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I. Study Guidelines
1. Basic Policy on Educational Guidance

The Master Course of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology facilitates a broad
general education in the natural sciences, which was not previously possible with the two-graduate
school system (the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering and the Graduate
School of Life and Environmental Science); utilizes the merits of wide-ranging academic fields including
science, engineering and bioresource science, and cultivates human resources with high-level specialist
knowledge and an interdisciplinary perspective who are abundantly creative, contributing to thedevelopment of regional society.

2. Academic Advisor
At the time of entering the Master Course, one main academic advisor will be appointed to each
student. Academic advisors carry out guidance for students’ registration of Class Subjects and researchguidance. In addition, one or more co-advisors shall be appointed, and among these co-advisors, at least
one shall be a faculty member from a different course within the same major, or from a different major.

3. Class Registration Criteria and Class Registration Method
Please register your Class Subjects in accordance with the following Registration Criteria, andcomplete 30 or more credits within two years. Class Subjects and number of credits are as indicated in“II. Method of Credit Acquisition”.

○ Major in Science and Engineering
Minimum No. of Acquired Credits

Cours
Advanced Materials
Science and Engineering
CourseRequiredCommon Subject(Fundamentals of
Natural Scienceand Technology)

Mechanical,
Electricaland Electronic
Engineering Course
Optiona
RequiredlMathematics Course

Information Systems
Design and Data
Science Course

Physics and Applied
Physics Course

Optional

Required

Optional

Required

Optional

Required

Optional

2

－

2

－

2

－

2

－

2

－

Major Subject

－

16

－

16

－

16

－

16

－

16

Thesis Seminar

4

－

4

－

4

－

4

－

4

－

Thesis Research

8

－

8

－

8

－

8

－

8

－

Subject
Group

Total

30

30

30

2

30

30

○Major in Science of Environmental Systems
Minimum No. of Acquired Credits

CourseEnvironmental andSustainability
Sciences Course

Earth Science
CourseSubject
Group

Chemistry
CourseArchitectural
Design Course

Required

Optional

Required

Optional

Required

Optional

Required

Optional

Common Subject(Fundamentals of
Natural Science andTechnology)

2

－

2

－

2

－

2

－

Major Subject

4

12

－

16

－

16

－

16

Thesis Seminar

4

－

4

－

4

－

4

－

Thesis Research

8

－

8

－

8

－

8

－

Total

30

30

30

30

○Major in Agricultural and Life Sciences
CourseMinimum No. of Acquired Credits
Life Sciences Course

Agricultural and Forest
Sciences Course

Required

Optional

Required

Optional

Common Subject(Fundamentals of
Natural Science andTechnology)

2

－

2

－

Major Subject

－

16

－

16

Thesis Seminar

4

－

4

－

Thesis Research

8

－

8

－

Subject
Group

Total

30

30

4. Semesters
The semesters of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology are as follows.
Semester 1

First half of first year

Semester 2

Second half of first year

Semester 3

First half of second year

Semester 4

Second half of second year

5. Class Registration Plan
Please formulate your own class registration plan for the entire four semesters by deciding on which
Class Subjects you will take for each major and course, based on Appended Table 1.
Furthermore, please write a "Research Proposal" together your academic advisor and submit it to the
Academic Affairs Division (Student Center) at the beginning of Semesters 1 and 3, and submit a"Progress Report" to the Academic Affairs Division at the end of Semesters 1, 2 and 3. Please engage inyour research in accordance with your plans.

36. Class Registration Procedures
Please consult with your academic advisor to decide on the Class Subjects you will take from the"List of Courses" (https://www.natural.shimane-u.ac.jp/student/jyugyokamokuichiran.html), and carryout class registration procedures.
Furthermore, details of the class registration procedures will be published via bulletin, so please makesure to check. Additionally, you will not be able to register for any Class Subjects for which you havenot carried out class registration procedures.
(1) Students who entered in Spring (April)Class registration procedures are carried out online, from the opening day of online classregistration. Please also carry out class registration confirmation and class change procedures within
the online class registration time period. The Class Subjects for Semesters 1 and 2 are registeredduring Semester 1, and the Class Subjects for Semesters 3 and 4 are registered during Semester 3.
(2) Students who entered in Autumn (October)For students who entered in Autumn (October), Semester 1 will start in October. Class registration
procedures are carried out in Semesters 1, 2 and 4. The Class Subjects for Semester 1 are registeredduring Semester 1, the Class Subjects for Semesters 2 and 3 are registered during Semester 2, and theClass Subjects for Semester 4 are registered during Semester 4.
If you are unable to carry out class registration via the Academic Affairs Information System, please
collect a Class Registration Form from the Academic Affairs Division (Student Center), and submit
it before the specified date.
(3) Registration of Intensive Lectures
The implementation time and registration period of intensive lectures given by commissioned teachers,
will be published via bulletin, so please carry out registration procedures at the Academic Affairs
Division each time. Please note that you cannot register via the Academic Affairs Information System.
For intensive lectures given by teachers on campus, please register via the Academic Affairs
Information System.
(4) Application of Article 14 of the Graduate School Establishment Standards
In cases where part-time students, who have entered the Graduate School under the application of
Article 14 of the Graduate School Establishment Standards, desire classes to be held in evenings, etc.,
please consult with your academic advisor and the teacher of the class before carrying out registration
procedures.

7. Certification of Course Completion.
In order to complete the Master Course, students must, in principle, have been enrolled in the MasterCourse for two years or more, have acquired 30 credits or more, and after having received the necessary
research guidance, have passed the assessment and examinations for the Thesis (Master’s Thesis), etc.

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8. Thesis (Master’s Thesis) and Degree(1) For submission of the Thesis (Master’s Thesis) or Research Results, please see the Degree
Regulations of Shimane University: Detailed Regulations for the Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology, Master Course. For details, please receive instruction from your main
academic advisor.
(2) Persons who have completed the Master Course shall be awarded a Master’s Degree (in Science,
Engineering, or Life and Environmental Science). Regarding the name of your degree (Science,
Engineering, or Life and Environmental Science), please apply after confirming with your main
academic advisor.

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II. Method of Credit Acquisition
理工学専攻

英語による留学生プログラム

先端材料工学コース Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

研究科共通 Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

2

Metallic Materials
金属材料学

2

Electronic Materials
電子材料学

2

Advanced Plasma Surface Interaction
プラズマ・材料相互作用特論

2

Processing for Electronic Materials
電子材料プロセス概論

2

Properties of Superconducting Materials
超伝導概論

2

Semiconductor Quantum Physics
半導体量子物性工学

2

Advanced Electronic Materials Design
先端電子材料設計特論

2

Semiconductor Photonics Engineering
半導体フォトニクス工学

2Thin-film Materials and Devices
薄膜材料デバイス工学

2Applied Thermo-fluid Dynamics
応用熱流体工学

2

Practical Mechanical Design
実用機械設計2

Mobile Network
モバイルネットワーク

2

専門科目
Major Subject Advanced Topics on Knowledge Acquisition

2

知識獲得特論

Practical First-principles Calculation
実用第一原理計算特論

2

Introduction to semiconductor thin film technologies
半導体薄膜技術概論

2

Introduction to pair distribution function analysis
二体分布関数分析概論

2

Materials Science for Energy Technologies
エネルギー材料科学

2

Advanced Applied Instrumental Analysis
応用機器分析特論

2

Advanced Organic Chemistry
有機化学特論2

Polymeric Biomaterials
高分子バイオマテリアル特論

2

Advanced Bioengineering
生命工学特論

2

Introduction to Mathematics for Informatics
情報数学入門2

Error Control Coding
誤り制御論

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors

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備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a
total of at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis SeminarⅠ-2
セミナーⅠ-2

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-3
セミナーⅠ-3

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-4
セミナーⅠ-4

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-11
セミナーⅠ-11

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-2
セミナーⅡ-2

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-3
セミナーⅡ-3

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-4
セミナーⅡ-4

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-11

1

セミナーⅡ-11
セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-2

1

セミナーⅢ-2
Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-3
セミナーⅢ-3

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-4
セミナーⅢ-4

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-11
セミナーⅢ-11

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-2
セミナーⅣ-2

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-3
セミナーⅣ-3

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-4
セミナーⅣ-4

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-11
セミナーⅣ-11

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-2
特別研究Ⅰ-2

2

Thesis ResearchⅠ-3
特別研究Ⅰ-3

2

Thesis ResearchⅠ-4
特別研究Ⅰ-4

2

Thesis ResearchⅠ-11
特別研究Ⅰ-112

Thesis ResearchⅡ-2
特別研究Ⅱ-2

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-3

2

特別研究Ⅱ-3
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis ResearchⅡ-4

2

特別研究Ⅱ-4
Thesis ResearchⅡ-11
特別研究Ⅱ-112

Thesis Research Ⅲ-2
特別研究Ⅲ-2

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-3
特別研究Ⅲ-3

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-4
特別研究Ⅲ-4

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-11
特別研究Ⅲ-1172

備 考
Remarks Column

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis Research Ⅳ-2
特別研究Ⅳ-2

2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-3

2

特別研究Ⅳ-3
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅳ-4

2

特別研究Ⅳ-4
Thesis Research Ⅳ-11
特別研究Ⅳ-112

8

備 考
Remarks Column

理工学専攻英語による留学生プログラム

数理科学コース Mathematics Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

研究科共通 Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

専門科目
Major Subject

2

Functional Analysis
関数解析

2

Advanced Algebra
代数学

2

Algebraic Topology
代数位相幾何学

2

Riemannian Geometry
リーマン幾何学

2

Theory of Statistical Science
統計科学論

2

Differential Topology
微分位相幾何学

2

Infinite Dimensional Topology
無限次元位相幾何学

2

Lie Algebra
リー代数

2

Homological Algebra
ホモロジー代数

2

Numerical Approximation Methods
数値近似法

2

Finite Difference Methods for Differential Equations
微分方程式と有限差分法

2

Qualitative Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations
定性的微分方程式論

2

Stability Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations
微分方程式の安定性理論

2

Delay Differential Equations with Applications
応用遅延微分方程式論

2

Algebraic Combinatorics
代数的組合せ論2

Convex and Nonlinear Functional Analysis
凸解析非線形関数解析

2

Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
楕円型偏微分方程式論

2

Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
双曲型偏微分方程式論

2

Parabolic Partial Differential Equations
放物型偏微分方程式論

2Complex Analysis
複素関数論

2

Galois Cohomology
ガロアコホモロジー

2

Numerical Calculation for Signal Processing
信号処理と数値解析

2

Mathematical Finance
金融数学

2

Mathematical Biology
数理生物学

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors

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備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits
must be selected from Major Subject,
for a total of at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

SeminarⅠ-1
セミナーⅠ-1

1

SeminarⅡ-1

1

セミナーⅡ-1
セミナー
Thesis Seminar Seminar Ⅲ-1

1

セミナーⅢ-1
Seminar Ⅳ-1
セミナーⅣ-1

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-1
特別研究Ⅰ-1

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-1

2

特別研究Ⅱ-1
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-1

2

特別研究Ⅲ-1
Thesis Research Ⅳ-1
特別研究Ⅳ-1

2

10

備 考
Remarks Column

理工学専攻英語による留学生プログラム

知能情報デザイン学コース Information Systems Design and Data Science Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required

研究科共通 Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

Optional

2

Mobile Network
モバイルネットワーク

2

ICT Helping Individuals with Special Needs
障がい者・高齢者とICT

2Program Analysis Methods
プログラム解析技術

2

Advanced Topics on Cryptography
暗号理論

2Advanced Topics on Knowledge Acquisition

2

専 門 科 目 知識獲得特論
Major Subject

Statistical Pattern Recognition
統計的パターン認識論

2

Information Logic
情報論理学

2

Advance Computer Arithmetic

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors

Thesis SeminarⅠ-2
セミナーⅠ-2

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-2
セミナーⅡ-2

1

セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-2
セミナーⅢ-2

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-2
セミナーⅣ-2

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-2
特別研究Ⅰ-2

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-2
特別研究Ⅱ-2
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-2

22

特別研究Ⅲ-2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-2
特別研究Ⅳ-2

2

11

備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a
total of at least 30 credits.

理工学専攻英語による留学生プログラム

物理・応用物理学コース Physics and Applied Physics Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required

研究科共通 Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

専門科目
Major Subject

Optional

2

Metallic Materials
金属材料学

2

Electronic Materials
電子材料学

2

Advanced Plasma Surface Interaction
プラズマ・材料相互作用特論

2

Processing for Electronic Materials
電子材料プロセス概論

2

Low Temperature Physics
低温物理学

2

Physics on Magnetic Materials
磁性物理学

2

Magnetism in Metals
金属化合物の磁性

2Properties of Superconducting Materials
超伝導概論

2

Advanced Lectures on Electronic States in Solid State Physics
電子物性特論2

Theory of Electrons in Solids
固体電子論

2

Statistical Field Theory
統計場の理論2

Advanced Electronic Materials Design
先端電子材料設計特論

2

Semiconductor Photonics Engineering
半導体フォトニクス工学

2Thin-film Materials and Devices
薄膜材料デバイス工学

2

Vibrational Spectroscopy
振動分光学

2

Practical First-principles Calculation
実用第一原理計算特論

2

Introduction to semiconductor thin film technologies
半導体薄膜技術概論

2

Intoroduction to physical property measurements
物性測定技術概論

2

Many body theory in Condensed matter physics
多体電子特論2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors
Thesis SeminarⅠ-3

1

セミナーⅠ-3
セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis SeminarⅡ-3

1

セミナーⅡ-3

12

備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a
total of at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-3

1

セミナーⅢ-3
セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-3

1

セミナーⅣ-3
Thesis ResearchⅠ-3
特別研究Ⅰ-3

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-3
特別研究Ⅱ-3

2

特別研究Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-3

2

特別研究Ⅲ-3
Thesis Research Ⅳ-3
特別研究Ⅳ-3

2

13

Optional

備 考
Remarks Column

理工学専攻英語による留学生プログラム

機械・電気電子工学コース Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required

研究科共通 Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

専門科目
Major Subject

Optional

2

Control Engineering
制御工学特論2

Practical Mechanical Design
実用機械設計2

Robotics
ロボット工学特論

2

Solid Mechanics
固体力学特論2

Advanced Dynamics of Machinery
機械力学特論2

Special Lecture on Human Interface
ヒューマンインタフェース特論2

Acoustical Engineering
音響工学

2

Atmospheric Remote Sensing
電磁波大気計測論

2

Optical Metrology
光応用計測論2

Fundamentals of Photonics
フォトニクス基礎

2

Coherent Optical Engineering
コヒーレント光工学

2

Statistical Signal Processing
統計的信号処理2

Applied Thermo-fluid Dynamics
応用熱流体工学2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors
Thesis SeminarⅠ-4
セミナーⅠ-4

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-4

1

セミナーⅡ-4
セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-4

1

セミナーⅢ-4
Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-4
セミナーⅣ-4

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-4
特別研究Ⅰ-4

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-4

2

特別研究Ⅱ-4
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-4

2

特別研究Ⅲ-4
Thesis Research Ⅳ-4
特別研究Ⅳ-4

2

14

備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a
total of at least 30 credits.

