Collegiate Education Course

The Meteorological College's Collegiate Education Course provides general education on basic and specialized subjects, such as earth science, to create foundations in meteorological services, as well as practical education in disaster mitigation and other areas of JMA expertise. This supports future senior officials in public work to protect life and property.

The course also promotes technical development in JMA's meteorological services and training for front-line staff at local meteorological offices.

There are 26 full-time faculties engaging numerous external part-time university lecturers.

Students benefit from one-on-one instruction in various fields including meteorology, seismology, volcanology and global environmental science, as well as seminars and graduation research.

The college's advanced environment includes a computer training room, an electronics engineering laboratory, a fluid laboratory and a low-temperature laboratory, in addition to a library, a gym and physics/chemistry laboratories.

Outdoor facilities include a ground observation field with observation equipment and an observation training field.

The school's Meteorological Data Monitoring and Analysis room (called “Kashiwa Meteorological Observatory”), opened in 2005, features information terminals for practical experience of local meteorological offices.

The Collegiate Educational Course incorporates liberal arts, basic and specialized subjects in accordance with the Standards for Establishment of Universities (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)), and a specialized practical curriculum based on the essentials of meteorological services via related training and lectures.

Students acquire at least 151 academic credits and attend at least 500 hours of classes on the specialized practical curriculum to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree.