Foreign Student Programme
This programme is specifically prepared to enable foreign students to fulfil all the requirements to complete the Master’s course of this School through studies conducted only in English. To this end, special arrangements have been made, including offering some compulsory subjects in English. Refer to the following curriculum and “List of Subjects” to prepare the course work schedule under the guidance of the main supervisor. It is strongly noted, however, that the Curriculum and Registration Rules of the School shall be applied to basic matters relevant to enrolment, registration, credits, research, graduation requirements etc. in the School, except as stated in the special arrangements explained herewith for foreign students. It must be also noted that foreign students who do not register for this Programme shall study mainly in Japanese in accordance to the standard curriculum of the School.
Curriculum for the Foreign Student Programme
Compulsory Subjects Students must be awarded all the 14 credit points listed below. (unit: credits)
| Subjects | unit:credits |
|---|---|
| Technology, Sustainable Food and Agriculture | The Synergy 2 (in English) |
| Fisheries & Fisheries Sciences | 2 credits (in English) |
| Thesis Research Advanced Ethics | 1 credit (in Japanese & English) |
| Thesis Research Special Study I | 3 credit (in Japanese & English) |
| Thesis Research Special Study II | 4 credit (in Japanese & English) |
| Thesis Research Special Study III | 2 credit (in Japanese & English) |
Elective Subjects
Students must be awarded the 16 credit points in the form of “elective subjects” (taught in English or Japanese & English) are shown in “List of Subject”. Reading through the notes added to the List of Subjects is strongly suggested.
Advice for Registration into the Programme
Registration for the Foreign Student Programme
All foreign students who study in this Programme shall register upon enrolment into the School. There is no limitation on the number of students joining the Programme.
Withdrawal from the Foreign Student Programme
When a student registered for the Foreign Student Programme wants to withdraw from the Programme, promptly notifying the School is required. Withdrawal from the Programme after the confirmation of registration of subjects offered in Semester III is not permitted. It must be noted that the stated special arrangements shall not apply to students who withdraw.
Prohibition of Double registration into the “Foreign Student Programme” and “International Linkage Programme (ILP) in Tropical Fisheries”
Double registration into the Foreign Student Programme and the International Linkage Programme on Tropical Fisheries is not be permitted.