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Admission policy
The Division of Applied Life Sciences carries out education and research pertaining to a wide range of living organisms, ranging from microorganisms to plants and humans, from the perspectives described below.
1.Understand and develop life phenomena based on physical chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
2.Understand and develop the commonality and diversity of biofunctions of microorganisms, plants, and animals.
3.By doing research, learn how to approach the research and acquire logical thinking skills, in addition to nurturing originality.
4.Put new discoveries and inventions to use in applied research, and give back research results to society.
The Division of Applied Life Sciences places value on proactive self-study and self-instruction, and nurtures researchers and engineers who understand the principles of life phenomena, work to resolve various problems based on the principles that arise in areas such as fermentation, foodstuffs, the chemical industry, food production, preservation of the environment, and healthcare, and are capable of using such results to make advances in new biotechnologies and biosciences.
The Division of Applied Life Sciences seeks individuals from a broad range of fields, who have clear and strong motivation, possess the English language skills needed to receive this type of education, and have academic skills in such fields as physical chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, and plant science.
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Career paths after completion of the program: the tables are updated every two years.
Click here for information on the career paths of graduates of the entire Graduate School of Agriculture.
| Career paths of graduates of a master course | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Graduates | Doctoral course | Employed outside Kyoto University | Others | Unanswered |
| 2017 | 64 | 6 | 55 | 3 | - |
| 2018 | 62 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 63 | 7 | 54 | 2 | - |
| 2020 | 76 | 13 | 60 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 54 | 9 | 43 | 2 | - |
| Career paths of graduates after completing or withdrawing a doctoral course | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Graduates | Employed outside Kyoto University | Others | Unanswered |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | 2 | - |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Employment status by types of industry of students who completed graduate school and withdrew from the Graduate School of Agriculture |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021年 | Master course | Master course | |||
| Master course | M | F | M | F | |
| Manufacturing | Agriculture, forestry and fishery | - | - | - | - |
| Mining and construction | - | - | - | - | |
| Food, beverage and tobacco | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Textile, Printing, etc. | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Chemical industry and petroleum | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Iron/ steel industry and metals | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Machinery and electricity | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Others | - | - | - | - | |
| Service industry | Electricity and gas | - | 1 | - | - |
| Information/ communication and transportation | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wholesale and retail | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Finance and insurance | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Academic research and technical | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lodging and catering | - | - | - | - | |
| Others | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Education | School education | - | - | 3 | - |
| Learning support | - | - | - | - | |
| Public service | National public service | - | - | - | - |
| Local public service | - | - | - | - | |
| Others | - | - | - | - | 1 |