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Faculty of Letters

Humanities Philosophy Philosophy, Ethics
Literature Japanese Literature and Language, Chinese Literature and Language, British and American Literature, German Literature, French Literature
History Japanese History, Asian History, European and American History
Cognitive Studies Psychology, Linguistics, Art Theory
Social Culture Sociology, Art History, Geography, Studies of Cultural Properties

Graduate School of Humanities

Division of Humane Studies Philosophy Philosophy, Ethics
Literature Japanese Literature and Language, Chinese/Korean Literature, British and American Literature, European Literature
Division of Human and Social Dynamics History Japanese History, Asian History, European and American History
Cognitive System Studies Psychology, Linguistics, Art Theory
Socio-Cultural Studies Sociology, Art History, Geography, Cultural Resourcing Studies

Faculty of Intercultural Studies

Intercultural Studies Human Communication and Information Science Verbal Communication Program, Human Communication Program, Information Technology Program
Contemporary Culture and Society Modernity Studies Program, Contemporary Social Issues Program, Art & Culture and Society Program
Intercultural Communication Intercultural Relations Program, Multicultural Studies Program, Transcultural Studies Program
Area Studies Japanese Culture Studies Program, Asia-Pacific Culture Studies Program, European and American Culture Studies Program

Graduate School of Intercultural Studies

Division of Cultural Interaction Area Studies Program Japanese Culture Studies, Asia-Pacific Culture Studies, European and American Culture Studies
Intercultural Communication Program Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Studies of Civilization and Culture, International Relations and Comparative Politics
Division of Culture and Globalization Modern Culture System Studies Program Modernity Studies, Contemporary Social Issues, Art & Culture and Society
Verbal Information Communication Linguistics and Communication Studies, Human Communication, Computer and Communication
Foreign Language Education Program Systems of Second Language Education, Language Education Contents Studies
Advanced Communication Program (Cooperative Course for Doctoral Course Students) Advanced Communication

Faculty of Human Development

Human Development and Education Developmental Psychology, Child Development, Educational Science, Elementary Education
Human Behavior Health Promotion and Education, Behavioral Development, Sport Culture and Society, Physical Activity Sciences
Human Expression Expressive Culture, Expression-Creation, Clinical KANSEI-Expression
Human Environmental Science Social Environment, Living Environment, Natural Environmental Science, Mathematics and Informatics

Graduate School of Human Development and Environment

Psychological Development and Health Promotion Psychological Development, Health Promotion and Education
Education and Learning Science of Education, Child Development, Support for Human Development
Human Behavior Sport Sciences, Behavioral Development
Human Expression Expressive Culture, Expression-Creation
Human Environmental Science Natural Environmental Science, Mathematics and Informatics, Living Environment, Social Environment (, Advanced Human Environmental Science)*

*Advanced Human Environmental Science is for Doctoral Course Students only

Faculty of Law

Law Theory and History of Law, Sociology of Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Social Law, International Law, International Relations, Political Theory, Political Process

Graduate School of Law

Professional Legal Education Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Proceeding, Criminal Procedure, Economic Law, Civil Law, Insurance Law, Medical Law, Civil Procedure, Merchant Law, Commercial Law, Private International Law, International Trade Law, Labor Law, International Law, Anglo-American Law, Intellectual Property Law, Russian Law, Comparative Law, Sociology of Law, Professional Transaction Law, Corporate Law, Professional Public Law, Advanced Legal Areas
Academic Legal Studies Tax Law, Sociology of Law, Civil Law, Civil Proceeding, Labor Law, Economic Law, International Economic Law, Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Processing Law, Western Legal History, Roman Law, Philosophy of Law, Japanese Legal History, Russian Law, Principles of Social Sciences, Chinese Law, Environmental Law, Social Security Law
Political Science International Relations, Theory of Contemporary Politics, Political Science, Election System, Voting Behavior, Japanese Political History, European Political History, History of International Politics, Diplomatic Political and Intelligence History, Political Process Theory, Policy Process Theory

