Applicants who have graduated or are expecting to graduate by October 2021 may apply for October admission.
Preference for October admission must be indicated on the Admission Questionnaire. Applicants who fail to graduate before Thursday, October 1, 2021 cannot enroll in October, even if they pass the entrance examination.
Applicants wishing to change the October admission preference after submitting an application must notify the Department in writing prior to the Secondary (oral) examination and make an oral statement to that effect at the oral examination on August 24. After the oral examination, admission preferences cannot be changed.
Foreign applicants who have completed upper secondary education (equivalent to a high school education in Japan) or university education in Japan (including those expected to complete university education by October 1, 2022) must take the corresponding examination for domestic graduates.
Additional eligibility requirements can be found in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Guidelines for Applicants.
Wednesday, June 9, 2020 – Thursday, June 17, 2020.
Use the provided checklist to verify that you have all the required application materials. The checklist is also available on the back of the print version of the Admission Questionnaire (Master’s Program)
Please complete the printed version of the Admission Questionnaire.
Make sure to submit the Admission Questionnaire and indicate in the Questionnaire that you wish to use the Special Selection for Foreign Graduates.
Make sure to rank your laboratory preferences after carefully reading the following notes:
Rank at least the top ten laboratories in order of personal preference, where 1 indicates the first choice. Do not use the same number twice.
If desired, more than ten laboratories can be ranked.
Once the Admission Questionnaire has been submitted, the order of preferences cannot be changed.
Applicants may contact faculty members about serving as an advisor and to discuss possible Master’s thesis research projects prior to submitting an application. However, such conversations are prohibited after application submission.
An agreement from a faculty member to serve as a thesis advisor does not guarantee that the applicant will be assigned to that particular laboratory. The laboratory assignment offer will be made to the applicants during the oral examination. The assignment depends on the laboratory preference ranking in the Admission Questionnaire and the scores of the written exam.
Make sure to mark the preference for October admission on the Admission Questionnaire.
Reading the faculty introductions on the website of the Department of Advanced Materials Science is highly recommended. In addition, attending the entrance examination information sessions of the Department and the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences is encouraged. Details about the information sessions will be posted on the Department’s website. Interested persons may also schedule individual visits to specific laboratories.
English proficiency will be assessed by the TOEFL ITP test. The TOEFL ITP test will be administered by the Department of Advanced Materials Science as an institution-specific assessment of English proficiency. The scores of this test will only be valid as part of the entrance examination for the Department and will not be released.
All applicants must take the TOEFL ITP test. TOEFL and TOEIC score reports will not be accepted.
The subject examination will consist of four to five questions in each of the following three fields:
Physics (mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, quantum mechanics, thermal physics, statistical mechanics, solid-state physics, experimental physics, etc.)
Chemistry (physical, inorganic, analytical, organic, etc.)
Materials science (thermodynamics, phase diagrams, structures, transport phenomena, kinetics, materials physics, materials chemistry, materials processes, materials theory, materials design, etc.)
Applicants must answer a total of three questions from the above fields.
Special Selection applicants can receive English translations of the exam questions and have the option to answer in English.
Past subject examination questions in physics, chemistry, and materials science are available in Japanese on the Department’s website. Applicants can obtain English translations of past examination questions by contacting Professor Kohzo ITO (email: kohzo@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp).
| Examination | Date and Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Foreign Language | August 17 (Tue.) 09:30 – 12:30 |
Kashiwa Campus, Kashiwa research complex, Lecture Room on 6F |
| 2: Subject Areas | August 17 (Tue.) 13:40 – 16:40* |
*You can leave the examination room at around 16:55.
For details regarding the examination venue, refer to the Examination Schedule and List of Examination Venues accompanying the examination admission ticket.
Allow sufficient time when traveling to the examination venue for the written examinations on August 17.
Verify the room assignment for the written examinations on the day of the examination at the entrance of the Kashiwa research complex.
The pass/fail results of the written examination will be posted on the website of the Department of Advanced Materials Science at 11:00 on Friday, August 21. Details regarding the posting on the website will be announced at the written examination.
An oral examination will be used to assess whether an applicant has sound knowledge and abilities to become a successful graduate student. Supplementary materials may not be used.
The oral examination will only be administered to applicants who have passed the written examination.
Applicants wishing to change the October admission preference after submitting an application must notify the Department in writing prior to the oral examination and make a statement to that effect at the oral examination. After the oral examination, admission preferences cannot be changed.
| Examination | Date and Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Examination | August 30 (Mon.) Between 9:00 and 18:00 |
Kashiwa Campus, Transdisciplinary Sciences Bldg., 2nd floor Lecture and Seminar rooms |
Details regarding the time and location of the oral examination will be announced at the written examination.
The Department of Advanced Materials Science plans to unofficially announce the results on Monday, August 30 on the bulletin board of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences and elsewhere.
The final admission decisions will mailed to the applicants on Friday, September 7, 2021.
If accepting the offer, the admitted applicants must pay the enrollment fee and submit the appropriate documents between Tuesday, September 21 and Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Detailed instructions will be included in the acceptance documents. Please note that if the enrollment procedure is not followed during the specified period, it is assumed that the applicant declined the offer.
Admitted applicants will be able to begin the study program on September 24, 2021.
Applicants whose graduation date falls between September 24 and September 30, 2021 should contact the Student Affairs Office (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-4094, email: k-kyomu@adm.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp).
For general questions related to the application procedures, fees, tuition costs, and schedules, refer to the entrance exam information page of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences.
Additional information for prospective international students is available from the International Liaison Office.
For questions regarding the entrance examination of the Department of Advanced Materials Science, please contact Professor Kohzo ITO (email: kohzo@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp). For all other department-related inquiries, please contact the Department Office (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-3821).
For inquiries related to the entrance examination of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Guidelines for Applicants, and other required documents, please contact the Student Affairs Section of the Graduate School (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-4092) or the International Liaison Office (phone: +81-(0)4-7136-4561) (contact information).