Course Regulations of Department of Dryland Science, Graduate School of Sustainability Science,Tottori University
Objective
Article 1 The course study and research guidance offered at the Department of Dryland Science, Graduate School ofSustainability Science, Tottori University (hereinafter referred to as the “DDS”) shall be specified by the Graduate School
Regulations, Tottori University (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”) and these Course Regulations.
Supervisors
Article 2
1 To provide students with guidance for course study and preparation for degree thesis (hereinafter referred to as “researchguidance”), the Head of Department shall assign a field of education and research and three supervisors to each student.
2 One of the supervisors shall be the primary supervisor, who is a faculty member in the field of education and researchchosen by a student.
3 Two of the supervisors shall be secondary supervisors, and one of the two may be a faculty member from a department
different from the student’s.
4 At least two of the supervisors must be faculty members who are qualified for research guidance.
5 Supervisors are allowed to be changed when such a change is necessary for study or research guidance.
Research GuidanceArticle 3 The contents of research guidance shall be specified for each student.
Classes and Class Requirement
Article 4
1 The curricula of the DDS shall be given in Appendix Table 1 and 2.
2 The curriculum for the Special Program for Foreign Students in Arid Land Agricultural Sciences shall be given inAppendix Table 3.
Article 5
1 Students must complete at least 30 credits in total including compulsory credits specified in the curricula.
2 To take a class offered by a department other than the student’s, the student must obtain permission from his / her primarysupervisor, and then file a petition to the Head of Department that offers the class.
Class Registration
Article 6 Students must register for the classes they intend to take by the designated method by the designated date eachsemester.
Article 7 Students must prepare a research plan specified in Form 1-1 or Form 1-2 (available separately) and a research
report specified in Form 1-3 (available separately) under their primary supervisor’s guidance and submit them to the Headof Department by the designated dates each academic year.
Award of Credits
Article 8 Credits earned by taking classes shall be approved in accordance with Regulations regarding Credits andExaminations of Department of Dryland Science, Graduate School of Sustainability Science, Tottori University, which
are specified separately.
Approval of Transfer of CreditsArticle 91 Credits earned from classes offered at another graduate school before being admitted to the Graduate School ofSustainability Science, by students who meet the requirements specified in Article 27 of the Regulations, shall be examinedby the department to which the student belongs, and then approved by Department Steering Meeting.
2 A maximum of 10 credits approved in accordance with the provision in the previous clause may be included in the classcredits required for degree completion specified in Article 5.
Degree Thesis Review, etc.
Article 10 Procedures for the degree thesis review and the final examination at DDS shall be specified separately.