Faculty of Economics

Economics Economic Theory
Economic History
Econometrics
Technology & Environmental Analysis
Industrial and Social Policy
Monetary & Public Policy
International Economics
Comparative Economic Systems and Policy

Graduate School of Economics

Economics Theoretical Analysis Economic Principles, Economics, History of Economic Thought, Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Economic System Theory
Historical Analysis Economic History, Advanced Economic History, Japanese Economic History, European Economic History, Outline of Urban Society Economics
Statistics and Econometric Analysis Statistics, Basic Theory of Statistics, Information Processing, Econometrics, Advanced Econometrics, Theory of Statistical Inference
Technological and Environmental Analysis Techno-Economic Theory, Economic Geography, Urban Geography, Environmental Economics, Advanced Environmental Economics
Industrial and Social Policy Basic Theory of Economic Policy, Industrial Policy, Population Policy, Labor Economic Policy, Social Policy, Policy of Corporate Society, Advanced Economic Order Policy
Monetary and Public Policy Monetary Economics, Monetary Policy, General Finance, Japanese Monetary Economics, Advanced Monetary Economics
International Economic Policy Basic International Economic Policy, International Political Economy Policy, Advanced International Trade Policy
Comparative Economic Policy Japanese Economy, U.S. Economy, European Economy, Chinese Economy, Russian/Eastern European Economy, Advanced Southeast Asian Economy

School of Business Administration

Business Administration Management Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Corporate Finance, Technology Management, Business and Government Relations, Science Decision, Game Theory, Management Science, International Management, Comparative Business System, Bookkeeping, Financial Accounting, Tax Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, International Accounting, Social and Environmental Accounting, Marketing, Distribution System, Macro Marketing, Transport Economics and Policy, International Transportation and Logistics, International Trade, Financial System, Banking and Finance, Stock Market, Insurance

Graduate School of Business Administration

Management Management Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Corporate Finance, Technology Management, Business and Government Relations, Decision Science, Game Theory, Management Science, International Management, Comparative Business System
Accounting Accounting History, Financial Accounting, Tax Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, International Accounting, Social and Environmental Accounting.
Commerce Marketing, Distribution System, Macro Marketing, Transport Economics and Policy, International Transportation and Logistics, Trade Theory, Business Economics, Banking and Finance, Stock Market Insurance
Management Theory in Practice (MTP) Business Policy, Management and Organization, Innovative Business System, Technology and Operations Management

Faculty of Science / Graduate School of Science

Mathematics Analysis Functional Equation, Functional Analysis, Complex Analysis
Algebra and Geometry Algebra, Geometry
Applied Mathematics Probability Theory, Combined Mathematical Principle, Calculation Mathematical Principle
Physics Theoretical Physics Elementary Particle Theory, Physical Property Theory
Particle Physics Particle Physics
Condensed Matter Physics Solid State Physics under Extreme Condition, Correlated Electron Physics, Laser Spectroscopy
Chemistry Physical Chemistry Molecular Structure and Dynamics, Material Physical Chemistry, Chemical Reaction Dynamics
Inorganic Chemistry Solid State Chemistry, Solution Chemistry, Physical Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry Organic Reaction Chemistry, Biomolecular Science
Materials Structure Science
Biology Biomolecular Organization Molecular Physiology, Cell Function, Bioinformation
Biosignal Transduction Gene Expression, Signal Transduction, Neuronal Signal Transduction, Gene Function
Biodiversity Terrestrial Biota, Freshwater Biota, Marine Biota
Developmental Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
Earth and Planetary Sciences Earth Sciences Geophysical Sciences Geodynamics, Seismology
Geological Sciences Tectonics, Volcanology
Earth and Planetary Atmospheric Science Earth and Planetary Atmospheric Science
Planetary Sciences Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Astrophysics, Solar System Science
Planetary Material Science Planetary Material Sciences
Nonlinear Science Nonlinear Science
Quaternary Environment Sciences
Atmosphere-Ocean Environment Sciences

