To nurture researchers in specialty fields and professionals with a high degree of technical skills, the Doctoral Program has two kinds of courses, a 5-year program, and a program divided into one 2-year and one 3-year term.
The master's degree programs aim at producing professionals with academic and technical expertise and at offering re-education opportunities for the general public.
The professional degree programs emphasize practical training and education and aim at producing human resources with highly specialized professional abilities.
Due to the rapid progress and further sophistication of science and technology, research fields have become more departmentalized and spicialized. New interdisciplinary fields ahve emerged that defy the boundaries of traditional academic fields, leading to the need for integrated research.
The University of Tsukuba further developed its unique features and reformed its undergraduate school system into schools and colleges, in order to achieve a better quality of education.
The University's Open Courses offer an opportunity for learning to all members of society using the university's specialization and comprehensive education and research functions.