BA/BS in Science

The Faculty of Science at Fukuoka University explores natural laws and principles with an emphasis on asking why. Its four departments, Applied Mathematics, Physical Science, Chemistry and Earth System Science, together with an institute for social mathematics and information, cover mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and earth science. Students study the basics and applications of these fields through lectures, and the faculty puts particular weight on small seminars, laboratory work and exercises. They learn scientific methods and ways of viewing problems. In graduation research students identify their own problems, discuss them with teachers and peers, and work together to resolve them. Through this the faculty aims to develop skills in finding problems, thinking, collaboration and problem solving that society values. The faculty also lists the social mathematics and information institute among its units, giving students a further route into applied data topics.