School of Medicine / Graduate School of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)

Basic Medicine
Physiology/Cell Biology Cell Biology
Cell Physiology
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Molecular Brain Science
Molecular Genetics
Developmental Neurobiology
Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine (Cooperative Graduate Course)
Neuronal Signaling
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Lipid Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Membrane Biology
Ultrastructural Biology (Cooperative Graduate Course)
Cell Metabolism
Molecular Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics
Pathology/Microbiology Pathology
Infectious Disease Pathology
Microbiology
Infectious Disease Control
Infection and Immunology (Cooperative Graduate Course)
  • Virus Infection
  • Immunology
  • Genetic Medicine
Social Medicine Legal Medicine
Genetic Epidemiology
Medical Statistics
Clinical Medicine
Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Medicine
Nephrology
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology and Infectious Disease
Gastroenterology
Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology
Internal and Geriatric Medicine
Neurology
Oncology
Hematology
General Medical Science
General Practice and Community (Contributed Chair)
Internal related Radiology
  • Radiology
  • Ion Beam Therapy (Cooperative Graduate Course)
  • Molecular Imaging (Cooperative Graduate Course)
Pediatrics
Dermatology
Phychiatry
Clinical Pathology and immunology
  • Clinical Laboratory Medicine
  • Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine (Contributed Chair)
Medical Informatics
Biosignal Pathophysiology
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
  • Clinical Pharmacokinetics
  • Clinical Evaluation of Pharmacotherapy (Contributed Chair)
Surgery Gastro-intestenal Surgery
Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery related Orthopaedics
  • Orthopaedics
  • Rehabilitation Science (Cooperative Graduate Course)
Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Plastic Surgery, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Disaster and Emergency Medicine
School of Medicine attached Facilities
Institute for Experimental Animals  
International Center for Medical Research and Treatment (ICMRT) Molecular Medicine & Medical Genetics, Infectious Disease Control, Environmental Health & Epidemiclogy, Polygenic Disease Research, Advanced Medical Research & Treatment

School of Medicine (Faculty of Health Sciences)

Nursing Basic Nursing, Clinical Nursing, Maternal Nursing and Midwifery, Community Nursing
Medical Technology Basic Medical Technology, Applied Medical Technology
Physical Therapy Basic Physical Therapy, Applied Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy Basic Occupational Therapy, Applied Occupational Therapy
Basic Allied Medicine  
Department of Rheumatology (Contributed Chair)  

Graduate School of Health Sciences

Master's Degree Program (Two-year Program) Nursing
Biophysics
Rehabilitation Science
International Health
Community Health Sciences
Doctoral Program (Three-year Program) Nursing
Biophysics
Rehabilitation Science
International Health
Community Health Sciences

Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering

Architecture Spatial Design Architectural and Urban Design, Housing and Community Design, Structural Engineering and Design Building Management
Architectural Planning History and Theory History and Theory of Architecture, Theory of Historical Environments, Planning Theory of Built Environment, Urban and Architectural Safety Planning
Engineering of Building Structures Structural Performance Engineering, Structural Control in Dynamics, Structural Systems Engineering
Architectural Environmental Engineering Planning of Acoustical and Lighting Environments, Thermal Environmental Planning, Planning of Urban Environment and M & E Services
Civil Engineering Engineering of Human Safety and Security Structural Safety Engineering, Geotechnical Safety Engineering, Transportation System Engineering, Geo-Disaster Engineering, Earthquake-Disaster Prevention Engineering, Flood Control Engineering
Engineering of Environmental Symbiosis Environmental Fluid Engineering, Hydrospheric Environment Engineering, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Wide-Area Environment Engineering, Urban Safety & Security Engineering, Urban Management Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Physical Electronics Study of Mesoscopic Materials, Study of Photonic Materials, Applied Solid State Physics, Nano Electronics, Electromagnetic Physics
Computer and Information IC information, Computer Engineering, Information Communication, Algorithm, Study of Intelligent Education
Cooperative Division Functional Thin Films
Mechanical Engineering Thermo-Fluid Dynamics Applied Fluid Engineering
Multiphase Thermo-fluid Dynamics
Energy Conversion Engineering
Energy and Environmental Engineering
Mechanics and Physics of Materials Solid Mechanics
Fracture Control Engineering
Material Science
Surface, Interface and Tribology
Design and Manufacturing Complex Mechanical Engineering
Machine Dynamics
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Intelligent Artifacts and Manufacturing Systems
Creative Design
Cooperative Division Intelligent Production Systems
Adaptive Function Model
Chemical Science and Engineering Applied Chemistry Applied Physical Chemistry, Applied Inorganic Chemistry, Applied Organic Chemistry, Applied Polymer Chemistry, Advanced Analytical Chemistry, Advanced Polymer Colloids, Advanced Molecular Chemistry
Chemical Engineering Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Transport Science and Engineering, Process System Engineering, Fluid and Particle Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Materials Processing Engineering
Cooperative Division Localized Reactions and Physical Properties of Materials, Chemical Energy Conversion Process
Computer and Systems Engineering Informatics Media Informatics, Programming Languages, Intelligent Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Software, Mathematics of Informatics
Information Systems Intelligent Robotics, Wireless Telecommunication, Information Photonics, Computer System, Process Architecture
Systems Design System Planning, Optimum System Design, System Control, System Informatics, System Structure Analysis, Identification Theory for Distributed Parameter Systems and Applied Functional Analysis, Control of Distributed Parameter Systems and Nonlinear Analysis
Cooperative Division Kansei and Media Art, Advanced Mechatoronics

Graduate School of System Informatics

System Informatics Department of Systems Science Systems Planning, Optimum System Design, Applied Optics, Systems Control, Mathematical System Analysis, System Analysis, Intelligent Systems, Applied Robot Science
Department of Information Science Mathematical Logic and Statistics, Processor Architecture, Software Science, Integrated Information Systems, Knowledge and Information Processing, Media Informatics, Emergent Computing, Kansei and Media Art
Department of Computational Science Computational Mathematics, Computational Intelligence, Parallel Algorithm and Software, Scientific Visualization, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology, Computational Robotics, Computational Engineering, Advanced Computational Science, Applied Computational Science

Faculty of Agriculture

Animal Science Animal Breeding and Reproduction Animal Breeding and Genetics
Reproductive Biology
Developmental Biotechnology
Faunal Diversity Sciences
Animal Nutrition Morphology and Microbiology Nutritional Biochemistry
Functional Morphology
Microbiology and Immunology
Plant Resource Science Plant Breeding and Production Science Crop Science
Plant Breeding
Forest Resources
Horticultural Science Fruit Science and Biotechnology
Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Science
Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry
Biochemistry of Horticultural Food
Food and Environmental Economics Food Economics
Management of Food Production
Science of Food Information
Biological and Environmental Science Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Soil Science
Plant Nutrition
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetics and Physiology Tropical Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Cell Structure and Regulation
Biological and Chemical Regulation
Plant Protection Agrobiochemical Biochemistry
Plant Pathology
Insect Science
Biofunctional Chemistry Biofunctional Molecules Biological Chemistry
Food and Nutritional Chemistry
Organic Functional Chemistry
Biofunctional Physical Chemistry
Applied Biofunctional Chemistry Chemistry and Technology of Plant Products
Chemistry and Utilization of Animal Resources
Applied Microbiology
Biochemistry Frontiers
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Regional and Environmental Science Environmental Engineering for Water
Environmental Engineering for Agricultural Land
Environmental Engineering for Agricultural Facilities
Environmental Information Science
Biosystems Engineering Mechanical Engineering for Bioproduction
Agricultural and Food Process Engineering
Information Engineering for Bio-production
Agricultural Mechanization and Machine Design

