Graduate School of Agriculture Department of Agriculture (Master's course)

Graduate School of Graduate School of Agriculture Diploma Policy (Master's Program: Department of Agriculture)

The goal of this program is to develop students who have advanced knowledge and skills based on their expertise in agriculture and related fields, who can solve various issues both at home and abroad, who can acquire broad-based, comprehensive thinking skills based on knowledge that transcends their field of expertise in order to create a sustainable society in order to pave the way for a new era, and who have the international competitiveness to play an active role as problem-solving engineers in various fields both at home and abroad through their profound academic knowledge and research capabilities, or who have the foundation to become highly skilled individuals who can proceed to a mission-oriented doctoral program.
Based on this goal, Department of Agriculture will award a Master's degree (in Agriculture/Science) to those who have acquired the following abilities, earned the required number of credits, and passed the master's thesis examination and final examination.

A) Ability to understand the scientific logic of agriculture and possess the basic knowledge and applied skills required to explore its problems (academic ability, knowledge, and thinking ability)
B) The student has a mission to contribute to the sustainable development of society, has a broad perspective, and possesses the knowledge and culture to play an active role as an international citizen (interest, motivation, culture).
C) Respect research ethics, compile the results of your own research and investigation, and have the ability to disseminate and present information, as well as the ability to communicate and debate in English (analytical ability, analytical ability, and expressive ability).
D) In addition to highly specialized skills, you must possess a broad perspective, deep insight, and leadership skills to solve problems (problem-solving abilities, planning abilities, and practical abilities).

Graduate School of Graduate School of Agriculture Curriculum Policy (Master's Program: Department of Agriculture)

With the goal of nurturing leaders who will lead the field of agricultural science in Japan and around the world, we provide a balanced mix of specialized and general subjects to foster the comprehensive knowledge and cutting-edge expertise required of researchers and engineers with a global perspective. We also effectively link coursework with master's thesis research in accordance with the academic characteristics of each field of education and research, as well as the goals of students and the needs of society, to provide cutting-edge, practical education and research.

A) In order to cultivate basic knowledge of agricultural science, a wide range of interdisciplinary general subjects will be established.
B) We will provide lectures, seminars, and practical training that strike a balance between classroom learning and practical learning, which will contribute to the development of the culture and on-the-ground international skills necessary to have a broad perspective and be active as an international citizen, and we will also provide a wide range of opportunities for overseas training, etc.
C) Lectures and seminars that Professor global-standard presentation and communication skills, as well as research ethics as researchers and specialist engineers, will be set as compulsory elective subjects, and internship opportunities will be provided both on and off campus.
D) In order to acquire cutting-edge specialized knowledge and experimental techniques, including the most cutting-edge international results in agriculture and related fields, lectures and seminars will be arranged in a variety of educational and research fields, and education and research will be conducted that flexibly and effectively links coursework appropriate to the academic characteristics of each student's research field with laboratory research activities. In addition, in order to foster applied skills and insight, including methods of approaching unsolved problems that are the basis for creating and practicing innovation, seminars in related fields will be set as elective compulsory subjects in addition to seminars in one's own research field.

In order to develop engineers, researchers and educators who have acquired the skills set out in the diploma policy, students are graded by exams and reports for lectures, and by reports and oral presentations for experiments, practical training and exercises. Exam grades for course subjects are expressed in five grades: S, A, B, C and D, with S, A, B and C being passes and D being a fail. Students who pass are awarded the appropriate number of credits. In addition, for dissertations, the examination criteria and methods are clearly stated, and the dissertation examination and final examination are conducted rigorously by the Dissertation Examination Committee based on theses.