Master in Dept. of Earth Resource Science

Tuition fees are 3,300 USD per year.

Akita University offers a two-year master's program in Earth Resource Science through its Graduate School of International Resource Sciences, located in Akita, Japan, taught in English, with intake available in October or April. Akita University is a national university built around four undergraduate faculties, including the Faculty of International Resource Sciences, the Faculty of Education and Human Studies, the Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Engineering Science, alongside four graduate schools covering the same broad areas plus engineering science. The university actively promotes international exchange and regularly welcomes students from around the world into its academic programs; more than 200 international students currently study at Akita University across its various schools. The Earth Resource Science program sits within this resource sciences framework and focuses on the scientific study of mineral resources, geology, and the processes that shape the earth's subsurface, a field connected to the broader resource sciences focus of the university's faculties and graduate schools. Coursework in a graduate program of this kind typically covers geochemistry, mineralogy, resource exploration methods, and environmental assessment, often paired with laboratory work and field-based research that connects classroom learning to real deposits and formations. Graduates trained in earth resource science commonly move into careers in mining and resource companies, geological surveys, energy exploration, environmental consulting, and academic research, applying their scientific training to the identification and responsible development of natural resources. Studying at Akita University also places international students within a research community with an established history of international exchange, offering exposure to Japanese approaches to resource science alongside classmates and faculty engaged in ongoing international collaboration.