04_1_Graduate Program
Graduate School of Education (Teacher Education)
Teacher Training Practices and Development Major
The Graduate School of Education aims to foster school teachers with high-level practical teaching skills through educational curricula designed to develop human resources with a high-level ability to implement educational practice underpinned by research and development capabilities. To achieve this aim, we seek those with the following qualities:
1．Those with the drive to be highly specialized teachers
2．Those with the qualities and capabilities required of teachers
3．Those with a passion for high-level research in the field of education
Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences
Master’s Course
■Division of Law, Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies
The Division of Law, Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies seeks those who are interested in a wide variety of issues in society and are willing to make practical efforts or advance their research to resolve such issues, for example, by acquiring practical and theoretical knowledge and survey analysis skills.
- Those who strive to engage or who already engage in specialist jobs, such as judicial scrivener, licensed tax accountant, and licensed social insurance consultant, public jobs or policy-related jobs (in the national government, municipal governments, private companies, various organizations, NPOs, think tanks, assemblies, etc.), or jobs requiring the demonstration of conflict-resolving capabilities at companies, medical institutes, schools, and other organizations, and who would like to enhance their expertise and theoretical problem-resolving capabilities
- Those who would like to acquire the ability to conduct research on contemporary social issues from an international perspective
- Those who aim to serve as a leader who can respond to growing needs in organizations and local communities for conflict resolution (problem resolution), consensus formation, and cooperation, by obtaining and demonstrating the ability to resolve conflicts through negotiation and dialogue, and management skills
- Those who seek a career in research in the fields of jurisprudence, public policy studies, and negotiation and conflict resolution studies
■Kumamoto University–The University of Massachusetts Boston Global Partnership for Conflict Resolution Studies
Kumamoto University–The University of Massachusetts Boston Global Partnership for Conflict Resolution Studies
Today, Japanese society is witnessing conflicts which could not be imagined before, partly due to a change in people’s awareness, a change in the social structure, and globalization, and this phenomenon is becoming a social problem. In addition, a wide variety of disasters hitting different parts of Japan are causing conflicts inside or outside the affected areas each time, leading to a call for establishing methods and systems to resolve such conflicts.
With this background, the Division of Kumamoto University–The University of Massachusetts Boston Global Partnership for Conflict Resolution Studies seeks those with the following qualities:
- Those who regard local or global conflicts, such as ones arising in relationships with people nearby and ones occurring in families, organizations, regions, countries and the global society, as important and indispensable challenges in society today
- Those who are highly motivated to contribute to making society even better by learning methods and systems designed not only to resolve such conflicts from the perspectives of law and public policy, but also to resolve them in a mutual, constructive, and peaceful manner based on dialogue and behavioral science
- Those who are motivated to learn English as a common language and study abroad
- Those who pay attention to the cultural differences between Japan and the U.S. and are motivated to study in cooperation
■Division of Modern Social Human Studies
The Division of Modern Social Human Studies seeks those who would like to solve contemporary human and social problems in a theoretical or practical manner by familiarizing themselves with research methods in academic fields related to the humanities and social sciences or interdisciplinary research methods.
- Those who aim to become professionals who possess and demonstrate the ability to solve various issues caused by the differences between Japan and China and facilitate smooth communication in business settings in East Asia
- Those who seek to obtain the ability to analyze ethical issues in modern society in a theoretical and empirical manner and utilize such analysis in practical settings or in their research
- Those who seek to conduct empirical and logical research on sociocultural, linguistic, and geographical phenomena at home and abroad based on a survey methodology focusing on fieldwork
- Those who would like to develop the ability to deal with practical issues in modern society in a rational and objective manner, using philosophical and psychological methods that aim to understand humans from the paradigm of recognition
Doctoral Course
■Division of Human and Social Sciences
The Division of Human and Social Sciences seeks students who pursue advanced studies based on the latest academic standards in the fields of public policy, legal studies, negotiation and conflict resolution, advanced ethics, field research, and psychology/cognitive philosophy, and students who wish to become an advanced professional who can play an active role in the local and international community, integrating academic and practical knowledge.
