Students can enroll in the higher education institutions, the University (undergraduate), the Institute ( Graduate School) and in universities specializing in short school curriculum and higher specialized schools. : Although the purpose of study varies from person to person, but the following three aspects are important, namely:
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Is the purpose of study to do long-term research and study?
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Is the purpose to study Master’s in a private university?
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Is the purpose of study is to acquire a specific technical expertise?
After serious consideration, you find the educational institutions most suited to your own purpose of study.

Undergraduate is four years but medical courses, dentistry and veterinary science is six years.
# Universities (undergraduate) information, please visit the following Home
(Corporate) Japan International Education Association Home
(Http : //www.aiej.or.jp/links/index_e.html) (English)

Master: length is two years.
Doctoral: length is five years. Most courses are divided into early course (2 years: the equivalent of a master's degree courses above) and the late course (3) But medical science, dental and veterinary science doctoral courses (dentistry and veterinary science departments six years after studies courses after the Masters) the length is four years. Some universities are offering five-year-old doctoral programs or have three years of the advance doctoral courses.
College major ( Graduate School) information (including professional and college entrance information), please visit the following Home.
(Corporate) culture of the Asian Student Association Home
(Http://www.jpss.jp/eng/index.htm) (English)
For two or three years program.
Home economics, cultural, educational and social studies.

Specialist schools have professional courses is also known as "specialized schools" institution of higher education. Specialized schools are vocational education that prepares students and professionals of practical life skills and knowledge and skills. This usually takes a year of training and study. This usually takes a year
# For Information, please visit the following Home.
Tokyo specializing in various schools (that is, all types of specialist) Home School Association
(http://www.tsk.or.jp/tebiki/china-gb/home.html)(Http : //www.tsk.or.jp/tebiki/china-gb/home.htm l)

Higher specialized schools are for junior secondary school graduates. It’s consistent to five years (and merchant disciplines in the five years and six months) the five year education system. Its purpose is to train the student the necessary vocational ability. In addition to the specialized schools of higher industrial courses, they also set up merchant-related subjects, and other areas.
# Higher specialized schools information, please visit the following Home.
MECSST Home
(Http://www.mext.go.jp/english/index.htm) (English)
Higher National Association of Home specialized schools
(Http : //www2.denshi.numazu-ct.ac.jp/koho/outli ne/introduction.html) (English)
In addition, some universities and ( Graduate School) offers courses to students (full-time students) for non-credit set up (students earning credit non-degree), the Central Health (part-time student auditors<non-degree students>) and research students (research students) system.
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Non-Credit : specific elective subjects can receive credits.
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Central Health: can take specific subjects, but can not obtain credit.
Research students: in a certain period, in particular professional project. |