Civil Engineering

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English Japanese
Local:$ 3.48 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 3.48 k / Year(s) Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
54 place StudyQA ranking:9808 Duration:4 years

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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.

30010Introduction to Global Engineering

30040Computer Programming in Global Engineering

35010Introduction to Global Engineering

35020Exercises in Infrastructure Design

35030Computer Programming in Global Engineering

30100Fundamental Mechanics

31330Resources and Energy

30030Probabilistic and Statistical Analysis and Exercises

30140Environmental Health

31810Introduction to Civil Enginnering I

30050Mathematics for Global Engineering

31340Systems Analysis and Exercises for Planning and Management

31620Soil Mechanics I and Exercises

30130Hydraulics and Exercises

20510Engineering Mathematics B1

30080Structural Mechanics I and Exercises

31320Fundamental Environmental Engineering I

31350Geophysical Prospecting

35040Fundamental Mechanics

35050Probabilistic and Statistical Analysis and Exercises

35060Design for Infrastructure I

35070Systems Analysis and Exercises for Planning and Management

35080Soil Mechanics I and Exercises

35090Hydraulics and Exercises

35100Engineering Mathmatics B1

35110Structural Mechanics I and Exercises

31110Dynamics of Soil and Structures

31400Atmospheric and Global Environmental Engineering

32000Fundamental Theory of Elasticity and Stress Analysis

30240Construction Materials

30530Water Quality

31650Fluid Mechanics

31410Environmental Engineering, Laboratory I

31640Structural Mechanics II and Exercises

31390Fundamental Environmental Engineering II

31360Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

30570Radiological Health Engineering

31170Continuum Mechanics

31080Engineering Geology and Exercises

31370Coastal Environmental Engineering

30300Fundamentals of Hydrology

31070Soil Mechanics II and Exercises

30590Environmental Plant Engineering

31380Experiments on Soil Mechanics and Exercises

31660Physical Chemistry

30440Planning and Management of Social Systems

31730Engineering Mathematics B2

31740Engineering Mathematics B2

30870Experiments on Hydraulics

32200Experimental Basics in Earth Resources and Energy Science, Laboratory.

30850Public Economics

30400Surveying and Field Practice

30550Sewerage System Engineering

32100Numerical Methods for Engineering and Exercises

30540Water Supply Engineering

31530Transport Policy

31440Advanced Resources and Energy Engineering

30580Solid Waste Management

30450Urban and Regional Planning

31520Transportation Management Engineering

31750Rock Engineering

31760Rock Engineering

31510Geoenvironmental Engineering

31800Materials and Plasticity

32300Geological and Geophysical Survey,Field Excursion

31540Environmental Engineering , LaboratoryII

31820Design for Infrastructure II

30460River Engineering

30760Measurement Systems

30320Water Resources Engineering

31900Mechanical Properties of Solids and Fracture Mechanics

31570Materials testing for mineral science and technology

31630Urban and Landscape Design

30770Separation Technology

31480Geoinformatics

30250Concrete Engineering

31560Heat Transfer

31500Earthquake and Wind Resistance of Structures, and Related Structural Design Principles

31490Computer Programming and Experiment on Structural Mechanics

31550Wave Motions for Engineering

31470Spot Training

35120Dynamics of Soil and Structures

35130Construction Materials

35140Structural Mechanics II and Exercises

35150Continuum Mechanics

35160Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

35170Fundamentals of Hydrology

35180Coastal Environmental Engineering

35190Soil Mechanics II and Exercises

35200Experiments on Soil Mechanics and Exercises

35210Planning and Management of Social Systems

35220Engineering Mathematics B2

35230Experiments on Hydraulics

35240Public Economics

35250Transport Policy

35260Urban and Regional Planning

35270Transportation Management Engineering

35280Geoenvironmental Engineering

35290Rock Engineering

35300Design for InfrastructureⅡ

35310Water Resources Engineering

35320River Engineering

35330International Construction Management

35340International Internship

35350Earthquake and Wind Resistance of Structures, and Related Structural Design Principles

35360Concrete Engineering

35370Computer Programming and Experiment on Structural Mechanics

30880Global Engineering for Disaster Reduction

30860Construction Materials, Laboratory

31610Time Series Analysis

31770Design Exercise for Global Engineering A

31790Design Exercise for Global Engineering C

21050Engineering Ethics

31590Earth Resources and Ocean Energy

30840Administration of Public Works

31200Underground Development Engineering

31780Design Exercise for Global Engineering B

30890Introduction to Architectural Engineering

21080Introduction to Engineering

22020Exercise in English of Science and Technology(in English)

22110Engineering and Ecology(in English)

22210Engineering and Economy(in English)

24010Global Leadership Seminar I

25010Global Leadership Seminar II

Applicants must satisfy ALL of the following requirements.
(1) Must NOT have Japanese citizenship. [This includes dual citizenship.]
(2) Must fulfill at least one of the following four conditions:
a) Have completed or be expected to have completed 12 years of primary to secondary
education in a country outside of Japan by March 31, 2015. (for 2015 academic year)
b) Have completed or be expected to have completed 12 years of primary to secondary
education by March 31, 2015 (for 2015 academic year) 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, Science and Technology or has received
certification from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC),
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) or the Council of International
Schools (CIS). In addition, applicants must be 18 years old or older by March 31, 2015.(for 2015 academic year)
c) Be in possession of an International Baccalaureate, the German Abitur, or Baccalaureate
attained at a secondary educational institution abroad, and must be 18 years old or older
by March 31, 2015.(for 2015 academic year)
d) Be in possession of an educational background that is equivalent to a). [This must be
verified by Kyoto University before proceeding.]


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  • ✔️ Flexible study schedule
  • ✔️ Experienced teachers
  • ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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The university provides study grants to cover the cost of the admission fee.
The university and the alumni association of civil engineering related departments provide
scholarships for students who have superior grades. 

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