Doctoral Program (Final Three-Year Program of the whole Doctoral Program)
１．Requirements for Completion
Students who have been enrolled in the Doctoral Program for three years or more, completed the required courses, earned eight or more credits,
received the required research guidance and successfully review of their Doctoral thesis, and passed the necessary examinations, are recognized ashaving completed the Doctoral Program.

２．Curricula Table (for students enrolling in AY2014)［Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy］
The years or semesters in which the courses listed in the table below are offered are subject to change.
Field:

Year, Semester and Times offeredCourseFirst yearCredits

Occupational Therapy

Physical Therapy

CommonSpring
Semester

Basic Training

2

Special Lectures on Articular Reconstruction

2

Specialized Studies on Articular Reconstruction

2

Special Lectures on Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Heart Failure

2

Specialized Studies on Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Heart Failure

2

Special Lectures on Histology and Cytology

2

Specialized Studies on Histology and Cytology

2

Special Lectures on Physical Therapy for Soft Tissue Dysfunction

2

Specialized Studies on Physical Therapy for Soft Tissu Dysfunction

2

Special Lectures on Clinical Reasoning of Dysfunctioning

2

Specialized Studies on Clinical Reasoning of Dysfunctioning

2Special Lectures on Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy

2Specialized Studies on Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy

2Special Lectures on Neurosciences for Rehabilitation Medicine

2

Specialized Studies on Neurosciences for Rehabilitation Medicine

2

Research Work

4

Special Lectures on Human Activities and Therapeutic Process2

Specialized Studies on Human Activities and Therapeutic Process2

Special Lectures on Neurosciences in Higher Cortical Brain Disorders

2

Specialized Studies on Neurosciences in Higher Cortical Brain Disorders

2Special Lectures on Psychopathology of Psychiatric Disorders

2

Specialized Studies on Psychopathology of Psychiatric Disorders

2Special Lectures on Occupational Therapy for Cognitive Disfunction

2

Specialized Studies on Occupational Therapy for Cognitive Disfunction

2Special Lectures on Occupational Therapy for Human Development

2

Specialized Studies on Occupational Therapy for Human Development

2Adjustment of Occupational Behavior

2Adjustment of Occupational Behavior Practice2

Development of Functioning and Performance2

Development of Functioning and Performance (seminar)

2Research Work

4

Total66

FallSemester←

Third year

Second year
SpringSemester60

Fall
SemesterSpringSemesterNotes

FallSemester→

3060
306030603060306030603060←120→120→306030Students must earn atleast 8 credits fromcourses including thefollowing designated bytheir academic advisor:* Special Lectures for 2credits* Specialized Studies for
2 credits* Research Work for 4credits

60
3060
3060
3060
30603060←* For Basic Training, it is possible to take courses of the same name offered at the Tsurumai Campus .
In addition to satisfying the regular course completion requirements, students seeking Total Health Planner internal recognition must earn 10 credits from five Total
Health Planner courses.
Refer to the curricula table for the Initial Two-Year Program (Master's program) to see which courses are offered and can be taken.
Note that Total Health Planner courses are treated as Optional Courses and are not recognized as credits for course completion.