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Features of Course of Marine Life Science

Course of Marine Life Science, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the aquatic environment, including the oceans, which are important to our earth, and will explore aquaculture production as a food resource, biodiversity, and the utilization of marine resources. By focusing on the various life forms that inhabit the ocean and their ecosystems and through a practical educational curriculum on the physiology, genetics, and classification of marine organisms, the use of marine resources, disease prevention for aquatic organisms, and the conservation of the marine environment, we aim to develop practical specialists with agricultural generality skills who can play an active role not only in the local but also in the international community.

Admission Policy

Course of Marine Life Science aims to train students to

acquire basic knowledge of agricultural science,

analysis of the global problem for environment and provision,

solution of the global problem for environment and provision, and

potentiality for energetic activity in local and international community.

Course of Marine Life Science invites applicants who:

are interested in protection of marine animals and aquatic environment,

are much interested in production and utilization of aquatic organisms,

are much interested in physiological functions of aquatic species,

have a passion for a solution of the problem for environment and provision,

have a ability to express results of experiments and observations,

have a wide and basic knowledge for learning in the academic curriculum, and

can contribute to the society by using knowledge, skills and activity acquired in the program.

Career path after graduation

Marine products・Food・Feed-related companies/Fishery・Fishery cooperative group/Trading company/Ship・Insurance company/Pharmaceutical companies/Aquarium/A museum/Marine tourism industry/Civil servant/Faculty member/Environmental Assessment/Environment consultant/Research laboratory/Graduate school

Seniors' main job placement

Nihon suisan・Kyouwahakkou Kirin・Meiji seika・Itouchu syokuhin・Nihon syokken・ Ohtsuka seiyaku・Eezai・Kirishima syuzou・Kurose suisan・Tohmen foods・IDEA・Estem・Ricoh・Rinken sangyou・Kohkin kagaku・Seikatsu kyoudou kumiai・JT・Kaneryou kaisou・Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium・Kagoshima Aquarium・Aquamarine Fukushima・Adventure World・Huis Ten Bosch・Government official(Fisheries Agency)・Local officials(Each prefecture Prefectural government etc)・National and local private universities Faculty member

Going to graduate school

University of Miyazaki・The University of Tokyo・University of Tokyo Oceanographic Research Institute・Tokyo Institute of Technology・Hokkaido University・Tokyo Ocean University・University of Tsukuba・Nagasaki University・Kagoshima University・Nara Institute of Science and Technology・Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Qualifications and licenses related to Course of Marine Life Science

Graduates who have taken the relevant subjects will be given the qualifications and examination qualifications as shown in the table below.

▲：Qualification to take advantage of the examination(We have related courses for acquisition)

○：Qualification obtained by acquiring necessary units

• ○High school teacher type one license(Fisheries · Science)
• ○Curator
• ○Food hygiene manager
• ○Food hygiene monitor
• ▲A submarine