Fukuyama University

What you'll study

Teaching blends lectures with experiments, practicum and group projects to build analytical, experimental and communication skills. Notable third‑year practical classes and topics include:

• Biodiversity Practicum: field trapping (e.g. capturing Apodemus/species like Akanezumi on campus), DNA extraction and sequence analysis to investigate how environmental change affects genetic diversity; hypothesis design, sampling strategy and presentation of results.
• Environmental Analysis Experiment: sampling of river water and soils to identify and quantify chemical contaminants relevant to water quality, soils and food contamination; hands‑on training in analytical methods and interpretation used to propose data‑based environmental measures.
• Wine Evaluation (Sensory Analysis): culmination of grape cultivation and winemaking practicum where students learn sensory evaluation methods, basic statistics for reproducibility, taste component assessment (sweetness, acidity, astringency) and recognition of common aroma compounds before conducting descriptive tasting.
• Bioeconomics & Enterprise Studies: lectures by alumni and industry researchers on the R&D process, commercialization of biotech, regional sixth‑sector industrialization and current trends in biotech and related businesses.
• Research laboratories & projects: examples include molecular biology work isolating wild yeasts from locally grown roses for food products and high‑fermentation strains for winemaking, and animal ecology studies using DNA sequences to examine evolution, species interactions and extinction risk.

Entry requirements

The course page does not list specific admissions criteria. Prospective applicants should consult Fukuyama University admissions information for standard undergraduate entry requirements and application procedures.

Career prospects

Graduates are prepared for roles across food and beverage production and development, cosmetics and pharmaceutical manufacturing, environmental survey and analysis, clinical laboratory work, public sector positions and continuation to graduate study. The department lists employment examples such as food manufacturers, breweries and wineries, chemical and pharmaceutical companies, clinical testing centres, retail/food chains and local government offices. The programme also supports preparation for teacher licences (middle and high school science) and several professional certifications relevant to bioscience and environmental analysis.

Scholarships & funding angle

Specific scholarship details are not provided on the course page. Students should explore university scholarship and financial‑aid webpages and contact the faculty for information on departmental support, qualification‑linked funding and external scholarships related to bioscience research or industry partnerships.