Program Overview

Introduction to the Graduate Major in Urban Design and Built Environment

The Graduate Major in Urban Design and Built Environment provides interdisciplinary education and research, with faculty covering various disciplines from science and engineering fields to social sciences. This program aims to equip students with a wide array of knowledge and abilities to create and maintain resilient cities and environments.

Key Features of the Program

The program has several key features that make it unique and effective:

• A fusion of education and research encompassing science, engineering, and social sciences.
• Cultivating the inventiveness to discover needs and create solutions through lectures and interactive studio format sessions.
• Utilizing advanced technology in designing cities and environments, including simulation technology and spatial information processing technology.
• Interaction with research abroad and cultivating internationality through academic cooperation agreements and international research projects.
• Developing practical skills with real-world applications through research findings and cooperation with national and municipal governments.

Program Details

Becoming Creators of Resilient Cities and Environments

The program focuses on creating and maintaining resilient cities and environments that are beneficial to people and the environment, resistant to disasters, and in harmony with local culture and natural features.

Curriculum and Research

The curriculum includes methodology related to research and development, and interactive lectures in studio format. The program utilizes advanced technologies, such as simulation technology using a supercomputer and spatial information processing technology, in addition to various laboratory facilities.

Internationality and Practical Skills

Students have many opportunities to cultivate internationality, including communication skills and respect for diverse cultures and values, through participation in international research projects and interaction with students from abroad. The program also develops practical skills through research findings and cooperation with national and municipal governments.

List of Graduate Majors

The Institute of Science Tokyo offers a range of graduate majors, including:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems and Control Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Information and Communications Engineering
• Industrial Engineering and Economics
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Chemical Science and Engineering
• Mathematical and Computing Science
• Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Life Science and Technology
• Architecture and Building Engineering
• Urban Design and Built Environment
• Civil Engineering
• Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society
• Social and Human Sciences
• Innovation Science
• Technology and Innovation Management
• Energy Science and Informatics
• Engineering Sciences and Design
• Science and Technology for Health Care and Medicine
• Nuclear Engineering
• Earth-Life Science
• Materials and Information Sciences