International Admission Program in Resilience Engineering — Nuclear Engineering and Management Course

2 years English open

3-stage learning journey

2 years · English

Year 1 Students enrol in October 2027, join a laboratory under a supervisor, and take the nuclear engineering core courses, which are "Semi-compulsory courses offered every year, usually for first year students on the Master's program" and exist "To impart a panoramic understanding of people and society integrated with the basics of nuclear energy." Alongside them students take specialist foundation courses — "Elective courses offered every year, normally for students on the Master's program" that teach "the knowledge and systematic way of thinking indispensable for specialist nuclear energy fields" — and begin the course seminars and project-based exercises. All are generally taught in English. Nuclear engineering core courses (semi-compulsory): Nuclear Reactor Theory and Radiation Physics; Nuclear Thermal-hydraulics and Structural Mechanics; Overview of Energy Systems; Social Science Essentials; Chemistry in Nuclear Engineering; Radiation Biology; Fundamentals in Nuclear Physics Specialist foundation courses: Nuclear Safety Engineering; Maintenance Engineering in Complex Systems; Radiation Safety; Nuclear Fuel Engineering; Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security; Nuclear Plant Engineering; Applied Radiation Engineering; Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Course seminars, exercises and labs: Nuclear Engineering Master's Course Seminar 1–4; Nuclear Engineering Master's Course Exercise 1–3; Quantum Beam Laboratory; Nuclear Engineering Workshop I and II; Colloquiums on Nuclear Engineering and Management I, III Japanese language courses (optional, not a degree requirement) Year 2 The second year is centred on laboratory research and the master's thesis, with the advanced courses — "Comprehensive theme-based courses designed to give cutting-edge specialist knowledge on nuclear energy. Includes courses held in collaboration with other departments and schools. Elective courses normally offered every other year" — taken alongside. The Graduate School of Engineering states that "As students progress to higher levels, coursework decreases, and research — conducted in laboratories for their master's or doctoral theses — becomes the main focus." The intermediate screening of the master's thesis falls in this stage. Master's thesis research; intermediate screening of the Master's degree thesis Annual English presentation at a Course seminar (required of all Master's and Doctoral students as an additional screening process) Advanced courses: Advanced Laser and Photon Science; Advanced Radiation Measurements; Quantum Beam Engineering; Advanced Radiation Application; Special Lecture on Decommissioning and Dismantling; Energy Systems Analysis; Advanced Lecture on Next Generation Nuclear Energy Systems; Severe Accident (Advanced); Advanced Lecture on Simulation Science; Advanced Lecture on Nuclear Fuel Cycle; Technology and Social Science 2; Nuclear Risk Management Overseas (IAEA, etc.) and domestic (JAEA, etc.) internships and lab courses Completion Final screening of the master's degree thesis, completion of at least 30 credits, and conferral of the master's degree at the end of the standard two-year master's programme. "This Department has two screenings for each degree: intermediate screening and final screening of Master's degree theses." The Graduate School notes that "Students who demonstrate exceptional achievements may shorten their period of study." Final screening of the Master's degree thesis

Year 1 curriculum

The detailed course list for this stage has not been published yet.

Course domains

Resilience engineering — The programme's own field: principles and methodologies for realizing resilient sociotechnical systems, covering both response to abrupt disasters or crises and long-term adap
Nuclear Reactor Safety (department research area 01) — "As a country that experienced the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, Japan has many challenges for realizing nuclear power generati
Radiation Sources, Detection & Measurement (department research area 02) — "there are challenges faced in understanding the interaction between radioactivity and substances and establishing new radiat
Advanced Modeling & Simulation (department research area 03) — "Current research subjects include the prediction of the interiors of nuclear reactors, which are difficult to observe, for instance, to
Materials in Extreme Environments (department research area 04) — "Inner-core structure stainless steels, pressure vessel steels and zirconium alloys in fission reactors degrade throughout the long-te
Nuclear engineering as an interdisciplinary field — "Nuclear engineering is a deeply interdisciplinary field that brings together key areas of modern engineering, including heat and fluid dynamics, ma
Technology and society, risk communication and international cooperation — "in addition to its technological disciplines such as work on nuclear energy and radiation, the Department is involved in int

Doctoral course — The same guideline also admits to a three-year Doctoral course in the International Admission Program in Resilience Engineering, and a number of the department's master's graduates c

Careers — "graduates of our department thrive in a wide variety of careers—not only within nuclear energy and research, but also in consulting, IT, finance, trading, and government sectors, where thei

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"This program aims at educating talents who have acquired expertise on resilience engineering as well as comprehensive views to make a career in various domains. Resilience engineering requires transd

"The Fukushima nuclear accident gives us an opportunity to completely review our cultural limitations. In line with this, we are formulating a research plan so that we may learn from these lessons, mi

"The ability to integrate technology and society becomes more and more important: we must become aware that the environment surrounding nuclear power is complex, vast and changing. It is becoming ever

"1. Human resources who have a good understanding of people and society... 2. Human resources who have built upon a progressive education to acquire knowledge and a systematic way of thinking about nu

"Our department is committed to cultivating highly skilled professionals who can thrive internationally. We offer lectures in English, overseas internships, and international workshops where students

"The education and research goals at this graduate school are to develop talented individuals who, with a basis in engineering, boldly take up the challenge of exploring unexplored fields and new tech

"(1) Strongly motivated to study in accordance with the educational research goals of the Graduate School. (2) In addition to sufficient basic knowledge in one's major field of study, possesses engine

Core learning formats

"all courses are generally taught in English"; "Lectures and instructions for research are given generally in English." Lectures for the Resilience Engineering programme are provided collaboratively b
Research is carried out in a laboratory under a supervisor; the admission interview itself is "conducted by a group of faculty members including a potential supervisor", so a prospective supervisor is
"There is also an additional screening process once a year where all Master's and Doctoral program students are required to give an English presentation at a Course seminar." Course seminars themselve
"Master's course exercises (project-based exercises with several laboratories)"; "Interdisciplinary project-based exercises develop conceptual skills, a panoramic perspective and leadership through ex
"Also designed to develop an active approach in an international setting and the ability to put specialist knowledge into practice through hands-on experience overseas (IAEA, etc.), domestic (JAEA, et
"From time to time, special omnibus-format lectures may be given by external lecturers."
"Japanese language courses are optionally available." They are not a degree requirement.
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