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International Special Course on Environmental Systems Engineering Doctorial Course 2008
Course Details 2008

General Rules and Regulations
(Course Requirements)
Guidelines for Course Study
Government Scholarship Period
List of Common Lecture for International Special Course Program
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Research Seminar
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General Rules and Regulations (Course Requirements)

1. Requirements for Doctoral Degree Program
The main requirements of D. Eng. degree are (1) three years of residency, which may be shortened in case of outstanding research achievement; (2) successful completion of minimum of 10 credits; (3) submission of a Doctoral dissertation; and (4) oral defense of doctoral thesis.

The 10 credits are acquired from common lectures, advanced lectures, and preparation and submission of thesis (4 credits). Note that the common lectures and advanced lectures must be taken within three years from admission, obligatorily.


2. Degree Conferred
A student who has completed the doctoral course program shall be conferred a degree of Doctor of Engineering, in accordance with the field of research he/she has studied and the department in which he/she has enrolled.

3. Long Absence, Return, and Withdrawal
A long absence from the school caused by illness or other inevitable problems can be permitted on request for a period of two months or more not exceeding one year. A completed request form approved by both the advisory professor and the head of the department must be submitted to the Graduate School Administration Office. This period of absence does not include in his/her course's period of study in the Graduate School. When a student returns to the Graduate School, he/she must submit a completed notice form approved by both the Advisory professor and the head of the department to the Graduate School Student Support Office.

When a student withdrew from the Graduate School due to illness or other inevitable problems, he/she must submit a completed request form approved by both the Advisory professors and the head of the department to the Graduate School Student Support Office.