List of Admission Guides and Application Guidelines
List of admission guides and application guidelines
Information for Prospective Students at University of Tsukuba
Inquiries on Global Entrance Examinations for Undergraduate Admissions in English
Questions about the School of Physical Education, Health & Sport Sciences
Questions about education
Q. How can I study general education?
A. At our university, classes are not divided into a liberal arts curriculum and a specialized curriculum. Instead, general education subjects and specialized education subjects are organically integrated, and the original purpose of university education is achieved through four years of study (six years for the School of Medicine).
The general education subjects at other universities are equivalent to the introductory and general subjects at our university. In academic year 2020, there are about 180 subjects covering a wide range of fields, with a focus on semester-based subjects.
Q. How can I find details of the classes offered by the School?
A. All the classes offered are listed in a booklet called the “Class List for Undergraduate”, which is published every year. This booklet includes an outline of each class. In addition, a syllabus, which includes the class plan and content, is published every year. These can be viewed online.
Q. I would like to know more about the teacher training program and teaching practice.
A. Our university has a teacher training program that allows you to obtain the qualifications required to obtain a teaching license. This program is taken alongside the classes required for graduation. In principle, our university’s teaching practice is carried out at our affiliated schools or cooperating schools in Ibaraki Prefecture, but depending on the circumstances, it is also possible to carry it out at your alma mater.
Q. What kind of licenses and qualifications can I obtain?
A. The qualifications you can obtain at our university group are teaching licenses for junior high schools and high schools (health and physical education). In the 2019 academic year, 115 students were able to obtain teaching licenses. At the same time, it is also possible to obtain special support (2 areas, 5 areas). At the same time, you can also obtain a qualification as a sports leader recognized by the Japan Sports Association, and you will also be exempt from attending training seminars, etc., which are necessary for obtaining qualifications as an athletic trainer or social physical education instructor.
In addition, by taking a few more credits related to social education, you can obtain basic qualifications to become a social education director.
Q. When do you decide on your major and graduation research area?
A. In the School of Physical Education, Health & Sport Sciences, there is no division into majors, and students take classes in specialized subjects and career subjects that they consider necessary.
In addition, students decide on their graduation research area/field after an interview in January of their second year, and from their third year they take seminars and other classes designated by their graduation research area/field, as well as participating in laboratory activities.
Questions about student life
Q. Is there a study abroad program?
A. University of Tsukuba has concluded a total of 394 agreements (as of June 22, 2020) on student exchange with 70 countries, regions, and the United Nations University. Based on these agreements, students are sent from our university to partner universities, etc. for exchange study. There are the following advantages to studying abroad at an affiliated university.
1, You can apply for scholarships offered by University of Tsukuba and the Japan Student Services Organization.
2, If you are studying at a designated university with which University of Tsukuba has an agreement on the non-collection of tuition fees, you will be exempt from paying tuition fees at the partner university.
Q. What is student housing like? Is there any information on lodgings?
A. Student housing is provided with the aim of providing students with a good study environment and allowing them to experience autonomous civic life. There are a total of 67 dormitories in the Ichinoya, Hirasuna, Oikoshi, and Kasuga areas, with a total of 3,777 rooms in 2020. Each room in the dormitories is equipped with a bed, desk, washbasin, and dormitory telephone, and you can live there as long as you have the personal items you need for daily life.
Each dormitory building also has a laundry room, a snack room, and shower rooms, and in each area (except for the Kasuga area) each area (except the Kasuga area) has a common building for student housing that includes a management office (1st floor of Building 1 in the Kasuga area), a barber shop, and an electronics store, as well as a cafeteria, a public bath, and a convenience store in the Hirasuna common building and the Ichinoya common building, respectively. Priority is given to new students of the university, but if the number of applicants exceeds the number of rooms available, students who live close to the university may not be able to move in.
In addition, in order to promote the internationalization of the campus, student housing (Global Village) with a focus on international exchange began operating in April 2017. Other information, such as floor plans, will be posted on the university website. There are also many apartments in the area around the university, and you can also view property information at the Student Life Division (Student Plaza, Building 1D).
Q. Are there many clubs?
A. There are many clubs at our university, and they cover a wide range of subjects and levels, so it is possible to choose a club that suits your preferences. In addition to sports clubs, there are also many cultural and artistic clubs.
Career-related questions
Q. Could you tell us about the main places of employment and types of work?
A. In keeping with the tradition of the school, the majority of students entering the school hope to become teachers after graduation. Recently, however, with the decline in the number of schoolchildren, many local governments have been holding back on hiring teaching staff, and the number of graduates from our school finding employment as teaching staff has been on the decline year by year. However, it is expected that the demand for teachers will gradually increase in the future.
In addition, although there are many people who want to become trainers, the profession of trainer is not necessarily established in Japan at present, and there is not much possibility of being able to engage in it as a profession. Those who have become trainers in the past have obtained qualifications as athletic trainers, as well as qualifications as acupuncturists, judo therapists, etc. after graduation.
On the other hand, physical education students are popular in the private sector, and the number of people who are finding employment in a wide range of occupations is increasing. Job hunting for this purpose begins in the second half of the third year, but the key to success is to actively utilize the support system provided by the university.
Questions about Entrance Exams
Q. Please tell me about the entrance exam.
A. For more information, please visit the following website.
Undergraduate Admissions
https://ac.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/
Q. Do the results of club activities at high school affect the results of entrance exams?
A. It depends on the type of exam. Please refer to the application guidelines.
Questions about Club Activities
Q. Won’t club activities interfere with my classes?
A. Club activities are basically extracurricular activities, but in the case of the School of Physical Education, Health & Sport Sciences, consideration is given to ensure that they are mutually linked with classes and produce results, so you can actively engage in both.
For more information, please visit the following website
Tsukuba Sports Online
http://tsa.tsukuba.ac.jp/