環境システム科学専攻

地球科学コース

英語による留学生プログラム

Earth Science Course

科目区分
Subject Group
研究科共通
CommonSubject

授業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology

2

自然科学論
Earth and Earth Resource Science
地球・地球資源科学

2

Earth and Geoenvironmental Science
地球・地球環境災害科学

2

Metamorphic Petrology
変成岩岩石学特論研究科共通の必修科目2単位，専門科目の必修科目4単位，セミナー4単位，特別研
究8単位を修得し,残りは専門科目から選択して12単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。

2

Mineral Science of Transition Elements-bearing Minerals

2

鉱物学特論
Advanced Structural Geology
構造地質学特論

2

Advanced Petrochemistry
岩石化学特論

2

Environmental Paleontology
環境古生物学2

Sedimentary Geology
堆積地質学

2

Biostratigraphy
生層序学

2

Theory of Global Environmental Change
地球環境変動論

2

Engineering Geology
応用地質学特論2

Groundwater Hydraulics
地殻流体工学2

専 門 科 目 Geotechnical Analysis
Major Subject 地盤解析学

2

Science of Fossil Fuel
有機地球化学特論

2Resource Geology
資源地質学特論

2

Advanced Volcanology
火山学特論

2

Marine Environmental Science
海洋環境科学特論

2

Coastal Geoenvironmental Science
海岸・沿岸地質環境学

2

Quaternary Environmental Science
第四紀環境学2

Global tectonics
グローバルテクトニクス特論

2Special Lecture in Earth and Geoenvironmental Science Ⅰ

2

地球・地球環境科学特別講義ⅠSpecial Lecture in Earth and Geoenvironmental Science Ⅱ

4

地球・地球環境科学特別講義ⅡExcursions in Earth and Geoenvironmental Science
地球・地球環境学エクスカーション

2

Seminars on Current Topics and MethodsⅠ
英語による発表Ⅰ

2

Seminars on Current Topics and MethodsⅡ
英語による発表Ⅱ

2

15

備 考
Remarks Column

Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Major
Subject, 4 credits from Thesis Seminar and 8
credits from Thesis Research. The remaining
12 credits must be selected from Major
Subject, for a total of at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Special PracticeⅠ
特別実習Ⅰ

1

Special PracticeⅡ

専門科目
特別実習Ⅱ
Major Subject

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-1
セミナーⅠ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-2
セミナーⅠ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-3
セミナーⅠ-5-3（層位・古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-6
セミナーⅠ-5-6（堆積学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-7
セミナーⅠ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-8
セミナーⅠ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-9
セミナーⅠ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-10
セミナーⅠ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-11
セミナーⅠ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-12
セミナーⅠ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-13
セミナーⅠ-5-13（火山学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-14
セミナーⅠ-5-14（古環境・古生態学）

1

セミナー
Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-15
Thesis Seminar セミナーⅠ-5-15（構造地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-16
セミナーⅠ-5-16（応用地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-17
セミナーⅠ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-18
セミナーⅠ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-19
セミナーⅠ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-20
セミナーⅠ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-1
セミナーⅡ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-2
セミナーⅡ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-3
セミナーⅡ-5-3（層位・古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-6
セミナーⅡ-5-6（堆積学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-7
セミナーⅡ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-8
セミナーⅡ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-9
セミナーⅡ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

16

備 考
Remarks Column

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-10
セミナーⅡ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-11
セミナーⅡ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-12
セミナーⅡ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-13
セミナーⅡ-5-13（火山学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-14
セミナーⅡ-5-14（古環境・古生態学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-15
セミナーⅡ-5-15（構造地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-16
セミナーⅡ-5-16（応用地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-17
セミナーⅡ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-18
セミナーⅡ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-19
セミナーⅡ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-20
セミナーⅡ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-1
セミナーⅢ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-2
セミナーⅢ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-3
セミナーⅢ-5-3（層位・古生物学）
セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-6

1
1

セミナーⅢ-5-6（堆積学）
Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-7
セミナーⅢ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-8
セミナーⅢ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-9
セミナーⅢ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-10
セミナーⅢ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-11
セミナーⅢ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-12
セミナーⅢ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-13
セミナーⅢ-5-13（火山学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-14
セミナーⅢ-5-14（古環境・古生態学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-15
セミナーⅢ-5-15（構造地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-16
セミナーⅢ-5-16（応用地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-17
セミナーⅢ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-18
セミナーⅢ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-19
セミナーⅢ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）

1

17

備 考
Remarks Column

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-20
セミナーⅢ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-1
セミナーⅣ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-2
セミナーⅣ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-3
セミナーⅣ-5-3（層位・古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-6
セミナーⅣ-5-6（堆積学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-7
セミナーⅣ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-8
セミナーⅣ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-9
セミナーⅣ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-10
セミナーⅣ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

セミナー
Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-11
Thesis Seminar セミナーⅣ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

特別研究
ThesisResearch

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-12
セミナーⅣ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-13
セミナーⅣ-5-13（火山学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-14
セミナーⅣ-5-14（古環境・古生態学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-15
セミナーⅣ-5-15（構造地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-16
セミナーⅣ-5-16（応用地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-17
セミナーⅣ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-18
セミナーⅣ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-19
セミナーⅣ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-20
セミナーⅣ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-5
特別研究Ⅰ-5

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-5
特別研究Ⅱ-5

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-5
特別研究Ⅲ-5

2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-5
特別研究Ⅳ-52

18

備 考
Remarks Column

環境システム科学専攻

英語による留学生プログラム

環境共生科学コース Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

研究科共通
Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

専門科目
Major Subject

2

Advanced Water Resources Use System Engineering
水資源利用システム工学特論

2

Advanced Nonpoint Sources and Hydrology
面源汚濁および流域水文解析

2Modeling Approaches for Advanced Watershed Management
流域水管理に向けたモデル解析

2

Fluid Dynamics on Land Surface and in Soil
地表と土中の流体力学

2

Advanced Structural Analysis and Design
構造解析学特論

2

Advanced Bio-environmental Measurement
生物環境計測特論

2

Advanced Forest Ecology
森林生態学特論

2

Advanced Plant Pathology
植物病理学

2

Environmental Microbiology
環境微生物学2

Insect Ecology
昆虫生態学

2

Fish Ecology
魚類生態学

2

Marine Ecology
海洋生態学

2

Soil Science
土壌学

2

Soil Ecological Engineering
土壌圏生態工学

2

Aquatic Environment and Ecology
水圏環境生態学

2

Advanced Environmental Eco-Engineering
環境生態工学特論

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors

セミナー
Thesis Seminar

特別研究
Thesis Research

Thesis SeminarⅠ-6
セミナーⅠ-6

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-6
セミナーⅡ-6

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-6
セミナーⅢ-6

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-6
セミナーⅣ-6

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-6
特別研究Ⅰ-6

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-6
特別研究Ⅱ-6

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-6
特別研究Ⅲ-6

2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-6
特別研究Ⅳ-6192

備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits
must be selected from Major Subject,
for a total of at least 30 credits.

環境システム科学専攻

英語による留学生プログラム

物質化学コース Chemistry Course
科目区分
Subject Group
研究科共通
CommonSubject

授業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology

2

自然科学論
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I
無機化学特論Ⅰ

2

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II
無機化学特論Ⅱ

2

Advanced Organic Chemistry I
有機化学特論Ⅰ

2

Advanced Organic Chemistry II
有機化学特論Ⅱ

2

Advanced Organic Chemistry III
有機化学特論Ⅲ

2

Advanced Catalyst Design
高機能触媒特論Ⅰ

2

Advanced Catalyst Science
高機能触媒特論Ⅱ

2

Advanced Functional Polymers I
機能性高分子特論Ⅰ

2Advanced Functional Polymers II
機能性高分子特論Ⅱ

2Advanced Ceramic Materials
機能性セラミックス特論

2

Advanced Physical Chemistry
物理化学特論2

専門科目
Major Subject Advanced Environmental Analytical Chemistry2

環境分析化学特論

Advanced Inorganic Material Science and Engineering I
無機材料物性工学特論Ⅰ

2

Advanced Inorganic Material Science and Engineering II
無機材料物性工学特論Ⅱ

2

Advanced Fiber Materials
繊維材料学特論

2

Advanced Surface and Interface Chemistry
表面・界面化学特論2

Advanced Biomaterial Physics
生物材料物理学特論

2

Advanced Recycling Technology of Polymeric Materials
資源循環化学特論

2

Advanced Molecular Biology
分子生物学特論

2

Advanced Coordination Chemistry
配位化学特論2

Advanced Solid State Chemistry
物性化学特論2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors
Thesis SeminarⅠ-7
セミナーⅠ-7

1

セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis SeminarⅡ-7

1

セミナーⅡ-720

備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a totalof at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-7
セミナーⅢ-7

1

セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-7

1

セミナーⅣ-7
Thesis ResearchⅠ-7
特別研究Ⅰ-7

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-7

2

特別研究Ⅱ-7
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-7

2

特別研究Ⅲ-7
Thesis Research Ⅳ-7
特別研究Ⅳ-7

2

21

備 考
Remarks Column

環境システム科学専攻

英語による留学生プログラム

建築デザイン学コース Architectural Design Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

研究科共通
Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

2

Atelier Practice of Architectural Design I
建築設計特別演習Ⅰ

2

Atelier Practice of Architectural Design II
建築設計特別演習Ⅱ

2

Atelier Practice of Architectural Design III
建築設計特別演習Ⅲ

2

Advanced Course of Building Structures I
建築構造学特論Ⅰ

2

Advanced Course of Building Structures II
建築構造学特論Ⅱ

2

Advanced Course of Building Structures and Living Environment

2

建築構造・住環境学特論

専門科目
Major Subject

Advanced Course of Architectural Environment Engineering
建築環境学特論
Seminar of Practice in Building Structure and Environmental
Engineering
建築構造・住環境演習
Advanced Course of Architectural Planning and Design
建築計画設計特論22
2

Advanced Course of Architectural History and Design
建築史・意匠設計特論

2

Advanced Course of Urban Design
建築・都市デザイン特論

2Advanced Course of Wooden Construction
木造構法特論2

Atelier Practice of Architectural Design
建築計画デザイン演習

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors

セミナー
Thesis Seminar

Thesis SeminarⅠ-8
セミナーⅠ-8

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-8
セミナーⅡ-8

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-8
セミナーⅢ-8

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-8
セミナーⅣ-8

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-8
特別研究Ⅰ-82

Thesis ResearchⅡ-8

2

特別研究Ⅱ-8
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-8

2

特別研究Ⅲ-8
Thesis Research Ⅳ-8
特別研究Ⅳ-82

22

備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a totalof at least 30 credits.

農生命科学専攻

英語による留学生プログラム

生命科学コース Life Sciences Course
科目区分
Subject Group
研究科共通
CommonSubject

授業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology

2

自然科学論
Biology of Skin
皮膚の生物学

2

Theoretical Ecology
理論生態学特論2

Methodology of Plant Transformation
植物形質転換の方法論

2

Developmental Biology
発生生物学

2

Biology of Endosymbiosis
細胞内共生生物学

2

Behavioral Ecology
行動生態学

2

Biology of Reproduction
生殖の生物学

2

Genetic Engineering
遺伝子工学

2

Advanced Molecular Biology
分子生物学特論

2

Advanced Plant Molecular Genetics
植物分子遺伝学特論

2

専門科目
Major Subject Advanced Biophysical Chemistry2

生物物理化学特論

Biochemistry for Food and Health Science
食品健康科学分野のための生化学

2

Pathophysiology
病態生理学

2

Plant Molecular Physiology
植物分子生理学

2

Plant Stress Biology
植物ストレス生物学

2

Molecular Recognition
分子認識2

Advanced Organic Synthesis
有機合成特論

2

Methodological Principle of Molecular Biology
分子生物学の方法論的原理

2

Marine Ecogenetics
水圏遺伝学特論

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors
Thesis SeminarⅠ-9
セミナーⅠ-91

Thesis SeminarⅡ-9

1

セミナーⅡ-9セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-9

1

セミナーⅢ-9
Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-9
セミナーⅣ-91

23

備 考
Remarks Column

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミ
ナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a totalof at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis ResearchⅠ-9
特別研究Ⅰ-92

Thesis ResearchⅡ-9

2

特別研究Ⅱ-9
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-92

特別研究Ⅲ-9
Thesis Research Ⅳ-9
特別研究Ⅳ-92

24

備 考
Remarks Column

農生命科学専攻

英語による留学生プログラム

農林生産学コース Agricultural and Forest Sciences Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

研究科共通 Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

専門科目
Major Subject

備 考
Remarks Column

2

Production of Vegetables Grown in Hydroponics
養液栽培論

2

Functional Morphology in Rice
作物機能的形態学

2

Advanced Plant Breeding
植物育種学特論2

Conservation and Management of Plant Genetic Resources
植物遺伝資源管理学

2Biochemistry of Soil Fertility
土壌肥沃度論

2

Plant Molecular Breeding
植物分子育種学

2

Advanced Livestock Production
動物生産学特論2

Horticultural Crop Physiology
園芸生理学

2

Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture
施設園芸学特論

2

Advanced Horticultural Plant Production
園芸植物生産学特論

2

Plant Production Physiology
植物生産生理学2

Advanced Forest Utilization
森林利用学特論

2

Agricultural and Regional Economics
農業・地域経済学

2

Advanced Rural Planning
農村計画学特論

2

Advanced Development Economics
開発経済学特論

2

Environmental Stress and Crop Production
環境作物学

2

Fieldwork for Agricultural Economics
農業経済フィールドワーク

2

Advanced Agribiobusiness
アグリバイオビジネス学特論

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors
Thesis SeminarⅠ-10
セミナーⅠ-10

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-10
セミナーⅡ-10

1

セミナー
Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-10

1

セミナーⅢ-10
Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-10
セミナーⅣ-10125

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，セミナー
4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し，残りは専門科目から選択して16単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Thesis
Seminar and 8 credits from Thesis
Research. The remaining 16 credits must
be selected from Major Subject, for a totalof at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis ResearchⅠ-10
特別研究Ⅰ-102

Thesis ResearchⅡ-10

2

特別研究Ⅱ-10
特別研究
Thesis Research Thesis Research Ⅲ-10

2

特別研究Ⅲ-10
Thesis Research Ⅳ-10
特別研究Ⅳ-10

2

26

備 考
Remarks Column英語による「地球」教育研究特別プログラム Special Program in Earth Science and Geoenvironmental Science
物理・応用物理学コース、機械・電気電子工学コース、地球科学コース、物質化学コース対象
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

研究科共通
Fundamentals of Natural Science and Technology
Common Subject 自然科学論

専門科目
Major Subject

研究科共通の必修科目2単位，専門科目の必修科目4単位，セミナー4単位，特別研究8単位を修得し,残りは専門科目から選択して12単位を修得し，合計30単位以上修得すること。

2

Earth and Earth Resource Science
地球・地球資源科学

2

Earth and Geoenvironmental Science
地球・地球環境災害科学

2

Metamorphic Petrology
変成岩岩石学特論

2

Mineral Science of Transition Elements-bearing Minerals
鉱物学特論

2

Advanced Structural Geology
構造地質学特論

2

Advanced Petrochemistry
岩石化学特論

2

Environmental Paleontology
環境古生物学2

Sedimentary Geology
堆積地質学

2

Biostratigraphy
生層序学

2

Theory of Global Environmental Change
地球環境変動論

2

Engineering Geology
応用地質学特論2

Groundwater Hydraulics
地殻流体工学2

Geotechnical Analysis
地盤解析学

2

Science of Fossil Fuel
有機地球化学特論

2Resource Geology
資源地質学特論

2

Advanced Volcanology
火山学特論

2

Marine Environmental Science
海洋環境科学特論

2

Coastal Geoenvironmental Science
海岸・沿岸地質環境学

2

Quaternary Environmental Science
第四紀環境学2

Global tectonics
グローバルテクトニクス特論

2Topics for Mechanical Machining
機械加工学特論

2

Atmospheric Remote Sensing
電磁波大気計測論

2

Advanced Biomaterial Physics
生物材料物理学特論

2

Advanced Recycling Technology of Polymeric Materials
資源循環化学特論

2

Advanced Molecular Biology
分子生物学特論227

備 考Remarks Column

Students must acquire 2 credits from
Common Subject, 4 credits from Major
Subject, 4 credits from Thesis Seminarand 8 credits from Thesis Research.
The remaining 12 credits must be
selected from Major Subject, for a totalof at least 30 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Special Lecture in Earth and Geoenvironmental Science Ⅰ

