【Undergraduate Programs】
     Saitama University aims to play a universal role as a center of knowledge. The university also tackles contemporary issues, and strives to make a positive contribution to the international community.
   To achieve these goals, we organize appropriate curricula for bachelor’s degree education and implement high-quality education that meets the “Diploma Policy” with the support from the university. In addition, for students who are highly motivated and have excellent talent, we offer educational programs that enable them to acquire more advanced knowledge and high-level abilities.
　The academic achievements of students will be evaluated based on the standards decided by each faculty.

【Graduate Programs】
　The purpose of the Graduate School of Saitama University is to offer various opportunities in which students can learn academic theories and their applications, as well as conduct their own research. In pursuing profound knowledge, we aim to contribute to the advancement of culture.
　In order to achieve this objective, the graduate school organizes appropriate curricula and implements advanced education in accordance with the “Diploma Policy”.
　In addition, the academic results acquired by students are evaluated based on the standards decided by each graduate school.

Faculty of Liberal Arts
　The Faculty of Liberal Arts has a Department of Liberal Arts and five courses: Global Governance Studies, Sociology and Field Studies, Philosophy and Historical Studies, European and American Studies, and Japanese and Asian Studies. Students belong to the Department of Liberal Arts, but after being exposed to a wide range of academic fields for the first one year, they choose a specialized field and become part of one of the five courses.
　Under the above-mentioned course organization, based on the bachelor’s degree curriculum of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, the following systematic and high-quality education will be provided. In accordance with the “Diploma Policy”, during the standard four years of study, students acquire knowledge, and the ability to apply this knowledge to society, while cultivating their own talent.
  (1)  Students acquire in-depth knowledge in specialized classes under the subjects of “lectures,” “research methods,” “exercises,” “practical training” and “graduation research” offered by each course.
  (2)  Students acquire the ability to create a study plan that meets the needs of each student under the guidance of the instructor.
  (3)  Students acquire the general ability to utilize knowledge to be learned in subjects of “foreign language” and “academic skills”, as well as in the specialized classes offered by each course classified under the subjects of “research methods,” “research seminars,” “practical training,” and “graduation research.”
  (4)  Under the subject of “understanding diverse cultures”, students understand diverse cultures and values, and acquire the attitude and ability to coexist and collaborate with people from various backgrounds.
　The academic results obtained by students will be strictly evaluated, using predetermined methods and standards, based on the degree of achievement against the academic objectives set for each subject.

Faculty of Economics
　The Faculty of Economics organizes curricula that enable students to acquire knowledge and skills that correspond to the “Diploma Policy”, and implements systematic and high-quality education based on the undergraduate curriculum of the Faculty of Economics. For this purpose, the Faculty of Economics  has the Department of Economics.
　In the Full-time course, there are four majors: Economic Analysis, Global Business and Social Development, Business Innovation, and Law and Public Policy. In the first year, students are exposed to a wide range of academic fields and then choose a specialty, and from the second year, they belong to one of the four majors. Comprehensively and rigorously, the graduation thesis is used to evaluate the academic achievements stated in the “Diploma Policy”.
　In order to provide systematic and specialized education, the structure of the curriculum is as follows:
　　　-Students acquire a broad range of basic knowledge in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences [mainly in the first and second years]
　      -Fundamental subjects 
　-Students acquire a foundation for studying specialized subjects in the social sciences [1st year].
　　 -Introductory subjects, Pre-Seminar, Academic Skills, Information Basics
　      -Students acquire core expertise in their affiliated major (mainly in the first and second years)
　      -Major Elective Required subjects
　      -Students acquire applied expertise in their affiliated major [mainly in the second to fourth years].
　      -Major Electives
　      -Students cultivate the ability to find and solve problems and to present the results [in the second to fourth years].
　     -Research seminars, Graduation research guidance
　 A minor system is established to encourage systematic study of other majors.
　 To develop human resources who can play an active role in the international arena, we have  the Global Talent Program which includes long-term overseas study, research seminars conducted in English and graduation thesis in English. A double-degree program is offered to students who meet the graduation requirements of the host university and the graduation requirements of the Faculty of Economics at Saitama University.
　 In the evening course, in order to enable students in employment to study based on their own independent study plans, courses offered by Saitama University as well as courses offered by the Open University of Japan are available, and a long-term course system are offered to ensure sufficient time for self-study.
　 The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
         -Students acquire  a broad range of basic knowledge in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences
         -Foreign language subjects and Fundamental subjects
         -Students acquire an introductory and basic knowledge in social sciences for studying specialized subjects
         -Specialized subjects (Introduction), Specialized subjects (Basic)
         -Students acquire applied expertise in economics
         -Specialized subjects (Applied)
         -Students cultivate the ability to find and solve issues and problems
         -Research seminars
　