Graduate School of Agricultural Science

Agricultural Engineering and Socio-Economics Agricultural Engineering Environmental Engineering for Water
Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering for Agricultural Land
Geo-Environmental Engineering for Agricultural Facilities
Rural Planning
Agri-Food Process Engineering
Biosystem Analysis
Agricultural Production Systems Engineering
Food and Environmental Economics Food Economics
Management of Food Production
Science of Food Information
Bioresource Science Animal Science Animal Breeding and Genetics
Faunal Diversity Sciences
Reproductive Biology
Developmental Biotechnology
Animal Nutrition and Metabolism
Molecular Functional Morphology
Histophysiology
Microbiology and Immunology
Animal Genetic Resources
Plant Science Crop Science
Laboratory of Plant Breeding
Forest Resources
Fruit Science
Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Science
Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Horticultural Products
Tropical Crop Science
Plant Germplasm Enhancement
Agrobioscience Applied Chemistry in Bioscience Biological Chemistry
Food and Nutritional Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Organic Chemistry of Functional Molecule
Physical Chemistry for Environmental Molecules
Functional Phytochemistry
Chemistry and Utilization of Animal Production Resources
Applied Microbiology
Biochemistry Frontiers
Glyco-chain Biochemistry
Agroenvironmental Biology Soil Science
Plant Nutrition
Plant Genetics
Stress Cytology
Environmental Material Science
Regulatory Function in Cell Signaling
Plant Pathology
Insect Science

Faculty of Maritime Sciences

Maritime Safety Management Maritime Management, Human Element Management, Floating Body Management
Maritime Technology Systems Management of Ship's Machinery, Marine Risk Management, Maritime Technical Evaluation Theory, Marine Environment Management
Ocean Mechanical Engineering Structural Strength Simulation Engineering, Design and Control of Marine Devices, Marine Energy Engineering
Cargo and Transportation Science Transportation Planning, Transportation Information, Cargo Management, Cargo Packing Material
Marine Information Science Navigation Information Science, Navigation Information and Communication Science, Marine Information and Instrument Science, Ocean Utilization Science
Environmental Energy Science Combustion Environment Science, Applied Particle Beam Science, Environmental Materials and Energy Science, Radiation Science & Application

Graduate School of Maritime Sciences

Maritime Management Science Maritime Management, Human Element Management, Maritime Law, Floating Body Management, Navigation Information Science, Management of Ship's Machinery, Maritime Risk Management, Marine Environment Conservation,
Maritime Logistics Science Transportation Planning, Transportation Information, Cargo Management, Cargo Packing Material, Navigation Information, Navigation Information and Communication Science, Marine Traffic Information System, Marine Information and Instrument Science, Ocean Utilization Science
Marine Engineering Structural Strength Simulation Engineering, Design and Control of Marine Devices, Applied Marine Energy Engineering, Combustion Environment Science, Applied Particle Beam Science, Environmental Materials and Energy Science, Radiation Science & Application
Cooperative Course Marine Environmental Monitoring Science

Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies

Economic Development and Policies Economic Theory, Statistics, Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Public Finance/Monetary Theory
International Cooperation Policy Studies International Law, Political Science, International Relations
Regional Cooperation Studies Economic Policy, Law and Development, Urban Design/Construction Plan, Public Health/Health Science, Sociology of Education/International Educational Development

Organization of Advanced Science and Technology (OAST)