2

地球・地球環境科学特別講義ⅠSpecial Lecture in Earth and Geoenvironmental Science Ⅱ

4

地球・地球環境科学特別講義Ⅱ

専門科目
Major Subject

Excursions in Earth and Geoenvironmental Science
地球・地球環境学エクスカーション

2

Seminars on Current Topics and MethodsⅠ
英語による発表Ⅰ

2

Seminars on Current Topics and MethodsⅡ
英語による発表Ⅱ

2

Special PracticeⅠ
特別実習Ⅰ

1

Special PracticeⅡ
特別実習Ⅱ

2

他専攻，及び専攻内他コースの留学生プログラム開講科目
Subjects offered in international student programs in other courses
within the major and in other majors

セミナー
Thesis Seminar

Thesis SeminarⅠ-3
セミナーⅠ-3

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-4
セミナーⅠ-4

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-1
セミナーⅠ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-2
セミナーⅠ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-3
セミナーⅠ-5-3（層位・古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-6
セミナーⅠ-5-6（堆積学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-7
セミナーⅠ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-8
セミナーⅠ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-9
セミナーⅠ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-10
セミナーⅠ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-11
セミナーⅠ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-12
セミナーⅠ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-13
セミナーⅠ-5-13（火山学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-14
セミナーⅠ-5-14（古環境・古生態学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-15
セミナーⅠ-5-15（構造地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-16
セミナーⅠ-5-16（応用地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-17
セミナーⅠ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-18
セミナーⅠ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-19

セミナーⅠ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）
Thesis SeminarⅠ-5-20
セミナーⅠ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1
1

28

備 考
Remarks Column

科目区分
Subject Groupセミナー
Thesis Seminar

授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis SeminarⅠ-7
セミナーⅠ-7

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-3
セミナーⅡ-3

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-4
セミナーⅡ-4

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-1
セミナーⅡ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-2
セミナーⅡ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-3
セミナーⅡ-5-3（層位・古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-6
セミナーⅡ-5-6（堆積学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-7
セミナーⅡ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-8
セミナーⅡ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-9
セミナーⅡ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-10
セミナーⅡ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-11
セミナーⅡ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-12
セミナーⅡ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-13
セミナーⅡ-5-13（火山学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-14
セミナーⅡ-5-14（古環境・古生態学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-15
セミナーⅡ-5-15（構造地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-16
セミナーⅡ-5-16（応用地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-17
セミナーⅡ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-18
セミナーⅡ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-19
セミナーⅡ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-5-20
セミナーⅡ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1

Thesis SeminarⅡ-7
セミナーⅡ-7

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-3
セミナーⅢ-3

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-4
セミナーⅢ-4

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-1
セミナーⅢ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-2
セミナーⅢ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-3
セミナーⅢ-5-3（層位・古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-6
セミナーⅢ-5-6（堆積学）

1

29

備 考
Remarks Column

科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-7
セミナーⅢ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-8
セミナーⅢ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-9
セミナーⅢ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-10
セミナーⅢ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-11
セミナーⅢ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-12
セミナーⅢ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-13
セミナーⅢ-5-13（火山学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-14
セミナーⅢ-5-14（古環境・古生態学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-15
セミナーⅢ-5-15（構造地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-16
セミナーⅢ-5-16（応用地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-17
セミナーⅢ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-18
セミナーⅢ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-19

1

セミナーⅢ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）

セミナー
Thesis Seminar

Thesis SeminarⅢ-5-20
セミナーⅢ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅲ-7
セミナーⅢ-7

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-3
セミナーⅣ-3

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-4
セミナーⅣ-4

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-1
セミナーⅣ-5-1（火成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-2
セミナーⅣ-5-2（石油地質学・有機地球化学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-3
セミナーⅣ-5-3（層位・古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-6
セミナーⅣ-5-6（堆積学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-7
セミナーⅣ-5-7（資源地質学・地質年代学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-8
セミナーⅣ-5-8（生層序学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-9
セミナーⅣ-5-9（水文地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-10
セミナーⅣ-5-10（水域環境地質学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-11
セミナーⅣ-5-11（変成岩岩石学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-12
セミナーⅣ-5-12（岩石鉱物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-13
セミナーⅣ-5-13（火山学）

1

30

備 考
Remarks Column

科目区分
Subject Groupセミナー
Thesis Seminar

特別研究
Thesis Research

授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-17
セミナーⅣ-5-17（土質力学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-18
セミナーⅣ-5-18（環境微古生物学）

1

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-19

1

セミナーⅣ-5-19（第四紀学・堆積学・沿岸環境学）

Thesis SeminarⅣ-5-20
セミナーⅣ-5-20（グローバルテクトニクス）

1

Thesis Seminar Ⅳ-7
セミナーⅣ-7

1

Thesis ResearchⅠ-3
特別研究Ⅰ-3

2

Thesis ResearchⅠ-4
特別研究Ⅰ-4

2

Thesis ResearchⅠ-5
特別研究Ⅰ-5

2

Thesis ResearchⅠ-7
特別研究Ⅰ-7

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-3
特別研究Ⅱ-3

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-4
特別研究Ⅱ-4

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-5
特別研究Ⅱ-5

2

Thesis ResearchⅡ-7
特別研究Ⅱ-7

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-3
特別研究Ⅲ-3

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-4
特別研究Ⅲ-4

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-5
特別研究Ⅲ-5

2

Thesis Research Ⅲ-7
特別研究Ⅲ-7

2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-3
特別研究Ⅳ-3

2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-4
特別研究Ⅳ-4

2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-5
特別研究Ⅳ-5

2

Thesis Research Ⅳ-7
特別研究Ⅳ-72

31

備 考
Remarks Column

D o c t o r ’s D e g r e e C o u r s e

32

I. Study Guidelines
1. Basic Policy on Educational Guidance
The Doctor Course aims to cultivate researchers and engineers who possess advanced specialized scholarly
abilities and creative research and development abilities. In order to foster practical skills and perspectives
that apply to a wide range of fields, the Doctor Course adopts a system of multiple academic advisors, andaims to achieve outstanding educational results.
2. Academic Advisor
At the time of entering the Doctor Course, one main academic advisor, and three or more co-advisors(among these co-advisors, at least one shall be a faculty member from a different Education and Research
Department) will be appointed to each student. Academic advisors carry out guidance for students’registration of Class Subjects and guidance on the writing of students' Doctoral Thesis. Please consult withyour main academic advisor before making decisions regarding other Education and Research
Departments.
3. Class Subjects
The Class Subjects and number of credits are as indicated in “II. Method of Credit Acquisition” of theRegulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Appended Tables 3 and 4.
4. Class Registration Criteria○Major in Science and Engineering for Innovation
Minimum No. of Acquired Credits
CourseSubject Group

Science and Engineering
CourseRequired

Optional

Practical Education
Subjects－

2

Major Subjects－

2

Thesis Research

4－Special Seminar

2

－

Total

Free
ChoiceScience of Natural
Environment Systems
CourseRequired

Optional

－

2

－

2

－

4

－

－

－

2

－

－

2

Free Choice

2

12

12

33

○ Special Education Programs (Materials Engineering Special Program, Collaborative Program ofMedicine, Science, Engineering and Agriculture, Special Program in Earth Science and Geoenvironmental
Science)
Minimum No. of Acquired Credits
Program
Subject Group

Materials Engineering
Special Program

Collaborative Program ofMedicine, Science,
Engineering and Agriculture

Special Program in Earth
Science andGeoenvironmental Science

Required

Optional

Free Choice

Required

Optional

Free Choice

Required

Optional

Practical Education
Subjects

－

－

2

－

－

2

－

2

Major Subjects

－

4

－

－

2

2

－

2

Thesis Research

4

－

－

4

－

－

4

－

－

Special Seminar

2

－

－

2

－

－

2

－

－

Total

Free Choice

2

12

12

12

(1) In each Education Course, students can register for Major Subjects from courses other than their own
affiliated course.
(2) If you are taking the Special Program in Earth Science and Geoenvironmental Science, please register for

the Class Subjects within that program.
5. Class Registration Procedures
At the beginning of the semester, please consult with your academic advisor to decide on the Class Subjects
you wish to take during the academic year, and carry out class registration procedures during the classregistration period.
Furthermore, details of the class registration procedures will be published via bulletin, so please make sure
to check. Additionally, you will not be able to register for any Class Subjects for which you have notcarried out class registration procedures.
(1) Check the Class Subject codes in the List of Courses for Semesters 1 and 2, and register using theAcademic Affairs Information System "Campus Square".
List of Courses: https://www.natural.shimane-u.ac.jp/doctor/student/jyugyokamokuichiran.html
Campus Square: https://gkm2019-web2.shimane-u.ac.jp/campusweb/campusportal.do(2) If you are unable to carry out class registration via the Academic Affairs Information System,

please collect a Class Registration Form from the Academic Affairs Division (Student Center), andsubmit it before the specified date.
(3) The implementation time and registration period of intensive lectures will be published via bulletin,so please carry out registration procedures at the Academic Affairs Division (Student Center) eachtime. Please note that you cannot register via the Academic Affairs Information System.
(4) In cases where part-time students, who have entered the Graduate School under the application of

Article 14 of the Graduate School Establishment Standards, desire classes to be held in evenings,
etc., please consult with your academic advisor and the teacher of the class before carrying out

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registration procedures.
6. Certification of Course Completion
In order to complete the Doctor Course, students must, in principle, have been enrolled in the Doctor
Course for three years or more, have acquired the prescribed number of credits, and after having received
the necessary research guidance, have passed the assessment and examination for the Doctoral Thesis.
7. Degree Conferment
Persons who have completed the Doctor Course shall be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Science orEngineering.

35II. Method of Credit Acquisition
大学院自然科学研究科規則別表第３
創成理工学専攻理工学コース Science and Engineering Course
科目区分
Subject Group授

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

英語アカデミックリーディングセミナー
English Academic Reading Seminar2

英語プラクティカルスキルアップセミナー
English Practical Skill Up Seminar2

社会人実践研究（企業滞在型実践研究）
Social Practicing Program2

知的財産と社会連携（研究開発マネジメント科目）
Intellectual properties and Social contribution

2

実践教育科目
Sustainability science and SDGs
Practical
Education
Science for a sustainable society and future Earth
Subjects

1

特別実践研究（ＰＢＬ型授業）
Special Practice Research (PBL)

2

国際実践演習Practice for International presentations2

教育指導特別実習Ａ（実験・演習指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ａ

2

教育指導特別実習Ｂ（発表指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ｂ

2

Mathematics

専門科目
Major Subjects

2

タイヒミュラー空間論
Theory of Teichmuller space2

凸解析・非線形解析学特論(English title of the subject is under confirmation.)2

生物数学特論
Mathematics in Mathematical Biology

2

複素幾何学特論
Complex Geometry

2

代数学特論
Special Lecture on Algebra

2

偏微分方程式特論
Advanced Partial Differential Equations

2連続体理論とトポロジー
Continuum Theory and Topology

2

調和写像論
Theory of Harmonic Map2ホモロジー代数学特論
Advanced Homological Algebra2

多変量解析法の推測論
Inference Theory of Multivariate analysis2

遅延方程式特論
Delay Equations

2

36

備 考
Remarks Column
実践教育科目2単位，理工学コース専
門科目2単位，論文研究4単位，特別セミナー2単位，実践教育科目,理工学コース専門科目又は自然環境システム
科学コース専門科目の中から2単位，
合計12単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Practical Education Subjects, 2 credits
from Major Subjects of Science andEngineering Course, 4 credits of Thesis
Research and 2 credits of Special Seminar.
The remaining 2 credits must be selectedfrom Practical Education Subjects andMajor Subject, for a total of at least 12

科目区分
Subject Group

Information Systems Design and Data Science

授

Physics and Materials Science

専門科目
Major Subjects

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

プログラム解析技術特論(English title of the subject is under confirmation.)2

書換えシステム特論
Rewriting Systems

2

適応型ユーザインターフェース論
Adaptive User Interface

2

先進ネットワーク論
Advanced Network

2

情報科学ゼミナール
Information Science Seminar2

高信頼通信制御論
High Reliable Communication2

超伝導物性特論(English title of the subject is under confirmation.)2

量子理論物性学
Quantum theory of condensed matters2

応用結晶成長学特論
Practical crystal growth theory of bulk and thin film

2

量子物理学特論
Advanced Theoretical Quantum Physics

2

強相関電子系物質学
Material science of strongly correlated electron systems2

量子物性学特論
Advanced Lectures on Quantum Condensed-Matter Physics2

結晶材料解析学
Crystallographical analysis of materials

2

焼結材料学
Advanced sintered materials2強誘電体物理学
Phyics on Ferroelectricity

2

ナノフォトニクス工学
Nanophotonics Engineering2

薄膜材料デバイス
Thin film materials and devices

2

先端電子材料設計学
Advanced electronic materials design theory2

核融合炉材料
Fusion Reactor Materials2

低温物理学特論
Advanced Low Temperature Physics

2

電子顕微鏡学(English title of the subject is under confirmation.)2

半導体薄膜技術
Semiconductor thin film technologies

2

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科目区分
Subject Group

Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

専門科目
Major Subjects

授業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

光通信論
Optical Communication Technology

2

光波計測論
Optical Metrology

2

知能移動ロボット論
Intelligent mobile robotics

2

大気計測論
Atmospheric remote sensing

2

光ファイバ工学論
Fiber optics and related applications2

機械要素設計特論
Advanced Design of Machine Elements

2

振動解析学特論
Advanced Theory of Vibration Analysis2

複雑系熱流体工学特論
Complex thermo-fluid dynamics

2

連続体力学特論
Continuum Mechanics

2

他コース開講科目
Subjects offered in other courses
必修科目
Required
Subjects

論文研究
Thesis Research

4

特別セミナーSpecial Seminar

2

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創成理工学専攻
自然環境システム科学コース Science of Natural Environment Systems Course
Credit
科目区分
授 業 科 目
Subject
Subject Group
Required Optional
英語アカデミックリーディングセミナー
English Academic Reading Seminar2

英語プラクティカルスキルアップセミナー
English Practical Skill Up Seminar2

社会人実践研究（企業滞在型実践研究）
Social Practicing Program2

知的財産と社会連携（研究開発マネジメント科目）
Intellectual properties and Social contribution

2

実践教育科目
Sustainability science and SDGs
Practical
Education
Science for a sustainable society and future Earth
Subjects

1

特別実践研究（ＰＢＬ型授業）
Special Practice Research (PBL)

2

国際実践演習Practice for International presentations2

教育指導特別実習Ａ（実験・演習指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ａ

2

教育指導特別実習Ｂ（発表指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ｂ

2

Earth Science

専門科目
Major Subjects2

変成岩岩石学
Metamorphic petrology

2

有機資源地球物質科学
Mineral Science of Organic Natural Resources

2

微古生物学
Micropaleontology

2

地下流体解析学
Subsurface fluid flow modeling2

堆積地質学特論
Advanced Sedimentary Geology

2

古環境・古生態学
Paleoenvironmentology and Paleoecology

2

火成岩岩石学特論
Advanced Igneous Petrology

2

生層序学特論
Advanced Biostratigraphy

2

火山学特論
Advanced Volcanology

2

汽水域環境変動論
Theory of Estuary Environmental Change

2

岩石物性論
Rock physics

2

構造地質学
Structural Geology

2

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実践教育科目2単位，理工学コース専
門科目2単位，論文研究4単位，特別セミナー2単位，実践教育科目,理工学コース専門科目又は自然環境シス
テム科学コース専門科目の中から2単位，合計12単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Practical Education Subjects, 2 credits
from Major Subjects of Science of
Natural Environment Systems Course, 4credits of Thesis Research and 2 credits
of Special Seminar. The remaining 2
credits must be selected from Practical
Education Subjects and Major Subject,

