Kyoto University - Graduate School Of Global Environmental Studies
Master’s Program in Environmental Management
Kyoto, Japan
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Japanese
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies' Master's programme trains environmental management practitioners through extended internships, practical fieldwork, and an innovative master's thesis. Students combine ethics, science, technology, humanities and social sciences in interdisciplinary coursework and research, developing professional skills and the ability to open academic frontiers on local and global sustainability, conservation, policy, resource management, and climate change. Graduates may continue to the Doctoral Programme in Global Environmental Studies for advanced research training opportunities.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work in national or local government, international organizations, environmental departments of industry, environment-related industries, NGOs, research institutions, or pursue academic careers.
In order to foster outstanding environmental management professionals, students are required to participate in lengthy internship studies. Based on practical experience gained outside of the university, the student presents an innovative master’s thesis and gains professional skills. After completing the master’s degree, the student may continue on to the doctoral program in order to obtain advanced professional skills or may choose to work for national or local government organizations, international organizations, at environment-linked departments of industries, environment-related industries, environment-related NGOs, among others.
The curriculum also fosters outstanding researchers. Students are engaged in academic research in the specific field of his/her major, as well as in interdisciplinary course work, in order to gain the ability to open academic frontiers related to global and/or local environmental issues. After completing the master’s degree, the student may continue on to the Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies to obtain advanced academic research skills at the international level, or may choose to work for environment-related research institutions or other organizations.