１.Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in the field of public policy studies
２.Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in the field of legal studies
３.Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in the fields of negotiation, conflict resolution and administration
４.Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in the field of advanced ethics
５.Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in the field of field research
６.Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in the fields of psychology and cognitive philosophy
■Division of Cultural Sciences
The Division of Cultural Sciences aims to train high-level professionals who have advanced research abilities, specialization, and applied skills founded on rich academic achievements, and who can pursue independent research on cultural issues in the fields of history, archaeology, folklore and linguistics and literature of Japan, East Asia, and the West. Based on these viewpoints, we seek the following types of students:
１.Field of English Education Studies: Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional who critically examines the latest theoretical framework and study findings in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and teaching methodology, and who applies these framework and research findings to theoretical and practical issues facing current English language education
２.Field of History Studies: Those who aim to acquire highly specialized academic skills in the field of history to contribute to the development of scholarship at research institutions, and who aim to ensure the qualitative improvement of cultural administration in museums, local governments, and other organizations
３.Field of Japanese & East Asian Cultures' Studies: Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in an area of specialization who conducts in-depth research on the folklore, languages, and literature of Japan and East Asia, and who obtains knowledge of East Asian cultures as a whole
４.Field of Western Cultures' Studies: Those who are interested in pursuing a career as a researcher or an advanced professional in an area of specialization in the linguistics and literature of Britain, America, Germany, and France
■Division of Instructional Systems
The Division of Instructional Systems (Doctoral Course) seeks students who are interested in becoming an education researcher or an advanced professional with research capability in the field of instructional systems who has a broad knowledge, basic academic skills, including the ability to read and comprehend, understand, and express him/herself, and knowledge on instructional systems, and who possesses a strong will and drive to go through a rigorous study experience. We also seek those with rich social experience who seek to acquire the ability to promote research as described below.
１.Those who aim to learn social scientific research methods in educational technology
２.Those who aim to learn informatics research methods related to e-learning systems
３.Those who aim to grasp the latest trends in instructional systems study to pursue their research activities
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Master’s Course
The Master’s Course of the Graduate School of Science and Technology seeks students who have a solid basic knowledge of a chosen discipline, basic presentation skills, and a strong curiosity and motivation for studies in science and technology, and who can tackle new challenges with a high sense of purpose to resolve them, in order to react to creative and high technologies, ranging from fundamental sciences to applied technologies.
■Science
This department endeavors to inherit and develop academic assets as humans’ intellectual property based on math, physics, and chemistry. In addition, we aim to clarify life phenomena and scientifically pursue the truth underlying a wide variety of problems confronting society today, such as the earth environment and energy. We strive to foster human resources who have the knowledge that is necessary to accomplish that aim and is common in the field of science, as well as the necessary way of thinking and philosophies; and who can contribute to society extensively and globally as a specialist in the field of science based on highly ethical standards.
With this background, we seek those with the following qualities:
- Those who have not only the academic ability necessary for conducting scientific research, but also possess highly logical thinking ability and processing ability
- Those who have a strong passion for pursuing the truth
- Those who understand the basics of natural sciences extensively and who try to obtain high-level specialties
- Those who have an interest in a wide variety of academic fields
■Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture
This department strives to foster high-level researchers and engineers who have high-level expertise in the field of civil engineering and architecture, covering the preservation of the natural environment, the planning, design, construction, and management of social infrastructure facilities and structures, and the prevention and reduction of disasters; and who have high-level capabilities with which they can contribute to establishing a sustainable society without disrupting harmony with the natural environment.
With this background, we seek those with the following qualities:
- Those wishing to contribute to the welfare and wellbeing of humans in the future based on highly ethical standards as high-level professionals engaged in civil engineering and architecture, by obtaining the ability to solve a wide variety of problems from their own unique perspectives while using their basic and applied knowledge in the fields of civil engineering and architecture
- Those who have a strong basic knowledge of math and mechanics, an extensive understanding of society, and a strong interest in the creation of a better human environment; and who have a strong willingness to take action independently at their own responsibility in order to enhance their capabilities even after being enrolled in the department
- Those who have sufficient communication skills, including English proficiency, necessary to exchange information in the global arena; and who can display their own individuality, but at the same time can work in a group in cooperation with others
■Mechanical and Mathematical Engineering
This department provides manufacturing education, covering basic to applied fields, including mechanics and applied mathematics, which underpins mechanics, thereby striving to foster high-level researchers and engineers who can demonstrate their capabilities extensively in society.
