Education Policy｜Life and Functional Material Science｜GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCE｜Graduate School

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCE

Life and Functional Material Science

Basic Educational Policies for the Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science’s Life and Functional Material Science Program (Doctoral Program)

Based on the principles set forth at the founding of our university, the Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science’s Life and Functional Material Science Program actively promotes international research and educational activities in chemistry, biology and interdisciplinary studies and provides high ethical values as well as technical knowledge and skills in both basic and advanced topics. Through this, the program has set forth a basic policy that aims to cultivate “independent researchers with exceptionally creative R&D skills who will expand and develop the coordinated interdisciplinary study between the fields of chemistry and biology” as well as “highly-skilled professionals who carry the outstanding abilities required to execute advanced technical operations in chemistry, biology and coordinated interdisciplinary research”.

Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science Life and Functional Material Science Program (Doctoral Program) DP (policies on degree conferment)

The Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science Life and Functional Material Science Program confers doctoral degrees (natural science) to students with high ethical values who possess deep technical knowledge in the fields of chemistry, biology and interdisciplinary research and who work to expand and develop coordinated interdisciplinary study between these fields. Students must also be able to conduct creative research independently and have acquired the skillset necessary to engage in advanced technical operations related to these areas of study.
Candidates are required to have been enrolled in the Graduate School of Natural Science for the designated period and must have acquired the prescribed number of credits (a total of 10 or more credits, including 6 credits from required courses, 2 credits from primary electives and 2 credits from secondary electives) upon completing the courses stipulated in the CP for the Life and Functional Material Science Program and must also have passed the final examinations and doctoral thesis review within the prescribed number of years after finishing their directed study.

Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science Life and Functional Material Science Program (Doctoral Program) CP (policies on the formulation and implementation of education curricula)

In order to cultivate graduates as put forth in our basic educational policies, the Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science’s Life and Functional Material Science Program formulates and implements curricula according to the following policies and confers its doctoral degrees to those who have passed a thesis review within our organizational framework for directed study.

1. A research supervisor will appoint a subject for directed study to each student, and as a rule, these educational objectives must be met within 3 years. For this purpose, broad and effective directed study centering on one’s research supervisor is provided by the entire Life and Functional Material Science Program staff.
2. Seminars will be decided according to one’s subject of directed study and, thereby, established as required courses. Basic academic and technical knowledge required for cultivating advanced-level researchers will be introduced and discussed.
3. Basic academic and technical knowledge covering both the fundamentals of life and functional material science and advanced topics will be acquired through special lectures (primary electives), while the necessary skills for conducting research will be cultivated from practical experience gained in seminars (secondary electives).
4. Each year, a presentation is held covering the progress of student research. After undergoing a sufficient question and answer session conducted by the entire Life and Functional Material Science Program staff, presentations are evaluated and appropriate guidance delivered in preparation of the student’s doctoral thesis.
5. Research will be organized based on ethical considerations and, with attention paid to one’s ability to push research forward, a doctoral thesis review and final examinations will be conducted to evaluate one’s aptitude for independent research.

Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science Life and Functional Material Science Program (Doctoral Program) AP (policies on enrollment)

The Konan University Graduate School of Natural Science Life and Functional Material Science Program accepts applicants who understand its educational/research principles and objectives, possess the basic academic ability needed to study their particular field of life and functional material science, are capable of conducting research autonomously and have the desire to contribute to society along with the potential to be highly active in their selected field of study.