Master of Chemistry

Looking at our clothing, food, and shelter, it is clear that humankind’s prosperity in the 20th century was brought about by progress in chemistry. Naturally, chemistry will continue to be the key to prosperity in the 21st century.

The Department of Chemistry has 13 research laboratories, where state-of-the-art research is carried out in the following areas amongst others: clarification of the mechanisms of specific functions and reactions related to molecules, which are the basic units of substances, and related to molecular aggregates, and molecular design and the synthesis of substances with new properties.

Based on its founding principle “a single unified university, free and pursuing peace” and its five guiding principles, Hiroshima University fulfills its roles as a national university.

• The Pursuit of Peace To develop intellectual attitudes that always seek peaceful solutions to the problems affecting society and the world at large.

• The Creation of New Forms of Knowledge To evolve new systems of study which surpass existing frontiers of knowledge and encourage intellectual innovation.

• The Nurturing of Well-Rounded Human Beings To train graduates with well-developed and multifaceted personalities by means of an education that has breadth as well as depth.

• Collaboration with the Local, Regional, and International Community To create a university with a strong international awareness that can efficiently disseminate knowledge on a worldwide scale, in collaboration with local and regional communities.

• Continuous Self-Development To maintain a constant readiness to re-examine established ways of acting, and a constant openness to improvement and innovation.