Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences
Doctoral Programs
Dual Degree Programs at the Graduate School of Science and Technology,
Degree programs in Life and Earth Sciences
Dual Degree Programs provide doctoral students with opportunities to obtain skills and knowledge in areas outside but related to their specialty, which are necessary to engage in research or highly professional occupations. The purpose of the Dual Degree Programs is to foster students to become professionals with advanced skills and wide knowledge as well as high adaptability.
The term “Dual Degree” is used to refer to students who belong in a Doctoral Program at the University of Tsukuba Graduate School and are also enrolled in the university’s Master’s Program or a Professional Degree Program (except Law School Program at the Graduate School of Business Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. Hereinafter referred to as “master’s program”) and earning both degrees.
The Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences has introduced Dual Degree Programs in the following Doctoral Programs and Consecutive Doctoral Program.
It is not easy to earn two degrees within a limited period of time. If you wish to apply, contact the faculty member of the each program (see the Application Guide for the contact information) for consultation in advance.
Obtain a Dual Degree Program Application Form, have it signed by your prospective advisor, and submit it to the Graduate Academic Affairs, Academic Service Office for the Life and Environmental Sciences Area by the deadline for the eligibility screening specified in the Application Guide.
If you are approved through the screening process, a Dual Degree Program Admission Permit will be issued. Attach a copy of the permit to your application form and submit it to the Academic Service Office for the Systems and Information Engineering Area. (If you are applying for a Doctoral Program and a Master’s Program at the same time, attach a copy to each application form.) You will be exempt from the examination fee for the Master’s Program.
To be admitted to the Dual Degree Program, you need to pass the entrance examination and complete the enrollment procedures. According to the aims of the Dual Degree Program, if you apply for a Doctoral Program and a Master’s Program at the same time and fail the entrance examination for the Doctoral Program, you will not be admitted to the Master’s Program either.
If you pass the entrance examinations, you will be exempt from the admission fee and tuition fee for the Master’s Program during the period you are enrolled in the Dual Degree Program.