Society now demands human resources who have deep intellectual curiosity and advanced specialized knowledge. By strictly limiting student enrollment, the Kyoto Koka Women’s University, Graduate School provides students with carefully tailored guidance and research opportunities.
We aim to train advanced nurses, educators and researchers who can contribute to advance the development of the science of nursing which is a practical science through research verification of nursing practices.
This graduate school is not only for newly graduated college and universal students but is also committed to further education for mid-career nurses. The school develops “nurses who can think flexibly and act from an interdisciplinary perspective in a global and diversified society,” “nursing practitioners who acquire highly specialized knowledge and skills, execute proper judgement and offer qualified research skills” and “nurses who can achieve management functions in team medical services and regional cooperative care.”
The program aims to train students to develop the ability to think for themselves as specialists in psychological matters by acquiring practical skills that will enable them to respond appropriately to people with psychological disorders in a variety of contexts. Many classes are offered to give students access to different faculty members, which expands students' perspective and raises their awareness of important issues. A robust practical training system is also in place, made possible by the cooperation of Koka Women's University counseling center and outside institutions. A master’s degree in phycology will be granted to students who have been enrolled in the program for at least 2 years and who have successfully completed their dissertation interview and final exam.
