Course Outline
1. Major, Course and Degree
Major

CourseDegree

Disaster and Radiation

Medical Science Course

Master of Medical Science

Medical Sciences

Nursing Course

Master of Nursing

2. Teaching Method
In principle, classes in Medical Science Course are conducted in English. However, students
can also take classes in Japanese offered for Medical Science Course in Fukushima Medical
University. Regarding the classes offered by Fukushima Medical University, students takedistance classes by video conferencing system.
3. Requirements for Course Completion
Students are required to attend school for 2 years or longer, obtain 34 credits or more, receivenecessary instructions for research and pass screening of master’s thesis and finalexamination. Screening of master’s thesis can be substituted with their academic
achievement such as publication of journal with peer review, conference presentation andthose equivalent which are regarded as superior to those of master thesis when the Faculty
Meeting approves so.
Besides, students whose accomplishment get recognized at the Faculty Meeting are allowed
to finish the course when they attend school for more than 1 year.
4. Necessary Credits① Basic Subjects: 12 credits or more
8 credits from Required Subjects, 4 credits or more from Elective Subjects② Specialized Subjects : 12 credits or more
4 credits from Required Subjects, 4 credits from Required Elective Subjects, 4 credits ormore from Elective subjects③ Specialized Training: 4 credits or more
④ Research Project: 6 credits⑤ Optional Subject
Students who have not taken subjects related to medicine (Students graduated fromdepartment of economics, psychology, education, sciences and engineering etc or students
who completed master courses of those majors) are required to take Basic medicine (2credits) to gain an understanding of basic knowledge for medical sciences at the firstsemester of the first year.
⑥ More than 10 credits out of 34 credits or more shall be of the subjects Fukushima MedicalUniversity offers.

Training program on Certified nurse specialist of Radiological nursing
Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers training program on
certified nurse specialist of radiological nursing. Applicants must have a license of nurse.
The necessary credits shall be provided for separately.
5. Standards for the Establishment of Graduate Schools (Article 14) (Application of the SpecialCase)
Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences may, if it is deemed to be
especially necessary from an educational standpoint, conduct classes or provide research
instructions at night or at other appropriate times. Students who wish such arrangement
may take classes and receive research instructions at night, or at other appropriate times
in addition to day time upon discussions with their supervisors. In principle, arrangement
shall be made between the period VI (6:00 pm – 7:30 pm) and the VII period (7:40 pm – 9:10pm) on weekdays.
It also shall be conducted on Saturday, Sunday or as intensive classes.

PeriodClass - hours

Remarks

I

8:50 am ～ 10:20 am

II

10:30 am ～ 12:00 pm

III

12:50 pm ～ 2:20 pm

IV

2:30 pm ～ 4:00 pm

V

4:10 pm ～ 5:40 pm

VI

6:00 pm ～ 7:30 pm

Class-hours byVII

7:40 pm ～ 9:10 pm

special case

Regular class-hours