Courses

The master degree program is composed of multiple science fields related to the mountain sciences through the collaboration of four national universities: the University of Tsukuba, Shinshu University, Shizuoka University and the University of Yamanashi. Each university provides lectures from their subjects and their facilities in the mountains are shared. Remote lecture systems are introduced to support distance learning. Lecture topics are bio-resource management, vegetation geography, forest bio-ecology, geology/geomorphology, meteorology, and water cycle science in regard to geology, and local resource conservation, disaster mitigation, tourism studies in regard to anthropology. Intensive field studies will be hosted by the university observatories/forests. After the evaluation of the graduation presentation the degree of “Master of Mountain Studies” will be awarded.