Philosophy and Goals
Okayama University established the Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science in April 2012,combining the Graduate School of Environmental Science, which integrated the fields of social, medical,and natural sciences, with agriculture-related departments of the Division of Bioscience, the Graduate
School of Natural Science and Technology. These departments sought to secure sustainable foodproduction by dealing with productivity fluctuations due to global population growth and climate change.
This newly established graduate school intends to advance the conventional concept of interdisciplinary
integration.

Interdisciplinary and international education and research,transcending the boundaries of environmental and food areas

Division of Science for Bioresources

Division of Science for Bio-Production

Department of Biofunctional Chemistry

Department of Plant Science

Department of Plant Stress Science

Department of Animal Science

Useful bioresources

Food production

Environmental conservation
Division of Biological and
Human Environment
Department of Environmental Ecology

Realization of a recycling-oriented,
sustainable society

Department of Human Ecology

Division of Social Engineering andEnvironmental Management
Department of Urban Environment Development
Department of Rural Environment Management

Division of Sustainability of Resources
Department of Sustainable Society Studies
Department of Material and Energy Science

Sustainable resource management

2Arrangement of infrastructure

The Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science comprises five divisions in the master’s course
and two divisions in the doctor’s course. The objectives are to realize a recycling-oriented society, whichis urgently needed to achieve sustainable social development, and to address the challenge of ensuring
food safety. In the educational aspect, the Graduate School fosters human resources that can take the leadin providing solutions to these challenges, through close cooperation and collaboration with the GraduateSchool of Natural Science and Technology. In the research aspect, the Graduate School aims to build up a
new academic framework that can resolve these challenges.

Graduate School of Environmental and Life Scienceand its relationships with other faculties

Department

Architecture, Civil Engineering andEnvironmental Management
ProgramInformation Technology, ElectricalEngineering, and Mathematical andData Sciences Program

Department of Urban Environment
Development
Department of Rural Environment
Management
Department of Environmental
Ecology
Department of Human Ecology

Master's Course

Doctor's Course

Division of Social
Engineering andEnvironmental
Management

Division ofBiologicaland Human
Environment

Applied Chemistry andBiotechnology Program
Department of Sustainable SocietyStudies
Department of Material and Energy
Science

Division ofSustainability ofResources

Medicine

Course of Applied Plant
ScienceDepartment of Biofunctional
Chemistry
Department of Plant StressScience

Course of Applied Animal
Science

Department of Plant Science

Course of Environmental
Ecology

Department of Animal Science

Division of Sciencefor Bioresources

Division of Sciencefor Bio-Production

Division of Agriculturaland Life Science

Department ofAgricultural Sciences

Faculty of Agriculture

Course of Agrochemical
Bioscience

Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science

Sustainable Development

Department of Engineering forFaculty of Engineering

Mechanical and Systems
Engineering Program

Department

Division of Environmental Science

Faculty

Institute of Plant Scienceand Resources

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