In Minami Kyushu University, we have engaged in the characteristic education focusing on horticulture and gardening for more than 40 years. The Miyakonojo Campus that was newly opened in 2009 offers a great educational environment, where the students learn to become a creating specialist, who is involved in vegetation, equipped with sensibility and scientific knowledge, as well as deep understanding of the importance of coexisting with nature and creatures.

The department consists of 5 major fields specified in pages 4 and 5. Each major field is not divided into academic disciplines so that the students are able to explore in a variety of study area. For example, a student studying flowers is also able to study natural environment in Miyazaki at the same time. Our educational policy enables the students to extend their intellectual antenna to multiple directions.

The student labs are the place where they practice the knowledge and technologies learned in the classrooms as practicum. They are organized by different areas, such as horticultural production environment, plant bio, breeding, and natural environmental system. The labs are equipped with modern facilities, including DNA sequencer for gene analysis, high-performance liquid chromatography for botanical ingredient analysis, and element analysis equipment that is essential for the environmental analysis.