24 monthsProgramme duration
6,033 USDTuition Fee/year
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Psychology is a science that seeks to improve our knowledge of human behavior and understanding and thereby contribute to the welfare of humankind. Although sharing a common foundation, psychology is divided into basic psychology, which corresponds to basic medicine in the field of psychology, and clinical psychology, which corresponds to clinical medicine and has developed its own unique subjects and methods.
The Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Psychology, where students can learn both, has been producing psychologists with research skills for society since its establishment as the predecessor Psychology Course in the Department of Education. The program will continue to integrate science and humanism to train highly skilled professionals who will contribute to the welfare of humankind.
Curriculum
The Master’s Program develops a foundation of research skills in psychology and provides practical training for future careers as psychologists. There are basic psychology courses and clinical psychology courses, and the clinical psychology course is accredited as a Type 1 Designated Graduate School by the Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists. The curriculum is also designed to train Certified Public Psychologists.
In the Doctoral Program, students will enhance their research skills in their area of specialization, and at the same time, receive practical training to become independent researchers or leading psychologists in the future. To apply for a doctoral dissertation review, students are required to have multiple research papers published in or accepted by academic journals and to present the concept of their doctoral dissertation at a conceptual presentation meeting.
The Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Psychology, where students can learn both, has been producing psychologists with research skills for society since its establishment as the predecessor Psychology Course in the Department of Education. The program will continue to integrate science and humanism to train highly skilled professionals who will contribute to the welfare of humankind.
Curriculum
The Master’s Program develops a foundation of research skills in psychology and provides practical training for future careers as psychologists. There are basic psychology courses and clinical psychology courses, and the clinical psychology course is accredited as a Type 1 Designated Graduate School by the Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists. The curriculum is also designed to train Certified Public Psychologists.
In the Doctoral Program, students will enhance their research skills in their area of specialization, and at the same time, receive practical training to become independent researchers or leading psychologists in the future. To apply for a doctoral dissertation review, students are required to have multiple research papers published in or accepted by academic journals and to present the concept of their doctoral dissertation at a conceptual presentation meeting.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Psychology is a science that seeks to improve our knowledge of human behavior and understanding and thereby contribute to the welfare of humankind. Although sharing a common foundation, psychology is divided into basic psychology, which corresponds to basic medicine in the field of psychology, and clinical psychology, which corresponds to clinical medicine and has developed its own unique subjects and methods.
The Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Psychology, where students can learn both, has been producing psychologists with research skills for society since its establishment as the predecessor Psychology Course in the Department of Education. The program will continue to integrate science and humanism to train highly skilled professionals who will contribute to the welfare of humankind.
Curriculum
The Master’s Program develops a foundation of research skills in psychology and provides practical training for future careers as psychologists. There are basic psychology courses and clinical psychology courses, and the clinical psychology course is accredited as a Type 1 Designated Graduate School by the Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists. The curriculum is also designed to train Certified Public Psychologists.
In the Doctoral Program, students will enhance their research skills in their area of specialization, and at the same time, receive practical training to become independent researchers or leading psychologists in the future. To apply for a doctoral dissertation review, students are required to have multiple research papers published in or accepted by academic journals and to present the concept of their doctoral dissertation at a conceptual presentation meeting.
The Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Psychology, where students can learn both, has been producing psychologists with research skills for society since its establishment as the predecessor Psychology Course in the Department of Education. The program will continue to integrate science and humanism to train highly skilled professionals who will contribute to the welfare of humankind.
Curriculum
The Master’s Program develops a foundation of research skills in psychology and provides practical training for future careers as psychologists. There are basic psychology courses and clinical psychology courses, and the clinical psychology course is accredited as a Type 1 Designated Graduate School by the Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists. The curriculum is also designed to train Certified Public Psychologists.
In the Doctoral Program, students will enhance their research skills in their area of specialization, and at the same time, receive practical training to become independent researchers or leading psychologists in the future. To apply for a doctoral dissertation review, students are required to have multiple research papers published in or accepted by academic journals and to present the concept of their doctoral dissertation at a conceptual presentation meeting.
Admission Requirements
The Master’s Program in Psychology seeks students with the following qualities:
- The Master’s Program in Psychology aims to have students acquire high expertise in psychology ranging from basic to applied fields, skills to collect and analyze demonstrative data, as well as clinical and practical knowledge and skills. Therefore the Program seeks students who are highly motivated and bear the skills to autonomously pursue research as psychological experts
- Students who respect human dignity and are capable of looking upon others warmly, and at the same time have the sense to logically and objectively analyze phenomena.
- Students who are motivated to acquire knowledge, think flexibly and cooperate with various experts to be able to engage in discussion on equal footing with experts from other fields on various practical occasions in the future
2 Years
Tuition fees
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6,033 USD
International
6,033 USD
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