Information Ethics and Information Teaching License Requirements

Information Ethics is a required course for obtaining the relevant information teaching license, even when it is an elective under the graduation requirements.

Is Information Ethics required for the teaching license?

Yes. Information Ethics is listed as a shaded course in the table of specialist subject requirements, and shaded courses must be completed to obtain the teaching license. For the 2026 Engineering Faculty scope, the course carries 2 credits and is classified as an elective under the graduation requirements. This graduation classification is separate from the course requirement for licensure. The supplied records also identify Information Ethics as a shaded, licensure-required course in the other listed scopes, including the 2025 Engineering Faculty and Future Science Faculty scopes and the 2026 Second Division Engineering Faculty and System Design Engineering Faculty scopes. The other shaded-course lists differ by scope.

Official sources

The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.