Kyoto Women's University, Graduate School

Graduate School of Literature

Japanese Language and Literature
(Master’s course / Doctoral course)

Staffed by experts in the fields of Japanese literature, Japanese language, and Chinese classics, this program enables students to learn and benefit from the latest research developments. The curriculum covers a wide variety of classes. In addition to practical classes carried out under small-group instruction, there are specialized classes offered that include, among others, the Chinese classics in Japan, ancient cultures, and the history of Buddhist culture.

English Language and Literature
(Master’s course / Doctoral course)

The program offers tutorial-based instruction in the fields of British and American literature, English linguistics, stylistics, and semiotics. The M.A. thesis consists of a research paper written in English under close professorial guidance.

History
(Master’s course / Doctoral course)

This program offers three research fields: Japanese history, Asian history, and European and American history. Students explore specific issues in their research field. An additional advantage of the availability of three research fields is that of cross-field exchanges and comparative studies.

Graduate School of Human Development and Education

Education
(Master’s course / Doctoral course)

With a focus on the current situation of educational circles, this program explores education as specifically and comprehensively as possible, seeking to establish new viewpoints regarding education through the analysis of problems found. Students will engage in specialized studies in various pedagogical fields, including school education, home education and lifelong learning, with the aim of contributing to the promotion of education and research.

Psychology
(Master’s course)

This program is designed to train professionals in psychology and supports students intending to proceed to the Ph.D. degree course (Education). The clinical psychology course offers a curriculum that covers the subjects necessary for qualifying as a clinical psychotherapist.

Integration of Human Expression and Behavior
(Master’s course)

Based on the Education Course and Music Education Course of the Department of Education, this program offers specialized training in, among others, the areas of language, visual arts, music, sports, and dance, while cultivating the ability to create enriched, expressive cultures through the integration of different fields. Students can acquire teaching and advanced practical skills useful for school education and life-long learning in the 21st century.

Pedology
(Master’s course)

This program covers three fields: child development, child health, and child culture. Students come to understand various aspects of children’s development and growth through the study of these areas. Students study and find solutions to various obstacles that hinder children’s growth. Graduates of this course work at educational/research institutions, including universities, or work as experts who can offer assistance in child rearing and care for disabled children.

Graduate School of Home Economics

Food and Nutrition
(Master’s course)

Based on knowledge acquired in the undergraduate course for registered dietitians, this program offers four specialized fields (food science, nutrition, food hygienics and cooking), with the aim of further deepening fundamental understanding of food and helping in the creation of a healthy food environment. Students engage in systematic studies in each field.

Apparel and Space Design
(Master’s course)

The figurative design course offers education and research programs in the figurative arts, crafts and design. The apparel design course covers fields relating to apparel functions, apparel history, and design. The space design course offers education and research programs focusing on the functions of architecture and design history, including architectural history.

Living and Welfare Management
(Master’s course)

The purpose of this program is to offer a new academic field relevant to the infrastructure of people’s life by integrating home economics, nursing care, medicine, and welfare. With the aim in mind of providing high-quality assistance, while respecting the human rights of both users and providers of welfare services, students seek to build a welfare safety net that meets the needs of the times.

Living Environment
(Doctoral course)

Our society is ageing rapidly and resource-wasteful industrialized society faces an impasse. Therefore, a new lifestyle model must be established. The Living Environment Department (previously divided into the fields of clothing, food and living) aims to promote home economics education and research based on the difficult reality the environment faces and the challenges the aging society poses. Our aim is to foster researchers with sophisticated expertise capable of dealing with the changing times.

Graduate School of Studies in Contemporary Society

Public Spheres Studies
(Master’s course / Doctoral course)

This Department opened in 2004 with the aim of developing human resources who will contribute to the creation of “the public sphere,” where all members of society can communicate with one another on an equal footing. Regular day and special night courses are offered to promote the training of professionals capable of playing active roles in society, and to encourage the improvement of women’s careers. Our strong emphasis on practical training encourages and requires students to participate in social activities before graduation.