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Diploma Policy

In the master's course, students are required to acquire the five abilities and competencies listed in the "academic achievement" below through the pursuit and practice of a "Methodology for Transdisciplinary Science" based on the four forces listed as the educational philosophy. The degree of "Master of Philosophy" is conferred on students who have mastered these competencies, enrolled in the program for a specified period of time, earned the specified number of credits, and then have passed either the Master Thesis Examination and the Final Examination or the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination.

  • 1.Ability to contribute to solve social problems related to science, technology and innovation.
  • 2.Knowledge and practical skills related to your discipline.
  • 3.Motivation and ability to be actively involved in the other discipline than your discipline.
  • 4.Ability to understand academic papers and give brief presentation about your research in foreign language.
  • 5.Research ethics of science, technology and life.

In the doctoral course, students are required to acquire the 1-5 and 6 or 1-5 and 7 abilities and competences listed in the “academic achievement” below through the pursuit and practice of a “Methodology for Transdisciplinary Science” based on the four forces listed as the educational philosophy. The doctoral degree is conferred on students who have mastered these competencies, enrolled in the program for a specified period of time, earned the specified number of credits, and then have passed the Doctoral Dissertation Examination. Among the students mentioned above, those who have acquired the 1-5 and 6 are conferred a doctoral degree “Doctor of Philosophy” and those who have acquired 1-5 and 7 are conferred doctoral degree “Doctor of Philosophy in Science” or “Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering”.

  • 1.Ability to identify, structure and solve the social problems related to science, technology and innovation.
  • 2.Cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills related to your discipline.
  • 3.Ability to utilize knowledge and technology of other disciplines for your discipline.
  • 4.Ability to present and discuss your research in foreign language in an international conference or a joint research in overseas.
  • 5.Practical research ethics of science, technology and life.
  • 6.Ability to integrate your discipline with other disciplines and create new knowledge.
  • 7.Ability to create new knowledge based on your discipline.

Curriculum Policy

In order to have students obtain academic achievement which is described in Diploma policy under the framework of three challenges listed in the division’s mission, the curriculum of the Division of Transdisciplinary Science is oriented as problem-solving and is systematic based on what students are required to acquire from the program. Specifically, the following courses are designed as a systematically-assigned curriculum.

Master’s Program

  • 1.Systematically Specialized Courses and Research Support Courses for students to acquire and utilize basic knowledge about your discipline.
  • 2.Transdisciplinary Experience Courses based on cross-disciplinary research such as a cross-disciplinary seminar and group work and research in the other discipline.
  • 3.Social Implementation Courses for practical education based on social needs.
  • 4.Core Courses to foster basic knowledge and attitude toward creation of innovation.

Doctoral Program

  • 1.Systematically Specialized Courses and Research Support Courses to deepen the knowledge about your discipline.
  • 2.Transdisciplinary Experience Courses based on cross-disciplinary research such as a cross-disciplinary seminar and group work and research in the other discipline.
  • 3.Social Implementation Courses for practical education based on social needs.
  • 4.Courses such as internship in overseas or study abroad to foster global mind.

Admission Policy

The master’s program accepts applicants who have a strong desire to actively create new values for the development of society. In addition to utilizing the basic specialized knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s program, they are expected to draw on their multifaceted reasoning skills to engage in concerted activities with others. They will be called upon to identify and solve various complex problems through transdisciplinary sciences. We offer two-year Master’s Program and three-year Doctoral Program separately but we willingly offer the five-year systematic program if students wish to take.


The doctoral program accepts applicants who have a strong desire to actively create new and advanced values for the development of society. In addition to utilizing the specialized knowledge acquired in the master’s program, they are expected to draw on their multifaceted reasoning skills to engage in concerted activities with others to play an active role in a global society. They will be called upon to identify and solve various complex problems through transdisciplinary sciences.