科目区分
Subject Group
Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

授

Chemistry

専門科目
Major Subjects

業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

沿岸地質環境学
Coastal Geoenvironmental Science2

水質水文学特論
Advanced Water Quality and Hydrology

2

環境水理学特論
Advanced Environmental Hydraulics

2

水環境保全学特論
Advanced Water Environmental Management2

汽水域生態学特別演習
Special Seminar on Estuarine Ecology

2

高機能触媒創製工学
Advanced Catalyst Design and Development2

錯体化学特論Special Seminar on Coordination Chemistry2

有機合成化学特論
Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry2

有機材料科学特論
Advanced Organic Materials

2高機能触媒表面化学
Advanced catalyst surface chemistry2

粉体材料工学特論
Special Seminar on Powder Materials

2

生物無機化学
Bioinorganic Chemistry2

有機反応化学特論
Advanced Organic Reaction Chemistry2

光材料プロセス工学
Photophysical and photochemical processing of materials

2分子機能化学特論
Functional Molecular Chemistry2

調光セラミックス特論
Advanced light transmittance controlling ceramics

2

無機環境材料工学特論
Advanced Inorganic Environmental Materials Engineering2

構造有機化学特論
Advanced Structural Organic Chemistry2

健康衣料素材学特論
Advanced lecture on Clothing Material Science for Health2

陸水化学特論
Advanced Limnological Chemistry2

固体表面・界面物性学
Surface and Interface Science for Solid2

木質材料特性評価学特論(English title of the subject is under confirmation.)2

木質分子工学
Woody-Plant Molecular Engineering

2

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科目区分
Subject Group

Chemistry
Architectural Design

専門科目
Major Subjects

授業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

機能性配位化学特論
Advanced Functional Coordination Chemistry2

ランダム系構造学特論
Advanced course for structurally disordered functional

2

固体イオニクス特論
Advanced Solid State Ionics

2

錯体の材料科学特論
Advanced Coordination Chemistry for Material Science2ポリマーコロイド特論
Polymer Colloids and the Applications

2

建築構造・住環境学
Building structures and living environment2

居住文化特論
Advanced dwelling culture

2

建築計画デザイン学
Architectural Planning and Design2

建築振動制御学Response control methods for buildings

2

建築論特論
Advanced Architectural Theory2

建築音響工学特論
Advanced Architectural Acoustic Engineering

2

植物分子細胞生物学特論
Advanced Plant Molecular Biology

2

動物発生生物学特論
Advanced Animal Developmental Biology

2

動物組織再生学特論
Special Lecture on Animal Tissue Regeneration

2

専門科目

Life Sciences

生殖発生学特論

2(English title
of inthesubject is development
under confirmation.)
Advancedcoursereproductive
共生生物学特論
Advanced Biology of Endosymbiosis

2

理論生態学特論
Theoretical Ecology

2

分子細胞構造学特論
Advanced Molecular and Cell Structure2

海洋生物科学特論
Advanced course for Marine Biology

2

行動生態学特論
Advanced Behavioral Ecology

2

他コース開講科目
Subjects offered in other courses
必修科目
Required
Subjects

論文研究
Thesis Research

4

特別セミナーSpecial Seminar

2

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大学院自然科学研究科規則別表第４
マテリアル創成工学特別プログラム Materials Engineering Special Program
全コース対象Credit
科目区分
授業科目
Subject Group
Subject
Required Optional
英語アカデミックリーディングセミナー
English Academic Reading Seminar2

英語プラクティカルスキルアップセミナー
English Practical Skill Up Seminar2

社会人実践研究（企業滞在型実践研究）
Social Practicing Program2

知的財産と社会連携（研究開発マネジメント科目）
Intellectual properties and Social contribution

2

実践教育科目 Sustainability science and SDGs
Practical
Education
Science for a sustainable society and future Earth
Subjects

2
1

特別実践研究（ＰＢＬ型授業）
Special Practice Research (PBL)

2

国際実践演習Practice for International presentations2

教育指導特別実習Ａ（実験・演習指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ａ

2

教育指導特別実習Ｂ（発表指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ｂ

2

応用結晶成長学特論(English title of the subject is under confirmation.)（2 ）結晶材料解析学
Crystallographical analysis of materials

（2 ）

焼結材料学
Advanced sintered materials（2 ）ナノフォトニクス工学
Nanophotonics Engineering（2 ）薄膜材料デバイス
Thin film materials and devices

（2 ）

専門科目
先端電子材料設計学
Major Subjects Advanced electronic materials design theory（2 ）核融合炉材料
Fusion Reactor Materials（2 ）電子顕微鏡学(English title of the subject is under confirmation.)（2 ）高機能触媒表面化学
Advanced catalyst surface chemistry（2 ）粉体材料工学特論
Special Seminar on Powder Materials（2 ）光材料プロセス工学
Photophysical and photochemical processing of materials

（2 ）

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実践教育科目2単位，専門科目4単位〔（ ）を付した15科目から2
科目4単位を修得すること〕，論文研究4単位，特別セミナー2単位，合計12単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Practical Education Subjects, 4 credits
from Major Subjects〔To acquire 4
credits in 2 subjects from the 15
subjects marked with ( )〕, 4 creditsof Thesis Research and 2 credits ofSpecial Seminar for a total of at least科目区分
Subject Group

Credit

授業科目
Subject

Required Optional

調光セラミックス特論
Advanced light transmittance controlling ceramics（2 ）無機環境材料工学特論
Advanced Inorganic Environmental Materials Engineering

（2 ）

専門科目
固体表面・界面物性学
Major Subjects Surface and Interface Science for Solid（2 ）所属コースの開講科目
Subjects offered in your course
他コース開講科目
Subjects offered in other courses
必修科目
Required
Subjects

所属コースの論文研究
Thesis Research in your course

4

所属コースの特別セミナー
Special Seminar in your course

2

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医理工農連携プログラム Collaborative Program of Medicine, Science, Engineering and Agriculture
全コース対象Credit
科目区分
授業科目
Subject Group
Subject
Required Optional
英語アカデミックリーディングセミナー
English Academic Reading Seminar2

英語プラクティカルスキルアップセミナー
English Practical Skill Up Seminar2

社会人実践研究（企業滞在型実践研究）
Social Practicing Program2

知的財産と社会連携（研究開発マネジメント科目）
Intellectual properties and Social contribution

2

実践教育科目
Sustainability science and SDGs
Practical
Education
Science for a sustainable society and future Earth
Subjects

専門科目
Major Subjects

2
1

特別実践研究（ＰＢＬ型授業）
Special Practice Research (PBL)

2

国際実践演習Practice for International presentations2

教育指導特別実習Ａ（実験・演習指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ａ

2

教育指導特別実習Ｂ（発表指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ｂ

2

理工医学のための生物材料学及び放射線
Biomaterials Science and Radiation（2）

機能性物質・食品の医療応用と環境影響
Environmental Effects and Medical Applications of Functional
Materials and Foods（2）

臨床医学と社会・環境医学への高度情報学・数学の応用
Application of Advanced Informatics and Mathematical to Clinicaland Social Medicine（2）

医療のための光工学
Advanced Optical Engineering for Medical Application（2）

所属コースの開講科目
Subjects offered in your course
他コース開講科目
Subjects offered in other courses
必修科目
Required
Subjects

所属コースの論文研究
Thesis Research in your course

4

所属コースの特別セミナー
Special Seminar in your course

2

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実践教育科目2単位，専門科目4単位〔（ ）を付した4科目から1科目2単位を修得すること〕，論文研究4単位，特別セミナー2単位，合計12単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Practical Education Subjects, 4 credits
from Major Subjects〔To acquire 2
credits in 1 subjects from the 4 subjects
marked with ( )〕, 4 credits of Thesis
Research and 2 credits of Special
Seminar for a total of at least 12 credits.

英語による「地球」教育研究特別プログラム Special Program in Earth Science and Geoenvironmental Science
全コース対象Credit
科目区分
備 考
授 業 科 目
Subject
Subject Group
Remarks Column
Required Optional
Sustainability science and SDGs

2

Science for a sustainable society and future Earth1

実践教育科目 特別実践研究（ＰＢＬ型授業）
Special Practice Research (PBL)
Practical
Education
国際実践演習Subjects
Practice for International presentations22

教育指導特別実習Ｂ（発表指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ｂ

2

Geoenvironment andNatural Hazards

Earth Resource Scienceand Technology

Advanced Earth Science

教育指導特別実習Ａ（実験・演習指導）
Special Practice for Academic mentoring Ａ

COMMON
FIELD

専門科目
Major Subjects

2

Metamorphic Petrology
変成岩岩石学2

Advanced Organic Geochemistry
有機地球化学特論2

Micropaleontology
微古生物学

2

Advanced Sedimentology
堆積学特論

2

Advanced Igneous Petrology
火成岩岩石学特論

2

Advanced Biostratigraphy
生層序学特論2

Advanced Volcanology
火山学特論

2

Mineral Science of Organic Natural Resources
有機資源地球物質科学

2

Groundwater Modeling
地下水モデリング

2

Ultization Engeneering of Forest Resources
森林資源利用工学

2

Paleoenvironmentology and Paleoecology
古環境・古生態学

2

Coastal Geoenvironmental Science
沿岸地質環境学

2Rock physics
岩石物性論

2

Structural Geology
構造地質学

2

Effective Manuscript Preparation A
論文執筆計画Ａ

2

Effective Manuscript Preparation B
論文執筆計画Ｂ

2
45

実践教育科目2単位，所属する専
修分野の専門科目の中から2単位，実践教育科目又は専門科目の中から2単位，論文研究4単位，特別セミナー2単位，合計12単位以上修得すること。
Students must acquire 2 credits from
Practical Education Subjects, 2
credits from Major Subjects of yourdepartment,
2 credits from Practical Education
Subjects or Major Subjects, 4 creditsof Thesis Research and 2 credits ofSpecial Seminar, for a total of at least
12 credits.

科目区分
Subject Group
必修科目
Required
Subjects

授業 科
Subject

Credit目

Required Optional

所属コースの論文研究
Thesis Research in your course

4

所属コースの特別セミナー
Special Seminar in your course

2

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Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(Item 1 of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of
Shimane University, 2018)(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on February 22, 2023)(Purpose)
Article 1. Matters related to the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology (hereinafter, the"Graduate School") shall be governed by the provisions of these Regulations, except for those matters
stipulated in the Regulations of the Graduate School of Shimane University (Item 3 of the Regulations of
Shimane University, 2004) and special provisions based on the latter.
(Purpose of Education and Research)
Article 2. The purpose of the Master Course of the Graduate School shall be to foster abundantly creative,
advanced engineers and researchers who can contribute to the development of science and technology andthe realization of a sustainable society from a comprehensive and integrated perspective, and humanresources with a global outlook who can contribute to regional society.
2. The purpose of the Doctor Course of the Graduate School shall be, as a Graduate School with deep rootsin the regional community that is open to the world, to foster human resources in the fields of science andengineering with rich personal qualities and extremely high specialization, who have also acquired global
sensitivities and contribute to society with advanced abilities to discover new research topics and solve
problems.
(Majors and Educational Courses)
Article 3. The major fields of study and educational courses established in the Master Course of the Graduate
School shall be as follows.
Major in Science and Engineering
Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Course, Mathematics Course, Information Systems
Design and Data Science Course, Physics and Applied Physics Course,
Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course
Major in Science of Environmental Systems
Earth Science Course, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Course, Chemistry Course,
Architectural Design Course
Major in Agricultural and Life Sciences
Life Sciences Course, Agricultural and Forest Sciences Course
2. The major fields of study and educational courses established in the Doctor Course of the Graduate School
shall be as follows.
Major in Science and Engineering for Innovation
Science and Engineering Course, Science of Natural Environment Systems Course(Education and Research Departments)
Article 3-2. The education and research departments established in the educational courses of the Doctor
Course of the Graduate School shall be as follows.
Science and Engineering Course
Mathematics Department, Information Systems Design and Data Science Department, Physics andMaterials Science Department, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department
Science of Natural Environment Systems Course
Earth Science Department, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Department, Chemistry
Department, Architectural Design Department, Life Sciences Department(Attached Educational Facilities)
Article 4. The attached educational facilities of the Graduate School shall be as follows.
Attached Center for the Promotion of Industry-Government-Academia Education
2. Matters related to the Attached Center for the Promotion of Industry-Government-Academia Education
shall be stipulated separately.
(Organization of Educational Structure)47

Article 5. The Master Course of the Graduate School shall be organized consisting of persons who are
qualified to supervise education and Research Guidance within the Master Course, from among the
University’s professors, associate professors, lecturers and research associates.
2. The Doctor Course of the Graduate School shall be organized consisting of persons who are qualified tosupervise education and Research Guidance within the Doctor Course, from among the University’s
professors, associate professors, and lecturers.
(Period of Entrance)
Article 6. The period of entrance to the Graduate School shall be April or October.
(Term of Study for Reentrant Students and Transfer Students)
Article 7. In accordance with the provisions of Articles 12 and 13 of the Regulations of the Graduate School,
the term of study for persons who have been permitted to reenter or transfer to the Graduate School shallbe determined after deliberation at the Graduate School Faculty Meeting, at the time of deciding on theacceptance or rejection of the relevant applicant.
(Term of Enrollment of Reentrant Students and Transfer Students)
Article 8. In accordance with the provisions of Articles 12 and 13 of the Regulations of the Graduate School,
the term of enrollment for persons who have been permitted to reenter or transfer to the Graduate School
shall be stipulated separately.
(Method of Education)
Article 9. Education at the Graduate School shall be conducted by means of classes taught on Class Subjects
and guidance (hereinafter, "Research Guidance") pertaining to the creation of a Thesis, etc.
(Special Provisions for Method of Education for Part-time Students)
Article 10. If special educational requirements are deemed to exist by the Graduate School Faculty Meeting,it shall be possible to conduct classes or Research Guidance at night, or at other specific times or periods.
2. Students for whom the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply shall, at the time of entrance, be given
prior notice of plans to hold such Class Subjects across the two years of the Master Course, or three yearsof the Doctor Course, and shall be required to formulate a Class Registration Plan covering the two-year
period or the three-year period.
(Special Education Programs)
Article 11. The Medicine-Science-Engineering-Agriculture Coordination Program, the Double Degree
Program, the English-Medium Program for International Students, and the English-Medium “Earth”
Education Special Research Program shall be established in the Master Course of the Graduate School(hereinafter, the four programs shall be collectively referred to as the “Master Course Special Education
Programs”.).
2. The Materials Engineering Special Program, the Collaborative Program of Medicine, Science,
Engineering and Agriculture, and the Special Program in Earth Science and Geoenvironmental Scienceshall be established in the Doctor Course of the Graduate School (hereinafter, the three programs shall becollectively referred to as the "Doctor Course Special Education Programs").
(Undergraduate and Master Course Integrated Program)
Article 12. The Undergraduate and Master Course Integrated Program shall be established at the Graduate
School.
2. The necessary matters related to the Undergraduate and Master Course Integrated Program shall be
stipulated separately.
(Method of Credit Calculation for Thesis Research)
Article 13. Thesis Research in the Master Course shall be in accordance with the form of guidance in eachestablished Educational Course, shall be treated as seminars or experiments, and shall be calculated
according to the respective following criteria for each Educational Course.
i.For the Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of
30 hours of Seminars, 30 or 45 hours of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
ii.For the Mathematics Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars shallconstitute one credit.
iii.For the Information Systems Design and Data Science Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30
hours of Seminars shall constitute one credit.
iv. For the Physics and Applied Physics Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of
Seminars or Experiments shall constitute one credit.
v. For the Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course Thesis Research Experiment,
Research Guidance of 45 hours of Experiments shall constitute one credit.
vi. For the Earth Science Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars, or 45 hours

