Graduate School Information

Hokkaido University places an emphasis on graduate school-level education. We have 21 graduate schools equipped with world-leading, cutting-edge research facilities, where students can study to acquire advanced specialized knowledge from researchers in a wide range of fields. In addition, we offer many multidisciplinary programs in which students can participate in research in other fields while honing their expertise in their own respective graduate studies. Students can engage in programs that nurture their humanity, enhance their cognitive abilities, and expand their knowledge in their fields of study.

Humanities/Education/General Arts

Humanities and Human Sciences

Students can acquire knowledge about humans and society from a holistic Viewpoint.

Education

Education has unlimited power to help human beings to grow and society to develop.

International Media, Communication, and Tourism Studies

A fusion of tourism and the media. Would you like to learn about their infinite possibilities?

Social Science

Law / Law School

Guiding the way to learning multidisciplinary expertise in law and political science

Economics and Business / Accounting School

Extensive exploration of economic and management phenomena that have rapidly diversified due to globalization and informatization.

Public Policy

Developing specialized professionals responsible for planning and assessing public policy in the government and private sectors as well as the public service sector.

Science/Engineering

Science

Developing personnel who can promote creative research to unravel the truth and resolve problems with their advanced expert knowledge and broad perspective in natural science, and also their ability to determine the true nature of a problem using their deep insight.

Engineering

The power to open up a new era Shaping the Future.

Information Science and Technology

Transforming information into inspiration through the wisdom of science

Agriculture

Since Sapporo Agricultural College was first established, it has been Japan’s leading higher education institution in agriculture, and aims for an enterprising spirit and a well-rounded education.

Veterinary Medicine

Developing world-class animal medical science and veterinary care education and research personnel.

Fisheries Sciences

Aiming to impart knowledge about fisheries science to students through an academic system that comprehensively studies sustainable production of marine and aquatic biological resources and their efficient use, as well as the fundamentals and applications of preserving our marine ecosystem to guarantee these aspects.

Global Food Resources

Developing international pioneering leaders to confront the food resource crisis.

General Science

Environmental Science

Conducting education and research with the aim of understanding and solving global environmental issues while developing researchers and highly skilled professionals to tackle these issues based on natural sciences such as Earth science, biology, and material science.

Life Science

Developing personnel who have a comprehensive understanding of the various types of biological phenomena from their biomolecular interactions and who can consider their applications based on genomics and proteomics.

Chemical Sciences and Engineering

Learn a wide range of knowledge from basic chemistry such as organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and physical chemistry to applied chemistry directly connected to industry such as material manufacturing engineering and process engineering.

Biomedical Science and Engineering

Developing new medical technology using our experience in training cancer specialist personnel, conducting research and development of molecular biology diagnosis and medical treatment technology using viruses and such, and developing real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy devices using molecular imaging techniques with the aim of achieving world-class interdisciplinary research that combines medicine, science, and engineering.

Health System

Medicine

Promoting world-leading advanced medical research and developing medical researchers and staff with high ethical standards and a rich sense of humanity to contribute to the health and well-being of humanity.

Dental Medicine

Developing highly skilled professionals with advanced knowledge in specialized fields and dental care skills as well as researchers and educators responsible for advancing education and research concerning dental medicine to respond to the latest fields of study and areas of research in dental medicine.

Health Sciences

A practice-oriented academic field that aims to support people in living better lives and to confront the issues that the majority of people face today, while belonging to the field of medicine in a broad sense so that we can proceed with a focus on social needs while working with existing medical techniques.

Infectious Diseases

Taking up the challenge of solving global issues in terms of the health and well-being of people, animals, and the environment. Developing international leaders with the practical skills and leadership that will enable them to contribute to the global fight against infectious diseases.