Special Program for International Students
GRADUATE COURSE IN EARTH SCIENCE
& GEOENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The Interdisciplinary Faculty of Science and Engineering offers a special
graduate course in Earth Science and Geoenvironmental Science for both
international students and Japanese students. The course is available at
the Master's level (M.Sc., M.Eng. and M.Sc. Eng.) and for doctoral study
(D.Sc, D. Eng., Ph.D) The Master's course is of two years duration, and
comprises course work, seminars and a research thesis. The doctoral
course runs for three years, and consists of course work, seminars and a
research thesis, plus a requirement for completion of two reviewed
publications. At both levels courses are taught in English.
This course follows an earlier program from which over 100 international students successfully graduated from Shimane University. The original program was reorganized and extended in 2007 to form our current course of study.
General aims of the program
Our graduate
program accepts students of excellence from all over the world,
especially from Asia and the Pacific rim regions. Japanese students can
also be accepted into the program.
Research and education in the program is based on geology and earth
science, to solve worldwide problems and to enhance sustainable
development of the human world. The aims of the graduate program are to:
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encourage a systematic understanding of earth materials and earth resources;
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to promote better understanding of the mutual relationships among humanity, living things, and the earth from historical and geoenvironmental viewpoints; and
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to establish effective prevention engineering against natural hazards and disasters, based on a wide knowledge of geological processes and environmental changes.
Our graduate program is aimed at producing international-level researchers and technical specialists in the earth sciences, geoenvironmental science, and related fields.
Course work is now available in three categories:
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Advanced Earth Science
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Earth Resource Science and Technology
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Geoenvironment and Natural Hazards
The above categories are outlined in more detail on the Course Contents page.
The course is currently supported by 27 academic staff who supervise the
research of each student and their graduate thesis. Students also have
access to a variety of analytical equipment, including TIMS, EPMA, XRF,
XRD, AAS and SEM, among others.
Follow the links at left for further details of the program.
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Application
Guide & Form
(for the 2010
Academic Year)
Last
Updated:
(December. 4th, 2009)
