Research doctorate (PhD)
Yamaguchi University Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine (doctoral)
Yamaguchi University · Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (共同獣医学部) · Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Official award
- Ph.D. (veterinary medicine)PhD
- Pathway
- Science and researchStated for Japan
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- ¥267,900per semester, as published
About this program
Doctoral programme with a Veterinary Science Course for future researchers and a Veterinary Specialist Course for specialised practitioners such as clinicians and pathologists. Completion needs at least 30 credits, research training and a doctoral thesis.
- Subject
- Veterinary science
- Department
- Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (共同獣医学部)
- Awarding body
- Yamaguchi University
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 page describes two courses producing veterinary researchers or specialised veterinarians; it is a doctoral research programme.“Two education courses to produce professional veterinary researcher or professional specialized veterinarian.”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
- Doctoral thesis, oral and written examination and final examination; at least 10 of the 30 credits from Kagoshima University subjects.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Yoshida campus (Yamaguchi)1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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Research degree details
- Department
- Joint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition feeTuition · mandatory | ¥267,900per semester, as published | as published (no category) | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Tuition fee (annual)Tuition · mandatory | ¥535,800per year, as published | as published (no category) | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Entrance feeOther compulsory charge · mandatory | ¥282,000one-time, as published | as published (no category) | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
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.
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)