Advanced Program in Midwifery

Enrollment Limit: 15

The Advance Program in Midwifery is designed for professionals who want to become
Midwives and enter this service sector. This program is truly designed in the spirit of love for
one's neighbor. Our Advance Midwifery program is based on a deep belief in the inner
power of women, faith in women, their strength, and the centrality of their love for family andthe wonder of the "life cycle." The Seirei Advanced Midwifery program cultivates professionals
who place their emphasis on care and support. In addition to the educational goals ofdeveloping graduates with judgement, world-class education, and practical skills, weemphasize the ability to continue to deliver care to women, their families, and their children.
This program nurtures the central concept of the ability of women to promote women's rights and the anonymous role of themidwife. We nurture the ability of our graduate to act as professionals in an independent manner.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Master's Programs 2 years (3 years for long-term school course)
PhD Programs
3 years (4 years for long-term school course)

Our masters and doctoral courses in nursing, rehabilitation sciences, and SocialWelfare aim to cultivate highly qualified world-class professionals. These post­
graduate courses offer the most advanced graduate-level research opportunities andfocus on the broadest range of academic development. Our programs are flexible
and we are able to address a wide range of academic and research interests.

Master's Program in Nursing Enrollment Limit: 10 / PhD Program in Nursing Enrollment Limit: 5The Seirei Christopher University graduate nursing programs address the need for professionals with greater skills in the face ofaccelerating sophistication and specialization in the field of nursing. Our masters and PhD programs in nursing address four fieldsof study: environmental support nursing, life support nursing, medical support nursing, and family support nursing. In 2015, theMaster's program was accredited and includes courses such as cancer nursing and advance practical nursing. The doctoral
program is a highly specialized course for nursing professionals and is focused on multi-sectoral collaboration. Students work on
searching for and developing methodologies to improve the quality of life (QOL) for patients in response to their real-world needs.
Master's Program in Rehabilitation Sciences Enrollment Limit: 10 / PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences Enrollment Limit: 5As the composition of our society and population change, we also need health care and social welfare reform. The practice ofRehabilitation sciences becomes equally complex and diversified and requires the same degree of change and development. TheSeirei Christopher University Graduate School of Rehabilitation Science consist of three fields: Physical Therapy, Occupational
Therapy, and Speech, Language, and Hearing Therapy. In order to contribute to the social and medical demands of a rapidlychanging society, our Rehabilitation Science courses also develop in specialization and related fields. Graduates learn criticalthinking skills, problem solving, and deepening of their specialized knowledge. Our graduates develop into highly qualified
professionals with outstanding communication skills and refined research capabilities.
Master's Program in Social Work Enrollment Limit: 10 / PhD Program in Social Work Enrollment Limit: 3
There have been significant changes in both peoples' awareness of social welfare and in the accompanying social and economic
circumstances across society. It is expected that social welfare service must cover peoples' entire lives and plays a significant rolein helping individuals maintain social stability and wellbeing. The programs of the Seirei Christopher University Social Welfare
Graduate School are the first to have been developed in Shizuoka Prefecture and remains the only graduate school focused onsocial welfare, child and family welfare, and nursing care welfare. These graduate programs reconcile the fields of social welfare
and professional education. Our programs also advance professionals who play key roles in seeking the integration of thesefields, while at the same time pursuing higher levels of specialty.

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