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of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
vii. For the Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30
hours of Seminars, or 45 hours of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
viii. For the Chemistry Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Experiments shallconstitute one credit.
ix. For the Architectural Design Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars or
Experiments shall constitute one credit.
x. For the Life Sciences Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars, or 45 hours
of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
xi. For the Agricultural and Forest Sciences Course Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of
Seminars, or 45 hours of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
(Method of Credit Calculation for Thesis Research)
Article 13-2. Thesis Research in the Doctor Course shall be in accordance with the form of
guidance in each established Education and Research Department, shall be treated as seminars orexperiments, and shall be calculated according to the respective following criteria for each Education andResearch Department.
i. For the Mathematics Department Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars shallconstitute one credit.
ii. For the Information Systems Design and Data Science Department Thesis Research, Research Guidanceof 30 hours of Seminars shall constitute one credit.
iii. For the Physics and Materials Science Department Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of
Seminars or Experiments shall constitute one credit.
iv. For the Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department Thesis Research, Research
Guidance of 45 hours of Experiments shall constitute one credit.
v. For the Earth Science Department Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars, or 45
hours of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
vi. For the Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Department Thesis Research, Research Guidance of
30 hours of Seminars, or 45 hours of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
vii. For the Chemistry Department Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Experiments shallconstitute one credit.
viii. For the Architectural Design Department Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars
or Experiments shall constitute one credit.
ix. For the Life Sciences Department Thesis Research, Research Guidance of 30 hours of Seminars, or 45
hours of Experiments, shall constitute one credit.
(Class Subjects, Number of Credits, etc.)
Article 14. The Class Subjects and number of credits in the Graduate School for the Master Course shall be
as stated in Appended Tables 1 and 2, and those for the Doctor Course shall be as stated in Appended
Tables 3 and 4.
2. If special educational or research requirements are deemed to exist by the Graduate School Faculty
Meeting, it shall be possible to establish Class Subjects by special appointment.
(Academic Advisor)
Article 15. In order to provide Class Registration Guidance and Research Guidance to students, academic
advisors shall be appointed.
2. One main academic advisor shall be appointed to each student of the Master Course.
3. In addition to the main academic advisor stipulated in the preceding paragraph, one or more co-advisor
shall be appointed. However, among these co-advisors at least one shall be a faculty member from adifferent course within the same major, or from a different major.
4. The main academic advisor stipulated in Paragraph 2 and the co-advisors stipulated in the preceding
paragraph shall be designated from among the faculty members responsible for the Master Course, after
deliberation at the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
5. A professor responsible for the Master Course shall serve as the main academic advisor stipulated in
Paragraph 2. However, an associate professor or lecturer may be appointed, if deemed necessary by the
Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
6. One main academic advisor shall be appointed to each student of the Doctor Course.
7. In addition to the main academic advisor stipulated in the preceding paragraph, three or more co-advisors
shall be appointed. However, among these co-advisors at least one shall be a faculty member from adifferent Education and Research Department.

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8. The main academic advisor stipulated in Paragraph 6 and the co-advisors stipulated in the preceding
paragraph shall be designated from among the faculty members responsible for the Doctor Course, after
deliberation at the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
9. A professor responsible for the Doctor Course shall serve as the main academic advisor stipulated in
Paragraph 6. However, an associate professor or lecturer may be appointed, if deemed necessary by the
Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
(Research Guidance Plan)
Article 16. The main academic advisor stipulated in Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article shall write a
Research Guidance Plan for each student regarding the writing of their Thesis or Research Results on a
specific project (hereinafter, “Thesis, etc.”), and shall clearly indicate the plan for that year’s Research
Guidance to students beforehand.
2. Other necessary matters related to the method and contents of Research Guidance that are not stipulated in
the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated separately.
3. The main academic advisor stipulated in Paragraph 6 of the preceding Article shall write a Research
Guidance Plan for each student regarding the writing of their Thesis, and shall clearly indicate the plan forthat year’s Research Guidance to students beforehand.
4. Other necessary matters related to the method and contents of Research Guidance that are not stipulated in
the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated separately.
(Method of Class Registration)
Article 17. Students of the Master Course must acquire a total of thirty or more credits from among the Class
Subjects of their affiliated Educational Course and other Educational Courses, and undertake Research
Guidance. Students of the Doctor Course must acquire a total of twelve or more credits from among theClass Subjects of their affiliated Educational Course and other Educational Courses, and undertake
Research Guidance.
2. When students wish to take Class Subjects, they must decide upon the Class Subjects they wish to take inaccordance with the prior instructions of their main academic advisor, and register the said classes by theappointed date.
3. Other necessary matters related to the method of Class Registration that are not stipulated in the preceding
paragraph shall be stipulated separately.
(Taking Class Subjects at Graduate Schools of Other Universities, etc.)
Article 18. In accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the Regulations of the Graduate School, it shallbe possible for students to take Class Subjects at Graduate Schools of other Universities or Graduate
Schools in other countries (hereinafter, “Graduate Schools of other Universities”) as specified separatelyby the Graduate School.
2. When students wish to take Class Subjects at Graduate Schools of other universities, in accordance withthe provisions of the preceding paragraph, permission must be obtained from the President after receiving
permission from the Dean of the Graduate School.
3. Credits acquired in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 shall be limited to a total of ten, and canbe included in the number of credits mentioned in Article 17, Paragraph 1.
4. Other necessary matters related to taking Class Subjects at Graduate Schools of other universities that are
not stipulated in the preceding three paragraphs shall be stipulated separately.
(Research Guidance at Graduate Schools of Other Universities, etc.)
Article 19. In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of the Regulations of the Graduate School, it shallbe possible for students to undertake necessary Research Guidance at Graduate Schools of other
Universities or research institutes, etc. However, the period of undertaking such Research Guidance shallnot exceed one year for students of the Master Course.
2. When students wish to receive Research Guidance at Graduate Schools of other Universities or research
institutes, etc., in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, permission must be obtained
from the President after receiving permission from the Dean of the Graduate School.
3. Other necessary matters related to receiving Research Guidance at Graduate Schools of other Universities
or research institutes, etc., that are not stipulated in the preceding two paragraphs shall be stipulated
separately.
(Conferment of Credits)
Article 20. Credits shall be granted in relation to Class Subjects taken by the student, when the student passes
an examination conducted by the class teacher.

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2. Examinations under the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be conducted at the end of thesemester, the end of the academic year, or in the middle of the semester, by means of a written
examination, an oral examination or a research report, etc.
(Supplementary Examinations)
Article 21. If a student is unable to take an examination as stated in Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article due
to illness or other unavoidable reasons, it shall be possible to take a supplementary examination after
applying to the Dean of the Graduate School and obtaining the approval of the class teacher.
(Thesis, etc.)
Article 22. Students must submit a Thesis, etc., to the Dean of the Graduate School by the appointed date,after obtaining the approval of their main academic advisor.
2. Other necessary matters related to the assessment and examination of the Thesis, etc., that are notstipulated in the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated separately.
(Special Audit Students)
Article 23. The necessary matters related to the acceptance, etc., of Special Audit Students shall be stipulated
separately.
(Special Research Students)
Article 24. The necessary matters related to the acceptance, etc., of Special Research Students shall be
stipulated separately.
(Teacher's License)
Article 25. The types of Teacher's License for which the required qualifications can be acquired at theGraduate School shall be as follows.

Type/
Curriculum
Major
Master Course
Major in Science andEngineering
M a st e r C o ur s e
M a j o r i n S c i e nc e o fEnvironmental
S ys t e m s
M a st e r C o ur s e
M a j o r i n A g r i c ul t ur a l
a nd Li f e S c i e nc e s

Type of License/Curriculum
Junior High School Education
Specialization License

High School Education
Specialization License

Science, Mathematics

Science, Mathematics,
Information, Technical

Science

Science, Agriculture

Science

Science, Agriculture(Organized Training, etc.)
Article 26. The Graduate School shall implement organized training and research in order to plan
improvements to the contents and method of classes and Research Guidance at the Graduate School.
2. The Graduate School shall establish opportunities to for students of the Doctor Course to foster thenecessary abilities for teaching the knowledge they possess after the completion of their degree, and shallalso provide information related to such opportunities.
Supplementary Provisions
These Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 20, 2019)
1. These Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2019.
2. Regarding students who entered prior to the academic year 2018, and students who re-entered ortransferred during the said year, treatment shall be made in accordance with previous examples, regardlessof the provisions of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science of
Shimane University after the amendments made by these Regulations.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 19, 2020)
1. These Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2020.
2. Regarding students who entered prior to the academic year 2019, and students who re-entered ortransferred during the said year, treatment shall be made in accordance with previous examples, regardless51

of the provisions of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science of
Shimane University after the amendments made by these Regulations.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 23, 2020)
These Regulations shall be enforced from January 1, 2021.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 17, 2021)
1. These Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2021.
2. Regarding students who entered prior to the academic year 2020, and students who re-entered ortransferred during the said year, treatment shall be made in accordance with previous examples, regardlessof the provisions of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science of
Shimane University after the amendments made by these Regulations.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on March 16, 2022)
1. These Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2022.
2. Regarding students who entered prior to the academic year 2021, and students who re-entered ortransferred during the said year, treatment shall be made in accordance with previous examples, regardlessof the provisions of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science of
Shimane University after the amendments made by these Regulations. However, “Sustainability scienceand SDGs” listed in Appendix 1, “Sustainability science and SDGs” listed in Appendix 2, “Sustainability
science and SDGs”, “Science for a sustainable society and future Earth”, “Semiconductor thin film
technologies” and “Advanced Behavioral Ecology” listed in Appendix 3 and “Sustainability science andSDGs” and “Science for a sustainable society and future Earth” listed in Appendix 4 are also apply to
students who entered prior to the academic year 2021 (including those who re-entered or transferredduring the said year).
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on June 22, 2022)
1. These Regulations shall be enforced from June 22, 2022.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on October 26, 2022)
1. These Regulations shall be enforced from October 26, 2022.
2. Regarding students who entered prior to the academic year 2021, and students who re-entered ortransferred during the said year, treatment shall be made in accordance with previous examples, regardlessof the provisions of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science of
Shimane University after the amendments made by these Regulations. However, “Statistical Pattern
Recognition” and “Information Logic” listed in Appendix 2 are also apply to students who entered prior
to the academic year 2021 (including those who re-entered or transferred during the said year).
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 22, 2023)
1. These Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2023.
2. Regarding students who entered prior to the academic year 2022, and students who re-entered ortransferred during the said year, treatment shall be made in accordance with previous examples, regardlessof the provisions of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science of
Shimane University after the amendments made by these Regulations.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs, the revised coursework may be taken if
deemed necessary for educational purposes.

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Degree Regulations of Shimane University: Detailed Regulations for the Master Course of
the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(Item 1 of the Detailed Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of
Shimane University, 2018)(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on February 17, 2021)(Purpose)
Article 1. These Detailed Regulations stipulate the necessary matters related to the conferment of degrees in
the Master Course of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University,
based on Article 22 of the Degree Regulations of Shimane University (Item 95 of the Regulations of
Shimane University, 2004), and Article 22, Paragraph 2 of the Regulations of the Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University (Item 1 of the Regulations of the Graduate Schoolof Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University, 2018).
(Submission of Thesis)
Article 2. Students who have acquired, or are anticipated to acquire, thirty or more credits in relation toappointed Class Subjects shall be able to submit a Thesis.
2. Students who wish to receive assessment of their Thesis shall submit a Thesis Assessment Request(Appended Form No. 1), together with their Thesis (Appended Form No. 2) and a Thesis Abstract(Appended Form No. 3) to the Dean of the Graduate School, after obtaining the approval of the main
academic advisor.
3. The submission deadline for Thesis shall be February 20th for students completing their degree in March,
and August 20th for students completing their degree in September. Furthermore, the submission date of
the manuscript for the Thesis Assessment shall be determined for each Educational Course.
(Research Results for Specific Projects)
Article 3. Students who have acquired, or are anticipated to acquire, thirty or more credits shall be able tosubmit research results on a specific project (hereinafter, original articles, review articles, technicaldocumentation, and development of teaching materials, etc., shall be referred to collectively as "Research
Results").
2. Students who wish to receive assessment of their Research Results shall submit a Research Results
Assessment Request (Appended Form No. 4), together with their Research Results (Appended Form No.
5) and a Research Results Abstract (Appended Form No. 6) to the Dean of the Graduate School, after
obtaining the approval of the main academic advisor.
3. The submission deadline for Research Results shall be February 20th for students completing their degreein March, and August 20th for students completing their degree in September. Furthermore, thesubmission date of the Research Results for Assessment shall be determined for each Educational Course.
(Selection of Assessment Committee for Thesis, etc.)
Article 4. Each major shall select candidates for an assessment committee for Thesis or Research Results(hereinafter, "Thesis, etc.") of students of the said major, with one chief examiner and two or more viceexaminers per submission; and shall recommend these candidates to the Graduate School Faculty Meetingby means of a List of Candidates for the Assessment Committee for Thesis, etc. (Appended Form No. 7),
by December 25 for students completing their degree in March, or by the end of June for students
completing their degree in September.
2. It shall be possible for each major to add teaching staff from other Graduate Schools or research institutes,
etc. to the Assessment Committee for Thesis, etc. (hereinafter, the "Assessment Committee") of thepreceding paragraph as vice-examiners.
3. The Graduate School Faculty Meeting shall decide on the Assessment Committee, based on therecommendation stipulated in Paragraphs 1 and 2.
(Assessment and Examination of Thesis, etc.)
Article 5. The Assessment Committee shall conduct assessment and examination of Thesis, etc., based on asummarization by the chief examiner.
2. The Assessment Committee shall decide on the method and date of the examination, and notify the studentof the said major at least one week prior to holding the examination.
3. Evaluation of the results of the assessment and examination of Thesis, etc. shall be either Accept or Reject.

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4. The evaluation criteria of Thesis, etc., shall be stipulated separately.
5. The Assessment Committee shall report the results of the assessment and examination of Thesis, etc. to
the Graduate School Faculty Meeting by means of a Report of the Results of Assessment and Examinationof Thesis, etc. (Appended Form No. 8), by the end of February for students completing their degree inMarch, or by the end of August for students completing their degree in September.
(Deliberation and Decision on Conferment of Degrees)
Article 6. The Graduate School Faculty Meeting shall deliberate and decide whether to confer a degree to theapplicant, on the basis of the reported results of Thesis assessment, etc.,
2. The decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made by the agreement of at least two thirdsof the attending members of the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
(Storage of Thesis and Thesis Abstracts)
Article 7. Thesis shall be stored by the relevant Course, and Thesis abstracts shall be stored by theadministrative office.
2. The storage period for Thesis and Thesis abstracts stipulated in the preceding paragraph shall be five years.
(Storage of Research Results and Research Results Abstracts)
Article 8. Research Results shall be stored by the relevant Course, and Research Results abstracts shall be
stored by the administrative office.
2. The storage period for Research Results and Research Results abstracts mentioned in the preceding
paragraph shall be five years.
(Special Provisions for Submission Deadlines, etc.)
Article 9. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, Paragraph 3; Article 3, Paragraph 3; Article 4, Paragraph 1;
and Article 5, Paragraph 5, if the said date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or National Holiday, the date shallbe revised to the date two days later (if the revised date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or National Holiday,
the date shall be one day prior to the revised date).
Supplementary Provisions
These Detailed Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 19, 2020)
These Detailed Regulations shall be enforced from February 19, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 17, 2021)
These Detailed Regulations shall be enforced from February 17, 2021.

