Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy

Eligibility for National Examination for Physical Therapist
which is a recognized certiﬁcate
Eligibility for National Examination for Occupational Therapist
which is a recognized certiﬁcate
Eligibility for National Examination for Speech-Language
and Hearing Therapist･Eligibility for National Examination for Licensed Psychologist
Students must complete prescribed subjects at a university or graduate school
to qualify for the examination.

Psychology

Social Services

Orthoptics
Child Education･High school teachers 1st class certiﬁcate Civics･Certiﬁed health psychologist･Schools for Special Needs Education teachers 1st class certiﬁcate
mentally disabled, physically disabled･Junior High School Teachers 1st class certiﬁcate Social Studies･Certiﬁed Psychologist･Eligibility for National Examination for Certiﬁed Social Worker,
Certiﬁed Social Care Worker, Mental Health Social Worker･School Social Worker certiﬁcation･Basic qualiﬁcation of Social Welfare Oﬃcer･Basic qualiﬁcation of Child Welfare Oﬃcer･Basic qualiﬁcation of Welfare Oﬃcer for the physically disabled･Basic qualiﬁcation of Welfare Oﬃcer for persons with intellectualdisabilities･Qualiﬁcation of Recreation Instructor･Eligibility for National Examination for Orthoptists･Personal support worker for visually impaired people･Eligibility for National Examination for Childcare worker qualiﬁcations･Childcare worker qualiﬁcations for Kindergarten teacher type 1 license･Elementary teacher type 1 license･Child welfare ﬁrst-class instructor

Greetings
Osaka University of Human Sciences was established in 2001 under Kun-ei Gakuen,
founded in 1931. Kun-ei Gakuen is an institution for comprehensive education and consistsof undergraduate and graduate schools, a combined girls' junior and senior high school,and a kindergarten. School spirit is expressed in the motto, “Respect, Trust, and Love.”Since its opening, Osaka University of Human Sciences has trained professionals inContact usinterpersonal assistance in medical care, welfare, education, and psychology to solve

Phone:＋81- 6 - 6381-3000

Japan's problems.

Fax:＋81- 6 - 6381- 3502
E-mail : ohs-jimu@kun.ohs.ac.ip
Address : Osaka University of Human Sciences
1- 4 -1 ,Shojaku,Settsu-City, Osaka Prefecture, JapanPresident INOUE Hiroshi

Medical Technology･Rehabilitation
Long-Term Care WelfarePsychology

Child Education

Social Welfare

Elementary School Education

We train students to become professionals in personal assistance services
leading up to team approaches and multidisciplinary collaboration
Today, Japan is an aging society with a declining birth rate. Many people living in a community
need medical support. There is an increasing need for professionals who provide interpersonal
assistance to work together and support all people in a community. Osaka University of Human
Sciences is a comprehensive university specializing in interpersonal assistance services.
Students learn how to collaborate in a community, support teams, and be leaders.

Faculty of Health and Medical Care
Qualiﬁed graduates will be able to improve clientsʼ quality of life after
study in the ﬁelds of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, andSpeech-Language-Hearing Therapy. Students in this faculty receive
training to become specialists who can establish a medical rehabilitationteam in either of these three signiﬁcant rehabilitation ﬁelds. The faculty
consists of the Departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy,and Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy. Experienced instructors support
students who learn to work with all age groups, from children to theelderly.

Faculty of Psychology
Various practical psychology courses are related to healthcare, education,welfare, justice, industry, and hands-on training courses to understand theactual situation of psychological support. Students gain knowledge andstrategies in dealing with and preventing psychological problems inpeople of all ages. Moreover, acquire specialized knowledge in medical
and school settings, psychological perspectives, and thinking skills
adapted to modern, constantly evolving values and lifestyles in oursociety.

Faculty of Human Sciences
Human science is a ﬁeld of study with many interdisciplinary andinterconnected ﬁelds which are reﬂected in the curriculum. Students
deepen their understanding of human beings through a multifaceted
approach to learning and apply that understanding to develop ideal
ways to assist people in the three ﬁelds of welfare & nursing care,
medical technology, and childcare & education.

