Graduate School of Agriculture

At the Graduate School of Agriculture (master's course), six specialty fields were created in 1965 based on the remarkable growth in the Faculty of Agriculture. Since then, new areas of study have been added following further expansion of the Faculty. The Faculty was currently restructured to contain nine specialty areas, namely the Science of Biological Production, Studies in Sustainable and Symbiotic Society, Applied Biological Chemistry, Bioregulation and Biointeraction, Natural Resources and Ecomaterials, Environmental Science on the Biosphere, Environmental Conservation, Environmental and Agricultural Engineering, and one independent specialty field "International Environmental and Agricultural Science Departments". This new system is fundamentally different from the earlier one, in which each area of graduate-level research corresponded exactly to a counterpart in the undergraduate-level system. The idea of this new plan is to establish a more flexible system that will allow combinations of diverse specialty fields to further broaden education and research. Thus, the goal of the Graduate School of Agriculture is to produce specialists and researchers with a wide range of skills and the ability to apply them for the creation and development of new industries. The Faculty had produced 3,342 masters by the end of March 2004.
The Faculty was restructured in 2004 and renewed the "Graduate School of Agriculture" (master's course). Currently, 443 students are studying in the master's course programs.
The doctoral course is an independent postgraduate school, United Graduate School of Agricultural Science. This course is conducted in cooperation with Ibaraki University, Utsunomiya University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.

Courses and Divisions of the Graduate School of Agriculture

Courses	Divisions	Departments	Major Fields of Education and Research
Master's Course	Science of Biological Production	Applied Bioproduction Science Analytical Bioproduction Science Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Humane and Social Studies of Man-nature Relation Applied Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Biofunctional and Biomaterial Applied Biology and Biological Regulation Natural Resources and Materials Environmental Conservation Eco-design Forest Environment Environmental and Agricultural Engineering	Science of Agro-Environment Science of Plant Production Science of Animal Production
	Studies in Sustainable and Symbiotic Society		Humane Studies in Symbiosis Social Studies in Environment Economics of Food and Environment
	Applied Biological Chemistry		Biomaterial Chemistry Physiological and Biological Chemistry Molecular Biology Environmental Gerontolog(*)
	Bioregulation and Biointeraction		Bioscience of Function and Regulation Biosciences of Function and Interaction
	Natural Resources and Ecomaterials		Ecomaterials Science Function Control of Natural Resources
	Environmental Science on Biosphere		Environmental Biology Environmental Chemistry
	Environment Conservation		Ecosystem Conservation Science Forest Environment Science
	Environmental and Agricultural Engineering		Regional Environmental Engineering Agricultural Engineering
	International Environmental and Agricultural Science	International Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation	International Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation
		International Biological Production and Resource Science	International Biological Production and Resource Science
		International Development in Rural Areas	International Development in Rural Areas

Note: *Graduate school in cooperation with other institutions and industries