Course Summary

The materials science program is an integrated program, with the first part consisting of the master’s program and the second the doctoral program.

In order to realize education in the international materials science field, the first part of the course consists of the International Program subjects of Materials Science International Ⅰ, Materials Science Practice Ⅰ, Materials Science Special Practice Ⅰ, and Materials Science Special Seminar Ⅰ as well as the Communication subjects, in addition to the original requirements at each student’s department.

Materials Science International Ⅰ is a lecture course given in English on materials science covering all aspects from fundamental to application. Materials Science Practice Ⅰ is a hands-on course that includes planning and operation at the sponsored materials science international symposium. Materials Science Special Practice Ⅰ is a hands-on course that plans and operates at the other international conferences or summer schools. Materials Science Special Seminar Ⅰ features a short term study abroad, such as a visiting survey of candidate institutes for “Materials Science Special Seminar Ⅱ,” or participation in short courses at partner universities, etc. The Communication category subjects are Practical English Skills I and Practical Japanese Skills I. These subjects aim to give learners the ability to play an active role in the international community in English or Japanese.

The second part of the program consists of the International Program subjects of Materials Science International Ⅱ, Materials Science Practice Ⅱ, Materials Science Special Practice Ⅱ, and Materials Science Special Seminar Ⅱ as well as the Communication subjects, in addition to the original requirements at each student’s department.

Materials Science International Ⅱ offers to help students learn wide-ranging knowledge from fundamentals to applications in advanced fields by the various lectures given by visiting professors from overseas partner universities. Materials Science Practice Ⅱ is a practical course that plans and manages one session of the sponsored materials science international symposium. Materials Science Special Practice Ⅱ is a practical course that plans and manages at the other international conferences or summer schools. Materials Science Special Seminar Ⅱ features at least six months of overseas research training on topics related to materials science under the supervision of a partner university professor. The Communication category subjects are Practical English Skills Ⅱ and Practical Japanese Skills Ⅱ. These subjects aim to give learners the further ability to play an active role in the international community in English or Japanese.

This education program will be implemented as a three-stage Qualification Examination (QE).

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Requirements

Master’s Course

• Practical Japanese Skills I is for native speakers of English and Practical English Skills I is for non-native speakers of English.
• If you obtain a predetermined certification or score in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, you will be deemed to have passed Practical Japanese Skills I and will be given 2 credits. Please see the GP-MS office.

Doctoral Course

• Practical Japanese Skills II is for native speakers of English and Practical English Skills II is for non-native speakers of English.
• If you obtain a predetermined certification or score in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, you will be deemed to have passed Practical Japanese Skills II and will be given 2 credits. Please see the GP-MS office.
• If you have transferred to the doctoral program and have not earned the credits of the compulsory subjects of Material Science InternationalⅠ, Material Science PracticeⅠ, Material Science Special SeminarⅠ, and CommunicationⅠ, you also need to earn these six credits to complete the program.

Advancement and Completion Requirements

(1) Requirements to Advance to the Doctoral Course

• Meet the passing requirements of the department of affiliation.
• Acquire at least 4 credits in the International Program I category and at least 2 credits in the Communication category.
• Acquire the required number of credits in the Seminar and Research category.
• Pass the Qualification Examination II (QE II) in the GP-MS program.

(2) Completion Requirements

• Meet the passing requirements of the department of affiliation.
• Acquire at least 6 credits in the International Program II category and at least 2 credits in the Communication II category.
• Acquire the required number of credits in the Seminar and Research category.
• Pass the Qualification Examination III (QE III) in the GP-MS program.
• Submit a doctoral dissertation and pass the screening and a final degree examination at Tohoku University Institute for Promoting Graduate Degree Programs after receiving the necessary research-related guidance.