Graduation Research B: Required or Elective
The status and scheduling of Graduation Research B differ by academic year, faculty, department, and curriculum. The sections below show which rule applies to each programme.
2025 Media Information: elective for spring-start research
For students in the Media Information Department of the School of Future Science at Tokyo Senju Campus in the 2025 academic year, students who begin graduation research in the first semester of their fourth year take Graduation Research A as a required course and Graduation Research B as an elective. Graduation Research B is assigned to the fourth year, runs throughout the academic year, carries 4 credits, and has 2 class periods. It is classified as practical training, with concentrated lectures listed in the remarks. No teaching-licence code is listed.
2025 Design Engineering: required throughout the year
For students in the Design Engineering Department of the School of System Design and Technology at Tokyo Senju Campus in the 2025 academic year, Graduation Research B is required. It is assigned to the fourth year, runs throughout the academic year, carries 4 credits, and has 2 class periods. The class format is practical training, and no teaching-licence code is listed.
2026 Design Engineering: required throughout the year
For students in the Design Engineering Department of the School of System Design and Technology at Tokyo Senju Campus in the 2026 academic year, Graduation Research B is required. It is assigned to the fourth year, runs throughout the academic year, carries 4 credits, and has 2 class periods. The class format is practical training, and no teaching-licence code is listed.
2026 Information Systems and Media Information: elective
In the 2026 curriculum tables at Tokyo Senju Campus, Graduation Research B is an elective for the Information Systems Engineering Department of the School of System Design and Technology and the Media Information Department of the School of Future Science. It is assigned to the fourth year, runs throughout the academic year, carries 4 credits, and has 2 class periods. The class format is practical training, and no teaching-licence code is listed. For students who begin graduation research in the first semester of their fourth year, Graduation Research A is required and Graduation Research B is elective.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Future Science (2026 academic year) — PDF page 58
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Future Science (2025 academic year) — PDF page 60
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Future Science (2025 academic year) — PDF page 66
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2026 academic year) — PDF page 52
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2026 academic year) — PDF page 59
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2025 academic year) — PDF page 57