Learn from both humanities and science
Faculty of Social Informatics Department of Social Informatics
Mukogawa Women's University, where 1 students, the largest number of women's colleges, study. In April 2023, the Department of Sport Management was newly established in the Faculty of Social Informatics, the Faculty of Psychology and Social Welfare, and the Faculty of Health and Sports Science. Further evolution from 4 faculties and 10 departments to 17 faculties and 12 departments.Introducing the features of learning in the Faculty of Social Informatics.
In order to survive in such an era, it is essential to have the ability to read and use diverse data appropriately and change society better.The new Faculty of Social Informatics aims to develop human resources who can lead the changing times and lead to a more prosperous future.
The new faculty has two majors, "Information Media Major" and "Information Science Major", which allow students to acquire specialized knowledge and skills in the information field from both humanities and science.Since you can learn without distinction between literary and literary, there are various possibilities for learning.
[Information Media Major]
Its predecessor is the Department of Information Media, Faculty of Living Environment, which has a long history.We will foster "information communicators" who will read various data in their daily lives and approach the solution of social issues from the perspective of social science such as media research and marketing.
Social challenges such as food loss, grocery shortages, regional disparities, and global warming are diverse and complex. “Knowledge and skills in information science and data science are effective in understanding the essence of everyday worries and social problems and finding ways to solve them,” says Professor Hitoshi Akaoka, who will be appointed as the Dean of the Department.
By the second year, after learning the methods of statistics and social research, deepen the learning of specialized fields, discover social issues, and hone the practical ability to lead to solutions.
[Information Science Major]
Acquire cutting-edge knowledge and skills such as AI and data science through detailed small-group education.You can aim to be an "information specialist" who is in charge of system development and programming.Professor Tsuneo Asaka, who is scheduled to become the dean of the department, says.
"Society is made up of information. If you acquire the ability to know and use data, the outlook for modern society will be better." Through programming exercises learned from the first year to the second year, advanced programming techniques will be developed. Acquired.We will explore effective approaches to enrich people's lives by making full use of artificial intelligence and big data.