Graduate School of Life Sciences
Graduate Program in Psychology(Master's Course)
Clinical Psychology Course/Psychology Course
Clinical Psychology Course/Psychology Course
Graduate Program in Psychology
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Features of the Graduate Program in Psychology
There are two courses. The "Clinical Psychology Course" has been designated as a Type 2 graduate school by the Japan Certification Association for Clinical Psychologists, a public interest incorporated foundation, and those who have completed the course can take the clinical psychologist qualification exam without having to have any practical experience, and those who have completed the course have passed the exam. The rate is above the national average every year.We provide intensive practical training with the cooperation of the Clinical Psychology Consultation Office of the affiliated Institute of Lifestyle Psychology, as well as external educational counseling institutions and hospitals.
In addition, those who have completed the subjects required to become a certified psychologist and graduated from undergraduate school can take this course to take the necessary subjects at graduate school to meet the qualifications for the certified psychologist examination.
The ``Psychology Course'' is a course where students can freely pursue research according to their own interests.Specifically, students choose to study from fields such as cognition/learning, development/education, society/industry, personality/clinical, etc., and deepen their own research.After graduation, students aim to utilize their expertise in psychology to work in companies or government agencies.
In addition, those who have completed the subjects required to become a certified psychologist and graduated from undergraduate school can take this course to take the necessary subjects at graduate school to meet the qualifications for the certified psychologist examination.
The ``Psychology Course'' is a course where students can freely pursue research according to their own interests.Specifically, students choose to study from fields such as cognition/learning, development/education, society/industry, personality/clinical, etc., and deepen their own research.After graduation, students aim to utilize their expertise in psychology to work in companies or government agencies.
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Guidance on a wide range of research themes by a well-qualified teaching staff
The Department of Psychology has 10 full-time faculty members who specialize in cognitive, social, developmental, clinical, etc. fields.The team also includes five licensed clinical psychologists with field experience in educational counseling, support for people with developmental disabilities, justice and corrections, industry, and medicine.
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Clinical psychology course that corresponds to the two qualifications of "clinical psychologist" and "certified psychologist"
The clinical psychology course is a first-class graduate school designated by the Japan Certification Association for Clinical Psychologists, and upon completion, students are eligible to take the exam for ``clinical psychologist'' without having to have any practical experience.In addition, the curriculum corresponds to the national qualification of ``Certified Psychologist''.
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Complete on-campus and off-campus training for training clinical psychologists and certified psychologists
The training of clinical psychologists and certified psychologists requires both theory and practice.While learning various techniques and theories, you will become aware of your own characteristics through personal supervision and acquire the attitude of a clinical psychologist.In addition, with the cooperation of specialized off-campus organizations such as hospitals, schools, and rehabilitation institutions, we conduct off-campus practical training from the second half of the first year. Students will basically undergo off-campus training at two institutions, one of which must be at a medical institution.
The graduate school secures off-campus training locations for all students.On-campus practical training will be conducted at the Psychology Clinical Consultation Room of the Institute of Lifestyle Psychology.
The graduate school secures off-campus training locations for all students.On-campus practical training will be conducted at the Psychology Clinical Consultation Room of the Institute of Lifestyle Psychology.
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A psychology course where students engage in specialized research based on their own awareness of issues.
You can receive detailed research guidance based on your theme.We respect graduate students' own questions and ideas, and provide professional advice to help them turn them into academic achievements.After completing their studies, they will give back to society what they have learned through their research.
Academic Advisors and Full-time Faculty Members
Faculty introduction (Department of Psychology original page) Faculty introduction/research achievements (university page)| Yutaka Shimizu 教授 |
1. Prosocial behavior 2. Disaster prevention awareness and local disaster prevention measures |
| Shinobu Matsunaga 教授 |
Research on cognitive development and developmental support for autism spectrum disorders |
| Naoko Tanaka 教授 |
1.Crime/Delinquency Clinical: Support for Recovery 2.Career development during adolescence and adulthood 3.Clinical psychological assessment: especially TAT (Thematic Apprehension Technique) |
| Masako Matsuzawa 教授 |
1. Mental development in early childhood 2. Neural basis of parent-child relationship |
| Takanori Matsuno 教授 |
1. Psychological research on reasoning 2. Research on verbalization of cognitive processes |
| Norio Murayama 教授 | Clinical psychological research on sleep |
| Shinpei Ikegami Associate professor | Psychological research on music and sensibility |
| Ayano Kimura Associate professor |
1. Psychological research on sensory hypersensitivity/hyporeactivity 2. Psychological health in school life |
| Ryota Sakakibara Associate professor | 1. Research on emotional function and control 2.Social psychological research on scientific thinking |
| Yuko Masubuch Associate professor |
1. Research on identity formation in adolescence 2. Psychology and development of adolescents and adults and support for them |
Courses offered (2025)
Clinical Psychology Course Open class subjects
| Clinical Psychology Special Course A | Basic concepts of clinical psychology | Cognitive psychology research C | Cognitive psychology of reasoning |
