Graduate School Admissions
IMAT Program Course Model
COURSE MODEL
At APU the IMAT Program belongs to the Sustainability Science division. As such, the completion requirements for the APU portion of the program are the same as those for the Sustainability Science division. Students from the Sustainability Science division who wish to participate in the program after enrolling at APU may do so by submitting the appropriate form by the last working day of November. Due to the intense nature of this dual-degree program, students must participate for the full two years – change in program length or transfer from another Division is not possible.
IMAT students will have to submit a master's thesis to IfaS in Germany. A concise summary of this thesis is to be submitted to APU in the form of a research report. Further details regarding course content and research report requirements will be provided during the program's guidance session.
Course Structure
First Year: Courses taught at APU by APU faculty members and IfaS faculty
members.
Second Year: Specification courses (or internships) during the third semester
and graduation thesis work during the fourth semester at IfaS.
| First Semester | Second Semester | Third Semester | Fourth Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Technology and Ecology
(4 subjects) |
Material Flow Management
(4 subjects) |
Specification Courses
(or internships) |
Master's Thesis |
|
Technological Management
(4 subjects) |
Intercultural Communications
(4 subjects) |
||
|
Seminars/Specialization
(4 subjects) |
Seminars/Specialization
(4 subjects) |
SUBJECTS
Students are required to take Sustainability Science major subjects and a selection of IMAT subjects such as:
- Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategies and Carbon Trading
- Zero Emission, Circular Economy and Regional Material Flow Management
- Principles of Industrial Material Flow Management
- Regional Material Flow Management
SAMPLE RESEARCH TOPICS
- Valuation of Manure: Could a Fairer Supply-Side Pricing Improve the Allocative Efficiency for Manure?
- Residential Solar Photovoltaics Coupled with Battery Energy Storage: a Case Study of Oahu, Hawaii’s Policy and Program Incentives
- Japan's Renewable Energy Potentials Possible Ways to Reduce the Dependency on Fossil Fuels
- Current Situation and Challenges of Biomass Town: Case Study of Hita City, Japan
- Waste–To–Wealth Potentials Of Municipal Solid Waste: The Case Of Ga-East Municipal Assembly, Ghana
- Measures for Scarce Water Resource in Fukuoka City, Japan
- Off-Grid RET Barriers and Supports in Developing Countries with Case Study of Solar Home System in Cambodia
