Characteristics of Learning in the Faculty of Agriculture
Information on the characteristics of learning in the Faculty of Agriculture.
Message from the Dean
Toward Agriculture that Creates the Future in Harmony with Nature
The world now faces complex challenges that are intertwined with one another, including climate change, food security, biodiversity loss, and the decline of rural communities.
The Faculty of Agriculture is a place where we learn about, contemplate, and actively engage in practical solutions to these pressing issues. Here, we offer world-leading research and education that integrates theory and practice—leveraging extensive experimental fields on the Fuchu Campus and many research forests throughout the Kanto region, latest data science and analytical technologies, and integration across disciplines with engineering.
We also address topics that directly impact our society such as coexistence with wildlife, prevention of zoonotic diseases, and microplastic pollution. From Japan to the global stage, we create new values in agricultural science, collaborating with other universities and research institutes around the world.
Based on these efforts, our university has been highly recognized, ranking first in Japan (41st worldwide) in the Agriculture and Forestry subject in the 2026 QS World University Rankings.
From the TUAT Faculty of Agriculture to society, from present to the future—we welcome those who wish to join us in advancing cutting-edge agricultural research.
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YOSHIDA Makoto, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
Admissions Policy
| The Faculty of Agriculture seeks students who wish to contribute to society through agriscience, bioscience and ecoscience. |
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Purpose and Characteristics of Learning
The Faculty of Agriculture aims to resolve challenges in the fields of agricultural science, life science, environmental science and veterinary medicine-as well as establish a sustainable society-by providing a broad knowledge base and instruction in specialized academic fields to cultivate talented individuals who possess the superior capabilities needed to expand on their intellectual, moral and practical abilities.
Four-Year Curriculum
The Faculty of Agriculture's curriculum emphasizes expert scientific skills in a wide array of fields, and is broadly divided into general studies courses and specialized courses. The general studies courses are designed to reinforce a foundation for future specialization and cultivate well-rounded individuals.
The specialized courses are comprised of lectures and experimental/practical courses harnessing the unique characteristics of each department to provide a thorough technical education. The Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine operates a six-year program, and the other departments four-year programs, and all students are required to write a graduation thesis in their final year regardless of department. For students who did not study physics, chemistry and biology in high school, the Faculty of Agriculture provides remedial education and offers supplementary courses.