Admissions (Undergraduate)

Biological sciences are said to be the discipline of the 21st century, and they are exploding. The genomes, blueprints of more than 1,000 species of organisms have now been revealed as a result of the massive project represented by the Human Genome Project. Furthermore, various researches are being conducted by applying nanoscience and nanotechnology, and biological science is about to undergo a major transformation. For example, the evolutionary history of organisms (phylogenetic tree), which had been inferred from morphology and fossils, is now being rewritten based on the vast amount of genome information.

The function of a single molecule in a cell, the basic unit of living organisms, is being investigated, and proteins, which carry out the functions of living organisms, are now being studied at the atomic level. In order to respond to these diverse developments, the Department of Biological Sciences has greatly increased the number of applicants from 25 to 55. This increase has two major objectives.

The first is to provide a broad education in the biological sciences as a whole, which is becoming increasingly difficult to see. This will be met by the Biological Sciences Course (30 students), which will further deepen the education provided by the existing Department of Biological Sciences.

The second is to provide education with an emphasis on the boundary areas with mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to further develop the biological sciences in the future. This will be handled by the new Life Science course (25 students). The importance of the boundary areas is obvious from the history of the development of the biological sciences, but it is believed that the need for these areas will be greater than ever in the future.

Studying in the Department of Biological Sciences will open up various pathways to becoming not only a researcher in biology or bioscience, but also a researcher, engineer, or biology teacher involved in the development of pharmaceuticals, foods, and other products.
The expanded Department of Biological Sciences is the best place to study for those who want to play an active role in various fields of biology and life science, from those who have simple questions about how living organisms live to those who want to apply biology to develop something useful for society, as a career path after graduation.