Master in Earth and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program(G30)

Nagoya University, located in Aichi in Japan's Tokai region, is a comprehensive research university known for the manufacturing and industrial base of the surrounding area and for an academic culture it describes as free and vigorous. The Earth and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, offered under the G30 English-medium track, provides a two-year master's degree with an October start. The program covers core areas of earth and environmental science, including geology, atmospheric and oceanic science, environmental monitoring, and the study of natural hazards and environmental change, combining classroom instruction with laboratory and field-based methods. Students typically progress from foundational coursework toward a research-based master's thesis developed under faculty supervision, working with data and methods drawn from geology, environmental chemistry, or earth-system science depending on their area of focus. Because instruction is delivered in English, the program admits international students without requiring prior Japanese-language proficiency, while connecting them to a Japanese research university with regional expertise in earth and environmental science. Graduates are typically prepared for roles in environmental consulting, government environmental and geological agencies, resource and hazard assessment organizations, and further doctoral research in earth or environmental science. Based in Aichi, within Japan's industrial Tokai region, the program also gives students a practical setting for studying the relationship between industrial activity and environmental systems.