| Clinical Psychology Special Course B | Comparison of theories and techniques of clinical psychological interviewing | Social psychology research A* | Social psychology of attitude and persuasion |
| Clinical psychology interview special course A* | Theory and methods of psychotherapy | Social psychology research B | Social psychology of prosocial behavior |
| Clinical psychology interview special course B | Consideration of psycho-clinical assistance and psychotherapeutic process | Social psychology research C No classes offered this year |
Social psychology of interpersonal relationships |
| Clinical psychology assessment exercise A* | Acquisition of knowledge and techniques related to psychological assessment | Social psychology research D* | Social psychology of industry and labor |
| Clinical psychology assessment exercise B | Acquisition of knowledge and techniques regarding projection method (Rorschach test) | Criminal psychology research* | Understanding of the causes of crime and clinical practice in the judicial and criminal fields |
| Clinical psychology basic training I | Acquisition of basic skills necessary as a clinical psychology expert | Psychiatric research* | |
| Clinical psychology basic training II | Acquisition of basic skills necessary as a clinical psychology expert | Psychological research on children with disabilities Even-numbered classes |
Understand the behavioral and psychological characteristics of developmental disorders and learn about developmental support |
| Clinical psychology training I* | Acquiring the attitudes and techniques necessary as a clinical psychology expert | psychoanalytic research | Psychoanalytic theory and practice |
| Clinical psychology training II | Acquiring the attitudes and techniques necessary as a clinical psychology expert | family therapy research | |
| Psychological statistics method | Group approach research* | Group psychotherapy theories and techniques | |
| Psychological research method | Acquisition of basic knowledge and skills necessary for empirical psychological research | School clinical psychology research* | Learn about the basics and practice of school clinical psychology |
| Personality Psychology Research | Acquiring psychological knowledge about personality and emotions | Psychology practical training B* | |
| Developmental psychology research A |
cognitive development |
Comprehensive psychological support research |
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| Developmental Psychology Research C |
Social awareness and self-development | Psychology Exercise I -1 |
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| Developmental Psychology Research D |
language development |
Psychology Exercise I -2 |
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| Developmental clinical psychology research* | Developmental support theory and methods | Special Research in Psychology I | |
| Cognitive Psychology Research A | The Psychology of Music |
Psychology course Open class subjects
| Psychological statistics method | Social psychology research C No classes offered this year |
Social psychology of interpersonal relationships | |
| Psychological research method | Acquisition of basic knowledge and skills necessary for empirical psychological research | Social psychology research D |
Social psychology of industry and labor |
| Personality Psychology Research | Acquiring psychological knowledge about personality and emotions | criminal psychology research | Understanding of the causes of crime and clinical practice in the judicial and criminal fields |
| Developmental psychology research A | cognitive development | psychiatric research | |
| Developmental Psychology Research C | Social awareness and self-development | Psychological research on children with disabilities Even-numbered classes |
Understand the behavioral and psychological characteristics of developmental disorders and learn about developmental support |
| Developmental Psychology Research D | language development | group approach research | Group psychotherapy theories and techniques |
| Developmental clinical psychology research | Developmental support theory and methods | School clinical psychology research | Learn about the basics and practice of school clinical psychology |
| Cognitive Psychology Research A | The Psychology of Music | Psychology Exercises I-XNUMX | |
| Cognitive psychology research C | Cognitive psychology of reasoning | Psychology Exercise I-XNUMX | |
| Social psychology research A | Social psychology of attitude and persuasion | Special Research in Psychology I | |
| Social psychology research B | Social psychology of prosocial behavior |
Note 2) Official name of *: Psychiatric research (development of theory and support related to the health and medical field) / Developmental clinical psychology research (development of theory and support related to the welfare field) / School clinical psychology research (development of theory and support related to the field of education) Development of support) / Criminal psychology research (Theory and development of support in the judicial and criminal fields) / Social psychology research A (Theory and practice of mental health education) / Social psychology research D (Theory in the industrial and labor fields) and development of support / Clinical psychological assessment exercise A (theory and practice of psychological assessment) / Special lecture on clinical psychological interviewing A (theory and practice of psychological support) / Group approach research (psychological support in family relationships, groups, and local communities) theory and practice) / Clinical psychology training I (psychological practical training A) / psychological practical training B
master's thesis theme
- The influence of sensory characteristics and difficulties in university life on fatigue in university students: focusing on hearing and vision
- Interactive effects of expectation and receipt of social support from friends on university students' school adjustment
- The effects of empathy on antisocial cognitive distortions and guilt for social/interpersonal nuisance behaviors
- The relationship between a sense of place and school morale among high school students: Focusing on the difference in function between place in real life and on the Internet
- The relationship between childcare workers' sense of difficulty in providing support to parents, collaboration within facilities and with other organizations, and career commitment
- The relationship between cognitive activity during sleep onset and difficulty falling asleep or insomnia in single people in their twenties