Faculties and Departments

Graduate Schools

Graduate School of Creativity and Culture
Department of Creativity and Culture

Major in Japanese language and Literature

This program offers practical study and research on a wide range of subjects, including Japanese literature and Japanese language studies from ancient times to the present, as well as related fields. By fulfilling the designated course requirements, students can obtain a license to teach Japanese language at high schools and junior high schools.

Major in Library and Information Science

With library studies at its core, students will study a wide range of subjects and conduct research in the fields of application, including research into the functions of information media, from print to digital, and information distribution and services, as well as the management of knowledge and information resources, information seeking behavior, and knowledge and information processing.

Major in Information Design and Systems

We aim to develop talented individuals who can propose and create a user-friendly and rich digital life from the perspectives of information design and information systems, application and system development, ergonomics, traffic engineering, computational science, and more, and contribute to the society of the future.

Major in Literary Arts

This program offers practical study and research on a wide range of subjects, including Japanese literature and Japanese language studies from ancient times to the present, as well as related fields. By fulfilling the designated course requirements, students can obtain a license to teach Japanese language at high schools and junior high schools.

Major in Media Theories and Production

This course comprehensively studies the various media that support modern communication activities and representational culture, not only looking at the forms of expression and production techniques but also at their historical, cultural and social backgrounds, while also learning theories of media expression and carrying out production and research.

Major in Architecture and Interior Design

We consider architecture and interior design as one whole, and we conduct multifaceted and comprehensive study and research from both theoretical and applied perspectives, emphasizing not only engineering and artistic perspectives, but also connections with adjacent fields such as culture and society.

Graduate School of Education
Department of Developmental Education

Major in Education

We focus on education in schools, which are the primary venue for educational activities. Based on specialized research in educational science and subject education, we will examine and deepen our consideration of the content and methods of practice in educational settings, primarily schools.

Major in Child Development

We consider education from the perspective of the potential for and promotion of human development. We will examine in detail the content and significance of education in the human development process, including not only school age but also preschool age, as well as educational methods for children who, for some reason, are unable to follow the normal developmental process.

Graduate School of Psychology and Medical Sciences
Department of Psychology and Medical Science

Major in Psychology

The program aims to develop highly specialized professionals who can scientifically investigate human consciousness and behavior from both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives, after acquiring the insight and skills necessary for more advanced specialized knowledge and research on psychology from the three aspects of "physiology/cognition," "society," and "development."

Major in Clinical Psychology

Taking into account the issues facing modern society, we aim to train clinical psychology practitioners who have an advanced research perspective and can grow through their work with subjects in order to address the pathology and psychological problems of individuals, families, and organizations. We have prepared a curriculum that allows students to obtain the qualifications to take the exams to become clinical psychologists and licensed psychologists.

Major in Social Services

With the aim of nurturing talent who can tackle the welfare issues of modern society, which are becoming increasingly complex and diverse, students will pursue practical learning with an understanding of the characteristics of people from infancy to the elderly, and a research perspective that enables collaboration across various specialized fields.

Major in Communication Disorders and Sciences

This program is aimed at students who wish to hone their expertise as speech-language-hearing therapists or who wish to engage in speech-language-hearing research. By acquiring basic principles and specialized knowledge, as well as solid research skills, the program aims to nurture talented individuals who will be able to play an active role at the forefront of next-generation speech-language-hearing research.

Major in Vision Sciences

Targeting students who wish to hone their expertise as orthoptists or who wish to engage in research into visual science or orthoptism, the program aims to develop talented individuals who can pursue medical and scientific research into problems of vision and visual impairments, based on their own awareness of problems and a broad range of academic knowledge across visual science and medical science in general.

Major in Sports and Health Sciences

With the coming of a super-aging society in mind, we aim to develop human resources who can support the "health" of people throughout their lives with a multifaceted perspective that includes sports science, physical education, medicine, nutrition, physiology, as well as social science and humanities. In addition to the approach to human beings, students will learn knowledge and skills that will contribute to the maintenance and promotion of health at each life stage, based on medical knowledge of the entire living organism.

Graduate School of Health and Nutritional Sciences
Department of Health and Nutritional Sciences

(Objectives of education/research)

In Japan, where the declining birthrate and aging of the population are rapidly progressing, societal demands for medical/nursing care and nutrition obliges support with strengthened collaboration between multiple professions in the fields of medical care, including nutrition, and nursing care to support elderly people living independently in their communities, to secure their healthy longevity without reaching a state of inadequate nursing care. Under these circumstances, we aim to develop highly specialized professionals who can solve the various problems facing local communities through their leadership in multi-disciplinary collaboration, based on advanced and cutting-edge knowledge and technology in the fields of medical care and nursing, including nutrition.

With a high sense of ethics, and based on the advanced and cutting-age knowledge and technology by studying nutrition, including human beings, food, and environment, and also the field of clinical medicine related to nutrition, students are molded into highly specialized professionals who can solve the various problems facing local communities by their leadership in multi-disciplinary collaboration.

  1. Leader of registered dietitians in the field of nutritional care and management in local communities
  2. Professional staff in administrative institutions who plan and implement policies such as community-based comprehensive care
  3. Educators who can train the next generation of dietitians at registered dietitian training institutions

Graduate School of Global Culture and Communication
Department of Global Culture and Communication

Our graduate school offers five majors under two courses, the "Language and Culture Course" and the "Multicultural Studies Course," and students deepen their knowledge and skills in each field from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Students are free to take all courses according to their specialty and interests. Instead of a dissertation, students can take "training courses" and submit a practical research report for their degree examination. By linking these two courses, we aim to train people who place particular emphasis on practical language skills and who have the ability to carry out international cooperation and exchange with the execution capabilities backed by social science information analysis skills.

Course in language and Culture

Major in Japanese Language and Education
Major in Comprehensive English
Major in East Asian Language and Culture

Course in Multicultural Studies

Major in Multicultural Studies and Tourism
Major in Global Studies

Graduate School of Business
Department of Business

Major in Accounting

Accounting-related subjects such as financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, and tax law are systematically arranged. Researchers in each field and instructors who are certified public accountants and tax accountants deliver lectures based on the latest systems and practical trends. In addition, we support students who aim to become accounting professionals by exempting them from one accounting subject on the tax accountant exam.

Major in Management and Economy

We offer subjects that span business administration, commerce, and economics, allowing students to study a wide range of subjects in their own field of expertise as well as adjacent fields. Our faculty members have diverse backgrounds, including researchers in each field, former financial institution employees, and active consultants, and they provide practical, advanced education.