Aichi Prefectural University

Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Aichi Prefectural University

 Curriculum Policy of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

Master's course Curriculum Development Policy

 (1) The curriculum seeks to contribute to the promotion and development of academic research in the field of information science and nurture students into highly skilled professionals with advanced specialized knowledge and problem-solving skills in the field of information science that are vital to local communities.

 (2) In order to provide more specialized education for students, the curriculum comprises three majors, "Department of Information Systems," "Department of Media Informatics," and "Department of Systems Science," which are based on the knowledge and technology learned in the undergraduate. 

(3) The curriculum seeks to nurture students into highly skilled information system engineers who can take the initiative and learn collaboratively with a wide range of different people.  

Curriculum Structure 

The curriculum seeks to equip students with more specialized knowledge and skills based on taking basic courses in information science at the undergraduate level (courses in information science and mathematics), core courses, advanced courses, and related courses, as well as engaging in graduate thesis research. The curriculum of each major consists of specialized courses, related courses, seminar courses, and special research. 

(1) Specialized courses include common courses and major-specific courses. Common courses involve joint research projects and lectures on the basics of information science, while major-specific courses involve lectures that impart advanced specialized knowledge relevant to a particular major. 

(2) Related courses involve lectures that equip students with knowledge of cutting-edge, practical industrial technologies. 

(3) Seminar courses are designed to support research undertaken in the Master's course, where students participate in roundtable discussions, etc., on existing literature at the laboratory level.

 (4) Special research equips students with the skills needed to systematically conduct research by settling on a research theme, surveying existing literature on the theme, and practicing potential methodologies. 

Doctoral course Curriculum Development Policy 

(1) The curriculum seeks to nurture students into highly skilled information system engineers who are capable of playing a part in tackling various problems related to information technology, healthcare, and the environment in local communities. 

(2) The credits-based curriculum comprises three fields around which it is organized: "Information Systems," "Media Informatics," and "Systems Science," which are respectively based on the three majors "Major in Information Systems," "Major in Media Informatics," and "Major in Systems Science" offered in the Master's course. 

Curriculum Structure 

(1) Specialized courses impart cutting-edge specialized knowledge and skills to students.

 (2) Related courses equip students with the knowledge to patent advanced, cutting-edge information technology that they produce as a result of their research, as well as the knowledge and practical approaches required to give form to this technology as a business.

 (3) Common courses allow students to participate in joint research projects based on collaboration between industries, academia, and governments to promote practical research while receiving research guidance from their supervisors and collaborators. 

(4) Doctoral-level special research equips students with the skills needed to systematically conduct research by settling on a research theme, surveying existing literature on the theme, and practicing potential methodologies.  

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