NAIST has conventionally offered curriculum that enables students to obtain degrees solely using English. In addition, we promote initiatives for improving students' English skills, such as offering English language education taught by foreign instructors.
In planning the master's course curriculum for 2020, NAIST has decided that all Introduction Subjects, Basic Subjects and Specialized Subjects taught by the Division of Information Science faculty will be offered only in English.
The subjects taught by both the Division of Biological Science and Division of Materials Science faculty will continue to be conducted in Japanese and in English for international students.
Language of instruction for the master's course curriculum in 2025
| Subject Category | Educational Programs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject type | Category | Information Science and Engineering |
Biological Science | Materials Science and Engineering |
Data Science | Digital Green-Innovation |
| General Subjects※1 | － | Japanese／English | ||||
| Science and Technology Subjects※2 | Introduction Subjects | English | Japanese／English | Japanese／English | Japanese／English | Japanese／English |
| Basic Subjects | ||||||
| Specialized Subjects | ||||||
| PBL Subjects | Japanese／English | |||||
| Research-based Subjects | － | |||||
※1 For general subjects, classes are conducted in Japanese and English. Basically, students may choose to earn the credits required for course completion only in Japanese or only in English as they prefer.
※2 For Science and Technology Subjects, "English" indicates that subjects will only be taught in English. "Japanese/English" indicates that subjects taught by Division of Information Science will only be conducted in English; subjects taught by Division of Biological Science or Materials Science will be conducted in Japanese and in English.
