The requirements for completion of the Graduate School of Image Arts are to acquire at least 30 credits including Creative Project Seminar I (2 credits) and Creative Project Seminar II (2 credits), and to pass the review and final examination (oral examination) of Master's Thesis or Master's Production and Explanatory Thesis.
* Master's Thesis and Master's Production and Explanatory Thesis are collectively referred to as Master's Thesis and Production.
New student orientation and spring semester registration
Meeting/discussion with teachers to organize a provisional research guidance team
Preparation of the provisional research guidance team (draft) based on the result of meeting/discussion
Decision of the provisional research guidance team
Research guidance by the provisional research guidance team
Presentation of research plans (in the imaging research exercise class)
Fall semester registration and decision of provisional research guidance team
The principal teacher in charge of the provisional research guidance team prepares the Research Guidance Plan.
Sharing with graduate students during orientation for the Project Exercise
Submission of the Research Plan (graduate student → teacher: Prescribed form)
(Master's Degree) Examination Committee is provisionally established.
(Open to the public) Research concept presentation meeting
★At this point, students decide whether they choose a master's thesis or a master's production and explanatory thesis.
Change of the research guidance team (only those who wish to change)
Announcement of results
Course guidance, spring semester registration, settlement of the research guidance team
Submission of Outline of the Master's Thesis and Production and Research Plan (graduate student → teacher)
(Master's Degree) Review Committee is settled.
(Open to the public) Master's Thesis and Production concept presentation meeting
Submission of Notification About the Title of Master's Thesis and Production
(Open to the public) Master's Thesis and Production presentation meeting
Submission of Master's Thesis and Production & Application for Degree Awarding
Review and final examination (oral examination)