Graduate Graduate School of Law "Academic Policy"
Master's Program
Degree awarding policy
- Applicable to students entering in the 2024 academic year and beyond.
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Graduate School of Law awards the degree of "Master of Laws" to those who, in the first stage of the doctoral program, acquire the required number of credits in accordance with the prescribed study method, receive the necessary research guidance, and are deemed to have achieved the following learning outcomes through the examination of their master's thesis or equivalent learning outcome and the final examination.
- Possesses a broad perspective, fundamental knowledge, and critical thinking skills in law or political science.
- Possesses specialized knowledge in several specific topics related to law or political science.
- Possesses specialized and academically valuable knowledge on research topics related to law or political science.
- Possesses the necessary knowledge, skills, and awareness as a researcher to conduct academic research in law or political science and to publish its results.
Curriculum Development and Implementation Policy
- Applicable to students entering in the 2024 academic year and beyond.
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In order to achieve the learning outcomes stipulated in the degree awarding policy, the Graduate Graduate School of Law organizes and implements a systematic and sequential curriculum in the Master's program, according to the following policies.
- With the primary objective of achieving learning outcome 1 as defined in the degree awarding policy, "General Lectures" are offered in the first semester of the first year, and "Applied Lectures" are offered from the second semester of the first year.
- The "Specific Theme Research" is established with the primary objective of achieving learning outcome 2 as defined in the degree awarding policy.
- With the primary objective of achieving learning outcome 3 as defined in the degree awarding policy, a "Seminar" will be introduced from the second semester of the first year, along with necessary research guidance.
- With the primary objective of achieving learning outcome 4 as defined in the degree awarding policy, an "introductory course" is placed in the first semester of the first year and made compulsory, along with necessary research guidance.
- Research guidance aims to cultivate the necessary skills for a researcher through oral presentations, the writing of a master's thesis, or research paper.
- To accommodate the diverse range of human resource development that this program aims to achieve, multiple study courses are offered, each with different completion requirements.
Admissions policy
- Applicable to students entering in the 2024 academic year and beyond.
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Graduate School of Law accepts applicants for its Master's program after confirming the following points.
- Applicants must possess a motivation for admission and a research topic that aligns with the objectives of this course, namely (1) to (4) the development and retraining of human resources.
- Professionals in law or political science (e.g., tax accountants, judicial scriveners, social insurance and labor consultants, administrative scriveners)
- Professionals who utilize advanced expertise in law or political science (civil servants, business people, teachers, organization staff, etc.)
- Professionals with advanced expertise in law or political science
- Researchers in law or political science
- They possess the general academic ability necessary for studying in this course.
- Applicants must possess the necessary level of specialized knowledge in law or political science for the studies required in this course.
- Applicants must possess a motivation for admission and a research topic that aligns with the objectives of this course, namely (1) to (4) the development and retraining of human resources.
Doctoral course
Degree awarding policy
- Applicable to students entering in the 2024 academic year and beyond.
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The Graduate Graduate School of Law awards the degree of "Doctor of Law" to those who, in the doctoral program, acquire the required number of credits in accordance with the prescribed study method, receive the necessary research guidance, and are deemed to have achieved the following learning outcomes through the examination of their doctoral dissertation and final examination.
- Possesses a broad perspective, specialized knowledge, and critical thinking skills in law or political science.
- Possesses highly specialized and academically valuable knowledge on research topics related to law or political science.
- Possessing the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary as an independent researcher to continuously conduct academic research in law or political science and to publish its results.
- Up to students entering in the 2023 academic year
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The Graduate Graduate School of Law the degree of "Doctor of Law" to those who, in the doctoral program, acquire 12 credits in accordance with the prescribed curriculum regulations, receive the necessary research guidance, and whose doctoral dissertation is reviewed and who have demonstrated the following learning outcomes through the final examination.
- Possesses a broad perspective, specialized knowledge, and critical thinking skills in law or political science.