Core Research Teams Computational Approach to Mathematical Sciences, Study of Particles and Space-Time with Frontier Accelerators, Advanced Molecular Photoscience, Improvement of Coastal Ecosystems in Enclosed Seas, Signaling Mechanisms by Protein Modification Reactions, Origin and Evolution of Planetary Systems, Nanoengineering, Information and Robot Technology, Energy & Environment, Built Environment for Regional Regeneration, Intelligent Manufacturing System and Precision Engineering, Disaster Mitigation Strategy, Safety and Symbiosis in Urban Areas, Consolidated Biorefinary, Health Bioscience, Recycling Strategy of Resources for Sustainable Rural Environment, Breeding and Genetics of Bioresources, Integrated Management of Pests and Weeds, Gene Regulation to Environmental Molecules, Maritime Environmental Conservation, International Maritime Society

Research Center for Environmental Genomics, OAST

Research Fields Molecular Biology, Functional Analysis of Environmental Genes, Regulation of Environmental Genes, Evaluation of Gene Functions

Biosignal Research Center, OAST

Research Fields Regulation of Cellular Functions
Signal Transduction Pathways
Structural Biology
Integrated Signaling Mechanism in Organisms
Signaling Cross-Talk
Nuclear Signaling
Membrane Signaling

Research Center for Inland Seas, OAST

Research Fields Environmental Biochemistry, Marine Geophysics, Marine Biodiversity

Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, OAST

Risk Assessment Research Division Earthquake Hazard Assessment Focal Mechanisms, Tectonics, Fracture Theory and Experiments of Solids, Prediction Science
Geoenvironmental Risk Assessment Geoenvironmental Engineering, Groundwater Engineering, Geomechanics, Risk Assessment, Symbiotic Environmental Systems Engineering
Risk Management Research Division Urban Infrastructure Management Performance Evaluation of Infrastructure, Geotechnical Evaluation of Earthquake Resistant Structures, Recovery & Reconstruction Strategies for Infrastructures
Urban Safety Management Community-Based Planning for Disaster Mitigation, Reconstruction and Development Planning, District Disaster Management Plan, Building Safety Plan, District and Building Evacuation Plan
Industrial/Business Risk Management Business Continuity Planning, Evaluation of Economic/Functional Loss in Urban Area, Vulnerability Evaluation of Industrial Infrastructure and Reconstruction Strategy
Health Risk Management Medical Risk, Medical Technology Assessment, Medical Decision Making, Disaster Epidemiology, Disaster Information System
DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) & Disaster Medical Support Wide-Area Transportation, Confined Space Medicine, Cooperation of Multiple Organizations
Risk Communication Research Division Disaster Information Systems Disaster Information Monitoring, Disaster Information Collection System, Disaster Education System
Safety Communication Systems Disaster Risk Assessment, Hazard Map, Real-Time Disaster Prevention Information System

Molecular Photoscience Research Center, OAST

Research Fields Laser Molecular Photoscience, Ultrafast Photoscience, Coherent Photoscience, Material Photoscience, Synchrotron Radiation Photoscience

Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB)

Information Economy and Business Corporate Governance, Quantitative Analysis of Economic System and Information, Industrial Organization, Corporate Accounting Information, IT Management, Borderless Management, Digital Economy, Disclosure
International Economy and Business International Business, International Economy, International Commerce, Pacific Basin Economy, Regional Financial Cooperation, Regional Integration, International Development Strategy, Global Environment Management

RIEB Liaison Center

Corporate Network New-Industry Assessment, Corporate Information Analysis
Economic Policy Research and Review Macroeconomic Policy, Microeconomic Policy
Global Economy and Policy Global Economic Issues, External Economic Relations and Policies

Information Science and Technology Center

Research Divisions Informatics Education System, Computer Software Systems, Computer Networks and Systems

International Student Center

Research Fields Japanese Culture, Japanese Language, Japanese Language Education, Linguistics, Intercultural Education

Center for Supports to Research and Education Activities

Divisions Radio Isotope, Instrumentation Analysis, Cryogenic

Center for Environmental Management

Divisions Environmental Education and Study Activities Support, Environment Preservation, Resource and Energy Management