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StructureofOurDegreeProgramsTheimagebelowshowstheDegreeProgramsinSystemsandInformationEngineeringwithinthewidersystemofeducationandfacultiesattheUniversityofTsukuba.Theindependenceoftheuniversity’seducationalandfacultyunitsenablesafacultymembertodeliverlecturesandsuperviseresearchacrossthemultipledegreeprograms.Eachdegreeprogramcanthusbemoreexibleandprovidepracticallearningwithconsiderableexper-tise.GraduateSchoolofScienceandTechnologyDegreeProgramsinPureandAppliedSciencesDegreeProgramsinSystemsandInformationEngineeringDegreeProgramsinLifeandEarthSciencesMaster'sandDoctoralProgramsinPolicyandPlanningSciencesMaster'sPrograminServiceEngineeringMaster'sandDoctoralProgramsinRiskandResilienceEngineeringMaster'sandDoctoralProgramsinComputerScienceMaster'sandDoctoralProgramsinIntelligentandMechanicalInteractionSystemsMaster'sandDoctoralProgramsinEngineeringMechanicsandEnergyDoctoralPrograminEmpowermentInformaticsMaster’sandDoctoralProgramsinLifeScienceInnovation:BioinformaticsFacultiesFacultyofHumanitiesandSocialSciencesFacultyofBusinessSciencesFacultyofPureandAppliedSciencesFacultyofLifeandEnvironmentalSciencesFacultyofEngineering,InformationandSystemsFacultyofHumanSciencesFacultyofHealthandSportSciencesFacultyofArtandDesignFacultyofMedicineFacultyofLibrary,InformationandMediaScieneceFeature2:ExtensiveinterdisciplinarylearningbeyondtraditionalorganizationalbarriersInthedegreeprogramsystem,theframeworkoftraditionalprogramshasbeeneliminated,andfac-ultymemberswithexperienceinawiderangeofeldscollaborateastheyengageindegreeprogrameducation.Allstudentsnowhaveaccesstoresearchguidancefromfacultymemberswithexperienceinotherelds.Thiswasnotpossibleinthepast,andenablesstudentstoconductresearchfromamuchwiderperspective.4