For first- and second-year students
This page provides information on the process for entering the Course of Civil Engineering and the Course of Public Policy and Engineering in the Department of Socio-Environmental Engineering, for first-year university students.
The subjects and units required in the first year vary by course.
Be sure to see the student handbook and syllabus for the year you enter the course for details.
First year
Register for your general education subjects at the Center for Research and Development in Higher Education and earn your required units.
The subjects for which you must register (required subjects) vary depending on the course you want to take.
Read the student handbook closely and carefully choose the classes for which you register.
Second and third years
Students who entered during the 2010 academic year will be assigned to each course in the second semester of their second year, while those who entered during the 2011 academic year will be assigned in the first semester of their second year.
Be sure to choose either the Course of Civil Engineering or the Course of Public Policy and Engineering.
Your classes on specialized subjects will begin after your assignment to the course.
Although information on the number of units required for each specialized subject is provided on the curriculum page, for details be sure to check the Faculty of Engineering’s student handbook for the year you are assigned to the course.
Fourth year
Students in their fourth year are assigned to research teams where they will conduct research for their graduation theses.
You can join any research team from either the Course of Civil Engineering or the Course of Public Policy and Engineering.
See the homepage of each research team for details of its research.
Career options
Activities in preparation for graduation, such as surveying students’ career preferences, career guidance, and civil service exam preparatory courses, begin around autumn in students’ third year.
Also refer to the career options webpage for prospective employers of graduates.
Going on to graduate school
About 70% of graduates of the Course of Civil Engineering and the Course of Public Policy and Engineering go on to the master’s degree program.
If you want to continue to conduct research in a research team in the Course of Civil Engineering or the Course of Public Policy and Engineering, enter either of the following graduate programs:
- Division of Field Engineering for the Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Division of Engineering and Policy for Sustainable Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Those interested in public policy also may choose graduate study in the Hokkaido University Public Policy School.
Every year a number of students from the Course of Civil Engineering and the Course of Public Policy and Engineering go on to the Public Policy School.