Chemistry-Biology Combined Major

The Chemistry-Biology Combined Major Program (CBCMP) offers students a new opportunity to learn two fundamental and interacting fields, while preparing them for the challenges of the rapidly advancing scientific frontier. The aim of this program is to impart fundamental knowledge and research skills for interdisciplinary research in chemistry and biology, and to expose students to a multicultural environment for intercultural understanding and communication. This program provides classes taught in English in the liberal arts, basic sciences, and basic mathematics, as well as in-depth chemistry and biology classes such as organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular genetics, and more.

This program also offers an intensive Japanese Language Program for foreign students. Specifically, several Japanese language courses are provided for foreign students relative to the level of their Japanese proficiency.

Special features of this program are the small classes and seminars, enabling the highest educational opportunities while providing substantial practice and world-class top-level experiments using modern apparatuses and equipment. Most of the students in this program will be expected to enter a graduate course at the Graduate School of Science, the Graduate School of Engineering, or the Graduate School of Engineering Science of Osaka University. These graduate courses will take advantage of the rich array of scientific accomplishments and experiences acquired through the graduate courses taught in English, as well as through world-class cutting-edge research activities.

• Introductory Chemistry 1
• Introductory Chemistry 2
• Basic Chemistry Experiments
• Chemistry Biology Experiments 1
• Chemistry Biology Experiments 2
• Physical Chemistry 1
• Physical Chemistry 2
• Physical Chemistry 3
• Organic Chemistry 1
• Organic Chemistry 2
• Organic Chemistry 3
• Analytical Chemistry 1
• Analytical Chemistry 2
• Analytical Chemistry 3
• Inorganic Chemistry 1
• Inorganic Chemistry 2
• Inorganic Chemistry 3
• Introductory Biology 1
• Introductory Biology 2
• Marine Biology Field Work
• Bioinformatics
• Biochemistry 1
• Biochemistry 2
• Biochemistry 3 – Structural Biology
• Cell Biology 1
• Cell Biology 2
• Cell Biology 3
• Basic Biology Experiments
• Chemistry Biology Experiments 1
• Chemistry Biology Experiments 2
• Introductory Physics 1
• Introductory Physics 2
• Advanced Physics 1
• Advanced Physics 2
• Basic Physics Experiments
• Mathematics 1
• Mathematics 2
• Mathematics 3
• Introductory Statistics

• Application Fee: 17,000 JPY
• Enrollment fee: 282,000 JPY
• International applicants (students from outside of Japan) who have completed a standard 12-year school education curriculum of a country other than Japan. Included here are applicants who have completed a standard 12-year school education curriculum in a country outside Japan in less than 12 years as a result of being promoted a grade ahead of their peers. 
• TOEFL iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) A minimum score of 80 is required. 
• IELTS Academic Module A minimum score of 6.0 is required. I
• Letter of recommendation Submit a letter of recommendation from the principal and/or a senior science teacher of the last secondary school you attended, along with an evaluation of your personality and academic results. The form is not designated. A science teacher who knows the applicant well is preferable. The letter should be sealed and signed by the principal / teacher (opened letters will not be accepted).
• Results of national standardized tests for university admission Submit official scores of any standardized academic test for university entrance that you have taken. 

Scholarships

• MEXT Scholarship