Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences offers two types of courses: a Master’s Course and a Doctoral Course.
Sufficient Japanese language ability may be helpful for your study in our Graduate School.

※(2023.10.10)The application start date of the application period for Schedule B in each application guideline has been changed.
(Before change)2023.11.24 (Friday) → (After change)2023.11.20 (Monday)　
The closing date of application remains unchanged.

Master’s Course

  • Application Requirements
    • Graduation or expected graduation from a Japanese university or
    • Completion or expected completion of 16 years of regular curricular studies abroad or
    • Qualifications equivalent to the undergraduate degree of the University of Tokyo
  • Degree Requirements

    A Master’s degree is awarded if the student has satisfied the following requirements: two years of registration in master’s program; acquisition of course credits required by the Graduate School; an acceptable master’s thesis written under the guidance of the supervisor; and passing the final comprehensive evaluation.

  • Application Guideline
    Application Guideline of Students for Master’s Course, AY2024      (11/06update)
    ※For Applicants to the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, be sure to check the following supplemental information regarding TOEFL score submission.
    http://www.ec.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index_e.html 10/31update
    ※For Applicants to the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, be sure to check the following additional information of Schedule B application.
    http://www.ab.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gakubu/338 11/2update

Doctoral Course

  • Application Requirements
    • Attainment or expected attainment of a master’s degree from a Japanese University or
    • Attainment or expected attainment of a master’s degree or its equivalent qualification from a university abroad or
    • Qualifications equivalent to the master’s degree of the University of Tokyo
  • Application Requirements for Doctoral course program in Veterinary Medical Sciences
    • Graduation or expected graduation from 18 years of education abroad, with specialization in veterinary medicine, medicine, or dentistry or
    • Qualifications equivalent to those listed above as recognized by the University of Tokyo
  • Degree Requirements

    A Doctoral degree is awarded if the student has satisfied the following requirements: three years of registration in doctoral program; acquisition of course credits required by the Graduate School; an acceptable doctoral thesis written under the guidance of the supervisor; and passing the final comprehensive evaluation.

    For doctoral degree in the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, it is necessary to have four years of registration and obtain larger number of course credits as compared with those required in other departments.

  • Application Guideline

    ※For Applicants to the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, be sure to check the following supplemental information regarding TOEFL score submission.
    http://www.ec.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index_e.html 10/31update
    ※For Applicants to the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, be sure to check the following additional information of Schedule B application.
    http://www.ab.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gakubu/338 11/2update

    　・Confirmation Letter (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Master): Word PDF　5/26update
    　・Confirmation Letter (Department of Biotechnology, Master): Word PDF　5/26update
    　・Confirmation Letter (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Doctor): Word PDF　5/26update
    　・Confirmation Letter (Department of Biotechnology, Doctor): Word PDF　5/26update
    　・Letter of Recommendation (Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Doctor): Word PDF　5/26update
    　・Letter of Recommendation (Department of Biotechnology, Doctor): Word PDF　5/26update
    　・Application for admission in October(schedule B) Word PDF　10/11update
    　・Application form (Department of Global Agricultural Sciences for schedule B) RTF　7/24update
    　・Letter of Acceptance (Department of Global Agricultural Sciences for schedule B) Word PDF　7/24update

    Please apply via the following Web Entry System.


    ➡Available from Monday, November 20 at 10:00 a.m.

    Application period(Schedule B): November 20, 2023 (Mon.) 10:00 - November 30, 2023 (Thu.) 17:00 (JST)

    *Finish your Application Submission before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30.
      You will not be able to login after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30. Also, applications will not be accepted if 17:00 is reached during the application process.

    *Both online application via the Web Application System and submission of documents by mail are required for application. Submission of only one of the two will not be accepted. Please note that applications will not be accepted if the application documents do not arrive during the application period, even if the online application has been completed.(Applications postmarked by November 30 (Thu.) and received by 5:00 p.m. on December 5 (Tue.) will be accepted.)

    *Please mail the "Application Form" printed from the system together with other application documents after completing the web entry. If it takes many days to mail the documents, please calculate the number of days for mailing and submit the web entry well in advance.

    *About ID photo and documents to upload
    〇 ID Photo must be taken without a background and be a clear, frontal view of the upper body taken within the last three months without a hat or mask. You can upload jpg files up to 500KB.
    〇 Uploaded documents should be converted to PDF format in advance and uploaded after confirming that there are no garbled characters or loss of resolution resulting from the PDF conversion. We will not make inquiries even if the contents are illegible due to garbled characters during PDF conversion. You can upload PDF files up to 7MB per file.

    Preparing for Web Entry and System Requirements　Click here

    ・Supplementary Explanation for Selection by AO Method (Schedule B) for the Master’s Courses in Applied Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology, AY2024　7/26update
    ・Supplementary Explanation for Selection by AO Method (Schedule B) for the Doctoral Courses in Applied Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology, AY2024　7/26update
    ・Supplementary Explanation for Schedule-B Applicants to Department of Ecosystem Studies(for the Master’s Course), AY2024　9/29update

    Notes

     Those wishing to be admitted into master’s or doctoral course program, please identify a laboratory with your research interest. First you are encouraged to contact a prospective supervisor directly via e-mail.
     If you cannot find the e-mail address of a prospective supervisor, we recommend that you e-mail the department Chief Professor which the prospective supervisor belongs to.
     Also, if you have already decided on the department with your research interest, but have not yet decided on a prospective supervisor, we also recommend that you e-mail the department Chief Professor.

    ★List of Departments
    ★Contact details for each department