Human Science Credits Required for Graduation
Human Science subjects require 16 credits for graduation, with specified minimum credits in related categories. The exact category names and applicable curriculum depend on the academic year, campus, and faculty.
2026 requirement at Tokyo Senju Campus, Faculty of Engineering
For the 2026 Faculty of Engineering curriculum at Tokyo Senju Campus, you must earn 16 credits in Human Science Subjects for graduation. At least one 2-credit course from the Technologist Liberal Arts category and one 2-credit course from the Global Liberal Arts category are required. Multiple courses taken in either of these categories are recognized as graduation credits within the Human Science subject category. Another curriculum statement describes the required categories as Technical Literacy Subjects and Global Culture, with 2 credits required from each; the total Human Science requirement remains 16 credits. Under the JABEE target categories, Human Science Subjects are category A, requiring 16 credits including 2 credits from Global Culture, while the 2-credit Engineering Literacy (Engineering Ethics) category is included within the 16 Human Science credits.
Curriculum-table requirement for selected Engineering departments
For the Electronic Systems Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Mechanical Engineering, and Information and Communications Engineering departments at Tokyo Senju Campus, the category-based graduation-credit table specifies 16 Human Science credits for both the 2025 and 2026 academic years. The table remarks require 2 credits in Engineering Ethics subjects and 2 credits in Global Liberal Arts subjects. A related curriculum statement also gives the minimum Human Science requirement as 16 credits and identifies 2 credits in Global Liberal Arts as required.
2025 requirement at Tokyo Senju Campus, Faculty of System Design and Technology
For the 2025 Faculty of System Design and Technology curriculum at Tokyo Senju Campus, you must earn at least 16 credits in Human Science subjects for graduation. This includes at least 2 credits in Engineer Culture subjects and at least 2 credits in Global Culture subjects.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 40
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 41
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 127
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 129
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 130
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2025 academic year) — PDF page 127
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2025 academic year) — PDF page 129
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2025 academic year) — PDF page 40
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 176