Diploma Policy
Based on the founding principles, the school's educational philosophy is to cultivate "chidoka" as advocated by its founder, Ryukichi Endo, through practical education.
The Graduate Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program awards a doctoral degree to those who have acquired the following abilities, earned the required credits, received the necessary research guidance, and passed the doctoral dissertation examination and final examination.
Based on the spirit of our founding, our educational philosophy is to cultivate "chidoka" (people who practice the arts) as advocated by our founder Ryukichi Endo through "practical education." We will certify the graduation of students who have acquired the following abilities and earned the required credits, and award them a degree.
chidoka is a leader with a strong sense of ethics who can take a broad perspective, grasp the changes of the times, and solve various social problems.
High ethical standards
The sense of mission and ethics required when conducting independent research activities and developing comprehensive academic activities focused on policy research.
Wide-ranging education
A comprehensive and multifaceted liberal arts education based on a broad perspective that transcends academic disciplines and interdisciplinary knowledge, enabling responses to socio-cultural challenges.
Specialized knowledge and skills
Advanced knowledge and skills, primarily focused on superior policy analysis and policy planning abilities.
A curriculum designed and implemented to acquire the above-mentioned skills will be used for evaluation, based on the acquisition of prescribed credits, examination of the doctoral dissertation, and a final examination.
Curriculum Policy (Policy for organizing and implementing the curriculum)
Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program has organized and implemented the following curriculum in order to achieve its diploma policy.
The educational objectives of the Graduate Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program are to enable students to conduct independent research activities, develop comprehensive academic activities focused on policy research, and contribute to the dramatic advancement of policy research, while also meeting the societal demand for "expert researchers in this field" and "the training and retraining of highly skilled professionals with excellent policy analysis and policy planning abilities."
- The program operates on a semester system (spring and fall semesters) and focuses on intensive academic activities for the three-year doctoral program.
- In the first and second semesters, "Advanced Policy Studies" will be offered to help students acquire skills in writing academic papers, selecting research topics, developing problem awareness, and analytical methods. In addition, "Basic Project Workshop I" and "Basic Project Workshop II" will be offered as required courses for doctoral dissertation preparation.
- From the third semester onward, doctoral dissertation supervision is conducted in the "Applied Project Seminar." To enable students to develop a broad perspective, a system of supervision is in place involving a main navigator Professor and multiple other faculty members. To become a doctoral candidate, students present their research at a public hearing attended by all faculty members, and receive advice from participants from diverse and multifaceted perspectives, thereby deepening their research.
In Graduate School of Policy Studies, Doctoral Program, the knowledge and skills acquired in each course are described in the syllabus, and learning outcomes are evaluated according to the evaluation methods and criteria described in the syllabus.
Those who acquire four or more credits in the prescribed subjects, receive the necessary research guidance, and pass the doctoral dissertation examination and final examination will be awarded the degree specified in the diploma policy.