Overview

About the programme

Ever since its earliest days, the University of Tsukuba has been linked to elite sport. At the beginning of last century, Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo, served for 25 years as the principal of the former Tokyo Higher Normal School, the forerunner of the university. Judo went onto become the first marital art to become an Olympic sport.

At the University of Tsukuba we offer a master degree in Sport and Olympic Studies. Now, as Japan prepares to welcome the world to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, the University of Tsukuba has been honored with the task of developing one of world’s key centers of excellence for sports education — the Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies (TIAS).

Launched in July last year, TIAS is a pivotal part of the Japanese Government’s ‘Sport for Tomorrow’ project, which has as one of its key aims the training of global talents in the area of sports leadership. TIAS is getting help with this aim by liaising with sport academies around the world, and the University of Tsukuba has signed a cooperation agreement with the Switzerland-based International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Olympic Movement Studies

Cross-Cultural Communication

Sport and Diversity

Japanese Culture

Anti-Doping

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-13 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sports Management Sport and Exercise Science View 3 other Masters in Sports Management in Japan

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

The general qualifications required for admission into the graduate programs of our university are as follows. For applicants falling under the conditions marked with *, there will be an examination in order to verify the qualification prior to the general submission of applications. In the case of applications that fall under conditions marked with ? , such an examination may be required.

For further information concerning the details of the admission examination, please contact the Department of Educational Promotion, Division of Educational Promotion (for night courses, please contact the Academic Service Office for Business Sciences).

Tuition Fee

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International

535800 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 535800 JPY per year during 24 months.
National

535800 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 535800 JPY per year during 24 months.

¥535,800 / y

Living costs for Tsukuba

111200 - 165260 JPY /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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