Kyoto University has 18 Graduate Schools. To learn about the available programs, please visit each School's website.
| Graduate School website | Degree Programs | Courses | Academic staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's & doctoral | Literature, Philosophy, History, Behavioral Studies, and Contemporary Culture | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Educational Studies, and Clinical Studies of Education | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Legal and Political Studies | ||
| Professional | Law School | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Economics | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences | ||
| Four-year doctoral | Medicine | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Medical Science | ||
| Professional & doctoral | Public Health | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Human Health Sciences | ||
| Four-year doctoral | Biomedical Sciences | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Urban Management, Environmental Engineering, Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Science, Micro Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Science and Engineering, Material Chemistry, Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Molecular Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Agronomy and Horticultural Science, Forest and Biomaterials Science, Applied Life Sciences, Applied Biosciences, Environmental Science and Technology, Natural Resource Economics, and Food Science and Biotechnology | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Department of Human Coexistence, Department of Cultural Coexistence, and Department of Interdisciplinary Environment | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Socio-Environmental Energy Science, Fundamental Energy Science, Energy Conversion Science, and Energy Science and Technology | ||
| Five-year doctoral | Southeast Asian Area Studies, African Area Studies, and Global Area Studies | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Intelligence Science and Technology, Social Informatics, Applied Analysis and Complex Dynamical Systems, Applied Mathematics and Physics, Systems Science, and Communications and Computer Engineering | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Integrated Life Science, and Systemic Life Science | ||
| Five-year doctoral | Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability | ||
| Doctoral | Global Environmental Studies | ||
| Master's & doctoral | Environmental Management | ||
| Professional | Public Policy | ||
| Professional | Business Administration |
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Awarding of degrees
1. Master's degrees
Master's degrees are awarded to those who have successfully completed two or more years of required course work and research, passed the required examination, and have had a thesis accepted.
2. Professional degrees (other than from the Law School)
Professional (master's) degrees are awarded to those who have successfully completed two or more years of required course work.
3. Professional degrees from the Law School
Juris Doctor degrees (professional degrees) are awarded to those who have successfully completed three or more years of required course work at the Law School.
4. Doctoral degrees
Doctoral degrees are awarded to those who have successfully completed three or more years of required course work and research, passed the required examination, and have had a thesis accepted.
5. Doctoral degrees from a four-year program at the Graduate School of Medicine or Pharmaceutical Sciences
Doctoral degrees are awarded to those who have successfully completed four or more years of required course work and research, passed the required examination, and have had a thesis accepted.
6. Doctoral degrees from the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS) or Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS)
Doctoral degrees are awarded to those who have successfully completed five or more years of required course work and research, passed the required examination, and have had their thesis accepted.
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