Educational Goals

Through interdisciplinary education and research that integrates pharmaceutical and biomedical science, health management and exercise science, food and nutrition, and life science, the program aims to cultivate high-level professionals who can play a leading role in the development of the anti-aging industry — expected to be the most crucial high value-added industry of the 21st century — in response to the rapidly aging society and the rise of the well-being trend.

Fields of study

• Master’s Degree: Health ManagementPharmaceutical and Biomedical ScienceFood and NutritionLife ScienceClinical Nutrition
• Doctoral Degree: Health ManagementPharmaceutical and Biomedical ScienceFood and NutritionLife ScienceClinical Nutrition

Faculty Status

Department Regulations

A. Admission Requirements

• Admission is conducted through special and general admission processes, with the ratio determined annually by the faculty meeting.
• For the master’s program, applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in health science or a related field.
  For the doctoral program, applicants must hold a master’s degree or have work experience in a field related to health science. Preference will be given to such applicants.
• Coursework from other institutions may be recognized as equivalent if it includes at least 10 credits of specialized courses related to the major.
  For doctoral programs, the applicant must have completed at least 8 credits of relevant specialized courses in their graduate program.
  If these criteria are not met, the equivalency is determined through a meeting of the department faculty committee.

B. Credit Requirements

• minimum of 26 credits (including 2 credits of thesis research) must be completed for the master’s degree. A minimum of 40 credits (including 4 credits of thesis research) must be completed for the doctoral degree.
• Students from other fields may be required to take supplementary courses. These are determined by the faculty meeting.Recognized equivalent courses may be accepted upon approval from the department faculty committee.

C. Foreign Language Examination

The foreign language examination is conducted in English for both master's and doctoral programs.
Second foreign languages are not required for the doctoral program.

D. Comprehensive Examination

• Master's degree: Comprehensive exam includes major subject(s).
• Doctoral degree: Comprehensive exam includes three major subjects.

E. Thesis Advisor Selection

Students must select a thesis advisor within the first semester after entering the master’s, doctoral, or integrated program.Advisors must be faculty members of the Department of Health Science.With departmental and Graduate School Committee approval, students may co-select advisors based on their research needs.Changes to advisors are determined by the department and the Graduate School Committee.

F. Thesis Submission and Evaluation

• Thesis submission requirements: Students who meet the following criteria may submit their thesis

• Master’s Program
  • General Requirements
    • Must complete at least 24 credits (with a minimum GPA of 80 out of 100).
    • Must complete all required supplementary courses, if applicable.
    • Must complete at least 4 semesters (including research registration semesters).
    • Must receive guidance from their thesis advisor for at least one semester and submit an advisor approval form.
    • Must pass the foreign language and comprehensive exams.
    • Must pay research registration fees at least one semester prior to the preliminary review.
    • Must present a thesis proposal at a departmental seminar before the preliminary review.
  • Eligibility for Submission
    • Students may submit their thesis only after presenting it at a departmental seminar and receiving approval from the thesis advisor.
• Doctoral Program
  • General Requirements
    • Must complete at least 36 credits (including 60 credits total when combined with master's coursework), and a GPA of 80 or higher.
    • Must complete all required supplementary courses (12 or more credits, or at least 9 if approved by the department).
    • Must complete at least 4 semesters (including 8 semesters combined with master's program).
    • Must complete at least 2 research registration semesters before the final review.
    • Must receive a recommendation from their advisor after presenting the research proposal at a public seminar.
    • Must pass the foreign language and comprehensive exams.
      (Note: If the student passes the foreign language and comprehensive exam in a different department, an additional comprehensive exam on one major subject must be passed.)
    • After completing the above requirements, students must pay the research registration fee at least one semester before submitting the thesis.
    • Must present a thesis proposal at a departmental seminar before the preliminary review.
      • Note:
      • If the thesis is part of a larger research project or has a special topic, additional departmental review may be required.
      • For students in the integrated master’s and doctoral program, foreign language and comprehensive exams passed during the master's program are recognized.
      • Students must pass at least one additional comprehensive exam subject to fulfill the final requirement.
  • Eligibility for Submission
    • Students may submit their thesis only after presenting it at a departmental seminar and receiving advisor approval.
    • Thesis Publication Requirement:
      • Doctoral students must publish at least one paper as the first author in a journal listed in the SCI or SSCI database before submitting their dissertation.
        (Exception: Life Sciences majors require a journal with an IF of 5.0 or higher.)
        If a student cannot meet this requirement due to specific research constraints, the department may approve an exception.
      • Clinical Nutrition and Food Science majors may be exempt from this publication requirement based on departmental approval.

G. Major Classification

Students are generally required to declare their major area upon admission.
If a student does not specify their major area at the time of admission, they must submit the declaration form with their academic advisor’s approval after enrollment.

H. Other Matters

Any issues not specified in these departmental regulations will be subject to the decisions made by the department faculty committee.