Determination of supervisors/submission of the Notification of Thesis Title
Determination of supervisors / Submission of the “Notification of Thesis Title”
When preparing a master’s degree thesis or a research paper*, or a doctoral thesis (甲KOU), students need to determine their academic supervisors and decide the title of their thesis or paper after consultation with their academic supervisors about the content of their research.
* Research paper A review of the research paper or a master’s degree thesis is performed only for the following courses according to the purposes of the graduate schools and courses.
Courses of English Language and Literature / Education / International Culture and Communication Studies, Graduate School of Letters
Courses of Sociology / System for Welfare Society, Graduate School of Sociology
Courses of Private Law / Public Law, Graduate School of Law (students enrolled in the Civil Service course only)
Course of Business, Accounting and Finance, Graduate School of Business Administration (students enrolled in the Concentration in SME Consultant Certification only)
Course of Public-Private Partnership, Graduate School of Economics
Course of Architecture, Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Course of Global Innovation Studies / Course of Regional Development Studies (only students enrolled in or before AY 2019), Graduate School of Global and Regional Studies
Course of International Tourism Management, Graduate School of International Tourism Management
Course of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences
Courses of Human Care and Support / Health Care and Sports / Human Environment Design, Graduate School of Human Life Design
Courses of System for Welfare Society / Human Centered Life Design, Graduate School of Welfare Society Design
Research advising system
There should be a total of 2 academic supervisors: 1 academic supervisor and 1 co-supervisor. However, 2 co-supervisors may be chosen at the discretion of the academic supervisor. In principle, students should determine co-supervisors among instructors in charge of research advising in their course, according to the instructions of their academic supervisor.
In some cases, researchers who are playing an active role in off-campus research institutions may be in charge of research advising as visiting professors, in addition to full-time instructors in our university, in order to promote the sophistication, revitalization, and globalization of education and research in our graduate schools.
[Graduate School of Science and Engineering / Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science]
The co-supervisors in the related departments and outside the university can be added to the above numbers (for details, please check with the Education and Student Affairs Division). For the doctoral program, there will be total of 3 professors, ( 1 supervisor and 2 co-supervisors). However, by the decision of the supervisor, the number of sub-supervisors may be three.
[Graduate School of Information Sciences and Arts]
The sub-examiners in the related departments and outside the university can be added to the above numbers (for details, please check with the Education and Student Affairs Division). An academic supervisor who has achieved enough results in English to provide advising for writing thesis in English takes on the advising of students, using his/her expertise, so that students can conduct world-class research and write theses that are acceptable by international standards.
Academic supervisors cannot be changed unless there is a compelling reason. Students in the Public-Private Partnership Course in the Graduate School of Economics will be instructed separately.
Determination of academic supervisors/submission of the “Notification of Thesis Title” and a research proposal outline (students enrolled in the doctoral program only)
When writing a degree thesis, students are required to receive research advising from their academic supervisors.
Students are required to determine their academic supervisors and decide the title of their thesis after consultation with their academic supervisors about the content of their research.
When academic supervisors and the title of their thesis are determined, students are required to provide notification of the title of their thesis through the “ToyoNet-G” . For the registration method manual [PDF], Click here.
Students enrolled in the doctoral program are required to write a research proposal outline on a single sheet of A4 paper (free format) and submit to the Education and Student Affairs Section, Kawagoe Campus, by email(mlkdaigakuin@toyo.jp).
The Course of Architecture accepts the submission of a master's thesis or research on a specific subject (master's design). Please consult with your academic supervisor before choosing. When submitting a thesis title in the first semester, select either "master's thesis title" or "special research thesis title". When you submit your thesis title in the 3rd semester, you must decide and select one of them. As a general rule, you cannot change this after you have decided on it in the 3rd semester.
If you need to change the title of your thesis at a later date, follow the same procedure.
In the graduate school of Interdisciplinary New Science, please write the thesis title in English. *Doctoral students should include a Japanese translation of the title when submitting their doctoral thesis.
<Registration due date for AY2024>
Spring Semester (for Spring Entrants):5/7(Tue)
Fall Semester (for Fall Entrants):11/8(Fri)
Graduate students taking courses offered by undergraduate departments (for students enrolled in 2017 and later)
Students who wish to take courses offered by undergraduate schools (including courses with various qualifications) while enrolled in the graduate school of the university may do so as undergraduate non-degree students (non-matriculated students / non-degree students) after undergoing a designated selection process. For details, please refer to the application guideline for non-degree students.
- Classification
Non-matriculated students・・・Students who wish to take specific courses to enhance their education and deepen their theoretical knowledge. Students who wish to acquire qualifications such as a teaching license.
- Procedures and fees
It is necessary to complete the application procedures for undergraduate Credited Auditors (scheduled for early March). If you do not complete this procedure, you will not be able to take courses offered by the undergraduate school. A registration fee is required in addition to the graduate school tuition.
If you wish to become a student with various qualifications in order to obtain a teaching license, there are restrictions on eligibility for application, including the requirement that you are a graduate (or expected to be a graduate) of an undergraduate program. Credits earned as an undergraduate non-degree student will not be counted toward graduate school completion requirements.
- Application guidelines for non-matriculated students
It is scheduled to be published in February every year, so please check the Toyo University website.
Course number
A code for an academic discipline and a stage of study (level of difficulty) are allocated to each course to enable students to take courses in a sequential and systematic manner.
Course codes and numbers indicating the stage of study are shown to students who enter the university in or after AY 2016.