Schools of Science and Technology

Graduate School

Award-Winning, Highly Rated, Vibrant Research

Since its establishment as the Graduate School of Science in 1965, this school has produced scholars who have gone on to win numerous awards, including the Order of Cultural Merit, the Saruhashi Prize, the Tomas Hirschfeld Prize, and Commendation from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It has also been for years considered one of Japan's top scientific research centers, selected for projects like the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's High-Tech Research Center project, the Open Research Center project, and the Industry-Academia Joint Research project. In addition to the Departments of Physics and Chemistry, majors that were established at the time of the Graduate School's foundation, a Department of Biosciences was added in 2004 and the name of the School changed to the Graduate School of Science and Technology. In 2006, the Department of Informatics and in 2009 the Department of Mathematical Sciences were established and set up in the well-equipped, pleasant surroundings of the Kobe Sanda campus, making for an environment that encourages lively education and research.

International Masters Program (Graduate School of Science and Technology)

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International Masters Program (Admission Guide)

The Graduate School of Science and Technology at Kwansei Gakuin University has a Master’s Degree Program in English.
All our programs are conducted in English. The aim of the programs is to keep pace with globalization and expose our students to state-of-the-art technology with up-to-date research applications. We would like to harness the potential of outstanding research. This is an international program that emphasizes on research that directly benefits society and the environment.
Students are expected to enroll in this program in order to obtain Master’s degrees. An extended program for Doctor’s degree is also offered.

【Courses】
Physics
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy
Chemistry
Applied Chemistry for Environment
Bioscience
Biomedical Chemistry