Overview

Features

Students who complete this Automotive Science program at Kyushu University will have the following skills and knowledge: firstly, the ability and expertise to play a leading role in creating new value in automobile-related fields in industry and at research institutes, governmental agencies and other organizations; secondly, the skills to develop a new methodology in automobile research & development and policymaking, based on their expertise in one or more subjects they majored in, such as applied chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, psychology and economics.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Focusing on the goal of advancing education and research in automotive science, our curriculum is designed for students to improve their skills to work on sophisticated and complicated challenges, by developing a high level of expertise and methodology, as an independent researcher or expert.

Specifically, we will design our curriculum based on the following policy: The curriculum will be designed for students to acquire a high level of expertise and methodology, keeping the end goal (automotive science) in mind.

We will put a system in place to provide research training for students to develop their skills as an independent researcher or expert in a closely supervised setting.

We will establish a research guidance system for students to develop their skills to work on automotive-related issues from a variety of aspects and through an interdisciplinary approach.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-09 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fukuoka, Japan

Disciplines

Automotive Engineering

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following conditions:

Those who hold a Master’s degree or a Professional degree, or who will earn one by March 31st.

Those who hold a degree equivalent to a Master’s degree or a Professional degree from an accredited institution outside of Japan, or who will obtain one by March 31st.

Those who have completed their formal education by taking a correspondence course through a non-Japanese university while residing in Japan, and hold a degree equivalent to a Master’s degree or a Professional degree, or who will obtain one by March 31st.

Those who have earned a degree from a graduate program at an educational institution in a country outside of Japan, which has been assessed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan to be equivalent to a graduate program in the education system of Japan, or who will earn one by March 31st.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year

Living costs

Fukuoka-shi

Japan

111200 - 165260 JPY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.