NSG Group
[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] A department where you can learn the three psychological areas of basic, clinical, and exercise, which is very rare in Japan! April 2024 “Department of Psychological Health” scheduled to open!
The NSG Group’s Niigata University of Health and Welfare (Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, President: Masatoyo Nishizawa) plans to open a new department in April 2024, the Department of Psychological Health (provisional name, under planning). Since its opening in 2001, the university has established new departments, and this department is the 15th department.
[Outline of Department of Psychological Health (planned)]
Undergraduate department name: Faculty of Psychology and Welfare Department of Psychological Health https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/ps/ *We plan to apply for approval to establish the Department of Psychological Health within the existing Faculty of Social Welfare, and after official approval, we plan to change the name of the department to the Faculty of Psychology and Welfare (provisional name).
Enrollment capacity: 80 students
Opening date: April 2024
Target qualifications: certified psychologist, etc.
Major career paths after graduation: Graduate school, local public servant (psychological judge/child psychologist), national civil servant (national career track [human sciences] legal technical officer [psychology], probation officer), psychologist, general worker (human resources) , sales, service, research, office work), etc. An environment where you can comprehensively study the three areas of psychology that only Niigata University of Health and Welfare can offer
While studying psychology in a wide range of fields, our university has an environment that supports learning in each field, especially basic psychology, clinical psychology, and exercise (sports) psychology. The environment where you can learn all of the above is very rare even in Japan.
[Basic area]
In the announcement by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology regarding the allocation of scientific research expenses for the 4th year of Reiwa (2022), our university will be newly selected in 2022 in “sports science, physical education, health science, and related fields”. The number reached 100, making it the 4th largest university in Japan (2nd among private universities). In this way, the research capabilities of our university are improving year by year, and with the establishment of this department, we aim to further promote education and research activities based on the trinity of “head,” “heart,” and “body.”
[Clinical area]
It is one of the few comprehensive medical universities in Japan with 6 faculties and 15 departments (including this department) where you can study nursing, medical care, rehabilitation, nutrition, sports, welfare, and medical IT. Making the most of the merits of being a comprehensive medical university, our university will provide practical learning of “team medicine” and “multi-professional collaboration” that are required in the medical field.
[Exercise (sports) area]
Taking advantage of the unique environment of our university, which has sports-related departments, we are developing learning that fuses sports and other fields. In addition, our university’s designated clubs have produced professional athletes every year, and in recent years have achieved excellent results, such as winning the second place in this year’s All-Japan Soccer Championship. Furthermore, in 2021, we have signed a four-party partnership agreement with Albirex Niigata, Albirex Niigata Ladies, and Niigata Rehabilitation Hospital to strengthen our athlete support system. Including this background, in supporting both “mind” and “body”, this department is expected to contribute greatly, and we will provide practical learning through this activity.
In the environment described above, this department takes advantage of the unique feature of being able to study the three areas of basic, clinical, and exercise psychology, which is rare even in Japan. We will work to develop professionals who provide care and support and lead to problem solving.
◆ Future plans
March 2023 Approval application for department establishment to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology From August 2023: After official approval from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, change of faculty name to “Faculty of Psychology and Welfare (provisional name)” Introduction of the Director of the Preparation Office for the Department of Psychological Health
Yuji Yamamoto *Scheduled to become chairman of the Department of Psychological Health
Biography
Professor, Center for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, Nagoya University
Former President of the Japanese Society of Sport Psychology (General incorporated association) Japan Society of Physical Education, Sports and Health
Editor-in-chief of “Physical Education Studies”, Japan Society of Physical Education, Sports and Health
[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/ It is a comprehensive medical university with 6 faculties and 14 departments where you can study nursing, medical care, rehabilitation, nutrition, sports, welfare, and medical IT. Taking full advantage of being a comprehensive medical university, at our university you can learn practically the “team medicine” that is required in the medical field. In addition, we have built a systematic support system for obtaining qualifications and a support system for employment throughout the university, and have achieved a top-class national exam pass rate and high employment results in Japan. In addition, we utilize the unique environment of our university, which has
sports-related departments, to develop learning that fuses with sports, such as “sports” x “medicine,” “rehabilitation,” and “nutrition.”
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Location: 1398 Shimamicho, Kita Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture TEL 025-257-4459 FAX 025-257-4456
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