Faculty of Education
　 The Faculty of Education organizes curriculums that enable students to acquire knowledge, qualities and abilities that correspond to the “Diploma Policy” with the goal of a four-year period of study. The faculty provides systematic, high-quality education based on the undergraduate curriculum of the Faculty of Education.
　 For this purpose, the Faculty of Education offers the Training Course for School Teachers (Elementary School Education Program, Lower Secondary School Education Program, Early Childhood Education and Care Program, and Special Needs Education Program) and the Training Course for School Health Nursing Teachers. In the Training Course for School Teachers, curricula consist of foreign languages, basic subjects, and specialized subjects (specialized subjects for teaching, practical exercises for teaching, specialized subjects for elementary and secondary schools, specialized subjects for each program, subjects for careers in teaching, elective subjects, nursing care experience, and graduation research), aiming to train competent and high-quality teachers.
　 In the Training Course for School Health Nursing Teachers, curricula consist of foreign languages, basic subjects, and specialized subjects (specialized subjects for teaching, practical training for teaching, specialized subjects for nursing education, subjects for career in teaching, elective subjects, nursing care experience, and graduation research), aiming to enhance the expertise and practical skills of nursing teachers.
　 In the Faculty of Education, the acquisition of a teaching license is compulsory, and the curriculum is designed to provide students with the solid academic skills necessary for teaching. Grades will be evaluated strictly based on solid academic ability and qualifications as a teacher, with an emphasis on fostering the human and social qualities required for teachers.

