Overview

About the programme

The Life Science Innovation Program from University of Tsukuba, offers degrees in the research fields - Disease Mechanism, Drug Discovery, Food Innovation and Environmental Management.

What makes this program unique is that the students will be provided with academic background and at the same time, gain technical expertise through internships at different national and private institution in Tsukuba City.

The knowledge gained on the field of specialization will help them to find innovative approaches that are cross-disciplinary and create synergies between these fields.

Our goal is to develop human resources with advanced and world-class professional research capabilities and initiate innovation in life science research

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Translational Science in Drug Discovery

Food Functionality

Food Safety

Biomass Science

Water Environment and Life Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-22 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

34 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sociology Management Studies Human Resource Management View 7 other Masters in Sociology in Japan

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

OEIC Listening & Reading Test Official Score Certificate with photo identification, TOEFL-PBT or iBT Examinee’s Score Record with photo identification, TOFEL-iBT Home edition Test Taker Score Report, or IELTS (Academic Module) Official Test Report Form with photo identification of either of the examination you took in the past two years.

Motivation letter, a study plan, academic/non-academic background, and future career plan(s)

A recommendation letter of the department dean or the supervisor

(Expected) Graduation Certificate

Degree Certificate

Academic Transcript

Tuition Fee

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International

535800 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 535800 JPY per year during 24 months.
National

535800 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 535800 JPY per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Tsukuba

111200 - 165260 JPY /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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