Graduate Program for Specific Research Fields
By providing high-level education and research opportunities, the Graduate Program for Specific Research Fields nurtures outstanding researchers who will discover new breakthroughs and lead global research.
WISE Programs (Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education)
These are five-year integrated doctoral programs designed to foster doctoral professionals capable of tackling social issues and powering innovation in society, as well as playing leading roles in the creation and application of new knowledge and generating values for a new era. Those completing the program will have their completion recorded on their degree certificates when they complete the doctoral program in their affiliated graduate school.
- Curriculum
- 5-year integrated curriculum
Systematic arrangement of multiple subjects
(check specific programs for required number of credits)
- How to Enroll
- Must apply and be selected to participate
* Some programs are limited to specific graduate schools and departments
Program for Leading Graduate Schools
These are five-year integrated※ educational programs designed to cultivate leaders to take a wide variety of global roles in industry, academia, and government. Program completion is recorded on your degree certificate once you have satisfied the program conditions and successfully completed doctoral studies in your graduate school
※ Some programs offer study patterns other than the five-year integrated model.
- Curriculum
- 5-year integrated curriculum
Systematic arrangement of multiple subjects; at least 14 credits (check each program for total credit requirements)
* Some programs offer study patterns other than the five-year integrated model
* The Doctoral Program for Multicultural Innovation is accepting new applications as an accredited study program of the Graduate School of Human Sciences
- How to Enroll
- Must apply and be selected to participate
* Some programs are limited to specific graduate schools and departments
Honors Program for Graduate Schools
The Honors Program for Graduate Schools consists of two programs in the areas of science, engineering, and informatics as well as the humanities and social sciences. The objective of both programs is to provide students an opportunity to pursue their chosen field of interest, broaden their perspectives, and enable them to contribute to new or different fields of study. Both programs are comprised of units, one of which can be selected by students.
- Curriculum
- Honors Program for Graduate Schools in Science,Engineering,and Informatics
・Four-year curriculum offered from 2nd year of the master course (can also be taken over the three years of the doctorʼs course.)
* Some units are operated as separate programs
Honors Program for Graduate Schools in Humanities and Social Sciences
・3-year PhD curriculum
Systematic arrangement of multiple subjects (minimum of 7 and maximum of 13 credits intotal)
- How to Enroll
- Must apply and be selected to participate
* Some units are limited to specific graduate schools and departments
Graduate Minor Program / Graduate Program for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
The Graduate Minor Program and Graduate Program for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies are educational programs in which subjects are systematically organized according to certain academic themes for students to effectively acquire multifaceted and comprehensive perspectives. In either program, students will be able to proactively take subjects that they are interested in, allowing them to explore the latest issues in the real world and academia while working with academic staff and students from different disciplines. Students will be awarded a certificate of completion for the program when a student satisfies the requirements specified for the program. The number of programs offered varies from year to year: in the 2023 academic year there are 24 Graduate Minor Programs and 44 Graduate Programs for Advanced Disciplinary Studies.
- Curriculum
- Graduate Minor Program
Systematic arrangement of multiple subjects (total of 14 or more credits)
Graduate Program for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
Systematic arrangement of multiple subjects (for C3, minimum of 7 and maximum of 13 credits in total; for C2, minimum of 5 and maximum of 6 credits in total)
- How to Enroll
- Submit a request and register in the applicable subject(s)
* Some programs have a selection procedure
Osaka University International Certificate Program
Osaka University International Certificate Program-S
OUICP
This is a hybrid education program composed of online subjects and Practical Study Abroad courses international fieldwork subjects utilizing Osaka Universityʼs ASEAN campuses.
In the 10-month program, students participate in a short study at an international institution that houses an ASEAN campus and receive a certificate of completion upon satisfying the requirements (earning between 6 and 8 credits). The number of programs offered varies from year to year: for the 2024 academic year, there are 4 planned programs.
OUICP-S
This is an educational program that aims to nurture highly -skilled global talent that will lead a co-creative knowledge-based society and achieve high-quality growth in the ASEAN region.
These programs are offered for one to six months, depending on the program, with at least seven days of overseas practical training at Osaka University’s ASEAN campuses. A completion certificate is conferred on students who have met the completion requirements (to earn two to six credits). (For the 2024 academic year, there are 3 planned programs.)
- Curriculum
- OUICP: Systematic arrangement of multiple courses (minimum of 6 and maximum of 8 credits in total)
OUICP-S: Systematic arrangement of multiple courses (minimum of 2 and maximum of 6 credits in total)
- How to Enroll
- Must apply and undergo a selection based on submitted
Advanced Liberal Arts Module
The “Advanced Liberal Arts Module” will be newly launched for the 2025 academic year. This module facilitates acquiring multifaceted and comprehensive perspectives on specific academic themes by linking related subjects, reducing the number of credits required compared to the existing Graduate School Minor Program and Graduate Program for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies.
Advanced Liberal Arts Education
Advanced Liberal Arts Education are subjects designed for students in higher year levels and located within the “Liberal Arts” category, one of the three pillars of Osaka Universityʼs education system. Osaka University aims to cultivate “multifaceted and comprehensive viewpoints” which can be acquired from learning outside professional education and “high-level capability” to solve real-life problems through use of the advanced expert knowledge and skills acquired in specialized education. For this purpose, students are able to take subjects other than those offered within their own graduate school, undergraduate school, or department. Students from the fall semester of the second year of undergraduate studies through to graduate school level can be awarded credit upon completion of such subjects nominated by their own school, as advanced liberal arts and sciences subjects.
- Curriculum
- Offered as single courses
- How to Enroll
- Register course by course
Differences in curriculum and course of study
Programs differ in terms of the field/theme covered, the curriculum system, including the number of credits to be earned, and the enrollment process (i.e., required screening, etc.).
*2 Graduate Program for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in the C2 category requires at least 5 credits in total.
*3 The Cross-Boundary Innovation Program is open to all graduate schools except Osaka University Law School.
*4 Some subjects have restrictions on eligible departments.
*5 Coursework completion certificates are provided for Program for Leading Graduate Schools, but you need to complete your graduate school course of study in order to complete the program fully.