12 Full-time Master's in Sustainable Development in Japan

As a degree programme, Kyoto University's International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies programme is focused on “economics”.

The students of the Sustainable System Sciences programme from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) who intend to earn a degree in English must find an academic supervisor and obtain permission to apply prior to proceeding with the application process.

The International Cooperation Policy Master's program from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) provides students with policy-oriented and practical advice, drawing on diverse fields to train creative professionals who can understand complex challenges from multiple perspectives and formulate feasible solutions with integrative approaches from global, regional and local perspectives. 

A new 2-year master’s course program in the Department of Urban Management, Kyoto University has started in April 2011, that is, the International Course in Urban and Regional Development. All  lectures and research guidance are provided in English.

The Agricultural Development Studies degree is an English-language program at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo.

The Biosphere Sustainability Science program of Hokkaido University is unique in focusing on education and research in targeted areas.

The Green Science and Engineering Division at Sophia University is a new division and It occupies a special position among the nine divisions. First of all, the whole educational program, including the lectures and thesis research guidance, is available in English. Also, there is an emphasis on environment and sustainability related studies, important for the future of mankind.

The Global Governance and Sustainable Development program of Tohoku University is an interdisciplinary program whose primary aim is to enhance one’s ability to advance global governance and sustainable development through a combination of critical reviews of theories and problem-oriented empirical studies.

The Master in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Initiative at The University of Tokyo aims to train individuals to be leaders for developing sustainable societies.

The Department of International Development (DID) and the Department of International Cooperation Studies (DICOS) of the Graduate School of International Development (GSID) at Nagoya University jointly offer a graduate program in international development and cooperation. The program aims at equipping graduate students with knowledge of a wide range of development issues pertaining to developing countries and the practices of international development cooperation (i.e., development literacy), and capabilities and skills to contribute to solving such development issues (i.e., professional minimums). 

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Joint International Master’s Programme in Sustainable Development (Hiroshima University – University of Graz) is the first Joint Degree Program for Hiroshima University.

In the Graduate School of Science and Engineering from the University of Toyama there is offered a master degree in Global Sustainability Science.