Programs for Graduate Students

Graduate Programs

Kumamoto University has a long, established reputation for cutting-edge research. Graduate students will find the University to be a highly stimulating environment that offers the opportunity to study for a range of master's and doctoral degrees.

Master's Courses

● Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences (2years)

Division of Law, Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies
Division of Modern Social Human Studies
Division of Cultural Science Studies
Division of Instructional System Studies

● Graduate School of Education (Professional Graduate School) (2years)

Professional and Developmental Course in School Education

● Graduate School of Science and Technology (2years)

Department of Science
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Department of Mechanical System Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic
Department of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry
Department of Semiconductor, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

● Graduate School of Medical Sciences (2years)

Medical Sciences

● Graduate School of Health Sciences (2years)

Nursing
Radiological Sciences
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Genetic Counseling

● Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2years)

Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

Doctoral Courses

● Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences (3years)

Division of Human and Social Sciences
Division of Cultural Sciences
Division of Instructional Systems

● Graduate School of Science and Technology (3years)

Department of Science
Department of Advanced Industrial Science
Department of Semiconductor, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

● Graduate School of Medical Sciences (4years)

Medical Sciences

● Graduate School of Health Science (3years)

Nursing
Radiological Sciences
Medical Laboratory Sciences

● Graduate School of Phamaceutical Sciences

Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences (4 years)
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences (3 years)