Three policies

Admissions Policy

【Qualities and abilities required for admission】
This cooperative major is designed to train experts who can contribute to society as researchers in the field of medical photonics, which combines opto-electronics and photomedicine. Students offering qualities such as the following will be selected:

1. The basic academic skills necessary to study opto-electronics and medicine, together with an active curiosity about science
2. Motivation and ambition to continue learning throughout their lives and the ability to apply their knowledge to think creatively
3. Integrity, a cooperative approach, and ethical awareness, enabling teamwork with researchers in other fields
4. An interest in the global community and local communities

【Basic Policy for Selection of Applicants】
In order to select personnel in line with the admission policy, we will select applicants based on a comprehensive evaluation of their academic abilities and qualifications based on a review of documents such as a statement of purpose and transcripts, as well as a specialized oral examination.
Decisions on the selection of new students are made comprehensively by means of document-based screening and a specialized interview. Screened documents include applicants’ applications for admission, statements of intent, transcripts of results, and other reference materials. During the specialized interview, applicants are required to make a presentation on their plan for research at Shizuoka University (including details of the research and development they want to undertake as part of the cooperative major, and the university at which they wish to be registered if they are able to pursue their intended research). They will also be asked questions to assess their basic knowledge in their field of specialty, among other matters.
Those undergoing the selection process for working adults, and other applicants with research experience, may make a presentation on their research achievements.

Curriculum Policy

In order to train medical photonics professionals to the standard targeted under this cooperative major, the universities will design and implement a curriculum along the lines described below and assess learning outcomes.

【Curriculum Concept and Learning Content and Methods】

1. Specialist knowledge and skills
   The curriculum will offer students a diverse array of courses comprising core subjects in lecture format and internship, foundation subjects in lecture format, and specialist subjects to be undertaken as lectures, exercises, and research. It will enable students to acquire specialist knowledge in the fields of opto-electronics and photomedicine, together with scholarship and skills in medical photonics, which fuses these two fields.
2. Ability to learn independently and practical skills
   The curriculum will offer special research and special seminars in a wide range of specialist subjects and core subjects. In this way, it will cultivate students’ ability to put their scholarship and skills in medical photonics to practical use and get them used to acquiring up-to-date knowledge. It will, moreover, cultivate the creativity that will lead to advances in medical engineering and the development of groundbreaking technologies.
3. Well-rounded character and strong ethical awareness
   The curriculum will impart a fundamental understanding of research ethics and medical ethics through lectures. It will, moreover, fully develop and ingrain that ethical awareness through special seminars, special research, and research internships. Meanwhile, communication skills will be fostered through teamwork with researchers in other fields.
4. Ability to contribute to the global community and local communities
   The curriculum will use special research, special seminars, and research internships to cultivate students’ ability to communicate research findings in medical photonics from a global perspective.

【Evaluation Methods for Academic Achievement】
The academic objectives of the course are stated in the course syllabus, and fair and rigorous grading is conducted based on the evaluation methods set for each course to evaluate the degree of achievement of the knowledge and abilities indicated in the Diploma Policy.

Diploma Policy

A Ph.D. in Medical Photonics will be awarded to students enrolled in the Cooperative Major in Medical Photonics who have acquired the skills below after studying medical photonics fusing the fields of opto-electronics and photomedicine.

1. Specialist knowledge and skills
   Specialist knowledge and skills in opto-electronics and photomedicine and understanding of the challenges and needs that arise on the frontlines of medical care
2. Ability to learn independently and practical skills
   The ability to put specialist knowledge and skills in medical photonics to practical use, and the habit of acquiring up-to-date knowledge. Students should also be able to use these accomplishments to identify challenges and needs that arise on the frontlines of medical care, and to resolve these challenges and needs by collecting the necessary information and analyzing it. In addition, they should be capable of contributing to advances in medical photonics and to the development of groundbreaking technologies.
3. Well-rounded character and strong ethical awareness
   A well-rounded character and communication skills, as well as a strong awareness of research ethics and medical ethics, enabling the student to conduct research into medical photonics on the frontlines of medical care
4. Ability to contribute to the global community and local communities
   The knowledge and skills necessary to spread the word about medical photonics technologies and research findings widely to the global community and local communities