Doctorate

Students who thrive in the PhD programme at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies often pursue research topics such as Japanese language education and the political discourse in Argentina's modernization. The programme's graduates include Soysuda Naranong, who researched the final particles 'よ'/'ね'/'よね' in Japanese, and M. Hayashi, who explored the role of discourse in Argentina's modernization. The PhD programme at TUFS is designed to produce scholars and professionals who can contribute to the field of linguistics, literature, and culture and related fields. It is a 3-year program, with a focus on the production of a high-quality thesis that meets the rigorous standards.