As health care advances, society has a growing need for compassionate health care professionals with specialized expertise based on a wide range of knowledge. In this regard, the Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science aims to educate researchers and pharmaceutical educators who have a spirit of imagination and innovation, as well as pharmacists and health care professionals who can perform highly advanced and specialized tasks. The School does this by providing the latest in pharmaceutical education, from the basic level to the clinical level.
The Master's Program at the Department of Pharmaceutical Basic Sciences is based on cooperation between the pharmaceutical and medical education programs. It focuses on providing access to unique education and research that integrates Eastern and Western medical science through Japanese Kampo medicines. The department aims to produce creative and compassionate researchers and technicians with a high level of specialized expertise based on a wide range of knowledge. The program welcomes applicants who are interested in organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, and Japanese and Kampo Medicines, and who aspire to become researchers or technicians with a high level of creativity and good judgment.
The Ph.D. Program in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences focuses on education and research that nurture the ability of students to work as independent researchers in the field of basic pharmacy. The program also fosters other abilities needed to perform highly specialized tasks. The department aims to educate researchers and pharmaceutical educators who can conduct cutting-edge research and keep up with the latest information and technologies in the constantly advancing fields of natural science. The program welcomes applicants who would like to succeed globally, not only in the conventional academic areas of pharmaceutical science but also at the cutting edge of emerging interdisciplinary studies.
The Ph.D. Program in the Department of Pharmacy focuses on education and research that nurtures students' ability to conduct independent research in the area of clinical pharmacy. The program also fosters other abilities needed to perform highly specialized tasks. The department aims to educate pharmacists, researchers, and pharmaceutical educators who can keep up with developments in basic and clinical pharmacy and who can succeed in various fields developing in line with advances in drug therapy. The program welcomes applicants who aspire to succeed in various fields related to pharmacy, whether at a basic or clinical level.
The Master's Program in the Department of Pharmaceutical Basic Sciences provides education that focuses on producing researchers and technicians in pharmaceutically related fields such as drug-discovery sciences. To this end, students in the program are required to complete basic courses covering topics such as Molecular Design Drug Discovery, Analysis of Drug Efficacy, Preventive Health Pharmacy, Japanese Kampo Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacy. Students are also expected to acquire basic knowledge of Japanese Kampo medical and pharmaceutical systems in the context of clinical pharmacy. The aim of the curriculum is to produce researchers and health care professionals who are able to succeed in areas related to pharmaceutical science—for example, in drug-discovery sciences—by applying the knowledge and skills they acquire.
Students in the Ph.D. Program at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences are expected to acquire knowledge and skills related to cutting-edge drug discovery. Their work encompasses fields such as genomics, proteomics, combinatorial chemistry, process chemistry, and bio-screening. In order to produce skilled professionals with the ability to succeed in a wide range of cutting-edge pharmaceutical fields, the department provides the latest in pharmaceutical education, from basic to clinical levels, and nurtures a global perspective in line with advances in drug therapy. Reflecting the increasing diversification of the fields of pharmacy, the department provides courses that include cutting-edge education in molecular-level pharmaceutical science. Course titles include Genome Information, Gene Expression and Molecular Functions, Bio-molecular Structure and Interaction, Basic Science of Japanese Kampo Medicines, and Synthesis of Organic Compounds. The department also provides courses on the Impact of Chemicals on the Human Body, Metabolism of Chemicals (Pharmaceuticals), and Analysis of Interactions Between Pharmaceuticals Including Japanese Kampo Medicines. These courses are all offered as elective special seminars and are arranged so that students can take them in their first or second year.
The Ph.D. Program in the Department of Pharmacy aims to provide education and research that focuses on producing highly specialized and capable pharmacists and researchers with the ability to excel in research areas related to clinical issues and diseases. The curriculum incorporates cutting-edge education and research, centering on clinical pharmacy and education-related Japanese Kampo medical and pharmaceutical systems. The department produces educators and pharmacy researchers that focus on clinical pharmacy and skilled professionals who can supervise clinical trials and practice high-level pharmacy as part of a medical care team. The department provides the latest in pharmacy education, from the basic to the clinical level, to produce skilled professionals who are in high demand from society. Graduates are highly trained specialists who can lead advanced pharmaceutical research and development in areas of life science and drug discovery, promoting cooperation between medicine and pharmacy along with the development of health and medical sciences.
Reflecting the increasing diversification in the fields of pharmaceutical science, the department also provides cutting-edge education in molecular-level pharmacy. Course titles include Genome Information, Gene Expression and Molecular Functions, Bio-molecular Structure and Interaction, Basic Science of Japanese Kampo Medicines, and Synthesis of Organic Compounds. The department also provides courses on the Impact of Chemicals on the Human Body, Metabolism of Chemicals (Pharmaceuticals), and Analysis of Interactions Between Pharmaceuticals Including Japanese Kampo Medicines. These courses are all offered as elective special seminars and are generally arranged so that students can take them in their first or second year. In addition, students are required during their first year to complete more than four units of courses offered in the Master's Program in the Department of Pharmaceutical Basic Sciences. This enables students to acquire research capabilities that cannot be acquired through college-level education alone.
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