Faculty of Science
　For bachelor’s degree education, we organize appropriate curricula and implement high-quality education that meets the “Diploma Policy” with support from the university.
　For this purpose, the Faculty of Science will have five departments: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Regulatory Biology.
　Students belong to one of the five departments from the first year.
　The first year and a half of the program is a basic education program in which students acquire sufficient knowledge and thinking ability in the field of natural science. Students also acquire basic knowledge in the fields other than their specialized academic field.
  In order to acquire specialized knowledge and the ability to think based on that knowledge in the specialized field of each department (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Regulatory Biology), the curriculum for the specialized subjects in each department is organized as follows. Based on the acquired specialized knowledge, students develop the ability to discover new topis and tackle them, as well as the ability to communicate with people in Japan and abroad. Through these efforts, we aim to develop young talent who understand the importance of basic theory without being excessively biased toward application and practical use.
　- In the Department of Mathematics, the curriculum consists mainly of lectures and seminars. In order to acquire basic knowledge of mathematics, a considerable number of compulsory subjects are offered, and active learning is emphasized through exercises in seminars. In the first two years, students learn differential and integral calculus and linear algebra on a logical basis, and in the second and subsequent years, students learn basic topics such as sets and topology, analysis, geometry, and algebra. In the graduation year, students are required to complete a graduation research project to take on the challenge of highly specialized mathematics while developing an active learning attitude.
　- In the Department of Physics, the curriculum consists of lectures, exercises, and experiments. In lectures, students acquire the fundamental knowledge and thinking styles of physics. In addition to the basic lectures, students are required to complete exercises in the corresponding seminars, in order to cultivate the ability to think and learn by themselves based on the knowledge acquired. Students deepen their knowledge and skills through experiments and acquire the ability to think by analyzing the results. Students learn the ability to express themselves and collaborate with others through presentations in practice experiments. Finally, through graduation research, students enhance the knowledge, thinking skills, and active learning attitude that they have acquired up to this point.
　- In the Department of Chemistry, many compulsory subjects are provided to acquire basic knowledge of chemistry, and active learning through seminars and experiments is also emphasized. In addition, curricula are organized to provide systematic education in the fields of physical chemistry, inorganic and analytical chemistry, and organic chemistry. In the first two years, students learn basic subjects including physics and mathematics, and in the second and subsequent years, students learn specialized subjects. In parallel, students learn experimental subjects and acquire techniques for chemical experiments. In the graduation year, the graduation seminar is compulsory, and students develop the knowledge and skills to comprehensively understand modern chemistry. Students also develop the ability to study and research actively through graduation research (optional).
　- In the Department of Molecular Biology, the curriculum consists mainly of lectures and practical experiments. In the first year, students are required to choose subjects to develop logical thinking and basic biological English, in order to acquire language skills and a global mindset essential for research, and to have the motivation to study abroad and enter graduate school. In the second year, students begin to acquire specialized knowledge in biochemistry and molecular biology, and through basic practical subjects, acquire methods and ways needed to conduct basic experiment as well as styles in writing reports. In the third year, students focus on specialized subjects to enhance their interest in research in their specialized field, and acquire advanced experimental techniques through laboratory practice in the field. In the year of graduation, students undertake compulsory graduation research, actively engage in cutting-edge research, and challenge themselves to enter graduate school.
　- In the Department of Regulatory Biology, the curriculum consists mainly of lectures, exercises, experiments, and practical training. In the first year, students acquire basic knowledge of biology and language skills through lectures and seminars. In the second and third years, students acquire the specialized knowledge necessary to understand the various regulatory mechanisms of organisms from the molecular to the individual level. Through related experiments and practical training, students deepen their understanding of the knowledge they have acquired, in addition to obtaining the basics and techniques of experimentation. In the graduation year, graduation research is compulsory, and students also take specialized research seminars to enhance their scientific knowledge and logical thinking skills. An active attitude toward learning is also developed in the process.
　In order to develop communication skills that enable students to appropriately communicate with overseas students and researchers, learning English language (or Japanese language as an alternative for international students) is required. 
　In order to develop a basic understanding of the humanities, social sciences, and modern technology, a group of subjects are offered in the foundational subjects (managed by the Office for Education and Students Services), and students are required to complete a set number of credits. In addition, subjects to acquire a basic understanding of information devices and equipment, and the basic knowledge necessary to lead a healthy social life, are included in the foundation subjects.
　The evaluation of each subject is based on the degree to which the student has achieved the goals decided and published by the faculty. The evaluation is done with grade points (GP), and the GPA is used to evaluate the average grade of all the subjects.

Faculty of Engineering
　The Faculty  of Engineering has five departments: the Department of Mechanical Engineering and System Design, the Department of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Applied Physics, the Department of Information and Computer Science, the Department of Applied Chemistry, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in order to organize highly specialized curriculum. Each department aims for a four-year course of study and organizes curricula that enable students to acquire knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to cultivate their own qualifications, in accordance with the “Diploma Policy” established by the Faculty of Engineering. In accordance with the curricula, each department offers the following courses: (1) Foundation subjects, (2) Foreign language subjects, (3) Basic science and engineering education subjects, (4) Liberal arts subjects in Engineering, (5) Departmental basic subjects, (6) Departmental special subjects, (7) Interdisciplinary special subjects, and (8) Innovation subjects to provide systematic and high-quality education. The Faculty of Engineering has a six-year integrated educational curriculum consisting of four years of undergraduate programs and two years of Master’s programs in order to develop researchers and engineers with highly specialized knowledge. Students with high motivation to learn can take (9) Subjects in the graduate school courses from their third year.
　In addition, the academic results acquired by students are rigorously evaluated according to predetermined methods and standards based on the degree of achievement against the academic objectives set for each subject.
　(1) Fundamental subjects
　   To enable students to think globally and pluralistically based on history, and to acquire the ability to respond appropriately to new, unknown situations.
　(2) Foreign language subjects
　   To develop young talent who can play an active role in today’s increasingly globalized world, students are required to have the language skills to actively communicate their ideas using English (compulsory).
　(3) Basic science and engineering education subjects
　    Students in science and engineering commonly need to acquire basic knowledge in the four fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, and deepen their basic understanding of other and neighboring fields.
　(4) Liberal arts subjects in Engineering
　    In addition to the first-year education courses that cultivate the liberal arts knowledge needed for engineering students, students acquire basic knowledge of information literacy, engineering ethics, and the issues of modern society that engineering is expected to tackle and solve.
　(5) Departmental basic subjects
　   To provide students with the basic knowledge of engineering necessary for the education of each department.
　(6) Departmental special subjects
　   This is a group of subjects offered independently by each department, which enables students to acquire the high level of expertise necessary to play an active role as a specialist in the relevant field. Graduation research, which is the final part of the bachelor’s course, enables students to acquire the ability to respond flexibly to complex issues, as well as to develop an independent, diverse and collaborative mind and attitude.
　(7) Interdisciplinary special subjects
   　To develop young talent who can respond to the diversification and complexity of science and technology, students acquire specialized knowledge that is positioned in the surrounding fields of the expertise studied in each department.
　(8) Innovation subjects
　   To develop young talents in engineering, with strong leadership and high expertise that can unite diverse talents, students acquire scientific abilities in analyzing and understanding of social issues. Based on the scientific analysis and understanding, students further acquire practical skills in planning and designing the social issues in a specific engineering framework. Finally, students acquire practical skills which would enable the implementation of plans and designs to function in society through integration and systemization of various technologies.
　(9) Subjects in the graduate program
　   In education from undergraduate to graduate program, students who have acquired a high level of specialized knowledge in the undergraduate program can acquire specialized knowledge at an early stage, which is positioned as the foundation of the advanced specialized knowledge to be acquired in the graduate program.

