Foundation and Summary

The School of Science and Engineering was established at Waseda University in 1908 as the oldest of such schools in Japan. The first graduate school was established at Waseda University in 1920. About 30 years later, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, along with the master's degree programs were founded in 1951, followed by the doctoral degree program in 1953.

A half-century later in April 2007, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering was reorganized into the following three graduate schools: the Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering; the Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering; and the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering. While maintaining close relationships with each other, the Graduate Schools continue to advance their own unique programs of research and education.

Overview and Mission

To create prosperity based on diverse human values, the School of Creative Science and Engineering offers education for the real world, tackling advanced research related to recycling systems technology and the technology used to create new spaces, devices, and communities that support human activity in harmony with the global environment. Based on this concept, the School of Creative Science and Engineering will promote the autonomy and development of various fields, foster ties between science and engineering, and fuse different fields to create new modes of education, new research frameworks, and new academic fields. It will also step up its involvement in overseas projects in pursuit of advanced research topics and to nurture individuals with an international outlook.

Special Features

The objective of the Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering is to produce individuals with specialized knowledge and skills capable of creating new technologies and values in the coming era. The School offers five programs of study: Architecture; Modern Mechanical Engineering; Industrial and Management Systems Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; and Earth Sciences, Resources and Environmental Engineering. Students engage in practical and ground-breaking research based on a core engineering ethic that emphasizes both societal contributions and conservation of the global environment. In addition to pursuing advanced study of specialized topics, students take courses common to all five programs of study. In this way, students receive an education that arms them with the ability to generate fresh ideas based on broad perspectives; advance engineering and scholarship at the individual, community, and global levels; and put such engineering and scholarship to practical use. To help students develop into better engineers and researchers, the Graduate School also emphasizes training in high-level communication skills and an all-round liberal arts education.

Majors and Degrees

The Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering has 5 majors.

Majors	Degrees
Major in Architecture	Doctor of Architecture or Doctor of Engineering M.A. in Architecture or M.A. in Engineering
Major in Modern Mechanical Engineering	Doctor of Engineering M.A. in Engineering
Major in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering	Doctor of Engineering M.A. in Engineering
Major in Civil and Environmental Engineering	Doctor of Engineering M.A. in Engineering
Major in Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering	Doctor of Science or Doctor of Engineering M.A. in Science or M.A. in Engineering