Master’s Course

For Master’s Course, tuition fees are 535,800 JPY per year.

This master's course at Okayama University is taught in English in Okayama, Japan, running two years with an October start. Okayama University is a national comprehensive university in western Japan, established in 1870, with ten faculties, one program, seven graduate schools, and four research institutes serving a total student enrollment of about thirteen thousand, including 935 international students from 57 different countries. In 2007 the university launched the only UNESCO Chair in Asia for Education for Sustainable Development, and in 2017 it received the SDGs Partnership Award in the first Japan SDGs Awards from the Japanese government, recognition tied to its multi-stakeholder sustainability partnership with the Okayama region. A master's course starting in October within a comprehensive national university of this size gives students access to a broad choice of graduate schools and research institutes, with the exact subject matter shaped by the graduate school and laboratory a student joins, covering fields across the sciences, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. At the master's level, students generally combine coursework with a research project or thesis under faculty supervision, developing specialized expertise over the two-year course. Given the university's recognized sustainability profile, including its UNESCO Chair and national SDGs award, master's students in many fields may engage with sustainability-related research or campus initiatives during their studies. With international students from dozens of countries forming part of the community, master's students join a research and study environment with substantial international representation, and the October intake offers an alternative entry point to the university's academic calendar for those whose prior studies align better with an autumn start. Graduates of master's programs at a comprehensive university of this kind commonly pursue further doctoral study, specialized industry roles, or professional positions requiring advanced subject expertise, drawing on the wide academic resources available across Okayama University's faculties and graduate schools.