Graduate School of Humanities and Sustainable System Sciences

Since ancient times, human being
aimed at professionalism inknowledge production, thus
leading to isolation as well as
specialization of academic
disciplines. We now take for
granted the distinction between
Science and Literature. However,such dichotomy may not fullyreflect the world we live in.
Today we face increasing demands
to develop an interdisciplinary andsynthesizing perspective in orderto address the complexity of theworld and to create a sustainable
society. In response, the Graduate
School of Humanities andSustainable System Sciences wasestablished in 2016. We aim tobuild new knowledge with
graduate students by fostering
multidisciplinary exchanges acrossvarious specialized fields.
"Thinking across boundaries",
why don't you join and study in theGraduate School of Humanities
and Sustainable System Sciences?

SustainableSystemSciences

Humanities andSocialSciences

Graduate School of Humanities and Sustainable System Sciences

Department of Sustainable System Sciences
We will develop human resources who
have acquired system design skills tocreate new value, scientific analytical andthinking skills that can respond totechnological advances and socialchange.

There are three courses in Environmental
System Sciences:"Environmental Science" focusing on therelationship between humans and nature;"Social System" with emphasis on theconnection between people; and"Cognition and Human Behavior" focusing
on the connection between human mind
and the environment.
We will develop human resources who cancontribute to the construction of sustainablesocial systems using their specialized
knowledge and skills.

Information Networks / Information System Engineering / Information Security / Machine
Learning / Artificial Intelligence / Data Mining / Data Science / Management Information
System / Healthcare Science and Technology / Marketing Science / Learning Science andTechnology / Production System Science / Knowledge Systems / Information Economics

From the view point that the psyche exists
not by itself, but in close interaction withnatural and social environments, we
examine the relationship between thepsyche and the environments fromtrans-regional perspectives, which exceed
the traditional framework of the humanscience, to foster clinical psychologists
who are capable to cope with diverse
psychological problems in the 21 century.
Graduates are expected to work in mental
health fields in the future, such that thecurriculum corresponds to the graduate
programs for certification of clinicalpsychologists with emphasis on clinicaltrainings in actual clinical settings. TheJapanese ability in communication isrequired for successful completion of theprogram.

SustainableSystemSciences

Marine Environment / Environmental Chemistry / Environmental Planning /Environmental Anthropology / Environmental Philosophy / Environmental Policy /Environmental Psychology / Environmental Biology / Environmental Sociology /Public Health / Atmospheric Environment / Sociology of Religion / Cultural Geography /Economic Geography / Social Problems / Social Psychology / Developmental
Psychology / Cognitive Psychology / Cognitive Information Science

Clinical psychology / Psychotherapy /Psychopathology

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
The department seeks to cultivate individuals withcritical insights and capacity to carry out humanscience research into the traditional aspects oflanguage and culture and its interactions in particularsocio-historical contexts.

The department aims to help students todevelop flexible viewpoints as well as
expertise to solve contemporary social
problems by taking an interdisciplinary
approach to humanity, society, and culture.

Studies in Japanese and Culture / English Language andCulture / Japanese Linguistics / Japanese Education /English Linguistics / English Education / Linguistic
Informatics / Sociolinguistics / Comparative Linguistics

The department will cultivate students
with academic expertise and practicalunderstandings on social welfare, so thatthey could develop social policies andclinical solutions regarding various
welfare issues.

Humanities andSocialSciences

Contemporary Ethics / Contemporary Thought / Political philosophy / GenderStudies / Gender and Cultural Studies / Sexology / Family Sociology / Chinese
Philosophy / Chinese Culture / Japanese History / Social and Cultural History ofJapan / French Culture / European Social and Cultural History / Western Ideasand Culture / Educational Practices / Educational Issues / Contemporary
Education / Philosophy of Education / Sociology of Education

ACCESS

Social Welfare Theory / Social Work Practice / Social
Welfare Law / Child and Family Welfare / Community
Work and Community Development / Health Welfare /Social Work with the Disabled / Social Work in Mental
Health / Medical Social Work / Public Assistance /Social Policy and Administration

CONTACT US

hss-pr@ml.osakafu-u.ac.jp
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MORE INFORMATION

https://www.osakafu-u.ac.jp/en/
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