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.
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.
*Only available in Master’s degree programs. Also, it is only available in subjects in which a Type 1 license has been obtained or the requirements for Type 1 have been fulfilled. Not all subjects are available.
We offer Commit Auditing Student System with Aoyama Gakuin University, Chuo University, Kokugakuin University, Kokushikan University, Meiji University, Rikkyo University, Senshu University, Komazawa University, Tokai University, and Toyo University. Students can attend lectures at these universities upon request and earn credits.
To promote trans-disciplinary research, we encourage students, including Master’s program students, to study abroad and conduct in-depth research in the field of Eastern and Western history, as well as Japanese history.
While deepening their expertise in the fields of Japanese, Eastern, and Western history, students are active in cross-disciplinary research activities. Our graduates are highly regarded both inside and outside Japan and are active at the forefront of their fields as high school and university professors.
The Master’s (Doctoral) Program in History in the Graduate School of Humanities encourages graduate students to actively contribute to “Sophia Shigaku” published by the Sophia University Historical Society and to journals of academic societies and research groups outside the university. In addition, graduate students in the Department of History and graduate students from other departments at Sophia University have established an on-campus graduate student research group, Sapientia Society, which voluntarily publishes an interdisciplinary graduate student academic journal, Kioi Ronso.
The Master’s Program in History sets standards for the skills and knowledge students should acquire before graduation as described below. Those who earn the required credits and receive research guidance, submit their thesis and pass their thesis defense shall be deemed to have acquired these qualities and will be awarded a diploma.
The Doctoral Program in History sets standards for the skills and knowledge students should acquire before graduation as described below. Those who earn the required credits and receive research guidance, submit their dissertation, pass the dissertation defense shall be deemed to have acquired these qualities and will be awarded a diploma.
In accordance with the diploma policy, the Master’s Program in History encourages students to pursue broad and deep historical knowledge, and to foster sharp analytical and critical abilities; and thus constructs its curriculum with courses aligned to the following purposes:
In accordance with the diploma policy, the Doctoral Program in History constructs its curriculum with courses aligned to the following purposes:
The Master’s Program in History seeks students with the following qualities:
The Doctoral Program in History seeks students with the following qualities:
Katsuaki NAKAZAWA Professor
Shinzo KAWAMURA Professor
Eri NAKAMURA Associate Professor
Yuko OKAWA Associate Professor
Yuji SASAGAWA Professor
Aki NAKAGAWA Professor
Naruo YAMAMOTO Professor
Masanori SAKANO Professor
Naoko MORITA Professor
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