Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Division of Mechanical and Systems Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Fostering the Fundamental Capabilities Necessary to Create Machines
This program offers specialized subjects related to materials science, mechanics of materials, machine design, and precision machining to enable students to acquire and foster fundamental skills related to machine design, development, and manufacturing.
Cultivating Fundamental Skills Related to Effective Energy Usage
Through specialized subjects related to fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat-transfer engineering, this program equips students with fundamental skills related efficient energy usage and environmental compliance.
Striving to Innovate Within the Field of Manufacturing
By selecting specialized elective subjects, such as the Creative Innovation Project, Specialized Research, students can grow the skills necessary to engage in machine development and machine design improvement, as they aspire to achieve manufacturing innovation.
Freshman Through Junior Years |
A Wide Variety of General Education Offerings Distinctive to an Interdisciplinary UniversityStudents are able to select general education courses from a wide range of fields, with the aim of fostering their own human development, and to enable them to acquire a broader vision, as well as a sense of social responsibility. A Rich Selection of Specialized Fundamental Courses and Practicum CoursesStudents can acquire specialized fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering, and further attain the skills necessary to apply such knowledge through practicum courses. A Diverse Range of Specialized Elective Courses and Engineering Ethics CoursesBy deepening their specialized knowledge of mechanical engineering, students are able to acquire an understanding on mechanical engineering’s role and aims, while at the same time raising their awareness on the need to maintain harmony with the natural environment. Extensive Engineering Design OfferingsBy engaging in engineering design courses, such as the “Creative Engineering Experiments” and “Creative Innovation Project” courses, students can obtain the skills necessary to conduct self-driven engineering problem identification/analysis, and the ability to creatively solve such engineering problems. Additionally, seminar courses taught by professional research and development engineers and internships also provide students with opportunities to further build their practical knowledge. Technical English Courses and Compulsory TOEIC TestingStudents are able to foster their Japanese communication skills and technical presentation abilities through courses related to technical writing, and they can further grow their technical English language proficiency through courses on English used in mechanical engineering contexts. Additionally, by making it compulsory to achieve a score of 400 on the TOEIC, students are encouraged to further build their global communication skills. |
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Senior Year |
Further Improving Practical Skills by Engaging in Innovative and Cutting Edge ResearchBy engaging in research for their senior thesis, students are able to acquire the practical skills necessary to perform research and development. Additionally, students can further improve their technical presentation skills by presenting at academic conferences, etc., enabling them to develop as engineers with a good balance of knowledge and practical skills. Furthermore, by participating in industry-academic joint research, and collaborating with professional engineers, students can experience research and development in a corporate, professional setting, enabling them to further heighten their practical engineering skills. |
Graduate School |
An Integrated Program of Study that Seamlessly Connects Undergraduate and Pre-Doctoral First Term StudiesDuring the first term of the pre-doctoral (master’s) program, students further deepen their specialized knowledge attained during their undergraduate studies by taking post-graduate courses, and by further conducting independent, state of the art research that synthesizes knowledge obtained for different fields, students are able to attain highly sophisticated and interdisciplinary practical research and development skills |
Career Placement |
Aspire to Become an Engineer that Excels on the Global StageStudents are able to go on to pursue careers at companies ranging from multinational corporations to local corporations, in a diverse variety of industries, while at the same time engaging mainly in research and development work as engineers. |