Learning and Curriculum

learning and curriculum

INDEX

Learning

Learning at the Department of Management and Nutrition

4 year steps

1Annual

Focusing on basic and liberal arts subjects,
Improve your basic skills

2Annual

acquire specialized knowledge and skills,
Cultivate comprehensive strength

3Annual

Gain practical skills through on-site training
Learn applied skills

4Annual

For national exam preparation and graduation research
Increase your expertise

Areas of specialization that can be learned

human body functions

"Biochemistry" "Structure and function of the human body (anatomy/physiology)"

Food and nutrition

"Food and Health" "Basic Nutrition"

practical nutrition

"Clinical Medicine", "Clinical Nutrition", "Nutrition Education Theory"

Society and health/nutrition

"Social environment and welfare" "Public nutrition"

Power gained through learning

Ability to acquire specialized knowledge and practical skills as a registered dietitian
Problem discovery/solving ability
Ability to consider experimental plans and analysis results
Ability to collaborate with others using specialized skills

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum

Cultivating registered dietitians who can play an active role in a global society and highly information-oriented society

In the first year, you will improve your basic skills as an expert by focusing on basic and liberal arts subjects, and in the second year, you will comprehensively develop your specialized knowledge and skills through more extensive experimental and practical subjects.
In the third year, you will acquire practical and applied skills through off-campus "on-the-job training" and specialized elective subjects, and furthermore, through "graduation research" you will comprehensively learn research methods and logical thinking skills necessary for registered dietitians. It is a curriculum that will help you gain strength.
In order to develop the ability to adapt to a global society, we offer "Scientific English (to learn food and nutrition)" and a short-term overseas training course "American Dietitian Training Program" as an elective course within specialized education courses. In addition, to develop the information processing skills required in a highly information-driven society, advanced communication skills that cannot be replaced by AI (listening skills, ability to convey, flexibility, etc.), and problem-finding skills, we offer "Nutrition Information Processing Theory (Exercises)" as a specialized elective course and the project-based elective course "Shining ☆ Healthy Beauty Project."

syllabus

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Supported by thorough national exam preparation and the daily efforts of students
A high pass rate of 97.6% (39th exam)

The national dietitian exam tests advanced specialized knowledge across a wide range of subjects, including medicine and nutrition, food and health, nutritional education, and school lunch management. Students will gradually acquire specialized knowledge starting from the basics by the first semester of their third year, and begin preparation for the national exam in the second semester of their third year. In their fourth year, students will take 3 mock exams in the mandatory "national exam preparation course" to prepare for the actual exam.
[The pass rate for the national registered dietitian training course (for new graduates) was 80.1% (the pass rate for the entire exam, including graduates, was 48.1%).]

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Comprehensive overseas programs, including a 15-week fall program in Boston

In this department, students can participate in various overseas training programs (optional), such as the summer session held at the Boston campus and the American Dietitian Training Program. In addition, the Fall Boston Program (3 weeks) is held in the second semester of the third year. This program is unique to our university, as it allows students to obtain the qualification to take the registered dietitian exam in four years while also studying abroad for a long period of time.

*Depending on your course enrollment, the 15-week Boston Fall Term may make it difficult to enroll in the Nutrition Teacher course.

Enhancement of specialized knowledge and skills through comprehensive experiments and practical training

Experiments and practical training begin in the first year. In cooking classes, students begin by learning how to use knives, and progress to more advanced subjects as they progress through the years. The culmination of the cooking classes is a school lunch business management training in the first semester of the third year. Students will incorporate the latest knowledge, theories, and techniques in nutritional and production management, and improve their management skills as leaders in the school lunch field.

Engaging in various surveys and research
Building a foundation as a researcher through graduation research

The faculty members in this department specialize in a wide range of subjects, allowing students to choose from a variety of graduation research themes. In the first semester of their third year, students are assigned to a research lab to build a foundation as a researcher. In the lab, students begin by learning how to research specialized literature in English, and then learn a variety of experimental techniques and research methods. They conduct research, including during long vacations, and complete their graduation thesis. Through this series of efforts, students' ability to formulate hypotheses, verify them, use logic, and write in a written form is greatly improved. Some students also present the results of their research at specialized academic conferences before graduating.

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Project

Project-based learning

Showa Women's University conducts project-based learning in which students use their specialized knowledge to come up with solutions to problems that have no answers.
The department incorporates project-based learning in classes, exercises, and seminars.

Questions without answers
Utilizing our expertise
think of a solution

Project

for me
Neuvola Research Project (Shinagawa City Infant Health Checkup Research)
JA Veggie Lab

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Graduation Theses

Graduation thesis

Graduation research theme example

Comparison of registered dietitians in Japan and the United States
The influence of lifestyle and diet on menstrual symptoms
A literature review on the impact of the desire for thinness on the health of female students with sports experience
Examination of the effect of different plating methods on visual estimation ability and nutritional guidance methods
Examination of the salt reduction effect of different freezing and thawing methods for cooked rice
Survey of oral bacterial flora in dogs using DNA
Fundamental study on structural characteristics related to palatability of shrimp using scanning electron microscope
Immunofluorescent antibody staining of cleared rat small intestine
Excerpt from the 2024 Graduation Thesis