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4. Program and Degree Master's Program in Agro-Bioresources Science and
Technology
Master of Agricultural Science, Master of Bioresources
Degree
Engineering, Master of Biotechnology
5. Standard time table Starting as a Research Student up to 6 months, then 2 years as a
(Years needed for graduation) Masters Student after passing the entrance examination
(1) Lecture: All lectures in English
(2) Text: English
(3) Laboratory work: Safety instructions are written in English.
Conducting of the research is generally instructed by the supervisor in
English.
6. Language of Program
(4) Seminar: All seminars including Japanese students are generally in
Japanese, but all the seminars providing by foreign students are in
English.
(5) Thesis Guidance by academic supervisor is regularly conducted in
English.
(1) TOEFL ITP:510 PBT: 510 TOEIC:615 IELTS 5.5
Linguistic Ability
is required
7. Desirable English level and
Necessary Academic background EJU, IELTS, GRE (2) At least 16 years of academic background or
or else equivalent
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University of Tsukuba
Features of University
Our university was established in October 1973,
due to the relocation of its antecedent, the Tokyo University
of Education, to the Tsukuba area. As the first
comprehensive university in Japan to be established under a
country-wide university reform plan, the University has
featured "Openness" with "New Systems for Education and
Research" under a "New University Administration." The
university reform plays a major role in our continuing effort
for improvement. We are striving to create a unique, active,
and internationally competitive university with superlative
education and research facilities.
The University of Tsukuba aims to establish free
exchange and close relationships in both basic and applied
sciences with educational and research organizations and
academic communities in Japan and overseas. While
developing these relationships, we intend to pursue education and research to cultivate men and women
with creative intelligence and rich human qualities.
The University of Tsukuba endeavors to contribute to the progress of science and culture.
Formerly, Japanese universities tended to remain cloistered in their own narrow, specialized fields,
creating polarization, stagnation in education and research and alienation from their communities.
The University of Tsukuba has decided to function as a university which is open to all within and outside
of Japan. Toward this end, the university has made it its goal to develop an organization better suiting the
functions and administration with a new concept of education and research highly international in
character, rich in diversity and flexibility and capable of dealing sensitively with the changes occurring in
contemporary society.
To realize this, it has vested in its staff and administrative authorities the powers necessary to
carry out these responsibilities.
The University of Tsukuba aims to be an open university in all aspects and we are a frontrunner
in the university reform in Japan. Our fundamental principle is to create a flexible education and research
structure as well as a university system to meet the needs of the next generation. We aspire to be a
comprehensive university, continuously meeting new challenges and developing new areas. The
foremost mission of a university is to provide an environment that allows future leaders to realize their
potential in full. The University of Tsukuba gives students the opportunity develop their individuality and
skills through an education that is backed by cutting-edge research. Toward this end, we set the following
goals.
1.We aim to actively expand interdisciplinary and integrative approaches to education research, further
specialized expertise and produce distinguished research.
2.We aim to provide an environment that allows future leaders to realize their potential in full and gives
them the opportunity to develop their individuality and skills through education that is backed by
cutting-edge research.
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University of Tsukuba
3.As the core of Tsukuba Science City with its concentration of scientific research institutes, we aim to
promote collaboration among industry, academia and government, and actively contribute to society while
continuing to strengthen our education and research capacity.
4.Promotion of basic and applied researches with scientific and social values, and researches
contributing to the inheritance of science and culture to
the next generation
5.Our university has links with countries and regions all
over the world and we aim to become a university with
high international reputation and influence by actively
promoting world-class education and research activities
and collaborative interaction.
6.We take the initiative in university reform through
collaborative work between staff and faculty members
and valuing their individuality and abilities.
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University of Tsukuba
Chairman's Message
Professor Yuichi YAMAOKA,
Chairman of the Master's Program in Agro-bioresources Science and Technology
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University of Tsukuba
including the preparatory and depth subjects. To complete the course, a total of 30 credits from various
subjects covering field of agricultural productions, management, biotechnology and forest resources and
a dissertation are required. Supervision for the master's thesis is conducted by the members of our
Master's Program having appropriate experiences and research records, which is helpful for the students
to complete the master's course successfully.
