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Doctor of Engineering Kyoto University Of Advanced Science

Introduction
Doctor of Engineering
In the KUAS Doctor of Engineering program, students can choose from four areas of focus to become leaders of innovation in a wide variety of industries, such as robotics, energy transmission, actuators and more. Our lateral, hands-on approach to learning ensures that our graduates become excellent problem-solvers who can apply their comprehensive technical knowledge for the betterment of society.
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Admissions
Curriculum
Program Requirements (Doctoral Program)
Applicants to the KUAS Doctor of Engineering program must satisfy the academic and English-language Eligibility Requirements specified in our Application Guidelines. To obtain the degree of Doctor of Engineering from KUAS, students are required to be enrolled at KUAS for a three-year period (six semesters), obtain 24+ credits from coursework, prepare an approved doctoral dissertation, and pass a final examination.
Areas of Focus
Graduate students may select one of the four general areas of focus listed below.
- Materials
- Energy
- Information
- Systems Engineering
Graduate students may then select a specialization, some examples of which are listed below.
- MEMS
- Nanotechnology
- Power Electronics
- Power Semiconductors
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Electronic Circuits
- Electric Vehicles
- Renewable Energy
- Control Engineering
- Robotics
- System Design / Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Meta-programming
- Reconfigurable Systems
- Embedded IOT Technologies
- Computational Materials Science
- Battery Engineering
- Ionics
- Remote Sensing
- Drone Environmental Measurement
- Quantum Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Complex Analysis
- Inorganic Material Chemistry
- Nanomaterials
- Ceramics
- Information and Communication Engineering
- Statistical Physics
- Solid Mechanics
- Computational Mechanics
- Machine Learning
- Voice Recognition
- Solid State Physics
- Superconductivity
- Optoelectronic Devices
- Dielectrics
- Holography
- Functional Materials
- Computer Vision
- Virtual Reality
- Augmented Reality
- Pervasive Computing
- Wearable Computing
- Personal Informatics
- Digital Health
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Career Opportunities
Graduate students can expect high demand for their skills in industries such as those listed below.
- Design production
- Robotics
- Measurement and control
- Energy transmission
- Ionics
- Actuators
- Electrical devices