Graduate School of Sustainability Science

Department of Dryland Science

Be the change for drylands.
Make changes in our future.

http://www.ipdre.tottori-u.ac.jp/dds/english/

Message from the dean of the Graduate School
Dean of the Graduate School of Sustainability Science,
NAKAJIMA Hiromitsu
With the progress of globalization and the breathtaking development of information andcommunication technology, society has been transformed into one in which people, goods,
money, and information come and go at tremendous speeds beyond national boundaries, andall of us have to constantly adopt new information and technologies. In Japanese society, wehave quite a few problems accompanying the declining birthrate and aging population,
including the increase in medical welfare costs and the decrease in the productive-age
population. The role of higher education institutions, especially the Master’s Course is to train
human resources who can make firm contributions to society through specialized fields in this
rapidly changing, unpredictable, and highly competitive world. To that end, it is essential tohave an educational framework in which students can steadily acquire not only advanced
intensive knowledge and skills in their specialized fields, which have been provided in past
graduate school educational programs, but also the thinking skills to approach challenges in acomprehensive manner from an eclectic and global perspective based on extensive crossdisciplinary knowledge and experience.
The Graduate School of Sustainability Science of Tottori University aims to develop high-levelspecialist professionals who can contribute to the creation of a sustainable society. To achieve
this goal, we have designed our curriculums carefully for students to steadily acquire the ability
to think holistically from an eclectic and global perspective with a wide range of knowledge andexperiences crossing over disciplines, as well as highly specialized advanced knowledge andskills that have already been acquired. Furthermore, our school emphasizes the study andimprovement of comprehensive skills ranging from identification and analysis to solutions andpresentations of the solutions.
Our school aims to develop human resources who can contribute to solving issues that theworld and Japan currently face or will face in the near future.
● Department and the position’s available
Department

Position’savailable

Department of Regional
Sciences

20

Department of Engineering

165

Department of Agricultural
Science46

Department of Dryland
Science20

The Graduate School of Sustainability
Science (Master’s Course) has a structure toprovide a systematic and organizational
graduate school education to support thedevelopment of a sustainable society
beyond the boundaries of existing
specialized fields. The Graduate School
consists of the four major departments, viz.,regional sciences, engineering, agriculturalscience, and dryland science, in order for
students to deepen their expertise based onan understanding of a wide range of issues.

Message from the head of the Department ofDryland Science
Head of the Department of Dryland Science,YAMANAKA Norikazu

Department of Dryland Science in Graduate School of Sustainability Science of Tottori
University is a new department started from FY 2017, and it is based on the Graduate School ofAgriculture, which was established in 1967. Based on the strengths and characteristics of Tottori
University with the study of drylands, it aims to train international people who can contribute tosolve global problems.
Drylands occupy 41% of the land areas of all over the world and about 35% of the world
population lives there. Besides, there are global issues such as desertification and drought indrylands. These are common issues to all human beings, and consequently it is necessary thatpeople all over the world cooperate to solve. There is no dryland in Japan, but Japan is asignatory country to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),whichis the international treaty, and we have been working on problems in drylands as a member ofthe international community.
In order to solve environmental problems, food problems, etc. arising in drylands, it is required
to acquire knowledge and skills on agriculture, environmental conservation etc., as well as toacquire knowledge on diverse cultures and the quality of life of residents. For this purpose, thisdepartment has two courses, the general program and the special program in English. Generalprogram is basically a course to learn in Japanese. In the special program in English, all lecturesand research guidance etc. are conducted in English, and it is also a course that international
students and Japanese can learn together.
In this way, Department of Dryland Science will train human resources who can act to create asustainable society in harmony with nature from a global perspective. We have been waiting foreveryone who is interested in various problems occurring in the world and wishes to contributethemselves for solving these problems.

●Educational features of Department of Dryland Science Different approaches to learning at two programs
Department of Dryland Science has general program and special program in English. General program
will develop human resources to solve the issues occurred in drylands by utilizing their knowledge on theirmajor fields. Special Program in English which provides courses and research guidance in English will
cultivate human resources who will be able to practically work overseas.
 Overseas exercises and high-quality lectures by international professors
Department of Dryland Science will develop people who can actively work overseas and experience thefields of overseas by taking Top-Scientist Lecture I,II,III and IV by international professors and Overseas
Practice Exercises which are the department’s major subjects.
A part of courses(Special Program inEnglish)

Course title

Instructors

Commonsubjects

Researcher Ethics

A. Yoshino

International Exchange and Cross Cultural
Understanding

K. CatesCoresubjects inmajorsubjects

Top-scientist Lecture IP. Billi

Scientific Writing

F. Peng

Scientific Writing Advanced

P. Billi

Advanced Theory of Dryland Development

A. Tsunekawa, M.
Tsubo

Advanced Theory of Land Management in Drylands

N. Haregeweyn

Advanced Theory of Dryland Plant Resources

H. Tsujimoto, P. An,
T. Ishii

Overseas Practice Exercises

Head of Department

Domestic Practice Exercises

Head of Department

Advancedsubjects inmajor
subjects●Access / Contacts
The department of Dryland Science has two campuses; Tottori Main campus, Hamasaka
campus. Education is provided on both campuses.
In addition, administrative offices are located in both campuses.
Here, you can find access information to each campus.

Tottori University

Inquiry as to the department etc.
1390 Hamasaka, Tottori, Japan
680-0001
TEL ： +81-857-30-6316
e-mai：ipd-zim@ml.adm.tottori-u.ac.jp

Inquiry as to the entrance examinations etc.
4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori, Japan
680-8553
TEL ： +81-857-31-5342
e-mail：ag-kyomu@ml.adm.tottori-u.ac.jp

http://www.ipdre.tottori-u.ac.jp/dds/english/