24 monthsProgramme duration
5,824 USDTuition Fee/year
Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
In April 2016, Sophia University established the Master’s Program in Death and Life Studies under the Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies. Sophia University’s educational spirit “for Others, with Others” into modern society. And to further develop this education and research, we established the Doctoral Program in April 2018. These programs bring together and integrates the academic fields of religion and ethics and care-related studies that have been accumulated at Sophia University, as well as academic fields that deal with various aspects of the modern and global issues. As a result, we have formed a center for research and education in practical religious studies and life and death studies in Japan, and further developed Sophia University’s educational spirit.
The Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies encompasses a broader field of study than life and death studies alone. This is because it is a field of scholarship that tackles the various issues facing contemporary society in light of religious cultures and ethical and ideological traditions. As seen in the international conflicts that have shaken the world, modern society is facing problems in which diverse religious cultures are in conflict with each other, as well as problems in science, technology, politics, economics, and other areas that cause conflicts between non-religious and religious thought. The role of Applied Religious Studies is to deal with these problems in a practical and clinical manner, based on the study of various religious cultures.
Curriculum
Life and death studies are among the most important areas of study in the field of practical religious studies. It involves a wide range of disciplines, including theology, religious studies, philosophy, comparative thought, literature, and the arts.
In addition, it is appropriate to base the development of death studies as a practice centered on clinical spiritual care on the academic knowledge of practical religious studies. This is related to the fact that spiritual care was formed in the West as “Death Studies” developed from the field of practical theology into a field of academic knowledge that transcended religious and sectarian boundaries.
The mission of the Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies is to lead the advancement of research and education in practical religion and life and death studies in Japan, and to play a critical role as the first graduate school in Japan to train both academic specialists in this area and professionals who need to have a high level of expertise in the field.
The Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies encompasses a broader field of study than life and death studies alone. This is because it is a field of scholarship that tackles the various issues facing contemporary society in light of religious cultures and ethical and ideological traditions. As seen in the international conflicts that have shaken the world, modern society is facing problems in which diverse religious cultures are in conflict with each other, as well as problems in science, technology, politics, economics, and other areas that cause conflicts between non-religious and religious thought. The role of Applied Religious Studies is to deal with these problems in a practical and clinical manner, based on the study of various religious cultures.
Curriculum
Life and death studies are among the most important areas of study in the field of practical religious studies. It involves a wide range of disciplines, including theology, religious studies, philosophy, comparative thought, literature, and the arts.
In addition, it is appropriate to base the development of death studies as a practice centered on clinical spiritual care on the academic knowledge of practical religious studies. This is related to the fact that spiritual care was formed in the West as “Death Studies” developed from the field of practical theology into a field of academic knowledge that transcended religious and sectarian boundaries.
The mission of the Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies is to lead the advancement of research and education in practical religion and life and death studies in Japan, and to play a critical role as the first graduate school in Japan to train both academic specialists in this area and professionals who need to have a high level of expertise in the field.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
In April 2016, Sophia University established the Master’s Program in Death and Life Studies under the Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies. Sophia University’s educational spirit “for Others, with Others” into modern society. And to further develop this education and research, we established the Doctoral Program in April 2018. These programs bring together and integrates the academic fields of religion and ethics and care-related studies that have been accumulated at Sophia University, as well as academic fields that deal with various aspects of the modern and global issues. As a result, we have formed a center for research and education in practical religious studies and life and death studies in Japan, and further developed Sophia University’s educational spirit.
The Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies encompasses a broader field of study than life and death studies alone. This is because it is a field of scholarship that tackles the various issues facing contemporary society in light of religious cultures and ethical and ideological traditions. As seen in the international conflicts that have shaken the world, modern society is facing problems in which diverse religious cultures are in conflict with each other, as well as problems in science, technology, politics, economics, and other areas that cause conflicts between non-religious and religious thought. The role of Applied Religious Studies is to deal with these problems in a practical and clinical manner, based on the study of various religious cultures.
Curriculum
Life and death studies are among the most important areas of study in the field of practical religious studies. It involves a wide range of disciplines, including theology, religious studies, philosophy, comparative thought, literature, and the arts.
In addition, it is appropriate to base the development of death studies as a practice centered on clinical spiritual care on the academic knowledge of practical religious studies. This is related to the fact that spiritual care was formed in the West as “Death Studies” developed from the field of practical theology into a field of academic knowledge that transcended religious and sectarian boundaries.
The mission of the Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies is to lead the advancement of research and education in practical religion and life and death studies in Japan, and to play a critical role as the first graduate school in Japan to train both academic specialists in this area and professionals who need to have a high level of expertise in the field.
The Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies encompasses a broader field of study than life and death studies alone. This is because it is a field of scholarship that tackles the various issues facing contemporary society in light of religious cultures and ethical and ideological traditions. As seen in the international conflicts that have shaken the world, modern society is facing problems in which diverse religious cultures are in conflict with each other, as well as problems in science, technology, politics, economics, and other areas that cause conflicts between non-religious and religious thought. The role of Applied Religious Studies is to deal with these problems in a practical and clinical manner, based on the study of various religious cultures.
Curriculum
Life and death studies are among the most important areas of study in the field of practical religious studies. It involves a wide range of disciplines, including theology, religious studies, philosophy, comparative thought, literature, and the arts.
In addition, it is appropriate to base the development of death studies as a practice centered on clinical spiritual care on the academic knowledge of practical religious studies. This is related to the fact that spiritual care was formed in the West as “Death Studies” developed from the field of practical theology into a field of academic knowledge that transcended religious and sectarian boundaries.
The mission of the Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies is to lead the advancement of research and education in practical religion and life and death studies in Japan, and to play a critical role as the first graduate school in Japan to train both academic specialists in this area and professionals who need to have a high level of expertise in the field.
Admission Requirements
The Master’s Program in Death and Life Studies seeks students with the following qualities:
- Students who have acquired or will acquire a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology, Welfare, Medicine, etc. and who are interested in academic disciplines that Address the various issues arousing in modern society based on religious culture and traditions of ethical thought, or practical disciplines that address healthcare and spiritual care-related issues or practical and clinical issues of local community based on training in the humanities, social science s and spiritual care
- Students who aspire to train as a spiritual caregiver under programs accredited by the Japan Society of Spiritual Care, and pursue further training as a high-level caregiver
- Students who embrace the academic skills and aptitude equivalent to the above
2 Years
Tuition fees
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5,824 USD
International
5,824 USD
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