Master’s Course

For Master’s Course, tuition is 535,800 JPY per year.

This master's course at Okayama University is taught in English in Okayama, Japan, running two years with an April start. Okayama University is a national comprehensive university in western Japan, established in 1870, with ten faculties, one program, seven graduate schools, and four research institutes serving a total student enrollment of about thirteen thousand, including 935 international students from 57 different countries. In 2007 the university launched the only UNESCO Chair in Asia for Education for Sustainable Development, and in 2017 it received the SDGs Partnership Award in the first Japan SDGs Awards from the Japanese government, recognition tied to its multi-stakeholder sustainability partnership with the Okayama region. A master's course within a comprehensive national university of this size gives students access to a wide choice of graduate schools and research institutes, so the specific subject matter of study depends on the graduate school and laboratory a student joins, spanning fields from the sciences and engineering to the humanities and social sciences. At the master's level, students typically combine advanced coursework with a research project or thesis, working under faculty guidance and building specialized knowledge in their chosen field over two years. Because the university has a recognized profile in sustainable development, including its UNESCO Chair and national SDGs recognition, master's students in many fields may encounter sustainability-related coursework, research questions, or campus initiatives during their studies. With international students from dozens of countries forming part of the student community, master's students study alongside a meaningfully international cohort. Graduates of master's programs at a comprehensive university of this kind commonly move into specialized industry roles, further graduate study at the doctoral level, or professional positions requiring advanced subject expertise, drawing on the broad academic resources available across Okayama University's faculties and graduate schools.