Bio-resource Science (Undergraduate)
Admission Information (Agbio)
We welcome applicants with a strong interest in agriculture, bioresource management, and related fields. Undergraduate applications for the English program are opened about one year before the enrollment. Screening takes place in two stages; a document screening first, and then an interview by teleconferencing. The quality of applicants for our program is consistently very high, and admissions to our program are competitive. We expect applicants to have a strong academic record, a demonstrable interest in agrobiological resource sciences, and sufficient ability to support themselves throughout their studies. You are required to submit a personal statement (study plan), which clearly outlines your interest in agrobiological resource sciences. Please outline any experience / internships you may […]
Finance (Bio-resource Science)
Planning your finances for university studies can be difficult. Your main expenses will be tuition, accommodation rent, food and living expenses, travel, and personal expenses. This page will provide information regarding financial information for students entering the English program in Agro-biological Resource Sciences. Tuition fees Students entering this program will have the admission fee (282,000 yen) and tuition the first semester (267, 400 yen: Sept – Mar) waived. After this, students are expected to pay tuition – 535,800 yen per year. Partial and full tuition waivers are available for high performing students with financial difficulties (details here). Scholarships The University’s Tsukuba Scholarship is open to all students, and provides 60,000 yen […]
Courses (Bioresource Science)
Our degree offers a broad education in fundamental and applied aspects of the bioresource sciences. On this page you can find a list of courses available in English. Foundation-level Courses Foundation level courses help students develop core skills required for future studies in bioresource sciences. Physics (EG02011, FallAB, Thu 4) Introduction to physics for life and environmental sciences. Basic areas of mechanics, thermodynamics, and waves will be covered.. Mathematics (EG02023, FallAB, Fri 5) Introduction to mathematics for life and environmental sciences covers application of calculus using applied differentiation and integration, logarithmic and exponential functions, first order differential equations, matrix and probability. This course emphasizes to solve problems related to […]
Bio-resource Science
The Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Program in Life and Environmental Sciences has a modular organization, which allows students to study a wide variety of subjects in early years, before specializing in one particular field in later years. First year offers a broad general education with students taking foundational courses in biology, chemistry, physics and math, along with courses in Japanese, English (for non-native speakers), cultural studies, sports and arts. We strongly encourage students to continue their Japanese language studies throughout their degree. In second and third years, students can choose from a range of specialized subjects offered by the College of Agro-Biological Resource Sciences, while broadening their understanding by selecting courses offered by the […]