Master's Course; Department of Fisheries Science

Purposes of human resource development and purpose of education and research

　The purpose of the Graduate School of Fisheries Science is to promote education and research in fisheries science, environmental science, and interdisciplinary and comprehensive fields that integrate the two, thereby fostering highly-skilled professionals who will contribute to the realization of an environmentally symbiotic society, practical leaders and researchers with highly specialized knowledge and abilities, and field researchers who will develop interdisciplinary science related to the oceans on an international scale, thereby contributing to the development of new interdisciplinary science to realize the survival of humankind in harmony with the environment.
　The Department of Fisheries Science fosters highly-skilled professionals with advanced specialized knowledge and applied skills in the fields of conservation of the marine environment and marine ecosystem, exploration of various life phenomena in the oceans, sustainable production and management of marine organisms, and effective utilization of marine biological resources, as well as a background in a wide range of related fields and social awareness.

Admission Policy

1. Educational philosophy and objectives

　The 21st century is said to be the century of food and the environment, and there is an international need to harmonize the conservation of nature and the environment with production and development, and society, business, and government have set the sustainability of food production and the environment as the basis.
　In order to meet these social demands, the Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences has been established to "promote education and research in the interdisciplinary and comprehensive fields of fisheries science, environmental science, and the fusion of the two, in order to develop highly-skilled professionals with practical leadership skills and internationally-minded researchers who can contribute to solving problems related to the environment and food. The basic philosophy of the university is "to contribute to the creation and development of new interdisciplinary sciences for the realization of human existence in harmony with the environment.
　The Department of Fisheries Science in the Master's Course of the Graduate School of Fisheries Science is designed to provide students with highly specialized knowledge and applied skills in the fields of conservation of the marine environment and marine ecosystems, exploration of various life phenomena in the oceans, sustainable production and management of marine organisms, and effective utilization of marine biological resources, as well as basic knowledge and social skills in a wide range of related fields. This program aims to train human resources who have acquired basic knowledge and social skills in a wide range of related fields.

2. Students required

　We are looking for people who have sufficient basic academic skills to study academic fields related to the marine environment and marine living resources, and who are willing to study and research independently, both in Japan and overseas.

3. Basic policy for selecting students

　In order to accept a diverse range of students, the department offers three types of entrance examinations: general entrance examination, entrance examination with recommendation, and entrance examination for international students. When applying, please be sure to contact your prospective academic advisor in advance and have a thorough discussion about the examination and research content.

4. Selection method

General Admission
　We select applicants who have basic academic skills at the bachelor's level in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and other natural sciences, English, and the field of their choice, and who are highly motivated to study and research. For this purpose, applicants are required to take written examinations in basic and specialized subjects and an interview, and are evaluated based on the results of these examinations and their grades at university.
Recommended admission test
　We select applicants who have an excellent academic record and who have a clear sense of purpose and the ability to carry out research in the field of their choice. For this purpose, an interview is required, and the results of the interview, the self-recommendation letter, and the grades at university are comprehensively evaluated.
Entrance Examination for Foreign Students
　We select applicants who have sufficient Japanese or English language ability to study and conduct research in the field of their choice, and who have a strong desire to make use of the knowledge and skills they have acquired at the Graduate School in the future. For this purpose, an essay and an interview are required, and the results of these and the grades of the applicant's home university are comprehensively evaluated.

Curriculum Policy

　There are four educational fields: Marine Production Systems, Marine Resources Dynamics, Marine Biological Functions, and Marine Biomaterials, and lecture courses in a wide range of related fields are arranged to enable students to acquire highly specialized knowledge and application skills in each field.
　In the field of Marine Production Systems, students learn about the sustainable production and management of marine organisms; in the field of Marine Resource Dynamics, students learn about the dynamics of the marine environment and resources, and biological ecology; in the field of Marine Biological Functions, students learn about the pathology, physiology, reproduction, and other functions of marine organisms; and in the field of Marine Biomaterials, students learn about the safety of marine organisms as food and the effective use of marine biological resources. In the field of marine biomaterials, students will acquire specialized knowledge on the safety of marine organisms as food and the effective utilization of marine biological resources. 　In the field of Marine Biomaterials, students will acquire specialized knowledge on the safety of marine organisms as food and on the effective utilization of marine biological resources.
In the Master's Course, some of the lecture courses offered in other majors (Environmental Symbiosis Policy Studies and Environmental Conservation Design Studies) are made common subjects so that students can take them across majors and acquire broad knowledge in environment-related fields.
　In addition, lectures by multiple faculty members and a group guidance system will be introduced to enhance interdisciplinary and comprehensive nature.
This is a curriculum map. Sorry for the Japanese diagram.

Diploma Policy

　The 21st century is said to be the century of food and the environment, and it is urgent to develop human resources who can solve the various problems mentioned above, and contribute to the sustainable supply of marine food and the conservation of the marine environment, while focusing on the sustainability of food production and the environment. The 21st century is said to be the century of food and the environment.
　

In addition to acquiring advanced knowledge and skills in specialized fields related to the conservation of the marine environment and ecosystems that form the basis for the sustainable supply of marine food, the exploration of various life phenomena in the oceans, the sustainable production and management of marine organisms, and the effective utilization of marine biological resources, the program also provides practical and comprehensive training in solving problems in the field of fisheries while responding to local needs. It is also necessary to develop practical and comprehensive abilities to solve problems in the field of fisheries while responding to local needs.
　The Department of Fisheries Science and Technology provides systematic education in the above broad and advanced specialized knowledge and skills, based on the knowledge base in each field acquired in undergraduate education, and fosters practical abilities to solve problems in the field of fisheries by applying specialized knowledge and skills.
　In addition, the program provides students with the basic knowledge of a wide range of related fields by taking cross-disciplinary courses, and fosters advanced professionals and researchers who can contribute to the realization of a regional society in harmony with the environment.
　

This program is based on the foundation of each field acquired in the core faculty, and further deepens the interdisciplinary and fusion nature of these fields to foster highly-skilled professionals and researchers who can contribute to the realization of an environmentally symbiotic society in which humans and nature coexist and meet the needs of the local community.

Thesis Examination Criteria

　The master's thesis must be related to fisheries science, environmental science, or an interdisciplinary or comprehensive field that integrates the two, contain academic values such as originality, novelty, universality, and argumentation, and be logically organized as an academic paper.
　In addition to the above, applicants for the examination of a master's thesis must meet the regulations of the Graduate School (Article 2: Qualifications, Article 3: Time for submission of thesis, Article 4: Procedures for submission of thesis, etc.).
　The examination of the master's degree thesis is conducted by a degree examination committee consisting of several members. The committee examines the thesis and conducts the final examination by the designated date, and reports the results to the Faculty Council in the form of a summary of the thesis examination and a report on the results of the final examination, and the Faculty Council votes on the acceptance or rejection of the thesis.