Life Science Innovation

Master’s and Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation

For more details please visit the degree program’s website: Master’s and Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation

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Educational Aims of the Degree Programs

In the Master’s Program, we aim to foster highly skilled professionals who can use bioresources to open up new paths of progress in life sciences research and work on a global scale in the field of developing and managing innovative pharmaceuticals and functional foods.

In the Doctoral Program, we aim to foster highly skilled professionals and researchers who can produce internationally recognized research outcomes and work on a global scale in the field mentioned above.

Number of Students to be Admitted

Masterʼs Program : 3
Doctoral Program : 2

Course Models

Features of the Degree Programs

Collaborative Graduate School System

In addition to full-time faculty members at the university, researchers from institutes belonging to the Life Science Promotion Association of Tsukuba (known as professors of the Collaborative Graduate School Program) play active roles in education and research. Under this system, students work on unresolved problems in society and open up paths to new progress in the field of bioinformatics.

Classes are conducted in English, and overseas researchers participate in education and research

To foster highly skilled professionals capable of working on a global scale, all lectures in our programs are conducted in English, and leading researchers from overseas research institutes conduct lectures and seminars.

Competences of the Degree Programs

Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.

Achievement Evaluation (AE) & Thesis Defense

AE enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specific competences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.