About International Health/ Global Health Sciences

Global Health Sciences is the name given to International Health under the Global 30 project (Courses in English) (a MEXT-funded project to promote establishment of more courses that are taught in English, through which students without competence in Japanese language are able to obtain their degrees) ¹⁾ that started in 2009. For the outline, visit Global Health Sciences: Program in International Health.

One single entrance exam will be held for Global Health Sciences/ International Health, and all applicants will be evaluated using the same standards. In International Health/ Global Health Sciences, the entrance exam, lectures, and thesis tutoring will be given in English, and non-Japanese speakers will write and present the thesis in English.

The Application leaflets for Global Health Sciences are available in English for non-Japanese speakers (the content is identical to that in the Admissions Guide written in Japanese except for the instructions concerning the payment of the Exam fee [6. Application procedure, (4) Application documents, c. Exam fee]²⁾. Please visit here to get information about the Application leaflets for Global Health Sciences.

Note
1) Visit "Introduction of courses in English"for the Global 30 Project as a whole, and "Global Health Sciences: Program in International Health"for Global Health Sciences.

2) The "Application leaflet for the Master's Program of International Health/ Global Health Sciences" and the "Application leaflet for the Doctoral Program of International Health/ Global Health Sciences"; the Japanese-written equivalent of the former and the latter are the "Admissions Guide: Master’s Program" (大学院医学系研究科修士課程学生募集要項), and the "Admissions Guide: Doctoral Program in Health Sciences" (大学院医学系研究科博士課程学生募集要項), respectively. Please visit here to get information about the Admissions Information of the Graduate School of Medicine.