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(Appended Form No. 1)
Academic
Advisor(Stamp)Date（Month/ Day/ Year）:
To the Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University
Entered in(Year)

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

Major
CourseStudent Number
Name

Stamp (Sign)
Master’s Thesis Assessment Request

I hereby submit a Master's thesis and a Master's thesis abstract of the following title, and request assessment,in accordance with the Degree Regulations of Shimane University and the Degree Regulations of Shimane
University: Detailed Regulations for the Master Course of the Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology.
1. Thesis Title

2. Applied Degree for
Master *（ Science， Engineering， Life and Environmental Science ）*Select one according to the Cautions Regarding Applied Degree Description.

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(Appended Form No. 2)

Format of Master's Thesis
1. The paper size shall be A4 as standard.
2. A clean copy of the thesis shall be transcribed in either Japanese or English, and in principle one copy of the thesisthat is horizontally written and bound on the left side shall be submitted.
3. The following items shall be written on the front cover of the thesis.

Master’s Thesis
Thesis Title

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Major
CourseStudent Number
Name:

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(Appended Form No. 3)
Master’s Thesis Abstract
Student
Number

Major

Name

CourseApplicantThesis Title(Note) 1. The paper size shall be A4 as standard.
2. Write in about two hundred words.

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(Appended Form No. 4)
Academic
Advisor(Stamp)Date（Month/ Day/ Year）:
To the Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University
Entered in(Year)

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

Major
CourseStudent Number
Name

Stamp (Sign)
Research Results Assessment Request

I hereby submit research results and a research results abstract of the following title, and request assessment,in accordance with the Degree Regulations of Shimane University and the Degree Regulations of Shimane
University: Detailed Regulations for the Master Course of the Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology.

1. Thesis Title

2. Applied Degree for
Master *（ Science， Engineering， Life and Environmental Science ）58

*Select one according to the Cautions Regarding Applied Degree Description.

(Appended Form No. 5)

Format of Research Results
1. The paper size shall be A4 as standard.
2. A clean copy of the research results shall be transcribed in either Japanese or English, and in principle one copyof the research results that is horizontally written and bound on the left side shall be submitted.
3. The following items shall be written on the front cover of the thesis.

Research Results
Title

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Major
CourseStudent Number
Name:

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(Appended Form No. 6)
Research Results Abstract

ApplicantStudent
Number

Major

Name

CourseTitle(Note) 1. The paper size shall be A4 as standard.
2. Write in about two hundred words.

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Cautions Regarding Applied Degree Description
Please write your application with confirmation from your academic advisor.
The points of caution for each course are as follows.
Major in Science and Engineering
Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Science)” or “Master (Engineering)”.
The type of degree you will be awarded will be determined via an assessment based on yourfield of research and completed Class Subjects. Therefore, in some cases you may not beawarded the degree that you applied for. When discussing your research with your academic
advisor, please confirm in advance which degree is appropriate for your research.
Mathematics Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Mathematics)” only.
Information Systems Design and Data Science Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Engineering)” only.
Physics and Applied Physics Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Science)” or “Master (Engineering)”.
The type of degree you will be awarded will be determined via an assessment based on yourfield of research and completed Class Subjects. Therefore, in some cases you may not beawarded the degree that you applied for. The research fields that correspond to each degree
are approximately as follows.
Research fields corresponding to “Master (Science)”: Fundamental Physics fieldResearch fields corresponding to “Master (Engineering)”: Materials Science andEngineering field, Electronic Device Engineering field
Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Engineering)” only.
Major in Science of Environmental Systems
Earth Science Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Science)” or “Master (Engineering)”.
The type of degree you will be awarded will be determined via an assessment based on yourfield of research and completed Class Subjects. Therefore, in some cases you may not be61

awarded the degree that you applied for. The research fields that correspond to each degree
are approximately as follows.
Research fields or research contents corresponding to “Master (Science)”:
Geoscience field, Geoenvironmental Science field,
and within the Geo-disaster Science field, research related to elucidation of themechanism of natural disasters
Research fields or research contents corresponding to “Master (Engineering)”:Within the Geo-disaster Science field, research related to anti-disaster construction
methods or design,
and Geological Engineering/Geotechnology fields
Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Life and Environmental Science)” only.
Chemistry Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Science)” or “Master (Engineering)”.
The type of degree you will be awarded will be determined via an assessment based on yourfield of research and completed Class Subjects. Therefore, in some cases you may not beawarded the degree that you applied for. The research fields that correspond to each degree
are approximately as follows.
Research fields corresponding to “Master (Science)”: Basic Chemistry field, Environmental
Chemistry fieldResearch fields corresponding to “Master (Engineering)”: Functional Materials Chemistry
field
Architectural Design Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Engineering)” only.
Major in Agricultural and Life Sciences
Life Sciences Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Life and Environmental Science)” only.
Agricultural and Forest Sciences Course
The degree you can apply for is “Master (Life and Environmental Science)” only.

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Guide to Handling Student Exchange at the Graduate Schoolof Natural Science and Technology(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on December 23, 2020)
1. Handling of studying abroad, taking Class Subjects at other Graduate Schools and receiving
Research Guidance at other Graduate Schools or research institutes, etc. (hereinafter, "other
Graduate Schools, etc.), by students of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technologyof Shimane University (hereinafter, the "Graduate School"), in addition to handling of Special
Audit Students and Special Research Students shall be governed by the provisions of this Guide,
except for those matters stipulated in the Regulations of the Graduate School of Shimane
University (Item 3 of the Regulations of Shimane University, 2004) and the Regulations of the
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University (Item 1 of theRegulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University,
2018).
2. Students who wish to study abroad must apply to the Dean of the Graduate School bysubmitting the documents listed below, and receive the permission of the President.
i. Study Abroad Application (Appended Form 1)
ii. Health Certificate
iii. Academic Transcript
iv. Written Approval for Study Abroad (Appended Form 2)
v. Written consent from the overseas Graduate School or other institution
vi. Any other documents required by this Graduate School and the overseas Graduate Schoolor other institution
3. Students who wish to take Class Subjects at other Graduate Schools, etc., must apply to the
Dean of the Graduate School by submitting the documents listed below, and receive thepermission of the President.
i. Application to Take Class Subjects at Other Graduate Schools (Appended Form 3)
ii. Written Approval to Take Class Subjects at Other Graduate Schools (Appended Form 4)iii. Any other documents required by this Graduate School and the other Graduate School
4. Students who wish to receive Research Guidance at other Graduate Schools, etc., must apply to
the Dean of the Graduate School by submitting the documents listed below at least two months
prior to the date on which they wish to start receiving Research Guidance, and receive thepermission of the President.
i. Application to Receive Research Guidance at Other Graduate Schools (Appended Form 5)
ii. Written Approval to Receive Research Guidance at Other Graduate Schools (Appended
Form 6)iii. Any other documents required by this Graduate School and the other Graduate School
5. Students who wish to take Class Subjects at this Graduate School as Special Audit Students
must apply to the Dean of the Graduate School by submitting the documents listed below atleast two months prior to the start of the relevant Class Subject (four months in the case ofoverseas Graduate Schools), and receive the permission of the President, after receiving theapproval of the said student's affiliated Graduate School.
i. Special Audit Student Application (Appended Form 7)
ii. Written recommendation by the Dean of their Graduate School, etc.

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iv. Health Certificate
v. Any other documents required by this Graduate School
6. Students who wish to receive Research Guidance at this Graduate School as Special ResearchStudents must apply to the Dean of the Graduate School by submitting the documents listed
below at least two months prior to the start of the semester in which they wish to receive
Research Guidance, and receive the permission of the President, after receiving the approval of
the said student's affiliated Graduate School.
i. Special Research Student Application (Appended Form 8)
ii. Written recommendation by the Dean of their Graduate School, etc.
iii. Academic Transcript
iv. Health Certificate
v. Any other documents required by this Graduate School
7. Accreditation of credits acquired during Study Abroad, or by taking Class Subjects at other
Graduate Schools, etc., shall be conducted after deliberation at the Graduate School Faculty
Meeting.
Supplementary Provisions
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 23, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from January 1, 2021.

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Guide to Handling Complaints Regarding Academic Assessment
at the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on December 21, 2022)
1. This Guide stipulates the necessary matters related to the handling of disputes about academic assessment
at the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University (hereinafter, the“Graduate School”), based on the provisions of Shimane University's Guide to Handling Academic
Assessment.
2. Inquiries related to academic assessment shall be handled as stipulated in Paragraph 6, Item 2 of Guide to
Handling Academic Assessment (approved by the President on April 1, 2004).
3. The procedure for filing complaints in relation to the Graduate School’s Class Subjects shall be as follows.
(1) Students shall fill in the necessary items on the Petition for Appeal Related to Academic Assessment(Appended Form No.1) (hereinafter, the "Petition") and present the Petition to the Academic Affairs
Division of Matsue Faculties Administration Department (hereinafter, the “Administration Department”).
(2) The Administration Department shall confirm the written contents of the Petition presented by the student,
and instruct the student to submit the Petition to the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Master Course School Board Chairperson (in the case of Doctor Course students, the Doctor Course
School Board Chairperson) (hereinafter, the "School Board Chairperson").
(3) The School Board Chairperson shall establish an investigative committee consisting of the School Board
Chairperson and a small number of members of the Master Course School Board (in the case of Doctor
Course students, members of the Doctor Course School Board) (hereinafter, the "School Board
Members").
(4) The investigative committee shall take the following measures in response to the submission of the Petition.
However, if the School Board Chairperson or a member of the School Board is the teacher of the relevant
Class Subject (hereinafter, the "Teacher"), an investigative committee consisting of School Board
members, a small number of other members and an acting proxy Chairperson designated by the School
Board Chairperson, with the exception of the Teacher, shall respond to the Petition.
The investigative committee shall:
1.1. Interview the relevant student and confirm the contents of the Petition.
1.2. Interview the Teacher, and confirm the facts of the Petition.
1.3. Write a Response to the Petition for Appeal Related to Academic Assessment (Appended Form No.
2) (hereinafter, the “Response Form”), and present it to the Teacher.
If the Teacher accepts the proposed solution (Response Form):
1.4. Request the Administration Department to send the relevant student to meet with the School Board
Chairperson.
1.5. The School Board Chairperson shall respond to the student.
If the Teacher does not accept the proposed solution (Response Form):
1.6. Interview the head of the Teacher's affiliated Major, or head of Course (in the case of Doctor Course
students, the head of Department), and explain the progression of events. In addition, request
initiation of an investigation within the Educational Course or Education and Research Department,
and submission of a report on the investigation results (free format) to the School Board Chairperson.
1.7. After receiving the report on the investigation results, hold a consultation at the next meeting of the
Master Course School Board, the Doctor Course School Board, and the Graduate School Faculty
Meeting.
1.8. Undertaking the results of the above-mentioned meetings, the School Board Chairperson shallconvey the results of the meetings and other matters to the relevant student.
4. The period in which a student can file a complaint shall be within twenty days from the notification ofassessment, starting on the day of notification.
5. Regarding complaints filed in relation to academic assessment of students during their semester of expectedcompletion, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the period shall in principle be within three days fromthe day of hearing the class Teacher's explanation.
6. After measures have been taken, Petitions shall be destroyed following a period of ten year's retention,
starting on the day of measures, at the Administration Department.
7. Complaints regarding academic assessment may only be made once per relevant Class Subject in therelevant period.

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8. This Guide shall apply to the procedure for complaints regarding the assessment and final examination of
the Thesis, etc., of students in the Master Course and the Doctor Course.
Supplementary Provisions
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 19, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 23, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from January 1, 2021.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on March 22, 2022)
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2022.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on June 22, 2022)
This Guide shall be enforced from June 22, 2022.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 21, 2022)
This Guide shall be enforced from December 21, 2022.

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Appended Form No. 1
Date:
Petition for Appeal Related to Academic Assessment
To the Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University

Petitioner:
Major
Student Number:
Name:
Phone Number:-

Course-I hereby appeal as follows, on the basis of Item 3-1 of the Guide to Handling Complaints Regarding
Academic Assessment at the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology.
1. Name of class teacher:
2. Class subject group, etc.
Subject group:Class name:
3. Date of inquiry into academic assessment:
4. Contents of appeal (please write the details of your complaint.)

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Appended Form No. 2
Date:
Response to the Petition for Appeal Related to Academic Assessment
Petitioner:
Major
CourseStudent's Name:

Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University○ ○ ○ ○

I hereby respond with the following results of an investigation into the facts of the situation, on thebasis of Item 3-4 of the Guide to Handling Complaints Regarding Academic Assessment at theGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology.
1. Name of class teacher:
2. Class subject group, etc.
Subject group:
3. Contents of appeal

Class name:

4. Results of investigation

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Guide to Handling Accreditation of Credits Acquired Prior to Entering
the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on February 17, 2021)
Article 1. This Guide stipulates the necessary matters related to the handling of cases of accreditation of
credits acquired by students prior to entering the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of
Shimane University (hereinafter, the "Graduate School") as credits acquired at the Graduate School, basedon the provisions of Article 24, Paragraph 4 of the Regulations of the Graduate School (Item 3 of theRegulations of Shimane University, 2004).
Article 2. It shall be possible for credits previously acquired by students who entered the Graduate School in
the first year of study, that are deemed to be identical to the class contents of Class Subjects established by
the Graduate School, to be accredited, limited to a total of 15 credits, after deliberation by the Graduate
School Faculty Meeting.
Article 3. Accreditation of credits previously acquired by students who have transferred to the Graduate
School, and credits by students in accordance with the Guide to Registration of Class Subjects of the
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology by Students of the Interdisciplinary Faculty of
Science and Engineering (enacted on April 1, 2018), or the Guide to Registration of Class Subjects of the
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology by Students of the Faculty of Life and Environmental
Science (enacted on April 1, 2018), shall be stipulated separately.
Article 4. Students who wish to receive accreditation of previously acquired credits must apply to the Deanof the Graduate School by the appointed date by submitting the documents listed below, after obtaining
the approval of their main academic advisor.
i. Application for Accreditation of Previously Acquired Credits (Appended Form No. 1)
ii. Academic Transcript or Certificate of Credits Acquired
iii. Certificate of Completion or Certificate of Enrollment Period
iv. Syllabus or Statement of course content, etc.
v. Any other documents deemed necessary by the Graduate School
Article 5. The Dean of the Graduate School, after receiving the application stipulated in the preceding Article,
shall request the head of the Course that holds the relevant Class Subject (including persons designated by
the Dean of the Graduate School for Class Subjects common to the Graduate School and Class Subjects
held in the Medicine-Science-Engineering-Agriculture Coordination Program) or the head of the
Department (including persons designated by the Dean of the Graduate School for Practical Education
Class Subjects) to assess whether or not the class contents are identical.
Article 6. It shall be possible to conduct an interview, oral examination etc., for the assessment mentioned in
the preceding Article.
Article 7. When accreditation of previously acquired credits is carried out, a Certificate of Accreditation(Appended Form No. 2) shall be issued to the said student, and guidance shall be conducted with the aimof enrichment of study contents, such as taking another Class Subject in substitution of the credits of theClass Subject that was accredited, etc.
Supplementary Provisions
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 19, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 23, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from January 1, 2021.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 17, 2021)
1 This Guide shall be enforced from February 17, 2021.
2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions of Article 2 shall apply from
June 30, 2020.
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Guide to Handling Accreditation of Credits Previously Acquired by Students who haveTransferred to the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on December 23, 2020)
Article 1. This Guide stipulates the necessary matters related to the handling of cases of accreditation of
credits previously acquired by students who have transferred to the Graduate School of Natural Scienceand Technology of Shimane University (hereinafter, the "Graduate School") as credits acquired at theGraduate School, based on the provisions of Article 3 of the Guide to Handling Accreditation of Credits
Acquired Prior to Entering the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology (enacted on April 1,2018).
Article 2. It shall be possible for credits previously acquired by students who have transferred to the
Graduate School, that are deemed to be identical to the class contents of Class Subjects established by the
Graduate School, to be accredited, after deliberation by the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
Article 3. Students who wish to receive accreditation of previously acquired credits must apply to the Deanof the Graduate School by the appointed date by submitting the documents listed below, after obtaining
the approval of their main academic advisor.
i. Application for Accreditation of Previously Acquired Credits (Appended Form No. 1)
ii. The class registration regulations of the previously attended Graduate School, etc.
(including indication of the number of class hours per one credit)iii. Academic Transcript (and, if any classes are currently being taken at the time ofsubmission, a written record to this effect)
iv. Syllabus, or document stating the class contents, etc.
v. Any other documents deemed necessary by the Graduate School
Article 4. The Dean of the Graduate School, after receiving the application stipulated in the preceding Article,
shall request the head of the Course that holds the relevant Class Subject (including persons designated by
the Dean of the Graduate School for Class Subjects common to the Graduate School and Class Subjects
held in the Medicine-Science-Engineering-Agriculture Coordination Program) or the head of the
Department (including persons designated by the Dean of the Graduate School for Practical Education
Class Subjects) to assess whether or not the class contents are identical.
Article 5. It shall be possible to conduct an interview, oral examination etc., for the assessment mentioned in
the preceding Article.
Article 6. When accreditation of previously acquired credits is carried out, a Certificate of Accreditation(Appended Form No. 2) shall be issued to the said student.
Supplementary Provisions
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 19, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 23, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from January 1, 2021.

