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| Department
of Human Behavioral Sciences |
[Master's
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The Division of Human Behavioral Sciences
The major of Human Behavioral Science offers a higher degree
of specialized education of and research into human beings
and human behaviors. The field of this major consists of
3 courses, which are "Education-Culture-Information
Science", "Studies for Human Relations and Behaviors"
and "Sport Science".
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| The Course of Education-Culture-Information
Science |
The course of Education-Culture-Information Science
includes four sub-courses, which are Philosophy, Education,
Music and Sport Science.
In the sub-course of Philosophy offers basic research
into the problems of human beings in modern society
through the disciplines of Modern Philosophy, Ethical
Thought and Philosophical Anthropology.
In the sub-course of Education, every aspect of educational
culture should be studied from the perspectives of different
disciplines, such as Educational Anthropology, History
of Education and School Education, aiming at flexible
and refined educational planning through the academic
method of Information Science.
In the sub-course of Music, based on the specialized
studies of Music Therapy, Theory of Music, Computer
Design and Solfege Education, the total relationship
between music and human beings, society, daily life
and visual effects should be studied, keeping a close
relation with fine arts in other fields.
The sub-course of Sport Culture provides the study of
history and thought on whole aspects of sports or physical
activities in modern societies; the various kinds of
arguments concerning Body Cultures, Physical Recreation
and Physical Education are focused on from the points
of view of modernization or national movement. |
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| The Course of Studies for
Human Relations and Behaviors |
| The course of Studies for Human Relations and Behavior
aims at high professional research on the human mind
and body itself. It also aims to focus on what human
beings should be and to approach the question from every
aspect of human relations and behavior. The course consists
of three areas: Developmental and Cognitive Psychology,
which aims to study human relations and behavior from
developmental and cognitive standpoints; Clinical Psychology,
which aims to inquire into intrapsychic and interpsychic
process and to study psychological interview and assessment;
and Biomechanics, which aims to study the mechanism
of human movement from physiological and dynamic standpoints.
These special areas must be reinforced interdisciplinarily
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| The Course of Sport Science |
| The course of Sport Science is intended to allow students
to develop their own thinking about physical culture,
physical activities, and psychological and physiological
phenomena raised by human movement, offered by the basic
curriculums of the undergraduate course. Physical cultures
as a human historical phenomenon, appearing in such
forms as gymnastics, sports or dances, should be studied
from three core perspectives: human science, social
science and natural science. On the basis of these three
perspectives our course provides history of sport, sociology
of sport, psychology of sports, sport law, sports physiology,
and study of physical expression. Sport science, which
fundamentally has interdisciplinary and compound features,
enables theoretical and verified studies connected with
the current academic approaches to other human, social
and natural sciences. The course also offers education
for the human and life environment on human health,
physical fitness and physical activities which are affected
by the rapid changes in recent industrial structures.
Both theoretical studies and practical instructions
for social need are explored. Sport Science is expected
as such to be an innovative discipline for the future. |
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[Educational Philosophy]
The goal of the Department of Human Behavioral Sciences
is to conduct in-depth studies into humans and human behavior
from a broad perspective, through research in fields such
as philosophy and thought, educational theory, life-long
education, cognitive and developmental psychology, clinical
psychology music, physical education, and sports. This Department
offers three main courses: Education, Culture-Information
Science, which examines human existence and culture, and
the formation of the human being; Studies for Human Relations
and Behaviors, which examines human behavior, including
both psychological and physical aspects; and Sport Science,
which focuses on sports culture and sports activities, and
conducts specialized research into the phenomena of physical
action.
[Expectations of Students]
Students applying for studies in this Division should have
a clear research outlook based on studies and research in
an Undergraduate Department, as well as a sincere awareness
of problems based in social life. The Department shares
the philosophy of Nara Women's University in that women
should advance their role in society, and so seeks students
with a strong desire to give back to society the benefits
of their research in this Department in the future. Given
that after completion of this Program students will have
the opportunity to move on to the Doctoral Program and acquire
a Ph.D., these students must have a high level of motivation,
and the ability to conduct independent research.
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