Graduate School of Global Food Resources Hokkaido University

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The Doctoral Course

Doctoral Course
Curriculum and requirements for completion

Students take Wandervogel Research Internship in Global Food Resources VI, Seminar in Global Food Resources III and Dissertation Research in Global Food Resources II under their supervisors based on their own specialties and future aspirations.

To achieve completion, students must remain in school for at least three years, acquire 14 or more credits in compulsory subjects and pass the school’s thesis defense and examination sessions. Doctoral course graduates earn the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Field of Food Resources as set forth in the Hokkaido University Regulations on Academic Degrees.

Subjects provided

Subject classification Subject name No.of credits No. of cedits requried for completion
Compulsory Subjects
(3 subjects)
Fieldwork Subjects
(1 subject)
Wandervogel Research Internship in Global Food Resources VI

2

At least 14 credits
Seminar and Study Subjects
(2 subjects)
Seminar in Global Food Resources III

4

Dissertation Research in Global Food Resources II

8

Total At least 14 credits

Doctoral thesis

Students set their own study subjects toward the resolution of global food resource problems, engage in fieldwork and collaboration with local researchers, and write doctoral theses proposing related solutions with guidance from their supervisors. Doctoral theses and associated defenses are presented in English.

Model of subjects taken (example)

Doctoral Course
Campus Life

Year Season Events
1st Spring Entrance ceremony and guidance session for new students
Beginning of classes
University festival
Selection of supervisors by students (provisional decision)
Summer Wandervogel Study Ⅵ (Depending on research content)
Summer vacation
Fall Wandervogel Study Ⅵ (Depending on research content)
Winter Winter vacation
Mid-term study report
Research plan modification
2nd Spring Beginning of classes
University festival
Summer Wandervogel Study Ⅵ (Depending on research content)
Summer vacation
Fall Wandervogel Study Ⅵ (Depending on research content)
Winter Winter vacation
Mid-term study report
Research plan modification
3rd
Spring  Beginning of classes
University festival
Summer Wandervogel Study VI(Depending on research content)
Summer vacation
Fall  Draft doctoral thesis submission
Winter Winter vacation
Final doctoral thesis submission
Thesis examination
Commencement ceremony

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