Kyoto Seika University offers 1 Manga Ph.d. Japan

Kyoto Seika University announced on Tuesday that will offer first doctorate of Japan in manga studies program to new students, beginning in April of next year. Kyoto University has a history of 40 years of academic study in the manga and animation. The University was the first to install a specialized area of study of the manga in 2000, and established a Faculty of Manga in 2006. He was also the first to establish a master's program in the race last year, when accepted 20 students.

The University points out that the creation of the doctoral programme is a response to the internationalization of the culture of manga, greater public support and developments in digital media and culture of global content. Personal teaching faculty includes A Terra Keiko Takemiya creator and translator of manga and cultural anthopologist Matt Thorn.

Candidates in the doctoral programme will study the theories of the manga for at least 3 years receiving this degree of doctorate of arts. After completing the course, the Kyoto Seika University expected to graduate to researchers, teachers, and manga artists. The teaching staff includes researchers from manga known internationally and active authors and publishers. With this staff, students obtain a narrow vision of perspectives of the authors in the research of manga and develop professional knowledge about the production.

Kyoto Seika University will be accepting requests for next January, hold examinations for admission in February and accept students from 4 to 12 in the programme in April 2012.

Learn more about the program is available in Japanese on the Web site of the University.
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