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Doctoral Program - Policy for Curriculum Organization and Implementation (Curriculum Policy)

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Doctoral Program in Engineering

Nagaoka University of Technology, in accordance with its Diploma Policy, offers subjects required by each major in the Doctoral Program in Engineering, and assigns faculty members to supervise doctoral research. In this way, the program develops leading engineers and researchers who possess in-depth and abundant knowledge in specialized fields, creativity to pioneer unexplored areas, and practical skills to independently implement their own research projects and contribute to society’s development. To this end, the university offers a systematic curriculum based on the following policies.

  1. To cultivate the research implementation abilities that facilitate the formation of novel theories and development of new technologies in each major, students will receive research guidance for the preparation of their doctoral dissertation.
  2. To cultivate the ability to learn and effectively apply advanced specialized knowledge in each major, students are required to participate in journal clubs conducted by their academic supervisors.
  3. To cultivate the ability to advance academic research based on high ethical standards, students are required to take Researcher Ethics.
  4. To cultivate the ability to pioneer unexplored areas based on the integration of scientific principles from multiple specialized fields, the university offers lecture subjects with leading-edge content. Students may select from these subjects with consideration to their future goals.
  5. To cultivate the ability to engage in discussions and debates about research and to develop an international perspective, students are encouraged to actively participate in academic conferences both in Japan and abroad.
  6. Various courses are offered to enable advanced and systematic studies to address the challenges of modern society. These courses are offered to students from all majors. While enrolled in their majors, students will be certified as completing a course if they take and pass the designated subjects.

[Policy for Academic Achievement Evaluation]

Grading is conducted in a fair, rigorous, and objective evaluation of performance, and credits will be awarded to students who pass the subjects. For the doctoral dissertation, the screening criteria and methods are clearly stated, and pass/fail decisions are made through screening and examination by multiple faculty members.