Important notice

“Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology” course consists of three lecture topics. Each lecture topic consists of a series of four lectures with same theme. Prospective students must register for the course to indicate the choice of the modules from the following:

1. Choose one lecture topic if student plans to register a module with four lectures.
2. Choose two lecture topics* if student plans to register a module with eight lectures.
3. Choose all three lecture topics* if student plans to register a module with twelve lectures.

Selection will be conducted because more registration than capacity is expected. Therefore, students who intend to take this course are requested to indicate their intentions via preliminary registration site.

*Note that students who register a module with eight or twelve lectures are requested to satisfy grading requirement for each lecture topic.

Notification about preliminary registration and selection

1. Students who intend to take this course must complete preliminary registration via web site by the deadline.
2. Prelininary registration web site will be open at April.04 and be closed at April.6 24:00. April.12 24:00 (extended).
3. The URL of preliminary registration web site for “Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology” is :
   https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/fs/kdaigakuin/copy_of_kyotsu1_2021
4. In principle, a lottery selection will be conducted when the number of preliminary registration for each lecture topic is more than 50.
5. The result of preliminary registration will be announced by April.7 12:00 and April.13 12:00.
6. This course will be automatically enrolled at KULASIS for students who pass through a selection for preliminary registration. When the another course is already enrolled, that will be replaced with “Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology”. After that, any revision (withdraw, enroll the other course, etc,) is NOT permitted.
7. It is NOT permitted to register this course at KULASIS without passing through a lottery selection for preliminary registration.
8. When student applied two or three lecture topics, a part of them could NOT be allowed to be enrolled.
9. After the selection of preliminary registration, it is NOT permitted to revise registered lecture topics (change a lecture topic, withdraw some of them, etc.).
10. Students who register a module with eight or twelve lectures are requested to satisfy grading
    requirement for each module.

Course syllabus

• A module with four lectures, “4 times course”
• A module with eight lectures, “8 times course”
• A module with twelve lectures, “12 times course”

Course schedule**

**The schedule is subject to change.

Theme A: Material and Environment｜材料と環境

Theme B: Material Development｜材料の開発　

Theme C: Material and Control｜材料と制御　

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Is a combination of Theme A and Theme C accepted?
A1. Yes, any combinations are accepted. Note that students who register a module with eight or twelve lectures are requested to satisfy grading requirement for each lecture topic.

Q2. How is the selection conducted?
A2. Lottery in principle.

Q3. I’d like to register a module with eight/twelve lectures. I don’t wish to register this course if a part of my request is accepted.
A3. Sorry, we can’t consider any specific situation like that.

Q4. I’d like to change the content of preliminary registration.
A4. Please contact to Graduate Student Section at B-cluster.
(E-Mail: 090kdaigakuin*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp, Replace “*” with “@”)

Q5. I’d like to withdraw the preliminary registration.
A5. Please contact to Graduate Student Section at B-cluster.
(E-Mail: 090kdaigakuin*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp, Replace “*” with “@”)

Q6. I’d like to know how many students apply to each themes.
A6. Such information is NEVER open to students.

Q7. I missed preliminary registration. Can I register this course at KULASIS?
A7. No. It is NOT permitted to register this course at KULASIS without applying preliminary registration.

Q8. Is it possible to change selected theme after enrollment? For example, from lecture topic A to lecture topic C, etc.
A8. No.

Q9. I plan to register a module with eight lectures by taking lecture topic A in this year and lecture topic C next year.
A9. Such registration is NOT permitted. All lectures which you intend to take must be taken in the same year.

Q10. How is the grading of this course?
A10. Refer the syllabus. Note that if you register a module with eight or twelve lectures and then don’t satisfy grading requirement for only one lecture topic, your course credit is NOT evaluated.

Q11. Can I chage a module after enrollment? For example, from twelve lectures to four lectures, eight lectures to twelve lectures, and so on.
A11. No.