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Educational and Research Course
 
   Although the basic structure of our educational and research courses consists of undergraduate schools and graduate schools, these schools are further divided into departments and courses in accordance with individual fields of specialization. Graduate schools are set up for students who wish to continue study and research after finishing undergraduate school. Kyushu University also provides services to students other than its normal undergraduate and graduate students, such as research students, special students, and auditors.
  Students intending to study at the university should bear in mind that mastering the Japanese language before entrance is necessary because, except for a portion of the graduate courses, all lectures and instructions are given in Japanese.
 
Undergraduate Course
  The length of study at the undergraduate schools is 4 years, with the exception of 6 years for the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and School of Dentistry. In the first year to year and a half, undergraduate students are to take only courses of general education with only a few specialized courses. The university also provides special classes of Japanese Language and Japanese Studies for International Students. Undergraduate students are awarded a bachelor's degree after earning all the credits necessary for graduation.
  Students of the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and School of Dentistry are qualified to take the national examinations after graduation. Those who pass the examinations may then become doctors or dentists. Graduates of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences are also qualified to take the national examination and can then become licensed pharmacists if they pass the examination.
  Similarly, regarding the Department of Health Science in the School of Medicine, graduates of the Nursing Course, Radiological Sciences Course, and Medical Technology Course can take the respective national examinations and become nurses, radiologists, or medical test technicians.
 
School of Letters Bachelor of Arts
School of Education Bachelor of Education
School of Law Bachelor of Laws
School of Economics Bachelor of Economics
School of Sciences Bachelor of Science
Department of Medicine,
School of Medicine		 Doctor of Medicine
Department of Health Sciences,School of Medicine Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry Doctor of Dental Surgery
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering
School of Design Bachelor of Design
School of Agriculture Bachelor of Science
 
Graduate Course

  Graduate Schools are set up for students who wish to continue research in their field of specialization.
Each graduate school consists of two years for the master's course and three years for the doctoral course. However, the Graduate School of Dentistry and the Graduate School of Medicine have only four year doctoral courses, while the Graduate School of Law's professional degree course is a three year program. In addition, the Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences doctoral course is five years, but a master's degree may be awarded to anyone who is judged to have attained the scholastic ability equal to that of a master's level course. Only students who have earned all the necessary credits and have had their dissertations accepted are awarded the appropriate master's or doctoral degree, listed as follows.
 
Graduate Schools Master Course Professional Degree Doctoral Course
Graduate School of
Humanities		 Master of Arts   Doctor of Literature
Graduate School of Social
and Cultural Studies		 Master of Arts
Master of Science		   Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Science
Graduate School of Human-
Environment Studies		 Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Arts
Master of Engineering		   Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Literature
Ph.D. (Education)
Ph.D. (Psychology)
Doctor of Engineering
Graduate School of Law Master of Laws (Tentative title) Doctor of Laws
Law School      
Graduate School of
Economics		 Master of Economics Master of Business
Administration		 Doctor of Economics
Graduate School of Sciences Master of Science   Doctor of Science
Graduate School of
Mathematics		 Master of Mathematics   Ph.D. (Mathematics)
Graduate School of Systems
Life Sciences		 Master of System Life
Sciences
Master of Science
Master of Engineering
Master of Arts		   Ph.D. (Systems Life
Sciences)
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Graduate School of Medical
Sciences		 Master of Medical Sciences Master of Public Health Ph.D. (Medical Science))
Graduate School of
Dentistry		     Ph.D. (Dental Sciences)
Ph.D. (Clinical Dentistry)
Ph.D.
Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences		 Master of Pharmaceutical
Sciences		   Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical
Sciences)
Graduate School of
Engineering		 Master of Engineering   Doctor of Engineering
Graduate School of Design Master of Design   Doctor of Design
Doctor of Engineering
Graduate School of
Information Science and
Electrical Engineering		 Master of Arts
Master of Science
Master of Engineering
Master of Arts		   Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Interdisciplinary Graduate
School of Engineering
Sciences		 Master of Science
Master of Engineering
Master of Arts		   Doctor of Science
Doctor of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Graduate School of
Bioenvironmental Sciences		 Master of Science   Ph.D. (Agricultural
Science)
 
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