PhD

Biosphere Sustainability Science

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 2.35 k / Year(s) Deadline: May 1, 2024
501–600 place StudyQA ranking:3926 Duration:3 years

The Graduate School of Agriculture aims to produce students who have both basic and specialized knowledge of agriculture by providing advanced, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive education and research opportunities that incorporate both the humanities and the sciences.

The Special Postgraduate Program in Biosphere Sustainability Science provides a unique combination of study fields such as food, health and environmental studies. The course is designed to meet the urgent global needs concerning research and development into the preservation and sustainable utilization of our limited resources on earth. Of all the Faculties and Graduate Schools of Hokkaido University, the School of Agriculture is the oldest in the University’s history of more than 137 years. It was first established to assist in opening up the island of Hokkaido as a new frontier. Over the years it has become Japan’s leading university in agricultural sciences and has produced a plethora of eminent alumni.

Laboratory

Crop Science

Plant Nutrition

Animal Nutrition

Animal Breeding and Reproduction

Vehicle Robotics

Agricultural and food process Engineering

Crop Production Engineering

Agricultural Circulative Engineering

Agricultural and Rural Development

Animal Ecology

Land Improvement and Management

Agricultural and Environmental Physics

Soil Conservation

Soil Science

Environmental Informatics

Silviculture and Forest Ecology

Forest Chemistry

Earth Surface Processes and Land Management

Pathogen-Plant Interactions

Applied Molecular Entomology

Molecular Biology

Molecular Enzymology

Natural Product Chemistry

Molecular and Ecological Chemistry

Wood Chmistry & Chemical Biiology

Biochemistry

Applied Microbiology

Microbial Physiology

Nutritional Biochemistry

Food Biochemistry

Applied Bioproduction Engineering

Rhizosphere Control

Ecochemical Analysis

Environmental Biogeochemistry

Molecular Environmental Microbiology

In order to obtain entry into the Doctoral Course you MUST :

  • Consult with a professor prior to submitting the application
  • Hold a master’s degree or passed a qualifying examination
  • Have completed 18 years of education in a foreign country or in Japan
  • Have a GPA requirement of 2.30 (3.00 as full score) during the last 2 academic years

Scholarships

  • Japanese government MEXT scholarship
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