A New system to permit the shortest four years to obtain a master's degree.

Tokyokogyodai decided that you introduce university-wide in 2018 , a new system that allows a four-year minimum to obtain a master's degree , which usually takes six years from enrollment . Change in the Mechanism numbered according to the difficulty of all classes and graduate college , to evaluate students in achievement rather than grade . Students who have the ability and motivation can be reduced each year master's degree and undergraduate . According to the Ministry of Education , the introduction of such a system for the first time at a university in the country.Tokyo Institute of Technology described in " 100 people per year corresponding to 10% of undergraduate students goal " and the number of students take a master's degree in four years . In time-to- Master's degree , I'm expecting an increase in the student to challenge such as study abroad and doctoral college .Tokyo Institute of Technology 3 Department of Physical , engineering , life science and engineering . About 90% of the undergraduate students of Grade 1 per total about 1,100 go to graduate school . Can take a master's degree in five years or if you use the system grade-skipping is also currently , the user was only a few people every year since that the subject is limited to the top 5% of performance , undergraduate graduation is not permitted .According to the Tokyo Institute of Technology , will be introduced to abolish up to 17 year to limit the class that can take in each grade the " grade system" , is popular in Western universities from next year degree " subjects numbering " . Depending on the degree of difficulty classes , organized after splitting it into 500 series of the late master's degree level from the 100 series of the basal level . The mechanism and the student the 200 series if you get a certain number of units of the 100 series , so that you advance to the next stage in one's own depending on regardless of the year.Conducted achievement assessment test to students who took the number of units required to graduate in three years after admission . Admit to college and get a bachelor's degree if you clear a certain level . I so that you can take the credits required to obtain a master's degree in one year minimum even after graduate school .Academic calendar also migrated to the quarter system from semester system of current . And to be able to earn credits each semester , to encourage short-term study also overseas. I consider a mechanism that can be shortened PhD 3 years.
I Would not a system of good for students who are capable and motivated . I want you to proceed rapidly to transform the university also drastic .


東京工業大は入学から通常６年かかる修士号の取得を最短４年で可能にする新たな制度を、2018年度に全学で導入することを決めた。大学と大学院の全ての授業を難易度に応じて番号付けし、学年ではなく達成度で学生を評価する仕組みに変更。意欲と能力がある学生は学部と修士課程を各１年短縮できる。文部科学省によると、こうした制度の導入は全国の大学で初めて。
　東工大は４年で修士号を取る学生数を「学部生の１割にあたる年間100人程度が目標」と説明。修士号取得までの期間短縮で、博士課程進学や留学などに挑戦する学生の増加を期待している。
　東工大は理学、工学、生命理工学の３学部。１学年あたり計約1100人の学部生のうち９割程度が大学院に進む。現在も飛び級制度を利用すれば最短５年で修士号を取れるが、対象は成績の上位５％に限られ、学部卒業は認められないことから利用者は毎年数人にとどまっていた。
　東工大によると、学年ごとに履修できる授業を制限する「学年制」を17年度までで廃止し、翌年度から欧米の大学で普及している「科目ナンバリング」を導入する。授業を難易度に応じ、基礎レベルの100番台から修士課程後半レベルの500番台に振り分けて体系化。100番台の単位を一定数取得すれば200番台を受講できるといった仕組みにし、年次に関係なく実力次第で次の段階に進めるようにする。
入学後３年間で卒業に必要な単位数を取った学生に達成度評価テストを実施。一定水準をクリアすれば学士号の取得と大学卒業を認める。大学院進学後も最短１年で修士号の取得に必要な単位が取れるようにする。
　学事暦も現行の２学期制から４学期制に移行。学期ごとに単位を取得できるようにし、海外への短期留学も促す。通常３年の博士課程も短縮できる仕組みを検討する。
　意欲や能力のある学生にとっては好都合のシステムではないでしょうかね。大学も思いきった変革をどんどん進めてほしいですね。