Educational Policy of Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Sciences Major) (Doctor's Course)
Fundamental Educational Goals
The Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doctor's Course) is dedicated to developing individuals who have completed their master's studies, built a foundation in the specialized knowledge of drug discovery and development, and acquired advanced expertise in pharmaceutical sciences focused on drug creation. These individuals are endowed with a richly creative research capacity that is highly regarded in the international community. Our goal is to prepare them to play leading roles in various fields such as educational and research institutions, the industrial sector, and public health administration.
Exemplary Students
Pioneering researchers leading state-of-the-art drug discovery and development to improve the health of all people.
We are leading the fields of drug discovery and development and related areas, and promotes research and education of an international standard that broadly contributes to human health. Through these research and educational activities, we aim to foster individuals who possess deep knowledge and high-level professionalism, the practical ability to lead society, a perpetual curiosity for self-growth, and communication skills that enables the dissemination of their research findings on a global scale. These individuals serve society's needs as researchers and university faculty members in pharmaceutical sciences and related fields, and as public officials with high levels of expertise.
We encourage individuals to develop the following five abilities:
○Implementation ability to logically devise and gain new insights from multifaceted studies.
○Inquiry ability to investigate creatively.
○Communication ability to disseminate and discuss research findings.
○Specialized ability to integrate and apply individual knowledge.
○Liberal arts ability to organize issues and connect them to problem solving.
Degree Policy
The Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doctor's Course) is a leader in the fields of drug discovery and development and related areas, and promotes research and education of an international standard that broadly contributes to human health. Through these research and educational activities, we aim to foster individuals who possess deep knowledge and high-level professionalism, the practical ability to lead society, a perpetual curiosity for self-growth, and communication skills that enables the dissemination of their research findings on a global scale. These individuals, whether they be researchers and university faculty in pharmaceutical sciences and related fields, or public officials with high levels of expertise, are capable of addressing the needs of society. Thus, we require our students to acquire the following qualities and abilities.
Abilities acquired：Implementation Ability, Inquiry Ability, Communication Ability, Specialized Ability, Liberal Arts Ability
【Implementation Ability】Implementation ability to logically devise and gain new insights from multifaceted studies.
The capacity to integrate pharmaceutical sciences knowledge to devise logically, on their own, solutions to the broad and complex challenges society faces, based on scientific evidence, and gain new insights from multifaceted studies.
【Inquiry Ability】Inquiry ability to investigate creatively.
The ability to delve into the essence of issues related to drug discovery and development using cultivated Specialized Ability, and to elucidate them innovatively.
【Communication Ability】Communication ability to disseminate and discuss research findings.
The capability to publish results in professional journals for an international audience, and to engage in discussions in various settings.
【Specialized Ability】Specialized ability to integrate and apply individual knowledge.
The acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills necessary for conducting research in drug discovery and development, and the ability to integrate and demonstrate individual knowledge.
【Liberal Arts Ability】Liberal arts ability to organize issues and connect them to problem solving.
The ability to acquire a broad perspective and rich international education as a pharmaceutical researcher, understand the global situation surrounding drug discovery and development, organize future issues, and connect them to problem solving.
In addition to the above qualities and abilities, the Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doctor's Course) also requires students to acquire broad knowledge at a global level, suitable for professionals who are leaders in the field of drug discovery and development and related fields, as well as high-level research abilities as researchers who can independently set research themes and carry out their research. Upon earning the required credits and compiling research results into a doctoral thesis that meets the standard for degree conferment, a doctoral degree will be awarded.
Curriculum Policy
In order to develop individuals who have mastered the abilities set out in the Policy for Graduation Certification and Degree Awarding (Degree Policy), the Doctor's Course of the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences organizes and implements curricula based on the following educational policies and principles.
Education Implementation Policy and the Principles of Educational Content and Methods
【Education Implementation Policy】
We provide education that helps students develop the ability to continue to learn independently in order to implement sustainable societies.
・Through general education, we cultivate the ability for students to consider their own issues from various perspectives, acquire necessary knowledge and skills through collaboration with people who think differently, and apply their solutions to real-world problems. Furthermore, we nurture the ability to explain problem-solving measures in plain language. In the coursework, students will gain a broad and advanced knowledge and cultivate a research mindset by studying the outline of the pharmaceutical science degree program, learning objectives, research ethics, information security, and other topics in introductory courses offered in the first year of the program. We also provide omnibus lectures by active researchers in the field of pharmaceutical and life sciences. In addition, as part of graduate-level liberal arts education, we provide classes aimed at acquiring essential knowledge and skills to proceed with research work as common subjects in the graduate school. We sometimes consider lectures held on campus as part of the coursework to foster an interest in diverse academic fields. These courses cultivate 【Liberal Arts Ability】. Subsequently, we provide specialized program courses across a wide range of areas in the pharmaceutical and life sciences field so that students can create strategies to address global issues with systematic knowledge and skills in their own specialized fields and integrated knowledge and skills including peripheral fields. To respond to a wide range of specialties, we also offer courses provided by faculty members belonging to other specializations and joint graduate school courses established in collaboration with other institutions. These courses cultivate 【Specialized Ability】.
・As part of the research guidance for the research work, we provide practical courses where students collect information, plan, implement and record their research, and exercise courses where students present logical and critical verification and consideration about their own research process, achievements, and related paper reports. We also provide integrated exercises to connect learning in each specialized field to social implementation and other activities. These courses cultivate 【Implementation Ability, Inquiry Ability, Communication Ability, Specialized Ability】. In the middle stages of the research, we provide subjects corresponding to the basic research ability examination. In addition, we provide a course that encourages presentations at international conferences to promote opportunities for presentations and interactions in various languages, not just Japanese, assuming multilingual research activities and activities in the field. This course cultivates 【Implementation Ability, Inquiry Ability, Communication Ability】.
・As an extracurricular education, we provide opportunities to take courses in different fields beyond their major and places for activities in laboratories so that students can feel their own growth beyond classroom learning.
【Principles of Educational Content and Methods】
From the perspective of proactive and interactive deep learning, with emphasis on what students have become able to do, rather than what has been taught, the Doctor's Course of the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences organizes the following educational curriculum and provides the following educational content and methods in order to realize the Degree Policy.
In addition, we are committed to continuous improvement of teaching methods, centered on the Academic Affairs Committee.
・In coursework, we provide subjects in lecture and exercise formats. In exercise subjects, we provide opportunities for active learning, where students can learn proactively and actively.
・In conducting research work, students set cutting-edge and original research topics in pharmacy and related fields through discussions with their supervising professors. At the beginning of each year, students create their research plans and submit them to their supervisors, who then create a research guidance plan based on these and share it with the students to advance the research work. In addition, professors from fields other than the student's main academic field are selected as co-supervisors, establishing a multi-teacher guidance system. As research work, we provide practical subjects, exercise subjects, and integrated exercise subjects.
Assessment Policy for Learning Outcomes
We evaluate learning outcomes based on the attainment of a prescribed number of credits and the review of a doctoral dissertation based on the results of research work, as well as the final examination.