- Possesses highly specialized and academically valuable knowledge on research topics related to law or political science.
- Possesses the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary as an independent researcher to continuously conduct academic research in law or political science and to publish its results.
Curriculum Development and Implementation Policy
- Applicable to students entering in the 2024 academic year and beyond.
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In order to achieve the learning outcomes stipulated in the degree awarding policy, the Graduate Graduate School of Law organizes and implements a systematic and sequential curriculum in the doctoral program, according to the following policies.
- "Legal Studies Seminar I" and "Legal Studies Seminar II" are established and made compulsory, primarily with the aim of achieving learning outcomes 1 and 2 as defined in the degree awarding policy.
- With the primary objective of achieving learning outcome 3 as defined in the degree awarding policy, "thesis guidance" is made compulsory, and research guidance is also provided.
- In research guidance, students will develop the advanced skills necessary to become researchers through oral presentations and the writing of doctoral dissertations.
- Up to students entering in the 2023 academic year
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In order to achieve the learning outcomes stipulated in the degree awarding policy, the Graduate Graduate School of Law organizes and implements a systematic and sequential curriculum in the doctoral program, according to the following policies.
- "Legal Studies Seminar I" and "Legal Studies Seminar II" are established and made compulsory, primarily with the aim of achieving learning outcomes 1 and 2 as defined in the degree awarding policy.
- With the primary objective of achieving learning outcome 3 as defined in the degree awarding policy, "thesis guidance" is made compulsory, and research guidance is also provided.
Admissions policy
- Applicable to students entering in the 2024 academic year and beyond.
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Graduate School of Law accepts applicants for its doctoral program after confirming the following points.
- Applicants must possess a motivation for admission and a research topic that aligns with the objective of this program, which is to train researchers in law or political science.
- Applicants must possess a high level of general academic ability (including foreign languages) necessary for studying in this course.
- Applicants must possess the highly specialized knowledge in law or political science necessary for studying in this course.
- They possess specialized and academically valuable knowledge regarding the research topic.
- Up to students entering in the 2023 academic year
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Graduate School of Law accepts applicants for its doctoral program after confirming the following points.
- Applicants must possess a motivation for admission and a research topic that aligns with the objective of this program, which is to train researchers in law or politics.
- Applicants must possess a high level of general academic ability (including foreign languages) necessary for studying in this course.
- Applicants must possess the advanced specialized knowledge in law or political science necessary for studying in this course.
- They possess specialized and academically valuable knowledge regarding the research topic.
Graduate School of Law "Organizational Policy for Faculty Membership"
Graduate School of Law will organize its faculty based on the following principles:
- The full-time faculty of Graduate School of Law shall consist of individuals who have been hired as full-time faculty members of the University of Tohoku Gakuin, possessing the abilities and qualities required in the "Basic Policy for Recruiting Faculty Members of Tohoku Gakuin University" and the basic attitudes required in the "Basic Attitudes Expected of Faculty Members of Tohoku Gakuin University," and who have been deemed qualified to serve as full-time faculty members of Graduate School of Law through a review process.
- The evaluation for item 1 will be conducted through an assessment of research and educational achievements, from the perspective of suitability for teaching courses in the master's program and for supervising students' research and education.
- All full-time faculty members are responsible for teaching courses and supervising students' research and education in the master's program.
- In the doctoral program, the teaching of courses and the guidance of students in research and education shall be assigned to full-time faculty members who have been deemed qualified to teach courses and provide guidance to students in the doctoral program based on an evaluation of their research and educational achievements.
- Faculty members other than full-time faculty members shall be comprised of individuals who, through the same review process as full-time faculty members, are deemed qualified to teach courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs, and to provide research and educational guidance to students.
- The determination and amendment of the regulations concerning the review criteria and procedures related to items 1, 2, 4, and 5, and the individual reviews based thereon, shall be conducted by the Graduate School of Law Committee and approved by Graduate Schools Committee.