Graduate students in this program can master the basics of advanced agricultural research from
long-term internship at international agricultural research institutes and partner universities. Master's
Program curriculum includes subjects developed under the collaboration with the partner universities in
Asia, the Pacific and Africa. At this moment we have e-learning course works with nine leading
Universities in Asia. In addition, Agricultural and Forest Research Center, University of Tsukuba provides
the internship facilities on campus.
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Master Course
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Academic Schedule
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Plant Breeding OHSAWA Ryo (Mr.) Study on conversation and efficient utilization of genetic resources
YOSHIOKA Yosuke (Mr.) Genetic analysis of important traits in crops
Pollination biology for seed multiplication of crops
Development of digital phenotyping method
Crop Science MARUYAMA Sachio (Mr.) Physiological and ecological research for raising grain
NOMURA Koji (Mr.) yield and quality of crop plants
Physiological research on the mechanisms and control
of stress tolerance in crop plants
Olericulture and EZURA Hiroshi (Mr.) Molecular and physiological dissections of useful traits involved in
Floriculture FUKUDANaoya(Mr.) agricultural production in vegetables and ornamentals
MATSUKURA Chiaki (Mr.) Development of genetic engineering and intensive production
ARIIZUMI Tohru (Mr.) technologies for vegetables and ornamentals
KANG Seung Won (Mr.) Genetics and genomics for fleshy fruit (Solanaceae and
Cucurbitaceae) research and development
Pomology and SUGAYA Sumiko (Ms.) Study on physiological, biochemical ,and molecular
Agro-biological Sciences Field
Postharvest Physiology SEKOZAWA Yoshihiko (Mr.) mechanisms of fruit maturation and bud dormancy of the fruit tree
of Fruits Study on postharvest physiology of fruit
Study on the effects of environmental stress on reproduction and
fruit production of fruit tree
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Forest Ecotopology KAMIJYO Takashi (Mr.) Dynamics and function of forest ecosystem
KAWADA Kiyokazu (Mr.) Vegetation science and management
Conservation and restoration of arid and semi-arid ecosystem
Conservation of endangered species
Conservation of Regional TSUMURA Yoshihiko (Ms.) Conservation genetics of tropical tree species, and phylogeography of
Resources FUJIOKA Masahiro (Mr.)
forest tree species and genetic study of local adaptation
SEINO Tatsuyuki (Mr.)
Study on conservation of regional resources
Wildlife management and biodiversity conservation
Plant Stress Biology *FUJITA Yasunari (Mr.) Molecular elucidation of stress tolerance
(Japan International Res. mechanisms in plants
Center for Agricultural Sci. Development of environmental stress-tolerant crops
(JIRCAS) )
Science of Functional Food *WATANABE Jun (Mr.) Development of food resources with greater
Resources (NFRI) value-added by addition of physiological functions
Establishment of analytical methods for
physiological functions of food resources
Functional Utilization of *KIMURA Kiyoshi (Mr.) Improvement of Honeybee health for the
Beneficial Insects (NARO Institute of Livestock advancement of apiculture
and Grassland Science Genetic improvement in characteristics of
(NILGS)) honeybees to contribute to apiculture
Research on characterization and utilization of
pollinator insects
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Rural Sociology and KATO Morihiro (Mr.) Historical study on agriculture and rural
Agricultural History YUZAWA Noriko (Ms.) communities of Japan
Study on 17-19th centuries manuals of agri-
cultural technology
Forest Resource TACHIBANA Satoshi (Mr.) Study on forest economics and policy
Economics MASUDA Misa (Ms.) International comparative study on management
and utilization of forest resources
International comparative study on production and
marketing of forest products
Forest Resources Sociology SHIGA Kazuhito (Mr.) Historical study of forest management in Japan
KOHROKI Katsuhisa (Mr.) Socioeconomic study on regional forest
management in Japan
Comparative study on forestry organizations
Rural Development Study *FURUYA Jun (Mr.) Identification of the socio-economic factors and
(Japan International Res. conditions for sustainable agriculture development in
Center for Agricultural the Asian and African countries
Sci.(JIRCAS)) World food model analysis, impacts of global
warming on agriculture and food security
Regional Forest Resource *HIRANO Yuichiro (Mr.) Identification of social conflicts over forest resources
Development (Forestry and Forest Products Study on how to lead rural deveropment by
Research Istitute (FFPRI) ) utilizing forest resources
Bioresource Technology NAKAJIMA Mitsutoshi (Mr.) Micro / nano-engineering for advanced bioresource processing
Bioresource Environment Engineering Field
Development Marcos Antonio das NEVES Micro/ nano-channel technology for advanced food processing
Formulation of food micro /nano-dispersions and
evaluation of their gastrointestinal digestion
Effective utilization of food processing waste for
value addition
Arid Land Engineering ADACHI Yasuhisa (Mr.) Water and solute transportation in soil.
