Postgraduate School of Fisheries
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The School aims at an globally-opened education and research institution in fisheries with sprit of enterprise which creates a culture leading the world in the activities relevant to the tropical and subtropical waters and contributes to local and international communities by producing manpower who have gained expert knowledge in the fields of sustainable production and rational utilisation of fishery resources and conservation and management of the aquatic environment, have attained rich global and ethical views and promoting researches on local and global issues, with a focus on the aquatic fields from Kagoshima toward the Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.
Educational Goal
The School produces high-quality fishery manpower who have gained global level knowledge and expertise in the fields of sustainable production and rational utilisation of fishery resources and conservation and management of the aquatic environment, can participate in creation of culture leading the world activities in the field of tropical and subtropical waters and can contribute to the local and international communities, with a focus on the aquatic fields from Kagoshima toward the Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.
Diploma Policy
The School develops human resources in the field of fisheries with high ability in the following items:
(1) to have specialty knowledge necessary for high-quality fisheries personnel capable in the field of
resources, environment and food both in the regional and international aspects integrally,
(2) to have sufficient basic ability to be able to learn by oneself throughout the life,
(2.1) to have extensive and latest fundamental knowledge in fisheries science and adaptability to
challenge new approaches,
(2.2) to have manoeuvrability in English necessary for as high-quality fisheries personnel,
(3) to have studied the process of survey and researches,
(3.1) to have knowledge and experiences as prerequisites to study the process of survey and
researches,
(3.2) to have advanced ability to plan surveys and researches,
(3.3) to have acquired the methods to use advanced devices of surveys and researches,
(3.4) to have advanced ability in information collection and data analysis,
(3.5) to possess the presentation and report-writing ability,
(4) to have developed the ability to understand, utilise and summarise results of surveys and
researches, and
(5) to have strengthened the practical ability in the field and job.
Curriculum Policy
(1) to offer subjects to obtain specialty knowledge appropriate to the master degree reflecting the
characters and strengths of Kagoshima University systematically,
a. International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries: to offer high-quality subjects on tropical
fisheries through international linkage with overseas universities,
(2) to offer subjects to develop fundamental academic capabilities for self-study,
(a) to offer subjects to obtain broad and latest knowledge fundamental in fisheries science,
a. Foreign Student Programme: to offer subjects to understand fisheries science overall,
(b) to offer subjects to attain the ability in English to operate specialty knowledge required for
high-quality fishery personnel,
a. International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries: to offer subjects to attain the ability to read,
listen and express in English regarding the fishery science overall at the undergraduate level
and experiences,
(3) to offer subjects to study the process of overall utilisation of surveys and researches,
(a) to offer subjects to obtain experiences and knowledge which form the basis to study the process
of surveys and researches,
a. International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries: to offer subjects to understand the tropical
and sub-tropical fishery industry and to be exposed to experiences of collaboration in the
international society,
b. Foreign Student Programme: to offer subjects to understand the methodology and process of
researches through integration of contents of scientific papers relevant to specialty fields,
(b) to offer subjects to obtain high capability to formulate a plan of surveys and researches,
(c) to offer subjects to attain the methodologies for use of the latest devices for researches and
analysis and for field surveys,
(d) to offer subjects to develop the capability in information collection and data analysis,
(4) to offer subjects to obtain integrated ability to prepare a scientific paper, and
(5) to offer subjects to strengthen the field application capabilities and work expertise (for all students
excluding foreign students).
Criterion to judge master degree thesis
A thesis shall set an appropriate research issue, have made an appropriate research plan, have used devices etc. suitable to the issue, have analysed data appropriately, have obtained conclusion through logical consideration and be completed as a paper publishable in an academic journal.
Admission Policy
Image of human resources sought
(1) Persons who sympathise with the educational goal of the Postgraduate School of Fisheries and
have the ability to think and strong will to realise the goal,
(2) Persons who understand the utilisation of fishery resources and the present situations and problems
of the aquatic environment, and endeavour to study and solve those problems,
(3) Persons who do not spare an effort in learning and who have strong will to acquire the knowledge
and ability in order to play an active part in the globalising intra- and international communities, and
(4) Persons who face difficulties with ambition and have the will to contribute to the future with a global
view.
Candidates for the International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries should, in addition to the above, have the strong will to strengthen understanding of the fisheries industry and culture in the Southeast Asian countries and to enhance the communication skills in English.
In the Foreign Student Programme, persons who want to study Japanese fisheries sciences only in English and attain the high ability for researches are expected.
Expected academic ability
(1) It is necessary to have the knowledge and ability in survey, experiments and analysis at the
undergraduate grade in one of the sciences such as aquatic sciences, and sciences on fisheries
resource production and aquaculture, fisheries food and advanced utilisation of aquatic resources,
conservation of aquatic environment, and relevant human activities and socio-economic
relationship.