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
＜Master’s Program＞
　The curriculum is organized in order to enable students to acquire knowledge and abilities that meet the “Diploma Policy”, and the Graduate School provide systematic, high-quality education through the Master’s Program.
　For this purpose, the Department of Social and Cultural Studies, the Department of Japanese and Asian Studies, and the Department of Economics and Management Studies are established.
　The Graduate School provides an educational system that responds to the characteristics of the Graduate School which accepts a wide range of mature and international students. In addition, it has a program in the Department of Japanese and Asian Studies that can be completed only in English.
　Students are required to take the prescribed subjects. Grading of subjects shall be conducted strictly. The dissertation or the results of research on a specific subject are reviewed, and the final examination are judged strictly on a pass/fail basis by an examination committee consisting of multiple members.

＜Doctoral Program＞
　The curriculum is organized in order to enable students to acquire knowledge and abilities that correspond to the “Diploma Policy,” and the Graduate School provides systematic, high-quality education through the Doctoral Program.
　For this purpose, the Department of Japanese and Asian Cultures and the Department of Economics and Management Studies are established.
　In particular, the Department of Economics and Management Studies, which mainly targets mature students in employment, provides an educational system that can accommodate them.
　Students are required to take the prescribed subjects. Grading of the subjects is done strictly. In addition, the student prepares and submits a doctoral dissertation under the guidance of a faculty advisor, fulfilling the prescribed preparation stage and requirements. The dissertation is reviewed, and the final examination is judged strictly on a pass/fail basis by an examination committee consisting of multiple members. Examination of the dissertation and final examination are conducted by an examination committee consisting of multiple members, who strictly determine whether the dissertation has passed or failed.

Graduate School of Education
＜Master’s Program＞
　The Graduate School of Education, with a standard program of two years study, organizes curricula that enable students to acquire knowledge, qualities and abilities that correspond to the “Policy for Recognition of Completion and Awarding of Degrees”. It provides systematic, high-quality education through the Master’s Program of Education.
　For this purpose, the Master’s Program of the Graduate School of Education has two departments (School Education and Subject Education), and the Seminar for Practical Educational Skills is provided as a common subject. The Department of School Education offers specialized subjects such as Basic School Education, Advanced Early Childhood Education, Advanced Social Psychology, and Advanced Clinical Education, while the Department of Subject Education offers specialized subjects such as Basic Education for Each Subject and Advanced Curriculum and Instruction for Each Subject, as well as research projects for the preparation of a Master’s thesis. The program aims to train high-quality teachers with advanced expertise and research capabilities.
　The Master’s program in the Graduate School of Education encourages students to obtain a professional license and provides an educational program that enables students to have the advanced expertise and practical skills required for teachers. At the same time, we place importance on fostering the humanity and social skills required of teachers, and grade students strictly based on their advanced research skills and qualifications as teachers.　
 
