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Department	Division	Degree Sought	Student Intake	Application Period	Timing of Admission Decision Notification	Course Start Date
Graduate School of Arts and Science	N/A	Doctoral	3			Oct.2012

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, which is located on the Komaba Campus and whose educational organization is integrated with the College of Arts and Sciences, launched a new Graduate Program on Global Society (GSP) in 2012. This program focuses on the theme of human existence in the age of globalization and seeks to provide agenda-shaping and problem-solving leadership for a multipolar world.

New trends in technology and globalization require us to assume fresh perspectives, and to reconsider the political, social, ecological, cultural and ethical dimensions of the human condition. The GSP offers innovative, highly relevant and in-depth approaches to the challenges and possibilities of globalized civil society. It enables the development of innovative forms of governance and law to address unprecedented global challenges.

In responding to these global challenges, GSP has established a cohesive and cutting-edge program based on critical thinking, creative spirit, and practical activities for students in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Furthermore, the program focuses on modern Japanese and Asian societies and their unique experiences of Western modernity. The program places these experiences into a wider comparative and contextual order to shed light on the diversity and interdependency of global society.

English is the working language of this program. However, instruction may vary according to individual courses and interests. All courses offered in GSP are also open to English-speaking students affiliated with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, as well as other graduate schools and programs of the University. In addition, student groups and university-organized extra-curricular activities, such as internships and externships, may be included to encourage increased social, cultural and scholarly exchange. Furthermore, GSP students have access to courses in the regular curriculum of the University’s graduate schools and programs, contingent upon language competency.