Research doctorate (PhD)
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine - doctoral programme
Hokkaido University · School / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Official award
- Doctoral degree, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine (degree title not printed on fetched pages)
- Pathway
- Science and researchStated for Japan
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- ¥535,800per year, as published (no academic year stated)
About this program
Doctoral programme of the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, linked to the WISE Program for One Health Frontier Graduate School of Excellence. Classes are in principle taught entirely in English.
- Subject
- Veterinary science
- Department
- School / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Research doctorate (PhD)A research doctorate with a veterinary focus. It does not qualify anyone to practise as a veterinarian.
- Pathway
- Veterinary science and researchAcademic and research programs (veterinary science, biomedical sciences, public health, epidemiology, pathology and similar). They do not by themselves qualify graduates to practise as veterinarians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The graduate school aims to develop scientific researchers and veterinary practitioners through study and research of veterinary medicine; it is a research programme, not the entry qualification.“The educational principles of the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine aim to develop scientific researchers/veterinary practitioners”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Thesis or dissertation
- Theses listed on the school site.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Sapporo campusKita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- Taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Stated 'in principle'.
- Published language requirements
- TOEFL iBT 55 or higher (or equivalent recognised by the schools), obtained within two years before the entrance examination; five or more years of higher education in English exempts.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Tests explicitly required
- External English proficiency test score required.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Research degree details
- Department
- Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| University tuition fee, graduateTuition · mandatory | ¥535,800per year, as published (no academic year stated) | International Students (page heading); Graduate Students | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)