PhD in Special Course in Agricultural Sciences

The tuition fee is 3,372 USD per year.

The Special Course in Agricultural Sciences also offers a three-year doctoral degree taught in English at Kyoto University, located in Kyoto, Japan, with admission each April and October. Kyoto University was founded in 1897 and today comprises 10 faculties, 18 graduate schools, 12 research institutes, and 26 educational institutes, with about 3,000 of its roughly 22,300 students, from around 110 countries and regions, coming from overseas. At the doctoral level, this course builds on the master's-level foundation in agricultural sciences, moving students toward independent, original research in areas such as crop and plant science, soil and environmental management, agricultural economics, or food systems. Doctoral candidates typically work under the close supervision of a faculty member over three years, designing and carrying out a research project, gathering and analyzing data through laboratory or field work, and producing a dissertation, often supported by peer-reviewed publication along the way. Because the course is taught in English, it is structured for an international cohort of doctoral researchers working within Kyoto University's agricultural sciences departments alongside Japanese faculty and students. Kyoto's surrounding agricultural land and university research stations provide practical settings for fieldwork tied to doctoral research in this area. Graduates of doctoral programs in agricultural sciences typically move into research and academic positions at universities and institutes, senior roles in agricultural or food companies, or positions with government agencies and international organizations addressing agricultural sustainability and food security.