With this background, we seek those with the following qualities:
- Those who wish to obtain knowledge of production processes achieved with technologies underlying mechanics and computer technologies; to acquire basic to applied knowledge to develop such production process knowledge into mathematical models; and to address new problems and difficulties actively based on highly ethical standards
- Those who can contribute to the wellbeing of humans and the maintenance of social order by demonstrating their capabilities in the scientific technology field, especially in the mechanical and mathematical engineering areas, based on their high-level expertise and rich liberal arts background
- Those who strive to become high-level and international-minded engineers or educators who can demonstrate their capabilities in the global arena
■Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
This department strives to foster high-level researchers and engineers who have basic to applied knowledge with which they can address diverse social needs in the fields of computer science, electrics and electronics, and who can solve problems by thinking creatively and flexibly and creating new technologies. Our education and research cover an extensive range of fields, including computer science, computer engineering, electric communications engineering, human engineering, and energy engineering. Accordingly, we seek those who not only have a solid, specialized, basic knowledge but also can flexibly leverage their basic engineering knowledge of an extensive range of fields for their specialized areas, and who are motivated to discover and solve new problems.
With this background, we seek those with the following qualities:
- Those who have an insatiable curiosity about something mysterious, and a logical, inquiring mind
- Those who have interest in a wide variety of academic fields, and who wish to understand their basic and applied parts deeply
- Those with high-level public morality who can contribute to the welfare of humans with their expertise in engineering
- Those who would like to contribute to manufacturing in the fields of computer science, electrics, and electronics through scientific technologies and intellectual property
- Those who are willing to develop into creative engineers or researchers with a global mind
■Materials Science and Applied Chemistry
This department aims to foster researchers and engineers who have high-level expertise and cutting-edge skills with which they can contribute to the development of scientific technologies and an industrial society and the establishment of a sustainable, recycling society based on materials engineering, material chemistry, and life chemistry.
With this background, we seek those with the following qualities:
- Those who strive to obtain the high-level expertise and skills necessary as researchers or engineers who will underpin the next generation in the field of materials engineering, material chemistry, or life chemistry
- Those who are willing to contribute to the creation and development of new materials in the field of materials engineering, material chemistry, or life chemistry, while demonstrating creativity, proactivity, and a willingness to take on challenges
- Those who have an understanding of diversity and see things from a wide variety of angles, and who strive to become researchers or engineers who can demonstrate their capabilities in the global arena
- Those who are willing to contribute to the establishment of a rich future society based on highly ethical standards
Doctoral Course
The doctorate courses seek students who have an interest in the wide range of fields within the natural sciences and an awareness as educated working professionals with an international mindset, who have a strong, purpose-driven motivation to dare to take on challenges in cutting-edge science and technology fields, and who wish to strengthen and perfect their capabilities to discover and solve new problems for themselves with their flexible creativity.
■Science
This department strives to foster human resources with high-level expertise and insights in natural science, and with the ability to conduct world-class research based on extensive perspectives and highly ethical standards. Accordingly, we aim to foster human resources who can establish research themes on their own as independent researchers after completing their course and open up new prospects for cutting-edge research, and human resources who can demonstrate their capabilities as teachers, public servants, or highly specialized professionals belonging to companies through their expertise in science.
With this background, we seek those with the following qualities:
- Those who can work on challenges with their solid knowledge in natural science and their logical thinking ability
- Those who are highly interested in natural science, and who can engage fully in academic work
- Those with a strong willingness to contribute to the development and application of cutting-edge science
- Those who strive to serve as leaders not only for Japan, but also for the entire world
■Advanced Industrial Science
To achieve the wellbeing of humans and establish a society with humanity and vigor, this department develops new scientific technologies and realizes functional cooperation and reorganization of existing technologies. While doing so, we also provide comprehensive education and research opportunities for students to obtain the ability to respond to changes in a diversifying social environment. We strive to foster human resources with high-level expertise and research skills with which they can contribute to communities and the international society and play a leading role.
