In April 2025, Okayama University of Science will newly establish the Department of Dinosaurs in the Faculty of Biogeology, the Department of Medical Technology in the Faculty of Life Sciences, the Department of Education and Communication in the Faculty of Education, and the Faculty of Information Science and Technology in the Faculty of Correspondence Education (all tentative names, plans are still in progress). ).

 Following the Fukui Prefectural University's Department of Dinosaurs (planned to be established in April 2025), the Department of Dinosaurs (tentative name) in the Faculty of Biogeology will be a department that combines dinosaurology and life science.A wide-ranging and highly specialized curriculum will be implemented to acquire dinosaur studies, and dinosaur excavations are also planned in collaboration with the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.It is possible to smoothly obtain a teaching license and museum curator qualification.

 The Department of Medical Technology (tentative name) in the Faculty of Life Sciences is a department where you can learn a wide range of medicine, science, and engineering based on life sciences, and we offer a variety of self-study systems (including CBT, clinical competency exams, etc.) that lead to hospital training and qualification acquisition. Maintained.There are two courses, a clinical laboratory science course and a clinical engineering course, and it is possible to choose a course after enrollment, and you can consult about career options until the fall semester of your first year.

 The Department of Education and Communication (tentative name) in the Faculty of Education will develop human resources who can more actively interact with teachers and students in educational settings, design and implement better educational activities and environments.We offer a flexible curriculum that allows you to choose the licenses and qualifications you want to obtain after enrollment, depending on your interests.We plan to develop education based on the International Baccalaureate (world standard) where students can acquire ``international qualifications and abilities'' as the only school of education in Western Japan.You can aim to obtain multiple teaching licenses that are advantageous for employment.

 The Department of Correspondence Education, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Department of Information Science (tentative name) is offering online media classes for all subjects.No schooling is required, and students can learn in an environment that suits them without having to commute to school.We have established four specialized fields that can be learned across the board: information systems, AI technology, digital games and media, and business data science, and provide basic education subjects that organically link with the specialized fields. This is the second university to announce a plan to establish a correspondence education department in 4 with the same name as an existing department, following Kinki University's correspondence education department.

Reference: [Okayama University of Science] Okayama University of Science, 2025 new departments established in April 4

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