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Introduction to the Information and Communications Engineering Graduate Major

The Information and Communications Engineering Graduate Major aims to contribute to the realization of an advanced, sustainable, human-friendly information society. This is achieved by establishing information, communications, and integration systems, creating novel capabilities through human-centered applied information and communications systems, and cultivating engineers and researchers to lead this field.

Objectives

The primary objective is to push back the frontiers of an information and communications society. The Master's Program covers research and education in the subfields of information and communications engineering, providing fundamental and applied technologies necessary for supporting an advanced, sustainable, human-centered information and communications society.

Fields of Study

These fields include:

• Communications
• Networks
• Signal processing
• Very-large-scale integrated circuits (VLSI)
• Computers
• Security
• Media information processing
• Biological information processing
• Sensory information processing
• Intelligent information processing

Master's Degree Program

The Master's Degree Program fosters fundamental comprehension, application, and development skills in a wide range of academic and research fields. This program cultivates researchers capable of being actively involved on the front lines and provides students with a perspective of the whole of the information and communications industry.

Ideal Candidates for the Master's Degree Program

Ideal candidates are those with:

• The drive to contribute to society using their expertise in information and communications engineering
• Fundamental knowledge of engineering with a focus on information and communications engineering
• The ability to reason and express themselves in a logical manner
• Rich and extensive knowledge and the ability to flexibly grasp ideas from various viewpoints
• Language and writing skills necessary for conducting engineering research and technology development in global arenas
• An interest in unexplored areas of information and communications engineering and the drive to undertake this research

Doctoral Degree Program

The Doctoral Degree Program covers research and education in the subfields of information and communications engineering, providing fundamental and applied technologies necessary for supporting an advanced, sustainable, human-centered information and communications society. This program cultivates researchers and engineers with world-class capabilities and pioneers in science and technology who can lead in creating a thriving international society.

Ideal Candidates for the Doctoral Degree Program

Ideal candidates are those with:

• A high level of expertise in information and communications engineering
• Broad knowledge of engineering required for a multifaceted understanding of problems
• Practical problem-solving skills
• The ability to incorporate new ideas and findings into their specialized knowledge of information and communications engineering
• Fundamental communication skills necessary to be globally successful
• The ambition to lead at the frontier of information and communications engineering
• The drive to exercise leadership in the development of international society while maintaining high ethical standards

Competencies Developed

Master's Degree Program

Competencies developed include:

• Specialized academic ability required for research and development in information and communications engineering
• Initiative to learn about related fields and apply that knowledge to solving problems
• Awareness of how science and technology can impact society
• Ability to understand and respond to global trends in research and development
• Ability and scholarship necessary to perform tasks related to information and communications engineering
• Ability to explain and document scientific and technological information logically
• High ethical standards in research and development

Doctoral Degree Program

Competencies developed include:

• Advanced expertise required for research and technology development in information and communications engineering
• Initiative to learn about related fields and apply that knowledge to pioneering new domains and solving problems
• Awareness of how science and technology can impact society
• Ability to understand and respond to global trends in research and development
• Ability and scholarship necessary to perform highly specialized tasks related to information and communications engineering
• Ability to add new findings to the conventional academic standard through independent research
• Ability to explain and document scientific and technological information logically and to direct a research and development team as a leader
• High ethical standards in research and development

Potential Career Paths

Graduates can pursue careers in:

• Education and research institutes in Japan and overseas
• Companies in the manufacturing industry, service industry, etc.
• Governmental offices

Potential Employers for Graduates

Potential employers include:

• Hitachi
• Toshiba
• Fujitsu
• NEC
• IBM Japan
• Sharp
• Canon
• Ricoh
• Oki Data
• NTT companies
• KDDI
• NHK
• Asahi Broadcasting
• Nomura Research Institute
• NS Solutions
• Hitachi Solutions
• BrainPad
• NTT Data
• Nintendo
• Google
• Yahoo
• Rakuten

Degree Offered

Master's Degree Program

• Master of Science
• Master of Engineering
• Master of Arts

Doctoral Degree Program

• Doctor of Science
• Doctor of Engineering
• Doctor of Philosophy