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Arrangement of Accreditation of Credits Acquired by Students in Accordance with
the Guide to Registration of Credits of Class Subjects of the Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology by Students of the Interdisciplinary Faculty of
Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Life and Environmental Science(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on December 23, 2020)
Accreditation of credits acquired by students in accordance with the Guide to Registration of Class
Subjects of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology by Students of theInterdisciplinary Faculty of Science and Engineering (enacted on April 1, 2018), or the Guide toRegistration of Class Subjects of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology byStudents of the Faculty of Life and Environmental Science (enacted on April 1, 2018), shall bearranged as follows.
1. Students who wish to receive accreditation of credits must, after entering the Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University (hereinafter, the “Graduate School”),
apply to the Dean of the Graduate School by the appointed date by submitting the documents
listed below, after obtaining the approval of their main academic advisor.
i. Application for Accreditation of Credits of Class Subjects of the Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology (Appended Form)
ii. Academic Transcriptiii. Any other documents deemed necessary by the Graduate School
2. Accreditation of credits shall, in principle, certify a credit to be identical to a Class Subject heldat the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology after entering the Graduate School.
However, if this causes any difficulty, it shall be possible to certify a credit to be a Class Subject
that is deemed to be equivalent, after assessment of the class contents.
3. Class Subjects that have received accreditation shall not be accredited if taken after entering the
Graduate School.
4. For other necessary matters related to accreditation, the Guide to Handling Accreditation ofCredits Acquired Prior to Entering the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(enacted on April 1, 2018) shall apply.

Supplementary Provisions
This Arrangement shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 23, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from January 1, 2021.

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Guide to Handling Research Guidance Methods and Contents in the Master Course of the
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University(Enacted on April 1, 2018)(Last revised on June 22, 2022)
Article 1. This Guide stipulates the necessary matters related to the handling of research guidance methods
and contents in the Master Course of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane
University (hereinafter, the "Graduate School"), based on the provisions of Article 16, Paragraph 2 of theRegulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University (Item 1 of
the Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University, 2018).
Article 2. Students who have entered the Graduate School shall formulate a "Research Proposal" (AnnualPlan) (Appended Form 1), and submit it to the Academic Affairs Division of the Graduate School at the
beginning of the first and third semesters. Additionally, students shall promptly formulate a "Progress
Report" (Appended Form 2) and submit it to the Academic Affairs Division of the Graduate School after
the end of the class period in the first, second and third semesters. Furthermore, students shall make copiesof the “Research Proposal” and “Progress Report” prior to submission, which shall be stored by their main
academic advisor, co-advisor(s), and the student, respectively.
2. To complete the “Research Proposal” stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the main academic advisor
shall prepare the section of the "Research Guidance Plan," and the student shall prepare the sections of the"Research Prospect" and the "Monthly Research Schedule" after full consultation regarding the researchcontents, research method, and the student's career plan.
3. The “Research Proposal” stipulated in Paragraph 1 shall be formulated for the promotion of independentand creative research activities by the student, and in order to clearly indicate the main academic advisor’s
research guidance plan to the student beforehand; and shall not impede changes to the research project orcontents, in accordance with the development of research activities.
Article 3. The co-advisor(s) shall manage and utilize the “Research Proposal” and “Progress Report”
respectively as a research record for each student, and in coordination with the main academic advisor,
shall conduct systematic and organized research guidance of the student.
Article 4. Grading of the subject “Thesis Research” shall be discussed and conducted by the main academic
advisor and the co-advisor(s), based on the “Progress Report” and the status of the student’s research
activities in the relevant semester.
Article 5. A mid-term presentation shall be set by the main academic advisor and co-advisor(s), or the course
meeting. The student shall give a presentation on research activities.
2. The format of the mid-term presentation shall be an oral presentation or a poster session, and students
shall distribute the abstract to participants at the time of the presentation.
Article 6. For students who had planned to give a presentation at the mid-term presentation stipulated in
Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, but were approved to be absent due to unavoidable circumstancessuch as sudden illness, the mid-term presentation shall be set for a later date.
Article 7. Other necessary matters related to research guidance methods and contents that are not stipulated
in this Guide shall be stipulated separately.
Supplementary Provisions
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on February 19, 2020)
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on June 22, 2022)
This Guide shall be enforced from June 22, 2022.

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Appended Form 1

Research Proposal (Annual Plan starting from AY

First/Second Semester)

Date (Month/Day/Year):To Dean of Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Major:
Course:Student Number:
Name:

seal

Main academic advisor:seal

Co-advisor:
Research Project Title:

Research Guidance Plan (To be completed by major academic advisor)

1. Research Prospect (Describe your research prospects and what you are going to clarify.)(To be completed by student)

2. Monthly Research Schedule (To be completed by student)*Submit this form to the Academic Affairs Division(Reception Counter No.4 on 1st floor of Student Center)73

Appended Form 2

Progress Report (1st/2nd/3rd Semester)
Date (Month/Day/Year):To Dean of Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Major:
Course:Student Number:
Name:

seal

Main academic advisor:
Co-advisor:
Research Project Title:

1. Describe your achievements and difficulties during your research activities in the semester.

2. Describe your research plan for the next semester.

*Submit this form to the Academic Affairs Division(Reception Counter No.4 on 1st floor of Student Center)74

Degree Regulations of Shimane University: Detailed Regulations for Doctor Course of
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(Item 1 of the Detailed Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of
Shimane University, 2020)(Enacted on February 19, 2020)(Last Revised on December 23, 2020)
Section 1: General Provisions(Purpose)
Article 1. These Detailed Regulations stipulate the necessary matters related to the conferment of doctoral
degrees in the Doctor Course of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane
University (hereinafter, the "Doctor Course"), based on Article 22 of the Degree Regulations of Shimane
University (Item 95 of the Regulations of Shimane University, 2004; hereinafter, the "Degree
Regulations"), and Article 22, Paragraph 2 of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural Scienceand Technology of Shimane University (Item 1 of the Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology of Shimane University, 2018; hereinafter, the "Regulations of the Graduate
School").
(Definitions)
Article 2. In these Detailed Regulations, "Course Doctorate" shall refer to doctoral degrees that are conferred
based on the provisions of Article 3, Paragraph 3 of the Degree Regulations, and "Thesis Doctorate" shallrefer to doctoral degrees that are conferred based on the provisions of Article 3, Paragraph 4 of the Degree
Regulations.
(Evaluation Criteria)
Article 3. The evaluation criteria of doctoral theses shall be stipulated separately.
Section 2: Course Doctorate(Preliminary Assessment)
Article 4. Students who wish to acquire a Course Doctorate must undergo a preliminary assessment prior to
the submission of their doctoral thesis, as provided in Article 5, Paragraph 2 of the Degree Regulations.
(Eligibility for Preliminary Assessment)
Article 5. Students who can apply for preliminary assessment shall be those who fall under either one of thefollowing descriptions.
i. Students who are currently enrolled in the Doctor Course, and have earned the number of credits
stipulated in Article 14, Paragraph 1 of the Regulations of the Graduate School (hereinafter, the"Prescribed Credits"), or students who are reliably anticipated to earn the Prescribed Credits andhave received the necessary research guidance.
ii. Students who have been enrolled for at least one year in the Doctor Course (in the case of students
who completed the Master's Course of the Graduate School after enrollment of one year or more, thisshall be three years, including the period of enrollment in the said course), who have received thenecessary research guidance, and who are recommended by their main academic advisor as having
produced particularly outstanding research achievements(Application Documents for Preliminary Assessment)
Article 6. Students who apply for preliminary assessment (hereinafter, "Preliminary Assessment Applicants")
shall submit each of the documents listed below to the Dean of the Graduate School, after obtaining theapproval of their main academic advisor.
i. Preliminary Assessment Application (Appended Form No. 1)
1 copyii. Doctoral Thesis Draft
3 copies
iii. Doctoral Thesis Abstract (Appended Form No. 2)
3 copies
iv. List of Publications (Appended Form No. 3)
3 copies
v. Related Publications
3 copies
vi. Curriculum Vitae (Appended Form No. 4)
1 copy(Application Period for Preliminary Assessment)75

Article 7. The prescribed period of application for preliminary assessment shall, in principle, be Novemberof the academic year in which the student is anticipated to complete the course (for students who are
anticipated to complete the course in September, the period of application shall be May).
(Referral of Preliminary Assessment)
Article 8. When an application for preliminary assessment is made, the Dean of the Graduate School shallorganize a Preliminary Assessment Committee based on deliberation by the Graduate School Faculty
Meeting in order to decide whether the application is worthy of a doctoral thesis assessment, and shallrefer the preliminary assessment to the said committee.
(Preliminary Assessment Committee)
Article 9. The Preliminary Assessment Committee shall be composed of the following members, for eachPreliminary Assessment Applicant.
i. Three or more members from among the faculty members responsible for the Doctor Course,
including the Preliminary Assessment Applicant's main academic advisor
ii. When necessary, a maximum of two faculty members responsible for other graduate schools of
Shimane University, or faculty members/researchers from other universities or research institutes
2. The members of the Preliminary Assessment Committee stipulated in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter,the "Preliminary Assessment Committee Members") shall be determined by the Graduate School Faculty
Meeting, using the List of Candidates for Preliminary Assessment Committee (Appended Form No. 5).
When adding a faculty member responsible for other graduate schools, other universities and/or research
institutes to the Committee in accordance with Item ii of the preceding paragraph, the Short Curriculum
Vitae (Appended Form No. 6) of the said Candidate, including his/her research career, shall be appended
to the said List.
3. The Preliminary Assessment Committee shall appoint a chairperson, who shall be selected from themembers of the Committee other than the Preliminary Assessment Applicant's main academic advisor, by
the mutual election of the Preliminary Assessment Committee Members stipulated in Item 1 of Paragraph
1. The chairperson shall coordinate the Committee.
4. The Preliminary Assessment Committee shall, in principle, complete the preliminary assessment within aperiod of four weeks from the day on which the preliminary assessment was referred to the Committee,
and the chairperson shall promptly report the results of the preliminary assessment to the Dean of the
Graduate School using the Preliminary Assessment Results Report (Appended Form No. 7).
(Notification of Preliminary Assessment Results)
Article 10. The Dean of the Graduate School shall notify the Preliminary Assessment Applicant of the results
stipulated in Paragraph 4 of the preceding Article using the Preliminary Assessment Results Notification(Appended Form No. 8), and additionally report the said results to the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
(Application for Assessment)
Article 11. Preliminary Assessment Applicants whose application was approved as a result of thePreliminary Assessment shall apply for doctoral thesis assessment.
2. Preliminary Assessment Applicants whose application was deemed unworthy of a doctoral thesis
assessment as a result of the Preliminary Assessment shall be able to reapply for preliminary assessment
after improving the contents of their thesis.
(Application Forms for Doctoral Thesis Assessment)
Article 12. Students who apply for doctoral thesis assessment (hereinafter, "Applicants") shall submit each of
the documents listed below to the Dean of the Graduate School, after obtaining the approval of their main
academic advisor.
i. Doctoral Thesis Assessment Request Form (Appended Form No. 9)
1 copyii. Doctoral Thesis (1 volume)
5 copies
iii. Doctoral Thesis Abstract (Appended Form No. 2)
5 copies
iv. List of Publications (Appended Form No. 3)
5 copies
v. Related Publications
5 copies(Application Period for Doctoral Thesis Assessment)
Article 13. The prescribed period of application for doctoral thesis assessment shall, in principle, be Januaryof the academic year in which the student is anticipated to complete the course (for students who are
anticipated to complete the course in September, the period of application shall be July).
(Referral to Thesis Assessment)
Article 14. When an application for doctoral thesis assessment is made, the Dean of the Graduate School
shall refer the assessment to the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
(Assessment Committee)

76Article 15. The Graduate School Faculty Meeting shall, when an assessment is referred in accordance withthe preceding Article, organize an Assessment Committee composed of the following members, for eachApplicant.
i. Three or more members from among the faculty members responsible for the Doctor Course. They
must include the Applicant's main academic advisor and three professors.
ii. When necessary, a maximum of two faculty members responsible for other graduate schools of
Shimane University, or faculty members/researchers from other universities or research institutes.
2. The members of the Assessment Committee stipulated in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter, the"Assessment Committee Members") shall be determined by the Graduate School Faculty Meeting, using
the List of Candidates for Assessment Committee (Appended Form No. 10). When adding a faculty
member responsible for other graduate schools, other universities and/or research institutes to theCommittee in accordance with Item ii of the preceding paragraph, the Short Curriculum Vitae (Appended
Form No. 6) of the said Candidate, including his/her research career, shall be appended to the said List.
3. The Assessment Committee shall appoint a chief examiner (hereinafter, the "Chief Examiner"), who shallbe selected from the members of the Committee other than the Applicant's main academic advisor, by themutual election of the Assessment Committee Members stipulated in Item 1 of Paragraph 1. The Chief
Examiner shall coordinate the Assessment Committee.
(Doctoral Thesis Defense)
Article 16. The Assessment Committee shall hold a doctoral thesis defense at the stage of the thesis
assessment.
2. The Chief Examiner shall notify the Applicant of the details of the doctoral thesis defense, in principle atleast one week in advance of the date of the defense, using the Thesis Defense Notification (Appended
Form No. 11), and make a public announcement.
(Execution of Thesis Assessment and Final Examination)
Article 17. The Assessment Committee shall carry out the thesis assessment and the final examination.
2. The Chief Examiner shall notify the Applicant of the necessary matters related to the final examination
using the Final Examination Notification (Appended Form No. 12).
3. The final examination shall be conducted either orally or as a written response, principally regarding thecontents of the thesis and related subjects.
(Deliberation of Thesis Assessment Results)
Article 18. The Assessment Committee shall deliberate and decide whether the thesis is worthy ofconferment of a degree, based on the results of the thesis assessment and the final examination.
2. The decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made by the agreement of at least two-thirdsof the members of the Assessment Committee.
3. The verdict of evaluation of the thesis assessment and the final examination shall be either Pass or Fail.
(Report of Thesis Assessment Results)
Article 19. The Assessment Committee shall report the results of the thesis assessment to the Graduate
School Faculty Meeting, with an appended opinion on whether the thesis is worthy of conferment of adegree, in principle within a period of four weeks from the day on which the assessment was referred to
the Committee.
2. The report mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made using the documents listed below.
i. Report of Thesis Assessment Results and Final Examination Results (Appended Form No. 13)ii. Summary of Thesis Assessment Results (Appended Form No. 14)(Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting)
Article 20. The Graduate School Faculty Meeting shall, when the report mentioned in the preceding Article
is received, organize a Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting composed of professors responsible forthe Doctor Course.
2. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting shall be convened by the Dean of the Graduate School, andthe Dean of the Graduate School shall serve as the chairperson. However, if the Dean of the Graduate
School is absent due to unavoidable circumstances, a person designated in advance by the Dean of the
Graduate School shall serve as a replacement.
3. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting cannot commence proceedings unless a minimum of twothirds of the constituent members are in attendance.
4. Persons to whom any of the following is applicable shall not be included in the number of constituent
members calculated for the quorum in the preceding paragraph.
i. Persons on a business trip
ii. Persons who are absent to participate in a training program77

