Master's Course: Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Master's Course in Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Fukui is a two-year master's program taught in English, with entry available in both October and April. The program covers building design and structural engineering alongside civil infrastructure and environmental engineering topics such as construction materials, geotechnical engineering, water resources, and urban infrastructure planning, preparing graduates for careers in architecture, civil engineering, construction, and environmental consulting. The University of Fukui is located in Fukui, a small city on the western coast of central Japan close to Kyoto and Osaka, and operates under the policy "KAKUCHI, the driving force for the future of people and society." The university has three campuses, Bunkyo, Matsuoka, and Tsuruga, and four schools: Education, Medical Sciences, Engineering, and Global and Community Studies. Around 5,000 students are enrolled at the university, accounting for about half of the prefecture's roughly 11,000 university students. Students in the program typically combine design studios and technical coursework with a supervised research project addressing structural, geotechnical, or environmental engineering questions, culminating in a master's thesis. Graduates go on to work in architecture firms, civil engineering consultancies, construction companies, and public infrastructure agencies, or continue to doctoral study. English-medium instruction and two annual intakes are designed to make the program accessible to international applicants without requiring Japanese-language proficiency at entry.