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This course offers four special programs:
Developmental Psychology (mechanisms of lifespan development)
Clinical Psychology (mental disorders and intervention)
Auditory and Visual Information Processing Psychology (cognitive mental processes)
Educational Research (Studies on education practice, lifelong learning and international education)
Students choose one of the four programs and they are also encouraged to acquire basic knowledge about philosophy, neuroscience, and biology to supplement their studies in their chosen area.
FACULTY MEMBERS AND THEIR AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Auditory and Visual Information Processing Psychology
TAKAHASHI, Masanobu (Professor) :
The Mechanism of Human Learning and Memory
NAGAI, Jun-ichi (Associate Professor):
Visual Cognition
Developmental Psychology
KAWAKAMI, Kiyobumi (Professor) :
Infant Development; Infant Stress
KISHIMOTO, Takeshi (Lecturer) :
Cognitive development; Communication before language
Clinical Psychology
SASAKI, Masahiro (Professor):
Clinical Psychology; Psychology of Loss
MUKAI, Takayo (Professor):
Development during Puberty and Adolescence; Developmental Psychopathology
SHIBATA, Reiko (Lecturer) :
Clinical Psychology; Child's development, adjustment, and support
Educational Research
KAWABE, Takako (Professor) :
Early Childhood Education
KITAMURA, Kazuo (Professor) :
History of Education, focusing on Japanese Traditional Character Building and Liberal Educational Innovation
NAGANO, Kazuo (Professor) :
Educational Information Technology, Curriculum Devleopment of "Information Technology and Communication", Computer Networking in Education
MIZUSHIMA, Naoki (Professor) :
Art Education, Curriculum Development of "Art & Craft"
SAWANO, Yukiko (Professor) :
Comparative Education, Theory of Lifelong Learning Systems
TAKADA, Yumi (Professor) :
Dance; Body, Communication, Pilates Method of Body Conditioning
TSURUTA, Atsuko (Professor) :
Curriculum Development of Gender Equity Education
UEDA, Seiji (Professor):
School Health Education; Health Behavior and Health Risk Behavior
NAGATA, Yoshiyuki (Associate Professor):
Sociology of Education; Education for International Understanding and Development; International Cooperation in Education; Education for Sustainable Development
IMAGAWA, Kyoko (Associate Professor):
Music Education, Musicology
Foundations of Human Sciences
TAKAHASHI, Masanobu (Professor) :
The Mechanism in Human Learning and Memory
YONEZAWA, Katsuo (Professor) :
Wittgenstein's Philosophy and Ethics; Contemporary Mind-Body Problem
NAGANO, Kazuo (Professor):
Educational Information Tchnology, Curriculum Development of "Information Technology and Communication", Computer Network in Education
In addition to these faculty members, part-time lecturers offer a variety of lectures and advanced tutorials.
On the entrance examination for the Master of Arts in Human Sciences program applicants are asked to choose psychology, clinical psychology, or education as an area of study. The area of Clinical Psychology is one of the specialized areas of graduate study certified by the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologist, Inc. (JCBCP). Students who graduate with a specialization in Clinical Psychology are qualified to apply for a license from the JCBCP, after fulfilling a one-year practicum.
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