iii. Persons on sick leave for 30 days or more
iv. Persons on administrative leave
Article 21. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting shall deliberate and decide whether the thesis isworthy of conferment of a degree, based on the report of the Assessment Committee.
2. The decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made by a majority of at least two-thirds ofthe attending members.
3. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting may, when deemed particularly necessary by the Graduate
School Faculty Meeting, request that person(s) other than the professors stipulated in Paragraph 1 of thepreceding Article attend the Meeting and hear the opinion of the said person(s).
(Report)Article 22. The results of the deliberation of the Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting shall be reported
to the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
(Deliberation and Decision on Degree Conferment)
Article 23. The Graduate School Faculty Meeting shall deliberate and decide whether a degree should beconferred on the Applicant, based on the report of the Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting.
2. The decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made by the agreement of at least two-thirdsof the attending members.
(Special Measures)
Article 24. If a person who has withdrawn from the Graduate School after being enrolled in the Doctor
Course for three years or more, who has earned the Prescribed Credits, and who has received the necessary
research guidance, submits a thesis within three years of withdrawal, the said person shall be treated as aperson who is eligible under Article 3, Paragraph 3 of the Degree Regulations. In such cases, the period of
application for preliminary assessment shall be either May or November.
Section 3: Thesis Doctorate(Eligibility to Apply for Degree Conferment by Thesis Submission)
Article 25. Persons who can apply for conferment of a doctoral degree by submission of a thesis (hereinafter,"Thesis Doctorate Applicants"), based on the provisions of Article 3, Paragraph 4 of the Degree
Regulations, shall be those who fall under any one of the following descriptions.
i. Persons who have withdrawn from a graduate school after being enrolled in a doctor course for theprescribed standard term of study or longer, who have earned the Prescribed Credits, and who havereceived the necessary research guidanceii. Persons who have completed a master’s course in a graduate school, and who have a research careerof four or more years
iii. Persons who have graduated from a university, and who have a research career of six or more years
iv. Persons other than those listed above, who have a research career of ten or more years(Supervisor)
Article 26. The Thesis Doctorate Applicant shall designate a supervisor from the research field with a close
to the contents of the thesis.
(Preliminary Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 27. Persons who wish to acquire a Thesis Doctorate must undergo a preliminary assessment of theirdoctoral thesis, prior to applying for assessment of the said thesis.
(Application Forms for Preliminary Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 28. Persons who apply for preliminary assessment of their thesis (hereinafter, "Thesis Preliminary
Assessment Applicants") shall submit each of the documents listed below to the Dean of the Graduate
School, after obtaining the approval of their research supervisor.
i. Doctoral Thesis Preliminary Assessment Application Form (Appended Form No. 15)
1 copyii. Doctoral Thesis Draft
3 copies
iii. Doctoral Thesis Abstract (Appended Form No. 16)
3 copies
iv. List of Publications (Appended Form No. 17)
3 copies
v. Related Publications
3 copies
vi. Curriculum Vitae (Appended Form No. 4)
1 copyvii. Certificate of Graduation from the last educational institute attended
1 copy(Application Period for Preliminary Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 29. The prescribed period of application for preliminary assessment by thesis submission shall, in
principle, be either November or May.

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(Referral to Preliminary Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 30. When an application for preliminary assessment by thesis submission is made, the Dean of the
Graduate School shall organize a Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee based on deliberation by the
Graduate School Faculty Meeting in order to decide whether the application is worthy of a doctoral thesis
assessment and shall refer the preliminary assessment to the said Committee.
(Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee)
Article 31. The Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee shall be composed of the following members, foreach Thesis Preliminary Assessment Applicant.
i. Three or more members from among the faculty members responsible for the Doctor Course,
including the Thesis Preliminary Assessment Applicant's research supervisor
ii. When necessary, a maximum of two faculty members responsible for other graduate schools of
Shimane University, or faculty members/researchers from other universities or research institutes
2. The members of the Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee stipulated in the preceding paragraph(hereinafter, the "Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee Members") shall be determined by the
Graduate School Faculty Meeting, using the List of Candidates for Thesis Preliminary Assessment
Committee (Appended Form No. 18). When adding a faculty member responsible for other graduate
schools, other universities and/or research institutes to the Committee in accordance with Item ii of thepreceding paragraph, the Short Curriculum Vitae (Appended Form No. 6) of the said Candidate, including
his/her research career, shall be appended to the said List.
3. The Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee shall appoint a chairperson, who shall be selected from themembers of the Committee by the mutual election of the Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee
Members stipulated in Item 1 of Paragraph 1. The chairperson shall coordinate the Thesis Preliminary
Assessment Committee.
4. The Thesis Preliminary Assessment Committee shall, in principle, decide whether the application is
worthy of a doctoral thesis assessment within a period of four weeks from the day on which thepreliminary assessment was referred to the Committee, and the chairperson shall promptly report theresults of the preliminary assessment to the Dean of the Graduate School using the Thesis Preliminary
Assessment Results Report (Appended Form No. 19).
(Notification of Results of Preliminary Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 32. The Dean of the Graduate School shall notify the Thesis Preliminary Assessment Applicant of theresults stipulated in Paragraph 4 of the preceding Article using the Thesis Preliminary Assessment Results
Notification (Appended Form No. 20), and additionally report the said results to the Graduate School
Faculty Meeting.
Article 33. Thesis Preliminary Assessment Applicants whose application was approved as a result of theThesis Preliminary Assessment shall apply for doctoral thesis assessment.
(Application Forms for Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 34. Thesis Doctorate Applicants shall submit each of the documents listed below to the President of
Shimane University via the Dean of the Graduate School, after obtaining the approval of their researchsupervisor, with an appended payment of the thesis assessment fee.
i. Degree Conferment Application Form (Appended Form No. 21)
1 copyii. Doctoral Thesis (1 volume)
5 copies
iii. Doctoral Thesis Abstract (Appended Form No. 16)
5 copies
iv. List of Publications (Appended Form No. 17)
5 copies
v. Related Publications
5 copies(Application Period for Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 35. The prescribed period of application for Thesis Doctorate Applicants shall, in principle, be either
January or July.
(Thesis Assessment Committee)
Article 36. The Dean of the Graduate School shall, when a doctoral thesis assessment is referred from the
President of Shimane University, organize a Thesis Assessment Committee composed of the following
members, for each Thesis Doctorate Applicant.
i. Three or more members from among the faculty members responsible for the Doctor Course. They
must include the Thesis Doctorate Applicant's research supervisor and three professors.
ii. When necessary, a maximum of two faculty members responsible for other graduate schools of
Shimane University, or faculty members/researchers from other universities or research institutes
2. The members of the Thesis Assessment Committee stipulated in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter, the"Thesis Assessment Committee Members") shall be determined by the Graduate School Faculty Meeting,79

using the List of Candidates for Thesis Assessment Committee (Appended Form No. 22). When adding afaculty member responsible for other graduate schools, other universities and/or research institutes to theCommittee in accordance with Item ii of the preceding paragraph, the Short Curriculum Vitae (Appended
Form No. 6) of the said Candidate, including his/her research career, shall be appended to the said List.
3. The Thesis Assessment Committee shall appoint a chief examiner (hereinafter, the "Chief Examiner"),
who shall be selected from the members of the Committee by the mutual election of the Thesis
Assessment Committee Members stipulated in Item 1 of Paragraph 1. The Chief Examiner shallcoordinate the Thesis Assessment Committee.
(Doctoral Thesis Defense by Thesis Submission)
Article 37. The Thesis Assessment Committee shall hold a doctoral thesis defense at the stage of the thesis
assessment.
2. The Chief Examiner shall notify the Thesis Doctorate Applicant of the details of the doctoral thesis
defense, in principle at least one week in advance of the date of the defense, using the Thesis Defense
Notification (Appended Form No. 11), and make a public announcement.
(Execution of Thesis Assessment by Thesis Submission)
Article 38. The Thesis Assessment Committee shall carry out the thesis assessment and verify the Thesis
Doctorate Applicant's scholarly ability.
2. The Chief Examiner shall notify the Thesis Doctorate Applicant of the necessary matters concerning theexecution of the verification of scholarly ability, using the Final Examination Notification (Appended
Form No. 12).
3. The verification of scholarly ability shall be executed either orally or as a written response, principally
regarding the contents of the thesis, as well as on related research fields and the Thesis Doctorate
Applicant's foreign language ability.
(Deliberation of Thesis Assessment by Thesis Submission Results)
Article 39. The Thesis Assessment Committee shall deliberate and decide whether the thesis is worthy ofconferment of a degree, based on the results of the thesis assessment and the verification of scholarly
ability.
2. The decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made by the agreement of at least two-thirdsof the members of the Thesis Assessment Committee.
3. The verdict of evaluation of the thesis assessment and the verification of scholarly ability shall be either
Pass or Fail.
(Report of Thesis Assessment by Thesis Submission Results)
Article 40. The Thesis Assessment Committee shall report the results of the thesis assessment to the
Graduate School Faculty Meeting, with an appended opinion on whether the thesis is worthy ofconferment of a degree, in principle within a period of four weeks from the day on which the assessment
was referred to the Committee.
2. The report mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made using the documents listed below.
i. Report of Thesis Assessment Results and Verification of Scholarly Ability Results (Appended Form
No. 23)ii. Summary of Thesis Assessment Results (Appended Form No. 24)(Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting)
Article 20. The Graduate School Faculty Meeting shall, when the report mentioned in the preceding Article
is received, organize a Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting composed of professors responsible forthe Doctor Course.
2. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting shall be convened by the Dean of the Graduate School, andthe Dean of the Graduate School shall serve as the chairperson. However, in the event that the Dean of the
Graduate School is absent due to unavoidable circumstances, a person designated in advance by the Deanof the Graduate School shall serve as a replacement.
3. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting cannot commence proceedings unless a minimum of twothirds of the constituent members are in attendance.
4. Persons to whom any of the following is applicable shall not be included in the number of constituent
members calculated for the quorum in the preceding paragraph.
i. Persons on a business trip
ii. Persons who are absent to participate in a training programiii. Persons on sick leave for 30 days or more
iv. Persons on administrative leave

80Article 42. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting shall deliberate and decide whether the thesis isworthy of conferment of a degree, based on the report of the Thesis Assessment Committee.
2. The decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made by a majority of at least two-thirds ofthe attending members.
3. The Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting may, when deemed particularly necessary by the Graduate
School Faculty Meeting, request that person(s) other than the professors stipulated in Paragraph 1 of thepreceding Article attend the Meeting, and hear the opinion of the said person(s).
(Report)Article 43. The results of the deliberation of the Degree Conferment Adjudication Meeting shall be reported
to the Graduate School Faculty Meeting.
(Deliberation and Decision on Degree Conferment by Thesis Submission)
Article 44. The Graduate School Faculty Meeting shall deliberate and decide whether a degree should beconferred on the Thesis Doctorate Applicant, based on the report of the Degree Conferment Adjudication
Meeting.
2. The decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made by the agreement of at least two-thirdsof the attending members.
Section 4: Miscellaneous Provisions(Report)Article 45. The Dean of the Graduate School shall promptly report the results of the deliberation mentioned
in Article 23 and the preceding Article to the President of Shimane University.
(Storage of Doctoral Theses)
Article 46. Doctoral theses shall be stored by the relevant department, and submitted Doctoral Thesis
Abstracts and Lists of Publications shall be stored by the administration office.
2. The storage period for Doctoral theses, Doctoral Thesis Abstracts, and Lists of Publications stipulated in
the preceding paragraph shall be ten years.
(Miscellaneous Provisions)
Article 47. Other necessary matters related to the assessment of the doctoral thesis that are not stipulated inthese Detailed Regulations shall be stipulated separately by the Dean of the Graduate School.
Supplementary Provisions
These Detailed Regulations shall be enforced from April 1, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on December 23, 2020)
These Detailed Regulations shall be enforced from January 1, 2021.

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Guide to Handling Research Guidance Methods and Contents in the Doctor Course of the
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University(Enacted on February 19, 2020)(Last revised on June 22, 2022)
Article 1. This Guide stipulates the necessary matters related to the handling of research guidance methods
and contents in the Doctor Course of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane
University (hereinafter, the "Graduate School"), based on the provisions of Article 16, Paragraph 4 of theRegulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University (Item 1 of
the Regulations of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology of Shimane University, 2018).
Article 2. Students who have entered the Graduate School shall formulate a "Research Proposal" (AnnualPlan) (Appended Form 1) at the beginning of the school year, and shall also formulate a "Research
Progress Status Report" (Appended Form 2) promptly after the end of the period of classes has finishedevery year, and submit both documents to the dean of the Graduate School. Furthermore, students shallmake copies of the “Research Proposal” and “Research Progress Status Report” prior to submission,
which shall be stored by their main academic advisor, co-advisor(s), and the student, respectively.
2. To complete the “Research Proposal” stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the main academic advisor
shall prepare the section of the "Research Guidance Plan," and the student shall prepare the section of the"Research Prospect and Research Schedule" after full consultation regarding the research contents,
research method, and the student's career plan.
3. The “Research Proposal” stipulated in Paragraph 1 shall be formulated in order to achieve prior mutual
understanding of the research prospects considered by the student, the student's research plans, and themain academic advisor’s research guidance plan; and shall not impede changes to the research project orcontents, in accordance with the development of research activities.
Article 3. The co-advisor(s) shall manage and utilize the “Research Proposal” and “Research Progress Status
Report” respectively as a research record for the student, and in coordination with the main academic
advisor, shall conduct systematic and organized research guidance of the said student.
Article 4. Grading of the subject “Thesis Research” shall be discussed and conducted by the main academic
advisor and the co-advisor(s), based on the “Research Progress Status Report” and the status of thestudent’s research activities in the relevant year.
Article 5. The student shall make presentations at academic conferences, in principle at least once per year.
Article 6. Other necessary matters related to research guidance methods and contents that are not stipulated
in this Guide shall be stipulated separately.
Supplementary Provisions
This Guide shall be enforced from April 1, 2020
Supplementary Provisions (partially revised on June 22, 2022)
This Guide shall be enforced from June 22, 2022.

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Appended Form 1

Research Proposal(Annual Plan starting from AY

First/Second Semester)Date:

To: Dean of Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Major in Science and Engineering for Innovation, Graduate
School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane
University
Course:Student Number:
Name(Seal)

Main Academic Advisor(Seal)

Co-advisor(s)Research Project Title:(Section to be completed by main academic advisor)
Research Guidance Plan

(Section to be completed by student)
Research Prospect and Research Schedule*Please submit this form to the Academic Affairs Division(Reception Counter No.4 on 1st floor of Student Center)83

Appended Form 2

Research Progress Status Report(Annual Plan starting from AY

First/Second Semester)Date:
To: Dean of Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Major in Science and Engineering for Innovation, Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University
Course:Student Number:
Name(Seal)

Main Academic Advisor
Co-advisor(s)Research Project Title:
1. Progress of your research in the current school year

2. Research plan for the following school year

*Please submit this form to the Academic Affairs Division(Reception Counter No.4 on 1st floor of Student Center)84