Prospective Students

Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering

Human Centered Science and
Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Major

Contribute to the development of
science and technology to
protect human health and achieve a
human-friendly sustainable society

Through research and development in Life Engineering, a field of engineering concerned with areas such as human health, medicine and the environment, we aim to enrich the lives of people. We are working to build a foundation for human life that allows for sustainable development as well as to create new academic fields by blending natural science related to people, bioethics, the fundamentals of health and medicine, and the fundamentals of environment with various specialized technologies of science and engineering.

Objectives

Life engineering professionals with
a deep understanding of people
who are motivated to make and
maintain a safe and secure society

Together with developing specialized abilities in science and engineering and basic academic ability to deeply understand people and society, in the Master's Program, we aim to cultivate individuals who have a wide perspective and ability to think about things in depth, have comprehensive decision-making skills, and have a solid sense of both ethics and technology. Furthermore, they will have an international outlook and have the ability to identify and solve cutting-edge technology development and academic research problems.
In addition to developing specialized knowledge to understand people and society in depth, in the Doctoral Program, we aim to cultivate individuals who have advanced and cross-disciplinary expertise in science and engineering. They will have the creativity and international leadership skills to promote unique, challenging, and cutting-edge research and development that will break new ground.

Ideal Candidates

Master's Degree Program

  • Those who have an interest in and are eager to contribute to protecting human health and enriching society through life engineering
  • Those who have basic academic ability in their own specialized field
  • Those who aspire to integrate knowledge of their own specialized field with knowledge of other specialized fields and use this to establish a sustainable society while maintaining a sense of ethics
  • Those who have basic presentation, communication, and English skills

Doctoral Degree Program

  • Those who have an interest in and are eager to contribute to solving specific social problems through life engineering
  • Those who are not afraid to take the lead to explore the frontiers and create new knowledge
  • Those who have an understanding of and an interest in different cultures and sets of values, can think flexibly, and proactively take action

Competencies Developed

Master's Degree Program

  • Knowledge of human science, medical and health sciences, bioethics, and human environments that are essential for research and development of fields in life engineering
  • Advanced knowledge and skills in your own specialized field in life engineering
  • Basic specialized knowledge to understand different specialized fields
  • Practical ability to identify problems in society and to solve these by making use of the skills and creativity developed

Doctoral Degree Program

  • Ability to promote unique, challenging, and cutting-edge research and development by blending specialized knowledge of human science, medical and health sciences, bioethics, and human environment with cross-disciplinary specialized knowledge of science and technology
  • Ability to take on challenges in pioneering areas with a global viewpoint and by integrating problem-solving methods used in various fields
  • Communication ability to accurately inform your thinking and techniques to others as well as to collaborate with others to tackle issues, and leadership skills to lead in an international society

Potential Career Paths

  • Researchers at companies, public research institutes, etc.
  • Engineers at companies, public research institutes, etc.
  • Educators at schools
  • Researchers and educators at universities, etc.

Potential Employers for Graduates

Accenture / Ajinomoto / Agilent Technologies / Asahi Kasei / Asahi Glass / Astellas Pharma / Anritsu Infivis / NHK / NTT East / Oji Paper / Osaka University / University of Oslo / Omron / Oregon State University / Kao / Casio / Kanazawa University / University of California / Kawasaki Heavy Industries / Kwansei Gakuin University / Kansai Electric Power / Canon / Kyowa Hakko Kirin / Kyocera / Kuraray / Kobe Steel / Kobe University / Cosmo Oil / Konami / Konica Minolta / Komatsu / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology / Suntory / Shiseido / Sharp / Showa Denko / Shin-Etsu Chemical / Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal / JR East / JT / JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation / JFE Steel / 3M Japan / Seiko Epson / Sekisui Chemical / Sony / Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma / Dai Nippon Printing / Chiyoda / Chugai Pharmaceutical / TDK / Texas Instruments / Du Pont / Terumo / Denso / Dentsu / Toshiba / Tokyu Corporation / Tokyo Electron / Tokyo Institute of Technology / Tokyo Electric Power / TOTO / Tohoku University / Toray / Toppan Printing / Toyota Motor / Dwango / Nagoya Institute of Technology / Nikon / Nikkiso / Nissan / IBM Japan / Japan Atomic Energy Agency / NEC / Nihon Unisys / Nomura Securities / Hakuhodo / Panasonic / Hitachi / Hitachi Solutions / BASF Japan / FANUC / Fujikura / Fujitsu / Fuji Xerox / Fuji Film / National Institute for Materials Science / Bridgestone / Furukawa Electric / Bell Laboratories / Bosch / HOYA / Honda Motor / Mitsui Chemicals / Mizuho Bank / Mitsubishi Chemical / Mitsubishi / Mitsubishi Research Institute / Mitsubishi Electric / The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ / Mitsubishi Materials / Murata Manufacturing / University of Maryland / Mochida Pharmaceutical / Morinaga / Yokohama Rubber / LION / Rakuten / RIKEN / Recruit Holdings / Lenovo / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Rohm

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Doctoral Degree Program
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Doctoral Degree Program
Doctor of Science, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy
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Doctoral Degree Program
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Department of Life Science and Technologyouter
Master's Degree Program
Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Master of Arts
Doctoral Degree Program
Doctor of Science, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy

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Departments with Graduate Major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering

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