Faculty of Psychology

Faculty introduction

In the Faculty of Psychology, we take “research the mind and support the person” as the common educational principle for our two departments, the Department of Psychology and the Department of Education and Child Development. The Department of Psychology is still a rarity in all of Japan as a Department of Psychology housed in a Faculty of Psychology with a large complement of 15 faculty members so that you can carry out a wide-ranging study of psychology here. The Department of Education and Child Development is also unusual as a department that is housed in a Faculty of Psychology and that is oriented mainly toward training teachers. A major distinguishing feature of this department is that it positions psychology as one of the foundations of the education it offers. Society today faces a variety of different problems, including stress, suicide, abuse, and bullying, and need for the field of psychology is growing ever greater. It is our hope that you will work hard at your studies in this Faculty and go on to take active parts in society.

Yasuhiro Hanada, Director, Faculty of Psychology

Educational Objectives and Human Resource Development Objectives

In the spirit of “Do for Others” the Faculty of Psychology takes“research the mind and support the person”as its principle of education and the development of talented people with the ability to provide psychological support, which means support in facing the variety of different problems faced by many people in present-day society, as its educational objective. Our aim is to impart the fundamentals of psychology, and, through the study and practice of scientific methodology and related sciences, to instill the ability to analyze and understand behavior, upon which individuals continue to develop their abilities to understand and support others, in accordance with their own particular specialization and at the various stages of their lifelong development.

Policy on Conferral of Degrees (Diploma Policy)

1. Indicating understanding and interest in terms of psychology or of education and child development regarding the various problems that people encounter in the global society of today, and possessing a stance of positive engagement with those problems.
2. Having acquired a foundation in psychology and learned the scientific methods as well as the practical ability needed to understand the mechanisms of the human mind and spirit.
3. Having acquired an ability to provide psychological support that enables understanding and support for others at every stage of lifelong development on the basis of self-understanding.
4. Having acquired the ability, in the light of one’s own individuality, to address issues that arise in the course of career development.

Academic Program Organization and Implementation Policy (Curriculum Policy)

1. In order to instill an understanding of the significance of “research the mind and support the person” as the educational principle of the Faculty of Psychology, and to develop a stance of active engagement with the various different problems presented by society today, cultivate the abilities to understand the self, to understand others, to understand relationships, and to solve problems.
2. Acquire the methodologies of psychology and of education and child development by means of lectures, workshops, internships, seminars, and other such forms of instruction in pace with the progression through the years of education, cultivating a rich and varied humanity and the ability to apply it in practice.

Admission Policy

Applicants for admission to the Faculty of Psychology are expected to understand the significance of “research the mind and support the person” as well as to:

1. Possess the motivation to pursue the heart and mind in a scientific manner.
2. Have an interest in and concern for the creation of better human relationships and a better society.