Overview

The principal goals of our department’s research activities are to understand the extreme state of matter in space, including even life, and to decipher the many diverse phenomena which occur in space, the planets and the Earth.

Features

The Department of Earth and Space Science at Osaka University consists of four major research areas: (1) Astrophysics and Planetary Science, (2) Earth and Planetary Material Sciences, (3) Extreme Material Science, and (4) Life Science.

Related disciplines also covered are theoretical astrophysics, X-ray astrophysics, infrared astronomy, planetary science, geophysics, theoretical and experimental condensed-matter physics, and biophysics. A total of 28 students enroll each year for the Master’s Program and 13 for the Doctoral Program.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Earth and Space Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-12 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Osaka-shi, Japan

Disciplines

Earth Sciences

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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 for admission to the program need to contact the provisional supervisor(s) in order to discuss the research plan and obtain their approval for the application: applicants must decide whom to contact as the provisional supervisor(s) among the professors; the provisional supervisor(s) will help applicants through the admission procedure.

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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

Osaka-shi

Japan

105816 - 158424 JPY / month

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

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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