With this background, we seek those with the following qualities:
- Those who are willing to study and research even more deeply through education programs related to civil and environmental engineering and architecture, mechanical and mathematical engineering, computer science and electrical engineering, materials science and applied chemistry, and who have the basic academic ability needed in each field to engage in comprehensive development of cutting-edge technologies, ranging from basic engineering to applied technologies
- Those who strive to contribute to the prosperity of humans through their expertise, and to serve as leaders not only for Japan, but also for the entire world
- Those who are determined and strongly motivated to lead the next generation by serving as a key player in developing the next-generation, advanced scientific technologies based on solid ethical standards and a strong sense of responsibility
- Those who are motivated to serve as a key player in solving a wide variety of problems in communities and the international society based on solid specialties in their respective academic fields, while realizing interdisciplinary cooperation based on an extensive range of knowledge and communication skills
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
The Graduate School of Medical Sciences aims to produce researchers, educators and highly specialized professionals who have advanced medical and life-science knowledge and critical thinking skills.
Master’s Course (Division of Medical Sciences）
The Division of Medical Sciences (Master’s Course) was established to provide graduates from various undergraduate schools, other than from medical, dental, and veterinary schools (departments), and those who are recognized as having attainments equal to or greater than graduation, with a basic knowledge of medicine and life sciences. We encourage them to become researchers and educators who can take on new medical and health care challenges brought about by technological innovation. We also aim to develop highly specialized professionals who can play a leading role in the areas of medicine, health care and life sciences, using a high level of expertise. Based on the above-mentioned establishment philosophy and aims, we are seeking students who meet the following criteria:
１.Those who are interested in medical and life sciences, and who have the capacity and strong will to be a researcher, an educator or a highly specialized professional who can deal with the fields in the forefront of medical science and life science
２.Those who possess a strong desire to go on to a doctoral course to develop their research carried out in the master’s course
３.Those who have a strong desire to complete a doctoral course to become a highly specialized professional in fields such as AIDS research, developmental biology and regenerative medicine, and metabolism, circulation and related informatics
４.Those who have a strong desire to complete a doctoral course to become a pioneer in the field of health life sciences who actively works in Japan and other Asian countries with a glocal perspective
Doctoral Course (Division of Medical Sciences)
The Doctoral Course (Division of Medical Sciences) was established to produce researchers, educators, and highly specialized professionals who possess a wide range of medical and life-science knowledge, profound analytical skills, and international research competency in their chosen area of expertise. We also aim to foster advanced medical doctors with a highly research-oriented mindset and problem-solving skills. Based on the above-mentioned establishment philosophy and aim, we are seeking students who meet the following criteria:
１.Those who have a rich sense of humanity, who are enthusiastic about contributing to medical science and life science in the future in various countries, including Japan, and who have the ability to do so through education and research
２.Those who communicate with people in and out of Japan through research, and who want to work towards the development of research and education that lead the world in the fields of medical and life sciences
３.Those who, as working members of society, have a strong will and the capacity to tackle research in medical and life sciences
４.Those who achieve a high level of basic scholastic ability in various fields of study other than the field of medical sciences, and who desire to provide education or conduct research in medical and life sciences, or to use their achievements to benefit society
５.Those who have a strong desire to become a highly specialized professional in fields such as AIDS research, developmental biology and regenerative medicine, and metabolism, circulation and related informatics
６.Those who conduct research on cancer and clinical oncology practice, and who aim to be qualified as a medical specialist or a certified physician specializing in clinical oncology care
７.Those who have a strong desire to become a pioneer in the field of health life science who actively works in Japan and other Asian countries with a glocal perspective
Graduate School of Health Sciences
Master’s Course
The basic philosophy of the Master’s Course of the Graduate School of Health Sciences is to pursue the further sophistication and specialization of professional education provided in undergraduate programs to contribute to the health and welfare of Japanese people by establishing the educational system of health sciences through comprehensive and state-of-the-art education and research in the fields of health, medical service, and welfare and by giving back research findings to society. We aim to foster highly specialized professionals, educators, and researchers who are rich in humanity based on a high sense of ethics centering on human dignity, and who can play a leadership role in medical settings, using a high level of specialized knowledge. Based on the above-mentioned viewpoints, we are seeking students with the following qualities:
