Admission policy

Admission policy for Master’s Program

Common admission policy of laboratories

  • The Master’s Program of Animal Science and Agriculture at the Graduate School of Animal and Veterinary Science and Agriculture aims to train persons who have strong issue-resolving skills and a wide range of knowledge on animal science and agriculture, specifically in food safety. We implement written examination on specialized areas and languages and interviews to evaluate examinees’ research plans and abilities in order to recruit students:
    1. Who can act with an international perspective and aim to be professionals with highly advanced skills in animal science and agriculture,
    2. Who have acquired basic knowledge and skills at the level of undergraduate studies related to the specific topics of the respective Specialties,
    3. Who have acquired basic knowledge and skills that enable them to create research plans for the respective Specialties, and
    4. Who are extremely interested in issues of food safety, productivity improvement and environmental conservation, and tackle these issues from a perspective of fusing agriculture, animal science, and veterinary science.

Admission policy for each laboratory

Veterinary Life Science
  1. Who have acquired advanced knowledge, skills and research abilities on basic veterinary life science, animal pathology, studies of animal infectious diseases, studies of etiology control, and animal clinical science, and who aim to contribute to society from a viewpoint of veterinary life science,
  2. Who have acquired undergraduate-level basic knowledge and skills on basic biology and agriculture and animal science,
  3. Who can set up research plans on their own in the field of veterinary life science based on basic knowledge and skills in basic biology, and 
  4. Who can use knowledge and information to logically work through issues in basic biology and agriculture and animal science, and explain the results.
Animal Production Science
  1. Who have acquired advanced knowledge, skills and research abilities on domestic animals and their production management, and who intend to contribute to society using their knowledge and skills of life science and livestock science,
  2. Who have acquired undergraduate-level basic knowledge and skills in animal production,
  3. Who have acquired advanced knowledge skills and research abilities in livestock and its production management, and who can set up research plans on their own in the field of animal production, and
  4. Who can use knowledge and information to think logically about issues on domestic animals and their production management and explain the results.
Ecology and Environmental Science
  1. Who have acquired broad knowledge, skills and research abilities in conservation and management of agricultural and livestock environments, and natural environments, and who intend to contribute to society using their knowledge and skills in ecological and environmental science,
  2. Who have acquired undergraduate-level basic knowledge and skills in ecology and environmental science,
  3. Who have acquired advanced knowledge skills and research abilities in conservation and management of agricultural and livestock environments, and natural environments, and who can set up research plans on their own in the field of ecology and environmental science, and
  4. Who can use knowledge and information to think logically about issues on conservation and management of agricultural and livestock environments, and natural environments, and explain the results.
Food Science
  1. Who have acquired advanced knowledge, skills and research abilities in production and processing of foods made from agricultural and livestock ingredients, and in the functionality and safety of such foods, and who intend to contribute to society from a viewpoint of food science,
  2. Who have acquired undergraduate-level basic knowledge and skills in food science,
  3. Who can set up research plans on their own in the field of food science based on advanced techniques for processing and utilizing agricultural and livestock products, and on knowledge about various functions that foods have, and
  4. Who can use knowledge and information to think logically about issues in food production and processing, and in their functionality and safety, and explain the results.
Agricultural Economics
  1. Who have acquired broad and advanced knowledge and skills in agricultural economics and business related to food production, distribution and consumption, and who intend to contribute to society from a viewpoint of agricultural economics,
  2. Who have acquired undergraduate-level basic knowledge and skills in agricultural economics,
  3. Who can set up research plans on their own in the field of agricultural economics based on basic knowledge and skills in agricultural economics and business related to food production, distribution and consumption, and
  4. Who can use knowledge and information to think logically about issues on agricultural economics and business, and explain the results.
Engineering for Agriculture
  1. Who have acquired knowledge of regional environmental conservation and of production technique improvement that goes together with the environment, based on the background of engineering for agriculture, and who intend to contribute to society from a viewpoint of engineering for agriculture,
  2. Who have acquired undergraduate-level basic knowledge and skills in engineering for agriculture,
  3. Who can set up research plans on their own in the field of engineering for agriculture based on basic knowledge and skills in production technique improvement and regional environmental conservation, and
  4. Who can use their background of engineering for agriculture to think logically about issues in production techniques and regional environment, and explain the results.
Plant Production Science
  1. Who have acquired advanced knowledge, skills, and research abilities in quantitative and qualitative improvement of plant production based on advanced knowledge of plant physiology, biology and heredity as well as soil, and who intend to contribute to society from a viewpoint of plant production science,
  2. Who have acquired undergraduate-level basic knowledge and skills in plant production science,
  3. Who can set up research plans on their own in the field of plant production science based on knowledge and skills for improving and producing crop plants, and knowledge and skills in soils and pests, and
  4. Who can use knowledge and information to think logically about issues on quantitative and qualitative improvement of plant production, and explain the results.

Admission policy for Doctoral Program of Animal Science and Agriculture

  • The Doctoral Program of Animal Science and Agriculture at the Graduate School of Animal and Veterinary Science and Agriculture, utilizing its educational systems, which involve “fusion of veterinary medicine, animal science and agriculture” and “cooperation with overseas universities,” aims to develop educators and researchers who, while keeping globalization of food and agriculture in mind, have technical knowledge, creativity, excellent research and development skills, and excellent educational abilities as well as great personality. For that purpose, we want students:
    1. Who aim to be educators and researchers who can conduct international-standard, advanced research with global views on veterinary medicine, animal science and agriculture, and who have good communication skills,
    2. Who are eager to contribute to society domestically and globally by giving back to society their research results in the fields where veterinary medicine, animal science and agriculture are fused, and by playing a central role in maintaining animal and human health, conserving the global environment and ecosystem, and developing industries and life science,
    3. Who want to pursue comprehensive knowledge and advanced research in a specific area of the animal science and agriculture program, and
    4. Who have acquired basic knowledge and skill up to the master’s level in a specific area of the animal science and agriculture program.

Admission policy for Doctoral Program of Veterinary Science

  • The Doctoral Program of Veterinary Science at the Graduate School of Animal and Veterinary Science and Agriculture, utilizing its educational systems which involve “fusion of veterinary medicine, animal science and agriculture” and “cooperation with overseas universities,” aims to train researchers and educators who, while keeping globalization of food and agriculture in mind, have technical knowledge, creativity, and excellent research and development skills, and excellent educational abilities as well as great personality. For that purpose, we want students:
    1. Who aim to be researchers and educators who can conduct international-standard, advanced research with global views on veterinary medicine, animal science and agriculture, and have good communication skills,
    2. Who are eager to contribute to society domestically and globally by giving back to society their research results in the field where veterinary medicine, animal science and agriculture are fused, and by playing a central role in maintaining animal and human health, conserving the global environment and ecosystem, and developing industries and life science,
    3. Who want to pursue comprehensive knowledge and advanced research on a specific area of the veterinary science program, and
    4. Who have acquired basic knowledge and skills, and application skills, up to the bachelor’s level in veterinary science and related fields, and basic knowledge and skills, and application skills, up to the master’s level in other fields.