KOBAYASHI Motoyoshi (Mr.) Salinity and erosion of soil
IRIE Mitsuteru (Mr.) Water resource engineering in arid land, water
quality control, water treatment
Physics and chemistry of soil, soil pollution,
colloid and interface
Eco-system Structure HOTTA Norifumi (Mr.) Process study on sediment supply, sediment
Engineering YAMAKAWA Yosuke (Mr.) transport and hydrology in mountain watersheds as
the basic ecosystem structure
Effect of climate change on sediment supply
processes in mountain area
Effect of forest conditions on sediment supply,
sediment transport and hydrological processes
Evapotranspiration and respiration estimates from
plantation forests
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Water Resources ISHII Astushi (Mr.) Development and management of irrigation systems
Management Engineering Water resources evaluation for development
Participatory irrigation management
Farmland System KOBAYASHI Motoyoshi (Mr.) Farmland engineering, soil conservation engineering
Engineering YAMASHITA Yuji (Mr.) Soil Physics, Environmental materials
Bioproduction and TAKIGAWA Tomohiro (Mr.) Intelligent machinery and robotics for agricultural production
Machinery NOGUCHI Ryozo (Mr.) System analysis for bioenergy production and utilization
Tofael AHAMED (Mr.) Real-time crop monitoring systems for site-
GENKAWA Takuma (Mr.) specific management
Process analytical technology for postharvest
engineering using spectroscopy
Bioresource Environment Engineering Field
Protected Area and ITO Taiichi (Mr.) Ideas behind protected areas
Wildlife Management SAKATA Keisuke (Mr.) Planning methods of natural areas
Management of recreational use
Wildlife management in protected areas
Rural Environment *TARUYA Hiroyuki (Mr.) Planning methodology for improving the
Improvement *MASUMOTO Takao (Mr.) productive function and living environment in rural
(National Inst. for Rural and semi-mountainous areas
Engineering) Evaluation technologies for hydrological and
ecological environment in rural areas
Biosphere Informatics * We develop innovative remote sensing and modeling methods for
quantitative assessment of eco- physiological processes in the
soil-plant-atmosphere system. By means of such advanced
methods, we tackle a range of agro-ecosystem issues such as
growth diagnosis, resource managements, and environmental
conservation at various scales.
Agri-Food Process KITAMURA Yutaka (Mr.) Removal of food hazard by wet milling
Engineering Milling of components related to health function
By spray dry
Development of novel food by applying rice slurry
Chemistry of Biomaterials OHI Hiroshi (Mr.) Chemistry for wood pulping and pulp bleaching
NAKAGAWA- IZUMI Akiko Chemical utilization of biomaterials and bio-
(Ms.) refinery
Micro-analysis of wood components (lignin,
tannin, carbohydrate and others) and the related compounds
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Food Development Science 1*SUGIYAMA Junichi (Mr.) Fluorescence finger print and its imaging
(National Food Res. Inst.) technology for identification, discrimination,
quantification and visualization on foods.
