Civil Engineering

This new four-year international course in English leads to a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Undergraduate School of Global Engineering. The course aims to cultivate human resources capable of designing and managing civil infrastructures while considering global environmental issues around urban and regional areas, particularly in Asian and African countries.

In the first three years of the course, all the classes will be given at Kyoto University’s Yoshida Campus (Main Campus). First and second year students will primarily study subjects covering the liberal arts and the fundamentals of the natural sciences, such as fundamental mathematics, physics and Information Processing Basics, etc. Scientific English and basic Japanese lectures are also available. The number of specialized subjects increases substantially in the second semester of the second year. Second and third year students must therefore concentrate on studying a wide range of specialized subjects in the civil engineering fields. In the fourth (final) year, those who have earned a sufficient number of credits will join one of the civil engineering research groups at Katsura Campus, Yoshida Campus or Uji Campus, and will begin the research project for their bachelor’s thesis. The thesis must be submitted and presented in February of the final academic year. Once the thesis is successfully completed, students will graduate in March.

Postgraduate master programs will be opened in graduate schools, and professional education and research opportunities are provided on “Management of civil infrastructure” and “Urban and regional development” in master course and “Human Security Engineering” in doctoral course.

• Have completed or be expected to have completed the entire period of 12 years of primary to secondary education in a country outside of Japan by March 31, 2018
• Have completed or be expected to have completed 12 years of primary and secondary education by March 31, 2018 in an educational institution located in Japan which is based on a foreign country's education system and is recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Science and Technology or has received certification from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI) or the Council of International Schools (CIS). [Those who wish to apply under this condition must take Examination for International Students (EJU) as national standard test.]
• Be in possession of an International Baccalaureate, the German Abitur, or Baccalaureate attained at a secondary education institution abroad by March 31, 2018.
• Be in possession of an educational background that is equivalent to a). [This must be verified by Kyoto University before proceeding.]
• All of the applicants including the native English speakers must submit official score report of English proficiency test (either TOEFL or IELTS). [Minimum requirement: TOEFL iBT 80 or PBT 550, IELTS (Academic Module) 6.0]
• Those who intend to apply for the course under above mentioned eligibility condition b must have taken Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) as national standard test.
• Second Screening will be conducted by Kyoto University in mid to late October, 2017
• Essay (Form E). Write your essay in this Word form. Count the number of words carefully so that the essay does not exceed 1,000 words. (Unless it is within 1,000 words, you may use two pages of the Form E.) Fill in the date, your name and signature below the completed essay.
• Financial Plan for undergraduate Study (Form F)
• Application Fee 17,000 JPY
• Admission Fee 282,000 JPY