＜Graduate School of Teacher Education (Professional Degree Program)＞
　The Graduate School of Teacher Education (Professional Degree Program) provide systematic, high-quality education based on the Professional Degree Program Education Program, with the goal of a standard program of study of two years, and an educational program that enables students to acquire knowledge and acquire qualities and abilities that comprise the “Policy for the Recognition of Completion and Awarding of Degrees.”
　For this purpose, the Professional Degree Program has established the Advanced Development Program in General Education and the Advanced Development Program in Developmental Clinical Support.
　In the professional degree program, students take common subjects such as Exploring Issues in Educational Management, Exploring Issues in Curriculum, Exploring Issues in Subject Teaching, Exploring Issues in Student Guidance and Educational Consultation, Exploring Issues in Teaching and Schools, as well as specialized subjects such as Learning Guidance and Practice in Subjects, Field Research, and Subject Research in the Advanced Development Program in General Education, and specialized subjects such as Developmental Clinical Support, School Consultation, Practice in Educational Consultation, Field Research, and Subject Research in the Advanced Development Course Developmental Clinical Support.
　The Graduate School of Teacher Education (Professional Degree Program) encourages students to
　obtain a professional license, and offers educational programs to develop the advanced expertise and practical skills required of teachers. In addition, the program emphasizes the development of humanity and social skills required of teachers, and grades students on the basis of their advanced practical research skills and qualifications as teachers. Grades are evaluated strictly.

Graduate School of Science and Engineering
＜Master’s Program＞
　In the Master’s Program, from the standpoint of emphasizing consistency with specialized undergraduate education, the School organizes appropriate curricula and provides high-quality education in accordance with the “Diploma Policy”.
　To this end, the following departments and programs have been established in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering. Students are assigned to one of the programs from the first year and are required to complete a Master’s thesis under the guidance of a faculty advisor.
　　Department of Life Sciences
　　  -Molecular Biology Program
　　  – Regulatory Biology Program
　　Department of Materials Science
　　  -Physics Program
　　  -Chemistry Program
　　  -Applied Chemistry Program
　　Department of Mathematics, Electronics and Informatics
　　  -Mathematics Program
　　  -Electrical, Electronic and Physical Engineering Program
　　  -Information Engineering Program
　　Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science
　　  -Mechanical Engineering and Science Program
　　Environmental Science and Infrastructure Engineering
　　  -International Program on Civil Environmental Engineering
　　Common for all departments
　　  -Application and Integration of Science and Technology in the Global Environment Program
　Students are required to take specialized subjects offered in each program. Some departments offer cross-disciplinary classes common to all departments. The curriculum is designed for each program with the goal of completing a Master’s thesis under the guidance of a faculty advisor.
　The evaluation of each subject is based on the degree to which the student has achieved the achievement goals decided and published by the instructor. The evaluation is based on grade points (GP),and the GPA is used to evaluate the average grade. A Master’s thesis is reviewed by multiple faculty members to determine whether the thesis is acceptable or not.

＜Doctoral Program＞
　In the Doctoral Program, from the standpoint of emphasizing continuity with the Master’s Program, appropriate curricula are organized, and high-quality education is provided in accordance with the “Diploma Policy”.
　For this purpose, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering has the Department of Science and Engineering, which includes the Life Science Course, Materials Science Course, Mathematics, Electronics and Informatics Course, Human Assistive Engineering and Production Science Course, Environmental Science and Infrastructure Engineering Course, and Collaborative Advanced Research Course. Students are assigned to one of the courses from the first year, and are required to assign a supervisor, decide on a research topic, and work hard on their research with the goal of completing a doctoral dissertation. Students are required to take specialized subjects offered in each course.
　The doctoral dissertation is reviewed by a review committee consisting of several faculty members to determine its acceptance or rejection. The evaluation of each subject is based on the degree to which the student has achieved the achievement goals decided and published by the faculty. Evaluation is based on grade points (GP), and the GPA is used to evaluate the average grade.