Policy
Admission Policy
Global Human Resources Development Program aims to train students to:
Curriculum Policy
In order to develop human resources who have acquired skills and abilities listed in the Diploma Policy (policy regarding recognition of completion and the awarding of degrees), Global Human Resources Development Program organizes and implements its academic curriculum based on the following policy. 1. Curriculum organization (1) The curriculum of the program is drawn up in cooperation between the University of Miyazaki and the overseas partner university. (2) The program organizes courses of general education comprising subjects for humanities, social science, natural science, language and others so that students can acquire broad, deep culture and basic learning skills in the university. (3) The program organizes courses of specialized education comprising fundamental and advanced subjects so that students can systematically acquire specialized methodology and knowledge. (4) The program uses English as a basic language so that students can acquire a high English communication ability in the specialized field. (5) The program organizes courses on bioresources and biotechnology as compulsory subjects to train students to be human resources who can contribute to regional and international societies through the expertise. (6) The program sets up subjects which encourage students to understand and solve problems and issues related to the region. (7) The program sets up subjects such as graduation thesis to train students to be human resources who can analyze and solve problems through integration of acquired knowledge and skills. (8) Following the above, the program sets up:
1) Subjects on bioresources,
2) Subjects on biotechnology, and
3) Laboratory-based subjects such as experiment in specialized research, scientific English and graduation thesis.
2. Educational contents and methods (1) The objective, overview, goal and evaluation standard and evaluation method of all courses are opened to students in the form of syllabus. (2) The program incorporates active-learning methods such as interactive classes, group work and presentations to allow students to develop independent thinking ability. (3) The program incorporates topics which allow students to develop an understanding of the region and an ability of solving regional problems and issues. 3. Evaluation and grading (1) The program uses the GPA system, and regularly inspects, evaluates and improves the curriculum for quality assurance of education. (2) The program evaluates students' achievements strictly using various methods based on the standards for assessing performance. (3) The program evaluates students' achievements during the whole schooling period in relation to the diploma policy.