36 monthsProgramme duration
4,947 USDTuition Fee/year
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master’s (Doctoral) Program of History, which has three areas of Japanese, Oriental, and Western history, provides specialized education to cultivate internationally acclaimed educators and researchers while promoting close interaction between each area.
The major characteristics of this program are its specialized education based on foreign language education and an understanding of foreign and Christian cultures, which are the hallmarks of Sophia University, and its emphasis on the study of political, social, and cultural history, which is a particularly comprehensive branch of history. Through these studies, the Master’s (Doctoral) Program of History promotes transnational historical research un-bound by conventional historical images.
Curriculum
The Master’s Program offers specialized courses in various areas and courses common to all areas of study. This is in order to foster broad knowledge and flexible thinking skills, and to develop the ability to write a high-level master’s thesis. In addition, full-time faculty members who are active on the front lines of research are assigned to the program. And Depending on the research situation, students may request guidance from faculty members of other departments or affiliated research institutes of Sophia University to provide substantial research guidance.
In the Doctoral program, students are given a doctoral dissertation seminar and individual guidance to obtain their degrees. We also encourage graduate students to submit their outstanding research results to academic journals, including “Sophia Shigaku” (Sophia Historical Studies), an academic journal published by the Sophia University Historical Society.
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master’s (Doctoral) Program of History, which has three areas of Japanese, Oriental, and Western history, provides specialized education to cultivate internationally acclaimed educators and researchers while promoting close interaction between each area.
The major characteristics of this program are its specialized education based on foreign language education and an understanding of foreign and Christian cultures, which are the hallmarks of Sophia University, and its emphasis on the study of political, social, and cultural history, which is a particularly comprehensive branch of history. Through these studies, the Master’s (Doctoral) Program of History promotes transnational historical research un-bound by conventional historical images.
Curriculum
The Master’s Program offers specialized courses in various areas and courses common to all areas of study. This is in order to foster broad knowledge and flexible thinking skills, and to develop the ability to write a high-level master’s thesis. In addition, full-time faculty members who are active on the front lines of research are assigned to the program. And Depending on the research situation, students may request guidance from faculty members of other departments or affiliated research institutes of Sophia University to provide substantial research guidance.
In the Doctoral program, students are given a doctoral dissertation seminar and individual guidance to obtain their degrees. We also encourage graduate students to submit their outstanding research results to academic journals, including “Sophia Shigaku” (Sophia Historical Studies), an academic journal published by the Sophia University Historical Society.
Admission Requirements
- Students who are eager to use the outcomes of historical research in the areas of research, education and social enlightenment, thus contributing to the development of society
- Students with precise and adequate basic knowledge of history in general and the skills (language skills, research skills, critical skills, etc.) required to understand their research subjects
- Students with the ability to discover new historical facts, build new interpretations of historical phenomena, and link such discoveries with a high insight into society
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