Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS)

7-stage journey

2 years · English

Compulsory Course on… Compulsory Course on Sustainability Science (2 credits) Fundamentals of Sustainability Science (2 credits) Compulsory Exercise Course 2 credits A separate compulsory exercise (practical) requirement of 2 credits… Compulsory Elective Lecture… Compulsory Elective Lecture Courses (minimum 4 credits) Climate Change Governance (1 credit) Management and Policy Studies of Sustainability (1 credit) Sustainability Science: Japanese Perspectives (2 credits) Master's Thesis Related Courses 12 credits Master's Research on Sustainability Science GPSS elective courses and courses… GPSS elective courses and courses from outside GPSS (minimum 10 credits) GPSS elective courses Courses in other GSFS departments, other UTokyo graduate schools, undergraduate programmes and the Center for Global Education GPSS Student Seminar weekly · running throughout the programme) Seminar on Sustainability Science I (1 credit) Seminar on Sustainability Science II (1 credit) Year-by-year sequencing Continues the previous stage
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Compulsory Course on…

Compulsory Course on Sustainability Science (2 credits)

Two credits of compulsory coursework are required of every master's student. Through compulsory courses, students acquire basic skills in research methods and develop the ability to analyze complex issues related to sustainability from a bird's-eye view.

Core course blocks

Fundamentals of Sustainability Science (2 credits)
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Compulsory Exercise Course

2 credits

A separate compulsory exercise (practical) requirement of 2 credits, distinct from the compulsory lecture course. Its title and content are not published on the GPSS English pages; it is listed as one of the GPSS elements opened to Minor Program students.

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Compulsory Elective Lecture…

Compulsory Elective Lecture Courses (minimum 4 credits)

Students must take at least four credits from the compulsory-elective lecture pool. The GPSS English pages do not publish the full pool; named sustainability-science lecture subjects that GPSS teaches and opens to the Minor Program are listed below.

Electives

Climate Change Governance (1 credit)
Management and Policy Studies of Sustainability (1 credit)
Sustainability Science: Japanese Perspectives (2 credits)
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GPSS elective courses and courses…

GPSS elective courses and courses from outside GPSS (minimum 10 credits)

In this stage

GPSS Elective Courses, and courses offered in other departments and graduate/undergraduate schools (up to 4 credits) Min. 10.

Electives

GPSS elective courses
Courses in other GSFS departments, other UTokyo graduate schools, undergraduate programmes and the Center for Global Education
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GPSS Student Seminar

weekly · running throughout the programme)

A weekly peer-learning forum for all students in the programme, described by GPSS as the main pillar of our program. Students present their research to other students and faculty across disciplines. The seminar subjects opened to Minor Program students are Seminar on Sustainability Science I (1 credit) and Seminar on Sustainability Science II (1 credit).

Electives

Seminar on Sustainability Science I (1 credit)
Seminar on Sustainability Science II (1 credit)
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Year-by-year sequencing

The detailed course list for this stage has not been published yet.

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