Our mission and research

Diploma Policy

Faculty(Undergraduate course:UG)

The Faculty of Agriculture at Tohoku University confers a Bachelor’s Degree upon students who have achieved the following objectives.

  1. To acquire a broad range of knowledge and techniques concerning food, health, and the environment, with rich senses of culture and agricultural thinking, and to have the ability to contribute to social development.
  2. To have the consciousness and foresight to play leading and core roles in the present global community.

Master’s Course (MS)

The Graduate School of Agriculture Science at Tohoku University confers a Master Degree upon students who have acquired the following objectives.

  1. To acquire a high level of knowledge and expertise concerning food, health and the environment, using appropriate advanced technologies in bioscience and biotechnology, and to have the ability to accomplish agricultural research projects creatively.
  2. To contribute to social development with a high sense of purpose and responsibility based on social and academic needs.
  3. To provide the creation of future bioindustries with a global perspective.

Doctoral Course (DC)

The Graduate School of Agriculture Science at Tohoku University confers a Doctor’s Degree upon students who have acquired the following objectives.

  1. To acquire a high level of knowledge and expertise concerning food, health and the environment, using appropriate advanced technologies in bioscience and biotechnology, and to have an enhanced ability to independently accomplish agricultural research projects creatively.
  2. To contribute to social development with a high sense of purpose and responsibility based on social and academic needs.
  3. To have international view points and high levels of language and communication abilities, and to promote the creation of future bioindustries with a global perspective as a world leader.

Curriculum Policy

Faculty(Undergraduate course:UG)

The Faculty of Agriculture provides education in line with the following policies to enable students to accomplish the goals presented in the diploma policy.

  1. The UG course provides a curriculum of specialized subjects to acquire basic knowledge, and general subjects to develop broad views and understanding, concerning food, health and the environment.
  2. The UG course imbues students with the abilities to learn actively and to act autonomously through the use of evaluation and the results of learning outcomes, with continuous development of the education system and methods.

Master’s Course (MS)

The Graduate School of Agricultural Science provides education in line with the following policies to enable students to accomplish the goals presented in the diploma policy.

  1. The MS course provides specialized subjects concerning food, health and the environment, and induces students to acquire deep knowledge about agriculture and high levels of research skill under education and training systems for writing scientific papers.
  2. The MS course provides the opportunity to foster a high sense of purpose to accomplish creative research and practical education concerning a broad range of agricultural science based on research in harmony with nature and full attention to bioethics and safety.
  3. The MS course clarifies evaluation of the level of educational achievement, and examines the master degree according to a standard that has been appropriately established.

Doctoral Course (DC)

The Graduate School of Agricultural Science provides education in line with the following policies to enable students to accomplish the goals presented in the diploma policy.

  1. The DC course provides specialized subjects concerning food, health and the environment, and induces students to acquire deep knowledge about agriculture and high levels of research skill under education and training systems for writing scientific papers.
  2. The DC course provides the opportunity to foster a high sense of purpose and a leadership to accomplish creative research and practical education through experience of worldleading research.
  3. The DC course clarifies evaluation of the level of educational achievement, and examines the doctor degree according to a standard that has been appropriately established.

Research

We promote basic creative and exploratory research to investigate the life of organisms, and to develop such research in harmony with nature, while paying careful attention to bioethics and safety. We contribute to the creation of a new area of biological sciences for future bioindustries, using sophisticated and diverse functions of various organisms, including microorganisms, plants and animals. Through various research projects, we provide students with academicopportunities which enable them to become researchers and engineers with well-developed academic curiosity and inquisitive minds. We encourage them to strive to resolve various issues in agriculture and related areas with a strong sense of purpose, and to accomplish their objectives with a rich sense of social responsibility and a wide international outlook.