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Educational and research objectives

The philosophy and educational policy of Department of Psychology is to "provide a completely new learning environment as an institution for training mental health professionals that places emphasis on acquiring concrete knowledge and practical skills that are useful to society, rather than treating psychology as an abstract academic discipline." The Department of Department of Psychology also aims to train problem-solving oriented individuals based on rich and diverse perspectives on the "mind." Specifically, we aim to achieve the above objectives through "scientific," "humanistic," and "comprehensive" research into various psychological phenomena, based on the latest research findings from the basic areas of sensation and perception to the applied areas of society and clinical practice.

Diploma Policy (Policy for Graduation Certification and Degree Awarding)

■ Knowledge and skills
- Possess a broad education that allows them to view people from various perspectives.
- Understand the diversity and universality of the mind, and have acquired the academic content and research methods of psychology.
- Have acquired the skills to conduct experiments, surveys, interviews, and tests necessary to carry out research or practical activities related to the fundamentals and applications of psychology.

■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
- Have the ability to plan and devise psychological research and investigations and compile reports.
?You will be able to accurately communicate your research results and your own thoughts.

■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
?Ability to independently search for domestic and international materials and learn from them with a critical and empirical attitude.
- Have the enthusiasm to apply psychological knowledge and methodologies to discover and work to solve various problems in society, companies, organizations, communities, and families.

Curriculum Policy (Policy for creating and implementing educational courses)

In order to achieve the department's human resource development objectives, Department of Psychology has organized a curriculum consisting of the following specialized educational subjects (Department of Psychology Science subjects), foreign language subjects, and The Aoyama Standard subjects (including second foreign language subjects).

Department of Psychology Science Course
Group I: Basic subjects/Philosophy subjects
Group II: Psychology lecture courses (developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, etc.)*
Group III: Psychology lecture courses (developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, etc.)
Group IV: Clinical Psychology Area Lecture Subjects*
Group V: Clinical Psychology Area Lecture Subjects
Group VI: Clinical Psychology Field Training and Seminars
Group Ⅶ: Seminar courses
Group Ⅷ: Special Research and Graduation Thesis
* Groups II and IV are lecture subjects in the fields of psychology and clinical psychology that are required to take the national qualification exam for "certified psychologist."

Basic subjects (Group I) are arranged in stages according to the students' learning situation. In the first year, students acquire basic knowledge of psychology and a critical empirical attitude through compulsory subjects "Introduction to Psychology," "Basic Psychology Exercises," and "Basic Psychological Statistics." In the second year, students acquire diverse perspectives on the mind through "Various Issues Surrounding the Mind" and develop their thinking skills, while also learning basic psychological research methods and ethics through "Psychological Experiments" and "Psychological Research Methods," and basic statistical processing skills through "Psychological Statistics I" and "Psychological Statistics II." In addition, in the second and third years, students are provided with elective compulsory subjects to learn computer programming, advanced statistical techniques, and specialized research methods, as well as subjects to deepen philosophical considerations of the mind, depending on the research field of their interest.

The various lecture courses (Groups II, III, IV, V) and seminar courses (Groups VI and VII), including the philosophy lecture course in Group I, are arranged by grade level, taking into consideration the progress of students in the basic courses. In particular, for the four fields of cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, and clinical psychology, the courses are arranged in a way that students can progress in a chronological order, starting with an overview of each field in the first year, followed by specialized courses in the second year, and special lectures in the third year. By selecting courses based on their interests, students can improve their specialized knowledge and skills, and develop their motivation and attitude toward solving individual problems. In addition, by taking the compulsory "Psychology Applied Seminar" from the seminar courses (Group VII) in the second and third years, students can develop their ability to interpret previous research, as well as their ability to think, make judgments, and express themselves. Furthermore, for students who wish to develop the ability to interpret foreign language literature and philosophical literature, seminars are also provided for this purpose.

From the third year onwards, students can choose to study either the "General Psychology Course", which allows students a high degree of freedom in choosing classes to suit their desired career path, or the "Clinical Psychology Course", which is for those aiming to become "licensed psychologists" or "clinical psychologists" in the future. For students who proceed to the "Clinical Psychology Course", the majority of the lecture subjects (Groups II and IV) and seminar subjects (Group VI "Psychological Seminar") required for the "licensed psychologist" exam are compulsory subjects, and a practical subject (Group VI "Psychological Practical Training") is available as an optional compulsory subject to cultivate the skills, attitude and motivation required for providing psychological support.

In Group VIII's "Special Research Seminar I & II" (a compulsory subject in the third year), students plan and carry out empirical research in psychology (experiments, surveys, observations, interviews, etc.) and write a research paper. In the fourth year's "Graduation Thesis I & II" (a compulsory elective), students conduct more advanced research and prepare and present a graduation thesis. In "Graduation Thesis I & II," students who have taken the required philosophy lectures and exercises may also write a graduation thesis in the field of philosophy. Through carrying out their own research and writing research papers and graduation theses, students will improve their thinking, judgment, expression, execution, and communication skills, as well as their motivation and attitude.

Admission Policy

■ Knowledge and skills
Possesses knowledge equivalent to a high school graduate in Japanese, geography, history, civics, mathematics, science, English, etc.

■Thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability
Able to think things through logically and express one's thoughts clearly.

■ Motivation, interest, and attitude
- Have a strong interest in academic and practical studies relating to the human mind and social issues, and have the ambition to explore them professionally.
- Have the motivation to acquire concrete knowledge and practical skills that will be useful in today's increasingly diverse society.