University For Training Interpersonal Assistance
Develop team support leaders in collaboration with each other in 3 faculties and 7 departments.
Department

Course Description

Physical Therapy

After successfully completing this course, students gain eligibility to take the National Examination for Physical
Therapists. Our professors with extensive clinical experience provide a curriculum covering the relevant
rehabilitation ﬁelds. All students are able to qualify as physical therapists who work with patients with various
illnesses or injuries, including common diseases and developmental handicaps. They are also able to work withprofessional athletes and elders on health promotion and preventive care. In addition, students gain eligibility of acertiﬁed by JATAC-Athletic Trainer*. We provide students with many opportunities to acquire the fundamental
knowledge and techniques required of a physical therapist and athletic trainer.
* Nonproﬁt Organization Japan Athletic Trainers Association for Certiﬁcation

Occupational Therapy

Students gain eligibility to take the National Examination for Occupational Therapists. The curriculum is carefully
structured, ensuring students have suﬃcient clinical experiences in four areas: physical diﬃculties, mentalproblems,children, and the elderly. Students understand relevant community rehabilitation requirements based oneach area and develop the appropriate skills to use welfare devices, including prosthetics, orthotics, and self-helpdevices.

Speech-Language-Hearing
Therapy

Students gain eligibility to take the National Examination for Speech-Language-Hearing Therapists. Taught by staﬀ
with wide-ranging clinical experiences, students learn practical clinical skills and concurrently become speechtherapists who assist a wide range of people from children to the elderly. Our curriculum leads students to beprofessionals in an extensive range of interpersonal assistance. By acquiring the additional capability of a Sign
Language Interpreter as part of a double qualiﬁcation, students are able to become Speech-language therapists whospeaks in sign language. They will receive a wealth of practical experience at our specialized institution on campus,
called Language and Hearing Development Support Center, which supports children with disabilities and theirfamilies.

Psychology

The Department of Psychology oﬀers a curriculum that enables students to become Licensed Psychologists, attainthe ﬁrst national qualiﬁcation in psychology in Japan, and obtain a ﬁrst-class certiﬁcate of Teacher for Special Needs
Education in Schools, which is rarely oﬀered in a psychology department. With a comprehensive psychology
curriculum, students will learn relevant knowledge and develop the skills related to mental problems and theirprevention in a wide range of age groups and become valuable employees with advanced problem-solving expertise.
*Licensed Psychologist: This is the ﬁrst national qualiﬁcation for psychology professionals, and it will enable a career
as a psychology professional in various ﬁelds. Speciﬁcally, this is a professional qualiﬁcation to work as apsychologicalcounselor such as a psychotherapist, school counselor, industrial counselor, psychological technician,childpsychologist.

Social Services

In the Department of Social Services, students can qualify for the three national welfare qualiﬁcations in Japan, i.e.,social work er, care work er, and m ental health work er. Stu dents are able to choo se u p t o t wo o f t hese t hreequaliﬁcations during the four years leading up to graduation; additionally, they will qualify for a school social worker
certiﬁcation. In addition to lectures, exercises and hands-on training are required to obtain each qualiﬁcation. Social
welfare services are a science of practice, and today's social welfare requires the development of a community-based
comprehensive community care society. Social workers are active in various ﬁelds such as child welfare, welfare for
persons with disabilities, welfare for the elderly, medical social work, mental health, long-term care welfare,community welfare, and support for low-income earners. Our department develops social workers who canproblem-solve and provide evidenced-based support.

Health and Social Services
Major of Orthoptics

This Orthoptics Major is the only four-year university course in Kansai, the center-west area of Japan, that oﬀers
qualiﬁcation for the National Examination of Orthoptists. Well-equipped facilities and experienced faculties provide
an environment where students are able to learn specialized knowledge and develop skills in small groups, step bystep. As volunteers, students have opportunities to participate in activities related to human vision and othercommunity events. Our goal is to train orthoptists to perform eye examinations for patients of all ages and to workwith other professional staﬀ.

Child Education

Our curriculum is specialized for childcare workers. Students obtain Childcare Worker qualiﬁcations and theKindergarten Teacher type 1 license. In addition, students are able to obtain a Child Welfare ﬁrst-class instructor
qualiﬁcation, which may be received only in our university in Osaka, and an Elementary School Teacher type 1license. This curriculum oﬀers students opportunities to learn to communicate with people through various regionalactivities. We train childcare workers and educators in an ever-changing world to support our children'sfuture.