Educational Courses of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies

The Graduate School of Environmental Studies offers six courses and three special programs for graduate students:

Courses:

• Regional Environment and Socio-Cultural Studies
• Geosystems and Energy Sciences
• Environmental Chemistry and Ecoengineering
• Ecomaterial Design and Process Engineering
• International Program for Environmental Sustainability Science
• Graduate Course in Strategic Environmental Management and Sustainable Technology Solutions

* Most of the lectures of these courses above are given in Japanese.

* For information on these courses, see: http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/kyoiku.html

Special Post-Graduate Programs:

• Regional Environment and Socio-Cultural Studies
• Geosystems and Energy Sciences
• Environmental Chemistry and Ecoengineering
• Ecomaterial Design and Process Engineering

* For information on the examination of special programs see the websites above.

* Lectures of these special programs are given in English.

Requirements for Admission

Master's Program

Those who wish to be admitted as graduate students to the Master's Program are required to have completed undergraduate level education in a college or university either in Japan or abroad, or to be judged as equivalent to those who have completed undergraduate level education. Applicants are required to pass written and oral examinations on academic subjects of a specified department, in addition to a foreign language test. A Master of Interdisciplinary Studies degree is conferred upon those enrolled graduate students who have earned 30 credits of required course work, submitted a thesis and passed the final examination on the thesis.

Doctoral Program

Those who wish to be admitted as graduate students to the Doctoral Program are required to have received a Master's degree at a college or university in Japan or abroad, a degree equivalent to those who have received a Master's degree, or to be judged as equivalent to those who have received a Master's degree. They are then required to pass written and oral examinations on their Master's thesis. A Doctor of Philosophy degree is conferred upon those enrolled graduate students who have earned 16 credits of required course work, submitted a thesis and passed the final examination on the thesis.

Academic Calendar

The Graduate School of Environmental Studies has an academic year that is comprised of two semesters, including spring and summer vacation periods. Consequently, application and admission are possible twice a year. Closing dates for applications depend on the course commencement date, which are usually in the middle of June (for October enrollment) and the beginning of January (for April enrollment). The 2012/2013 academic year is divided as follows:

• 1st semester: from April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012
• 2nd semester: from October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013