(2) Candidates for the Tropical Fisheries with International Linkage Course need, in addition to above,
high English command in order to take the specialty subjects taught in English, to participate in
collaboration with foreign universities and to study overseas.
Outline of School
The Postgraduate School of Fisheries is conducting education and researches under the organisation same to that for undergraduate programme, namely Divisions of Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries Resource Sciences, Food and Life Sciences, Fisheries Economics, and Aquatic Environment Conservation (run by the Education and Research Centre of Marine Environment and Resources). The characteristics, educational objectives and contents of the education and researches of respective Divisions are available in the particular page of the concerned Division in the home page of the Faculty of Fisheries.
In addition to the above-mentioned Divisions, we run the International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries which develops capabilities to participate in the globalizing society for Japanese students and Foreign Student Programme which provides foreign students with the comfortable study environment to complete all the necessary studies in English. Details of the respective arrangements are available in the pages listed below.
International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries
Foreign Student Programme
International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries
The International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries has started in 2015 at the Postgraduate School of Fisheries, Kagoshima University. In addition to the educational goal of the School, this Course aims to produce human resources who have attained the knowledge and techniques in the theories and applications relevant to the tropical and sub-tropical fishery industries and developed the capability to play an active part on globalising communities on the basis of the ‘Postgraduate (Master) Programme on Tropical Fisheries with International Linkage’.
The said Programme is an international postgraduate education alliance established and run under a unified rule with linkage of the member schools in various countries in Asia; namely Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Sam Ratulangi University (Indonesia), Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, University Malaysia Terengganu, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas and Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University (Thailand). Students registered in the Programme at his/her home university can freely take subjects offered under the Programme at the member universities, receive education with no additional cost and obtain credits. Students who satisfy the requirements set by the Programme will receive a certificate of completion of the Programme. Establishment of a postgraduate programme by the linkage with foreign universities is the first challenge in Japan.
This Course is one of the constituents of the above international linkage programme, where students registered in the Course can attend lectures, practical etc. and be supervised on researches for his/her master degree thesis at a member school overseas, while belonging to Postgraduate School of Fisheries, Kagoshima University. All the member schools shall educate the Programme student commonly and develop globalised human resources in fisheries.
The subjects in the Course are taught in English in principle together with Japanese occasionally; however, all classes given overseas are conducted in English. Registered students have also daily exchange with overseas students in English and are brought up to globalised personnel.
Guidance to Students to Study at the Member Schools of ILP
Syllabi of International Linkage Course (ILP)
Curriculum and Registration Subsidiary Rules of International Linkage Course on Tropical Fisheries
Foreign Student Programme
This programme is specifically prepared to enable foreign students fulfil all the requirements to complete the master course of this School through studies conducted only in English. There are special arrangements including offering some subjects available only for foreign students for efficient and comfortable study. It is strongly noted, however, that the Curriculum and Registration Rules of the School shall be applied to basic matters relevant to enrolment, registration, credit points, researches, graduation requirements etc. in the School, unless the special arrangements explained herewith for foreign students. It must be also noted that foreign students who do not register for this Programme shall study mainly in Japanese in accordance to the standard curriculum of the School.
University-wide educational programme
Because of increasing interdisciplinary and merging academic fields, personnel with knowledge in extensive fields and flexible cognitive ability are needed. Kagoshima University has established university-wide educational programmes which encompasses its postgraduate schools integrally in accordance with the educational objectives of the postgraduate education as one of the initiatives to respond to the society’s needs as mentioned above. The programmes aim at students of all postgraduate schools and anticipate to developing the ability to utilise the integrated understanding as well as the knowledge and expertise attained in specialty fields.
There are ‘Foreign Language Communication Education Course’, ‘Archipelagic Sciences Education Course’, ‘Environmental Science Education Course’, ‘Food and Health Education Course’, ‘Hydraulic Education Course’ and ‘Energy Education Course’ Students should check the details of the programmes and syllabi of the subjects as they appear in the Web site of the University. Registration should be performed at the Student Affairs Division, Administration Department of the Faculty of Fisheries during the designated period.
Admission
Admission to Kagoshima University
Admission to Postgraduate School of Fisheries
Application forms to Postgraduate School of Fisheries
Subject registration, Class timetable etc.
Guidebook to Curriculum and Registration
Web Curriculum Registration System
Syllabus [Agri-Fish-Web]
Timetable
Teaching Assistant
Application to temporary departure from Japan (Faculty of fisheries, Postgraduate school
of fisheries) [PDF/WORD]
Application to temporary departure from Japan (The United Graduate School of
Agricultural Science) [PDF/WORD]
Inquiry
Student Affairs Section, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University
TEL： +81-(0)99-286-4040
