The Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS) offers a degree program that seamlessly combines master's and doctoral programs and covers a colorful array of areas of expertise. The program involves active collaboration with businesses, government agencies, and partner universities. By assembling leading instructors and students from Japan and abroad, the GSAIS will guide talented students to become leaders who, equipped with a broad perspective and originality, are ready to take on global challenges in their area of specialization, whether it be related to the private, public, or academic sectors. We aim to produce graduates who are capable of assuming responsibility as global leaders, combining a wide range of knowledge, high degree of expertise, flexible thinking, and practical skills with a high sense of mission and an ethical perspective.
To address social issues, students independently conduct research on themes they propose.
In the first two years, students establish a solid foundation in their area of specialization and develop the skills to expand this expertise into comprehensive knowledge through three elective educational courses.
In the third year, students pursue a Doctoral Degree (Doctor of Philosophy) by choosing either the "Interdisciplinary Research Course", which builds on their specialization to conduct integrative research, or the "Social Practice Course", which emphasizes practical research through domestic and international training programs such as Musha Shugyo and PBR (Project-Based Research).
Noteworthy features of the GSAIS include: (i) Multiple supervisor system which helps students to acquire a solid foundation in various fields and approach problem-solving from a broader perspective, (ii) Seminars called Jukugi which foster in-depth discussions with top leaders from diverse sectors of society. Through debates on real-world issues, it aims to heighten problem awareness and enhance diverse perspectives, logical thinking, and effective communication skills, (iii) International internships lasting six months or longer, referred to as "Musha Shugyo" conducted during the third to fifth years (Social Practice Course) , which enables students to develop the diverse abilities required to operate internationally, and (iv) Project-based research (Social Practice Course), in which students plan and carry out their own projects involving various resources in Japan and abroad.
Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS)