The School of Global Environmental Studies is composed of the “Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies,” designed to foster outstanding researchers responsible for further development of the new field of global environmental studies, and the “Master’s Program in Environmental Management” and “Doctoral Program in Environmental Management,” both designed to train outstanding practitioners capable of addressing environmental issues from the local to the global level. The educational goals of these programs are shown in the following table.
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*Curriculum and completion requirements are available at the link of each title.
- Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies
This program fosters researchers who are capable of working at the international level by tackling global and local environmental issues using innovative approaches and methodologies drawn from various fundamental academic fields, as well as practitioners who have such academic quality. - Doctoral Program in Environmental Management
This program fosters practitioners with advanced management expertise and the extensive knowledge and skills required to address environmental issues from the local to the global level, as well as researchers with such practical capabilities. This will enable them to make a practical contribution when working in international settings. Students participating in any of the above programs may enroll in both compulsory and elective courses offered in English, in keeping with the Graduate School’s aim to train professionals capable of working in an international setting. Students seeking to further their interdisciplinary knowledge base are also able to take credited lecture courses from other schools in Kyoto University. - Master’s Program in Environmental Management
This program trains internationally-minded practitioners with the knowledge and practical skills required to tackle environmental problems from the local to the global level. This program also fosters researchers capable of working at the international level by addressing global and local environmental issues using approaches and methodologies drawn from various fundamental academic fields.Students participating in any of the above programs may enroll in both lecture and elective courses offered in English, in keeping with the Graduate School’s aim to foster professionals capable of working in an international setting. Students seeking to further their interdisciplinary knowledgebase are also able to take credited lecture courses from other schools in Kyoto University.Each program has two components, the general program and the “International Environmental Management Program (IEMP)”.
GSGES Course Tree
