Master’s Program - Policy for Curriculum Organization and Implementation (Curriculum Policy)

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Master’s Program in Engineering

Nagaoka University of Technology, in accordance with its Diploma Policy, offers subjects required by each specialized field of science and technology under an educational philosophy that integrates the undergraduate and master’s programs. Through these subjects, the Master’s Program develops leading engineers and researchers who possess advanced practical and creative abilities that can facilitate the global expansion of technology. To this end, the university offers a systematic curriculum based on the following policies.

Specialized education is provided through the lecture subjects offered in each major. In addition, students will receive research guidance for the preparation of their master’s thesis through exercise subjects and experiment/practical training (or skills practice) subjects.
Through the systematic organization of subjects according to the areas of specialization in each major, the Master’s Program provides an education that enhances specialized expertise while also addressing interdisciplinary areas. Furthermore, students may take subjects in other majors, thereby enabling them to understand integrated technologies that cover multiple specialized disciplines.
Research Integrity is a compulsory subject in all majors. In addition, students will take specialized engineering subjects to form a safety mindset and develop proficiency in information technology that is closely related to each major.
Common subjects are offered to students in all majors to support the development of expertise from a broad perspective and increase their abilities to implement technology in society. Common subjects are systematically organized to be consistent with undergraduate-level general studies subjects with the aim of achieving each of the targets described in the Diploma Policy.
Students will be provided with opportunities to experience overseas practical research and development activities related to their master’s research topics. By engaging in research and development in other countries, students will gain the experience needed to become engineers and researchers who can perform at the global level.
Various courses are offered to enable more advanced and systematic studies. 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.
Each major provides a curriculum organizational diagram to support the students’ self-directed and independent study.

[Policy for Academic Achievement Evaluation]

The syllabus of each subject clearly states its purpose and objective goals, as well as its associations with the Diploma Policy. 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 master’s thesis, the screening criteria and methods are clearly stated, and pass/fail decisions are made through screening and examination by multiple faculty members.