Faculty introduction

Researching the mind and supporting individuals: psychology as a new human science

When the Faculty of Psychology was established in 2004, the entire faculty pondered upon our educational principle and decided on “researching the mind and supporting the person.” That principle incorporates our fervent desire to educate human resources capable of providing others with psychological support by leveraging the basics of psychology which they have learned. The Department of Psychology has specialists in a wide variety of fields, ranging from basic to clinical, from whom students can learn in depth about human psychology, behavior, and the mechanisms of human relationships. The Department of Education and Child Development was established in 2010 and integrates the three fields of psychology, pedagogy (primary education), and disability sciences. Through the study of these fields, students explore contemporary issues related to the psychology and development of children. Our objective is to produce future teachers capable of understanding the psychology of school-age children and supporting their mental and emotional development, and also to develop human resources capable of tackling the diverse educational issues facing schools and society.

Hiromichi Mito, Dean, Faculty of Psychology

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