Undergraduate Program
Kochi University offers education across a wide range of specialized fields, from humanities and social sciences to medicine and agricultural, forestry, and marine sciences, through its six faculties and one graduate school. It cultivates individuals with a global perspective while remaining rooted in the local community. Through practical learning utilizing Kochi Prefecture's rich natural environment as a field, students can acquire specialized knowledge and practical skills to contribute to solving contemporary societal challenges.
Undergraduate Program
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Through three courses in humanities, international studies, and social sciences, students learn from diverse perspectives, develop flexible thinking skills and specialized knowledge, and cultivate the ability to tackle challenges in contemporary society.
- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (Humanities Course, International Society Course, Social Sciences Course)
Asakura Campus
Faculty of Education
幼児教育から特別支援まで14のコースで、確かな授業実践力と豊かな人間性を兼ね備えた、未来を担う子どもたちを育てる教員を養成します。
- School Teacher Training Programs (Early Childhood Education Course, Educational Science Course, Japanese Language Education Course, Social Studies Education Course, Mathematics Education Course, Science Education Course, English Education Course, Music Education Course, Art Education Course, Health and Physical Education Course, Technology Education Course, Home Economics Education Course, Science and Technology Education Course, Special Needs Education Course)
Asakura Campus
Faculty of Science and Technology
Our five-department structure integrates science education focused on logical thinking with engineering education emphasizing practical application, cultivating professionals capable of scientifically solving diverse societal challenges.
- Department of Mathematical Physics (Mathematics Course / Physical Sciences Course)
- Department of Information Science
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering
- Department of Global Environmental Disaster Prevention
Asakura Campus
Medical School
We cultivate physicians and nurses with high ethical standards and a strong sense of mission, who excel in both cutting-edge and community-based healthcare, thereby contributing to regional healthcare in Kochi Prefecture.
- Department of Medicine
- Nursing Department (Nursing Course / Public Health Nursing Course)
Oko Campus
Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science
We cultivate professionals who leverage the rich fields from mountains to seas to build a sustainable society where people and the environment coexist harmoniously across agriculture, forestry, environmental science, chemistry, and marine fields.
- Department of Agricultural and Forestry Resource Science (Field Science Course / Agricultural Chemistry Course)
- Department of Marine Resource Science (Marine Biological Production Course, Seabed Resource and Environmental Science Course, Marine Life Science Course)
Monobe Campus
Faculty of Regional Collaboration
We cultivate regional collaborative industry professionals who practice problem-solving through community partnerships across all of Kochi Prefecture, driving sixth-sector industrialization and regional revitalization.
- Department of Regional Collaboration
Asakura Campus
General Education
Our university refers to the education centered on liberal arts education for all students as "Common Education." This is distinct from the specialized education offered by each faculty and aims to equip students studying and graduating from our university with the knowledge and various abilities we wish them to acquire in common. Specifically, it focuses on developing skills such as "problem-solving ability," "communication skills," "presentation skills," "cross-cultural understanding," and "information literacy."