１.Those who have the enthusiasm to meet the health needs of Japanese people
２.Those who have the basic academic skills to receive education provided by the Graduate School of Health Sciences
３.Those who possess a strong spirit of inquiry about health sciences, and who have a positive attitude toward independent study and self-development
４.Those who aim to become a practical leader (highly specialized professional), an educator, or a researcher in actual settings in the fields of health, medical service, and welfare
５.Those who have the motivation to contribute to the local community in their area of expertise and to play an active role, looking at things from an international perspective
Doctoral Course
The Doctoral Course of the Graduate School of Health Sciences has set its admission policy as follows:
１.Those who have the enthusiasm to meet the health needs of Japanese people
２.Those who have the basic academic skills to receive the education provided by the Graduate School of Health Sciences
３.Those who possess a strong spirit of inquiry about health sciences, and who have a positive attitude toward independent study and self-development
４.Those who aim to become an educator, a researcher, or a practical leader in actual settings in the fields of health, medical service, and welfare
５.Those who have the motivation to contribute to the local community in their area of expertise and to play an active role, looking at things from an international perspective
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Consisting of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Department and the Clinical Pharmacy Department, the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences aims to foster high-level pharmaceutical specialists and life scientists who can pursue their own research and display their leading ability in their specialized field based on their achievements in the fields of basic pharmaceutical science, life science, medical pharmacy, and hygiene and social pharmacy cultivated in undergraduate education. The Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Department aims at nurturing researchers and technical experts in genome drug creation and fundamental drug creation who take the initiative in medical supply invention, and those in the fields of cutting-edge life sciences and environmental sciences. Meanwhile, the Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences Department seeks to train high-level clinical pharmacists with a leadership aptitude who can contribute to the correct application of medicinal supplies while deeply understanding the fundamentals of medicine in clinical settings, and clinical researchers who contribute to the prevention and medical treatment of diseases.
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Aiming to provide education and research according to the philosophy and missions of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and to nurture highly specialized students who can promote the future development of pharmaceuticals and life sciences through fundamental and forefront research in individual areas, the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences is seeking students who meet the following criteria:
・Those who can cultivate deep human love and have an international mind
・Those who have an enthusiastic scientific mind and intellectual curiosity
・Those who can flexibly adapt themselves to the various needs of society
・Those who have faith in and a vision of their future
・Those who possess an excellent ability to raise and resolve problems
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
Aiming to provide education and research according to the philosophy and missions of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and to nurture highly specialized students who can promote the future development of pharmaceuticals and life sciences through fundamental and forefront research in individual areas, the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Course is seeking students who meet the following criteria:
・Those who can cultivate deep human love and have an international mind
・Those who have an enthusiastic scientific mind and intellectual curiosity
・Those can flexibly adapt themselves to the various needs of society
・Those who have faith in and a vision of their future
・Those who possess an excellent ability to raise and resolve problems
・Those who have a deep interest in pharmaceutical science, life science, and other basic sciences, and who are motivated to become a pharmaceutical researcher or developer, a life scientist, or an educator to contribute to society through pharmaceutical science and life science
Clinical Pharmacy
Aiming to provide education and research according to the philosophy and missions of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and to nurture highly specialized students who can promote the future development of pharmaceuticals and life sciences through fundamental and forefront research in individual areas, the Clinical Pharmacy Department is seeking students who meet the following criteria:
・Those who can cultivate deep human love and who have an international mind
・Those who have an enthusiastic scientific mind and intellectual curiosity
・Those can flexibly adapt themselves to the various needs of society
・Those who have faith in and a vision of their future
・Those who possess an excellent ability to raise and resolve problems
・Those who have a deep interest in medical treatment, health, the environment, and other basic sciences, and who are motivated to become a researcher, an educator, or a pharmacist to contribute to society, playing a leadership role in various fields related to medical and clinical pharmacy
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