Graduate School of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science (Master's Program)
Diploma Policy
Graduate School of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science (hereinafter referred to as the "Major") The purpose of the program is to develop highly skilled vocational human resources who have a strong will to acquire advanced specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge based on the natural science fields of agriculture and engineering, understand the latest information and digital technologies, AI, mathematics, and data science methods, and apply them to solve complex and diverse problems in Japan and abroad, and to work on the creation of a sustainable future society for the next generation. Based on this purpose, the Department of Agriculture, Master's (Engineering), Master's (Applied Informatics), and Master's (Academic) degrees are awarded to those who have completed the master's program based on the nine items of the Graduate School Diploma Policy established by the entire university, and who have acquired a prescribed number of credits, received research guidance, and passed the master's thesis examination and final examination.
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A) Policy regarding academic ability, knowledge, and thinking skills
1) Have a wide range of advanced and specialized knowledge and experimental and measurement techniques in agricultural science or engineering that will lead to cutting-edge research results.
② To create new value, students must have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary for cutting-edge research and technological development that applies information and digital technologies, AI, mathematics, and data science methods.
B) Policy regarding interest, motivation, and education
1) Students who have acquired cutting-edge and deep expertise in addition to the deep general education appropriate for those who have been awarded a degree from our graduate school have the motivation and multifaceted thinking ability to contribute to the development of society.
② Understand the social mission of a professional, be aware of social responsibility as a member of society, and have a high sense of ethics.
C) Policy regarding analytical, analytical, and expressive skills
1) Students will have learned how to prepare materials and organize experimental data to present research results, and will have acquired practical presentation skills based on logical reasoning.
② As a global talent, you must have the communication skills and language ability necessary to be able to answer questions and hold discussions accurately, regardless of the nationality, race, or gender of the other person.
D) Policy regarding problem-solving, planning, and implementation skills
1) Have the ability to identify the issues that society needs in one's field of expertise.
② Acquire the interdisciplinary, multifaceted, and creative leadership skills to collaborate with researchers and engineers both in Japan and overseas, and to lead problem-solving while expanding into other fields as necessary.
Curriculum policy
The Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science in the Graduate School of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science offers a well-balanced practical and specialized courses in order to cultivate the cutting-edge expertise, interdisciplinarity, and practical skills necessary for researchers and engineers from a global perspective. In addition, the curriculum is designed to enable students to conduct advanced and interdisciplinary education and research by providing courses to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to incorporate the latest information and digital technologies, AI, mathematics, and data science methods, as well as research and problem-solving skills through master's thesis research.
In the interdisciplinary common subjects of the specialized common subject category, students will mainly take courses in courses (fields) that are different from their own courses (specialized fields). As a result, students will cultivate an interdisciplinary perspective through cutting-edge research examples that utilize information and digital technologies, AI, mathematics, and data science methods in each specialized field corresponding to the perspective of Diploma Policy (hereinafter referred to as DP) (A). In addition, in the interdisciplinary practical courses of the same category, seminar courses and lecture courses corresponding to the DP perspective (A) will be arranged, and many practical courses will be arranged through research activities to enhance the ability of the DP perspective (A), (C), and (D). Through these practical courses, students can develop logic and thinking skills, and enhance their high communication skills, research skills, and interdisciplinarity. In thesis research, seminars and research courses corresponding to the DP perspective (C) and (D) are arranged while mainly improving research skills under Supervisor.
The specialized subject division allocates specialized subjects to each course, and is composed of subjects that form the foundation of specialization, mainly corresponding to the DP perspective (A), and subjects that provide a deeper level of specialization, mainly corresponding to the DP perspective (B).
How to assess learning outcomes
In order to cultivate highly skilled professionals such as engineers, researchers, and educators who have acquired the abilities stipulated in the Diploma Policy, grades for lecture courses are evaluated through exams and reports, while grades for courses equivalent to experiments, practical training, and seminars are evaluated through reports and oral exams. Grades for course exams are expressed in five grades: S, A, B, C, and D, with S, A, B, and C being considered passes and D being considered a fail. Those who pass are awarded the required credits. In addition, for master's theses, the examination criteria and method are clearly stated, and the thesis and final exam are conducted rigorously by a master's thesis examination committee for each course based on these criteria.
Enrollment Period
The admission period for the master's program at our school and Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science is April and October. Many of the October enrollees are expected to be international students and working adults. International students are selected through the entrance examination for the Special Program for International Students, and international students are accepted as October enrollees. The number of students recruited for October enrollment is a small number, and the capacity management will be carried out appropriately together with the April enrollment. In addition, each course is evenly distributed in the first semester (1Q) and the third semester (3Q), so that October students will not be disadvantaged in terms of learning.