Realize a society where everyone can live comfortably
Faculty of Psychology and Social Welfare
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 Psychology and Social Welfare, the Faculty of Social Informatics, and the Faculty of Health and Sports Science. Further evolution from 4 faculties and 10 departments to 17 faculties and 12 departments.Here, we will introduce the features of learning in the Faculty of Psychology and Social Welfare.
Based on the achievements cultivated in the Department of Psychology and Social Welfare, the predecessor of the Faculty of Letters, a new faculty was formed in a progressive manner.We aim to develop human resources who can derive better solutions to the problems of modern society by utilizing advanced psychological knowledge and specialized viewpoints of social welfare.
The two departments to be established, "Psychology Department" and "Social Welfare Department", are connected through understanding of the mind, and the common compulsory subject "HEART Program Core" deepens the understanding of each other's areas.
[Department of Psychology]
How do you manage your organization and what kind of advertising attracts people?Psychology is a versatile discipline that can be applied to all aspects of business and life.
"Understanding the mind is indispensable for moving society, such as consumer sentiment and crisis management. Psychology will become more and more necessary for the realization of a better society."That's what Professor Kazu Obana W. Naoko, who will be appointed Dean of the Department of Psychology, says.
In the Department of Psychology, while learning the techniques of interpersonal assistance and specialized knowledge of counseling, emphasis is placed on practice.By going to actual stores and offices and alternately performing hands-on fieldwork to face problems and exercises to find solutions in groups, we will train skills that are useful in clinical practice, such as skills to collaborate with others. To go.
[Department of Social Welfare]
The keyword of the new social welfare department is "multicultural coexistence".We will respect diverse values and aim to realize a society in which all people can coexist without feeling "difficult to live".
The predecessor, Faculty of Letters, Department of Psychology and Social Welfare, boasts a high pass record in the national examinations of social workers and mental health workers.What has supported this is the "joy of connecting" and "joy of connecting" that you can experience through interpersonal assistance.
Until now, social welfare has mainly supported the elderly and people in need of living, but the new department is not limited to these areas, but has a global perspective and is diverse in terms of country, race, and the presence or absence of disabilities. We aim to develop human resources who can realize a society and the world that "connects" with each other.
