Curriculum

Program Features

Two Training Programs: “Researcher Training” and Advanced Welfare Professionals Training

Novel Systematic Curriculum: Two Systems and Core Curriculum

Training for Integration of Theory and Practice

Developing Social Entrepreneurs

For Career Advancement to Certified Social Worker

Long-term Enrollment System that Allows Students to Study while Working

Selected Thesis Topics

Educational Policies

Diploma Policy

Master’s Program

With an aim to foster human resources who respect human dignity and can contribute to the realization of a welfare society and creative progress, the Master’s Program in Social Services sets standards for the skills and knowledge students should acquire before graduation as described below: Those who fulfill the graduation requirements and pass their thesis defense shall be deemed to have acquired these qualities and will be awarded a diploma.

 

1. Knowledge of fundamental theories of welfare and high expertise, practical ability and research abilities
2. The ability to acquire broad knowledge of both fields of welfare policy operation and management and clinical welfare fields and the practical ability to establish a welfare society
3. Multidimensional analytical abilities to solve the issues of modern society by integrating theory, practice and clinical practice
4. Researcher Development Program: the practical ability to design and create a welfare society and ability to communicate research outcomes in academic journals and at academic meetings, as well as to compile them into academic papers
5. Advanced Welfare Professional Training Program: the practical ability to acquire clinical welfare knowledge and technology and play a leadership role in policy proposal and clinical practice, as well as the ability to compile them into academic papers

Doctoral Program

With an aim to foster human resources who respect human dignity and can contribute to the realization of a welfare society and creative progress as an independent researcher, the Doctoral Program in Social Services sets standards for the skills and knowledge students should acquire before graduation as described below: Those who fulfill the graduation requirements and pass their dissertation defense shall be deemed to have acquired these qualities and will be awarded a diploma.

 

1. The ability to build on the fundamental theories of social welfare, sophisticated expertise and practical abilities and research abilities (acquired during the Master’s program) and generate unique findings
2. Advanced analytic, demonstrative and research abilities that will be required in acquiring broader knowledge of both fields of welfare policy operation and management and clinical welfare fields to establish a welfare society
3. The ability to communicate research outcomes and engage in debate through submissions to academic journals and presentations at international academic meetings, and to compile the results into a doctoral thesis

Curriculum Policy

Master’s Program

In accordance with the diploma policy, with an aim to develop human resources that will contribute to the achievement of a new welfare-oriented society surpassing social welfare in the narrow sense of the word, the Master’s Program in Social Services offers the Researcher Development Program and the High-Level Welfare Specialist Training Program and constructs its curriculum with courses aligned to the following purposes:

 

1. Acquire the multidimensional research methods required in social welfare studies through the core curriculum, comprising Basic Social Welfare Research Methodology, Basic Welfare Policy Management Research Methodology, and Basic Clinical Welfare Research Methodology
2. Gain knowledge of a wide a range of disciplines required in social welfare studies through Welfare Policy Management Courses and Clinical Welfare Subjects.
3. Acquire analytical skills to analyze the current status and issues by integrating theory and practice through Social Welfare Fieldwork, Welfare Support Case Study Analysis, and Social Policy Management Case Study Analysis.
4. The Researcher Development Program will have students further develop research methods through the Core Curriculum and acquire methodologies and skills to communicate their research in English through courses taught in English.
5. The High-level Welfare Specialist Training Program will offer hands-on learning to have students acquire knowledge and skills in clinical welfare mainly through courses on clinical and welfare issues.
6. Have students compile a thesis through the abovementioned curriculum and research guidance and prepare for the thesis defense and final exams.

Doctoral Program

In accordance with the diploma policy, with an aim to develop human resources that will internationally contribute to the achievement of a new welfare-oriented society, the Doctoral Program in Social Services constructs its curriculum with courses aligned to the following purposes:

1. Under the research guidance of the research advisor, perform a literature review of domestic and international research and conduct surveys to identify research themes and methods and pursue research.
2. Acquire the multidimensional perspectives and research methods required in pursuing research in social welfare studies through coursework in Welfare Policy Management and Clinical Welfare
3. Acquire methods and skills to communicate research and engage in discussions in English through English-taught courses.
4. Compile a dissertation through the abovementioned curriculum, research guidance and Special Lecture on Research Methods (coursework) and prepare for the dissertation defense and final exams.

Admissions Policy

Master’s Program

The Master’s Program in Social Services welcomes students with the following qualities:

1. Students with a strong academic interest in social welfare studies and the academic ability and logical thinking skills necessary to carry out research to realize a society where human dignity is respected.
2. In the Researcher Training Program, students with specialist academic skills in social welfare studies and who aim to become researchers in the future.
3. In the Advanced Social Work Specialist Training Program, students who aim to demonstrate a high level of expertise in the fields of welfare and healthcare and are seeking to become leaders.

Doctoral Program

The Doctoral Program in Social Services seeks students with the following qualities:

1. Students who have a Master’s degree not only in Social Services but also other in fields, including healthcare, economics, law, sociology, and psychology
2. Students who excelled in their studies in the Master’s Program in Social Services and are eager to take their research further and contribute to society

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