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●Major in Science and Engineering for Innovation30Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, which was recently established in 2018, integrates the Interdisci-plinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering and the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences. It comprises three majors in which the graduates receive Master’s degree: Science and Engineering, Science of Envi-ronmental Systems, Agricultural and Life Sciences. In addition, each major is connected with a department in the undergraduate school, which enables a continuous educa-tion from the undergraduate level.A new doctoral degree program in the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology has recently been estab-lished as part of the restructuring of the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering. ●Major in Science and Engineering●Major in Science of Environmental Systems●Major in Agricultural and Life SciencesThe graduate school undertakes education and research in a wide range of academic fields including science, engi-neering and agriculture. The students will develop scientific knowledge, presentation skills, a global insight, and the ability to formulate new ideas. The graduates will become highly creative innovators, engineers, and researchers who will contribute to the development of science, technology and the creation of a sustainable society and whose compre-hensive and interdisciplinary view points will be of benefit to those in the local community.In the Science and Engineering Major, students acquire the basic knowledge mathematics, physics, and informatics. Our doctoral degree program promotes interdisciplinary education between research fields in order to develop researchers who can open up new fields with a broad perspective. Therefore, students can study in both biological and non-biological fields.Our doctoral degree program is organized into two courses: the Science and Engineering course, and the Science of Natural Environment Systems course. The Science and Engineering course promotes research and education in mathematics, informatics, physics, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering. The Science of Natural Environment Based on this knowledge, they will contribute to the devel-opment of mathematical science, physics, information science, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and materials engineering as advanced engi-neers and researchers with an international viewpoint. In the Science of Environmental Systems Major, students acquire the basic knowledge in earth science, environmental and sustainability sciences, chemistry, and architecture. Based on this knowledge, they will contribute to the creation of rich and environmentally friendly society as advanced engineers and researchers with practical skills, creativity, and an international viewpoint. In the Agricultural and Life Sciences Major, students acquire the basic knowledge of agriculture and life sciences. Based on this knowledge, they will contribute to the devel-opment of life science and utilization of agricultural and forest products as advanced engineers and researchers with self-reliant problem solving abilities, rich humanity, and an international viewpoint. https://www.natural.shimane-u.ac.jpSystems course promotes research and education in a wide range of topics, from studying the earth itself to the lives which form in natural environment systems. The doctoral degree program of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology offers three specialist programs. Firstly, the Materials Engineering Special Program, for students involved in the research of advanced materials in the Next Generation Tatara Co-Creation Centre of Shimane University. Secondly, the Collaborative Program of Medicine, Science, Engineering and Agriculture, for students with backgrounds in science, engineering, or agri-culture, who have an interest in the medical applications of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, informatics, agri-culture or various fields of engineering. And lastly, the Special Program in Earth Science and Geo-environmental Science, for students from Asia and the trans-Pacific, which provides vigorous leading-edge academic training in fields including geoscience, development and conservation of earth resources, solutions for environmental problems, prediction and prevention of natural disasters, and the sustainable long-term evolution of our society.Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology (Master's degree course)Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology (Doctoral degree course)