Online Admissions Information Sessions will be held on June 3 (in Japanese)
The sessions for admissions (online) will be held on June 3 (Sat.) in 2023. (in Japanese.) See this page.
Priority Assignment System for Master’s Degree Applicants Who Wish to Enroll a Doctoral Program
For the summer 2023 entrance examinations, each laboratory will have a few priority assignments for master’s degree applicants who wish to proceed to a doctoral program in the future. Applicants wishing to take advantage of this system should contact the faculty member in the laboratory of their choice by June 7, 2023. Details will be explained at the entrance examination information sessions on May 13 and June 3 .
Special Selection for International Applicants
For the summer 2023 entrance examination, a special selection system will be implemented for foreign applicants. Applicants wishing to take advantage of this system should contact the faculty member in the laboratory of their choice by June 7, 2023. Details will be explained at the entrance examination information sessions on May 13 and June 3.
Summary of Master’s Program Entrance Examinations conducted in the summer of 2022
| Examination subjects | Remarks |
|---|---|
| 1) Foreign languages (English) *1 Submission of an official score: TOEFL iBT, or TOEFL iBT Home Edition | There will be no written test at the venue. (200 points) |
| 2) General education subjects Chemistry Physical Chemistry (1 problem) Inorganic Chemistry (1 problem) Organic Chemistry (1 problem) | Answer two of the three problems in physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. Problems related to analytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, and biochemistry may be included. (600 points) Link to past questions (Note that the number of subjects and questions are different from the current number) https://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/soee/admission/general_past.html |
| 3) Oral examination | In the oral examination, motivation for studying at the Department of Applied Chemistry and communication ability are gauged. In addition, questions on research for the graduation thesis (or the equivalent) and general chemistry are asked. (100 points) |
Note:
*1: For information on how to submit a score, please refer carefully to the information provided in Application Guidelines for the Graduate School of Engineering carefully.
Examination subjects for Doctoral Program, Application Schedule A
| Examination subjects*1 | Remarks |
|---|---|
| 1) Foreign languages (English) *2,*3 Submission of an official score: TOEFL iBT, or TOEFL iBT Home Edition | There will be no written test at the venue. |
| 2) Specialized academic subjects | Essay type examination on specialized academic subjects |
| 3) Oral examination | Questions on the research performed in one’s master’s program or equivalent thereof are asked. |
Note:
*1 Applicants who have completed (or plan to complete) the master’s or professional degree program at The University of Tokyo are exempted from “foreign languages”.
*2 For information on how to submit a score, please refer carefully to the information provided in Application Guidelines for the Graduate School of Engineering carefully.
*3 The score must be 61 in iBT or above.
How to obtain an application guideline
and application forms
Please refer to the admission homepage in the Graduate School of Engineering.
http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/soee/admission/general_guideline.html
You can download the Guide to Entrance Examinations for Department of Applied Chemistry by cricking the download button.
In the guide PDF, you can see the list of research labs currently accepting students .
Guide to Entrance Examinations 2024 Download
Text books
Below is the list of text books used in the lectures offered at the department of applied chemistry.
– Shriver & Atkins’ Inorganic Chemistry
– Organic Chemistry (Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, and Stuart Warren)
