Faculty of Social Welfare

The Faculty of Social Welfare grants degrees to those who have acquired the following capabilities and fulfilled the graduation requirements (as set forth in the university rules) at the time of graduation.

1. Capable of proactively facing various issues in local communities from the viewpoint of improvement of well-being and protection of human rights based on rich humanity and broad knowledge. (DP1) Competencies to be acquired by the time of graduation: understanding of multicultural and intercultural knowledge, and understanding of knowledge regarding human culture, society and nature, social responsibility, and moral values.
2. Equipped with special knowledge and skills in a wide range of academic areas related to social welfare, and capable of collecting and analyzing accurate information. (DP2) Abilities to be acquired by the time of graduation: quantitative skills, information literacy, specialized knowledge and skills, and ability to explore issues.
3. Capable of applying theoretical and critical thinking toward solution of various problems and comprehensively making judgments. (DP3) Abilities to be acquired by the time of graduation: theoretical and critical thinking ability, ability to make comprehensive judgments, and problem-solving ability.
4. Capable of proactively and cooperatively engaging in problem solving on issues concerning health, lifestyle, environment, and local communities, and exercising leadership with the ability to communicated with various people and to empathize with others. (DP4) Abilities to be acquired by the time of graduation: communication ability, understanding of others, self-initiative and discipline, cooperativeness, leadership and teamwork.
5. Equipped with creative thinking abilities to generate new values, by relating organically knowledge, skills, and attitude acquired through lectures, seminars, practicums, fieldwork, and extracurricular activities, toward the realization of a society where everyone has a meaningful and good life through their free choice. (DP5) Abilities to be acquired by the time of graduation: comprehensive learning ability and creative thinking ability.

In order for students to acquire basic knowledge and skills concerning social welfare and to foster comprehensive social welfare capabilities, the Faculty of Social Welfare organizes and implements a systematic curriculum providing lectures, fieldwork in small groups at home and abroad, seminars, practicums, graduation theses, and others in basic, advanced, and applied courses.

In basic courses, students acquire broad knowledge about social welfare and relevant areas to foster a rich humanity. (Deeply related to DP1 and DP2)

In advanced courses, based on academic skills learned in the basic courses, students acquire communication ability, desire to learn from actual situations in local communities, and practice in using the specialized knowledge of social welfare. (Deeply related to DP3 and DP4)

In applied courses, students acquire specialized knowledge and skills, foster comprehensive thinking utilizing their specialized capabilities in social welfare, and become capable of playing an active role in society. (Deeply related to DP5)

In addition, to facilitate students' proactive learning, the Faculty of Social Welfare develops and implements lessons in which participatory learning, bilateral learning, and proactive learning on site for the purpose of problem solving are incorporated.

We seek to admit those who possess the following three elements of so-called “solid academic capability”, which is the product of junior and senior high school education: (1) basic knowledge, (2) the thinking skills, judgment, and expressiveness needed to solve problems by utilizing knowledge, (3) a disposition to learn proactively with a diversity of people.
In addition, we seek to admit those who possess the following attitudes and interests.

1. Interest in “human happiness” and “creating a society where you can live happily”, a disposition to develop a comprehensive understanding of various issues related to health, community life, and the environment in modern society, and the ability to solve problems in these areas through collaboration with diverse people;
    
2. Motivation to contribute to society as a specialist or as a leader in the local community by developing oneself as a person and as a specialist in the social welfare area.
    

In order to select students possessing the aforementioned qualities, various methods such as general entrance exam, exam for candidates recommended by high school principals, comprehensive selection, and special selection (e.g., for working adults) are developed and implemented.