Graduate School of Science and Technology

Tuition fees for Graduate School of Science and Technology are 535,800 JPY per year.

The Doctoral Program in Bioindustrial Sciences, part of the Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, is a three-year doctoral program taught in English, with entry each October. The program applies biological science to industrial and agricultural applications, covering areas such as biotechnology, food and fermentation science, and applied microbiology, and doctoral candidates pursue original research under faculty supervision toward a dissertation. The University of Tsukuba describes itself as a future-oriented, open institution offering interdisciplinary education aimed at fostering internationally minded graduates. Its faculties span the humanities, sciences, sports, and the arts, and the university aims to nurture future leaders through a broad range of academic study, drawing on its location in Tsukuba, a center for scientific research in Japan. Doctoral candidates in the Bioindustrial Sciences program typically join a research laboratory and combine laboratory-based biological research with applications relevant to industry, such as fermentation technology, bio-based materials, or agricultural biotechnology, building toward a dissertation over the three-year program. Graduates pursue careers in biotechnology and food industry research and development, academic research, and government agricultural or environmental agencies. English-medium instruction and an October intake are designed to make the program accessible to international doctoral candidates without requiring Japanese-language proficiency at entry.