Direct gel conversion technology of grain for new processing foods.
Nanoand Micro-scale Food *TODORIKI Setsuko (Ms.) Microbial control of food with ionizing radiation.
Analysis (National Food Res. Inst.) Quality changes of food components by oxidative stresses.
Regional Forest Resource *YAMADA Tatsuhiko (Mr.) Development of lignin based functional bio-
Development (Forest & Forest Products materials
Res. Inst) Chemical conversion of cellulosic biomass for
preparing useful chemicals, liquid fuels and fuel
additives
Rapid analysis of lignocellulosics to evaluate
potential of forest biomass
Biochemistry of Bioactive MATSUMOTO Hiroshi (Mr.) Identification of molecular targets of the bioactive compounds in
Applied Biochemistry Field
Molecules USUI Takeo mammalian and plant cells and their action mechanisms
Antioxidative responses to photooxidative stresses
Biosynthesis of aroma compounds
Semiochemicals mediating interactions among insects, plants
and animals
Structural Biochemistry TANAKA Toshiyuki (Mr.) Analysis of the structure-function relationship of proteins involved
in signal transduction and transcription regulation
Analysis of the chromophore-protein interactions of chromoprotein
antitumor antibiotics
Protein engineering based on detailed structural information
on functional proteins
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Animal Bioresource *OGURA Atsuo (Mr.) Characterization of the germ cell genome using a nuclear transfer
Engineering *INOUE Kimiko (Ms.) technique
( RIKEN ) Analysis of the mechanisms for zygotic gene activation using a
nuclear transfer technique
Development of techniques for preservation of male germ cells
using microinsemination
Bioreaction Engineering 1 SATO Seigo (Mr.) Application of polymolecular aggregates for bioprocesses
ICHIKAWA Sosaku (Mr.) Production of useful materials by enzymes and microorganisms
Applied Microbiology NOMURA Nobuhiko (Mr.) Bacterial cell- cell communication and biofilm formation
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Cell Cultivation AOYAGI Hideki (Mr.) Development of cultivation system for cell and
Engineering protoplast with novel functional activities and their
biotechnological application
Analysis of naturally-occurring microbial symbiotic
association, construction of artificial symbiotic
system and their application for various bioprocesses
Cell cultivation engineering and development of
novel bioreactors
Biomimetic Chemistry ( ) Enzyme isomerism leading chiral homogeneity
Characterization of polyelectrolyte complex
Polymer chemistry for exploration and simulation of biological
functions
Functional Foods and Food YOSHIDA Shigeki (Mr.) Structure and function of bioactive compounds in food
Chemistry Production of bioactive compounds by using bioconversion process
Development of industrial enzymes for food production
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Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Evolutionary Biology of *FUKATSU Takema (Mr.) Biological function, evolution and origin of
Symbiosis (AIST) endosymbiotic associations between insects and
microcroorganisms
Molecular, physiological and regulating
mechanisms underlying sophisticated inter-
organismal interactions in symbiosis, parasitism,
manipulation and sociality
Molecular Neurobiology *DOI Motomichi (Mr.) Molecular analysis of nervous-system formation and maintenance
(AIST) Development of screening systems for neuronal dysfunctions and
diseases
Development of in-vivo imaging methods for neuronal functions
Environmental Plant YAMAJI Keiko (Ms.) Effect of endophytic microbes on heavy-metal stress tolerance in
Biochemistry plants
Effect of endophytic microbes on Pathogenic stress tolerance in
plants
Effect of radio Cs on function of endophytic microbes
* Adjunct professor of the Cooperative Graduate School (not assigned academic advisors position for research students [kenkyusei]).
1 The faculty member marked with 1 will be retired by March 31,2017.
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In this course, student will develop the
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Special Research Work papers on this research field.
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