differences in language and culture.

  4. Advanced design prowess

    • Acquire the ability to identify a diverse range of fundamental and complex problems concerning one's specialty in the field of the humanities and devise approaches to solutions to such problems by collecting relevant data and literature appropriately.

  5. Individual learning goals

    • Acquire the ability to write a master's thesis with originality and an interdisciplinary nature, by utilizing an approach appropriate for today's globalized and information-driven society while building on traditional humanities research.
    • Acquire high-level proficiency in a specific language and professional skills reflecting the characteristics of one's specialty.

Doctoral-degree program

  1. Cutting-edge, advanced specialized knowledge and outstanding academic expertise

    • Acquire cutting-edge, advanced specialized knowledge and outstanding academic expertise in one's specialty that enables one to act as an independent researcher and highly skilled professional.
    • Acquire the advanced ability to conduct cutting-edge and original research according to the research method in one's specialty and achieve meaningful research results.
    • Acquire the advanced ability to discuss academic topics that enables one to write consistently-organized academic papers with clear logical reasoning.
    • Acquire the ability to think flexibly for problem-solving by leveraging knowledge in various fields related to the humanities beyond one's specialty.

  2. Advanced broad-based knowledge and deep critical thinking

    • Acquire advanced broad-based knowledge and deep critical thinking across academic disciplines in general and a profound understanding of the humanities that enable one to act as an independent researcher and highly skilled professional.
    • Acquire advanced information literacy skills that enable one to act as an independent researcher and highly skilled professional.
    • Acquire the ability to think from many different perspectives in a comprehensive manner that enables one to play an active role in the increasingly diversified society.

  3. Sophisticated international mindset

    • Have a deep interest in today's globalized and information-driven society. Understand and respect each individual language and culture.
    • Acquire high-level language proficiency that enables one to communicate smoothly and meaningfully with people with varied backgrounds beyond differences in language and culture, and the ability to present one's research results widely at home and abroad.

  4. Advanced design prowess

    • Acquire the ability to conduct original and cutting-edge research on an individual theme in one's specialty in the field of the humanities, by building on a variety of preceding research results.

  5. Individual learning goals

    • Acquire the ability to write a doctoral dissertation with originality and an interdisciplinary nature, by utilizing an approach appropriate for today's globalized and information-driven society while building on traditional humanities research.
    • Acquire high-level presentation skills and the ability to contribute to humanities research by leveraging the high-level proficiency in a specific language and professional skills reflecting the characteristics of one's specialty.

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