Master in Environmental Management (International Environmental Management Program)

Tuition comes to 535,800 JPY per year.

Kyoto University's International Environmental Management Program offers a master's track in Environmental Management, a two-year course taught in English that begins each April. Founded in June of 1897, Kyoto University has built a long history in the historic city of Kyoto, a center of traditional Japanese culture, and as of May 1, 2025 comprised 10 faculties, 18 graduate schools, 12 research institutes, and 26 educational institutes and other establishments, with roughly 3,000 of its 22,300 students coming from overseas across about 110 countries and regions. Environmental management as a field of study addresses how societies plan, regulate, and monitor the use of natural resources and the impact of human activity on ecosystems. Master's coursework in this area typically covers environmental policy analysis, pollution control, natural resource economics, environmental law, and sustainability assessment, combined with training in quantitative and field research methods. Students generally complete a structured curriculum alongside a research project or thesis addressing a specific environmental management question. Graduates with master's degrees in environmental management commonly find roles in international organizations, government environmental agencies, private consultancies, and nongovernmental organizations working on sustainability and resource policy, or continue into doctoral study. Two years of coursework paired with applied research give students both the policy knowledge and analytical tools needed to work on environmental problems that span science, economics, and governance. Studying within Kyoto University's graduate school system provides access to established research infrastructure and faculty expertise, situating master's study within a university with a long history of scientific and policy scholarship in Japan.