Curriculum Policy

Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences

Curriculum policy

Our graduates will have a strong interest in medicine, health, environment and the underlying science related to these; will excel at pointing out and solving problems; will contribute to society by taking up leading positions in various fields related to medicine or clinical pharmacology such as educators, researchers, or pharmacists, etc.
Furthermore, as a "graduate school open to the community," we open our doors to working professionals while implementing lifelong education programs aimed at improving the quality of pharmacists.
Based on the idea that society requires highly-practical, highly-advanced professionals that, in addition to having depth of knowledge and skills in certain fields, must also be familiar with pharmacology in general, we are cultivating future talent with broad skills and knowledge in drug discovery science, life sciences, bioethics, medicine development, clinical trials, publishing research, damage due to side-effects, and medical litigation who also learn in-the-field practical abilities for the medical and business world and can become vital leading pharmacologists at hospitals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, CROs, SMOs, and universities or laboratories; researchers of basic pharmacology who understand the duties of clinical pharmacists; pharmaceutical manufacturing researchers, clinical trial developers, and clinical trial coordinators at pharmaceutical companies, etc.; and educators and researchers at universities, etc.
Regardless of the undergraduate degree from the graduating university, to effectively realize 1 and 2, we've established a two-course system including the Clinical Pharmacy Course aimed at students who have graduated from the 6-year undergraduate program and who will become leaders in the clinical pharmacology field; and the Medical Pharmacy Course aimed at training research developers and educators who understand medical care.
Students will be able to discuss the outcomes and significance of their research at the international level and develop the ability to, when necessary, make contributions to the development of international collaborative research.
We will implement a curriculum that allows students some freedom in studying fields other than their specialization and will build a base from which students can boldly take on research in unknown fields.
Students will develop the ability to responsibly and ethically deepen their own research not only to achieve results, but also to promote coexistence among people, nature, and society.

Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences (Master's Degree Program)

Curriculum Policy

To train specialists in drug discovery and life sciences based on the needs of society, we have introduced a four-course system implemented with specialized curricula:

  • The Drug Delivery course (for training medicine-oriented drug discovery researchers) that evaluates pharmacokinetics, formulation and drug delivery methods for pharmaceutical products.
  • The Bio-Pharma course to search for medicines (for training biology-based drug discovery researchers).
  • The Medicinal Chemistry course (for training chemistry-oriented drug discovery researchers) to discover targets for medicine, and to design and synthesize drugs.
  • The Life Science course (for life science researchers) with a specialized foundation in biotechnology (such as embryology and genetics), and includes elements on drug discovery.

In order to nurture talent who, in addition to skills in specific areas of expertise, have a more comprehensive and practical outlook and are equipped to respond to internationalization, teachers in charge of each course collaborate laterally to conduct practical classes; students participate in various symposiums, lectures, and seminars to increase knowledge of research trends beyond their specialized fields; and subjects are arranged as to deepen understanding through discussion.

Subjects such as bioethics, presentations in English, and practical exercises for preparing theses have been introduced in order to develop students' ability to actively contribute to the local and international community with an excellent sense of ethics and environmental management capabilities.