Diploma policy of the Graduate School of Human Development and Environment
The Graduate School of Human Development and Environment of Kobe University aims toproduce graduates who 1) contribute to fundamental, applied, and practical research andeducation activities on human development and the surrounding environment in a proactive andself-motivated manner, 2) apply their advanced expertise to play a leading role in advancing suchresearch and education activities, and 3) possess research capabilities that enable them to produce
creative and outstanding results.
In order to achieve these objectives, the Graduate School awards degrees according to thefollowing policy.
Master's program
Master's Degrees (Master of Arts, Master of Education)
The Department of Human Development of the Graduate School of Human Development andEnvironment awards degrees (Master of Arts or Master of Education) based on the characteristicsof the thesis themes and expertise of those who have completed the Department’s Master’sProgram.
Department of Human Development
Degree: Master of ArtsThe Department of Human Development of the Graduate School of Human Development andEnvironment awards

degrees as follows, based on the Kobe University Diploma Policy:

Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s
educational purpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam.
Students who successfully complete the Master's Program are expected to 1) have participated infundamental, applied, and practical research and education activities on human development andthe surrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, and 2) apply theirexpertise to play a leading role in advancing such research and education activities.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students areexpected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Master's Program:・Advanced expertise in human development and supporting environments.
・Comprehensive and advanced expert knowledge regarding human development.
・The ability to understand human development multilaterally and comprehensively.

・The ability to analyze human development multilaterally and comprehensively.
・The expert knowledge and practical skills needed to identify and solve various humandevelopment-related issues, based on a deep understanding of their field of expertise. These
include the following:・Issues related to physical and mental development and health during human development.
・Issues related to expressive activities, which are performed as an expression of sensitivity,during human development.
・Issues related to behaviors and physical activities during human development.
・Issues related to education and learning activities during human development.
Degree: Master of Education
The Department of Human Development of the Graduate School of Human Development andEnvironment awards degrees as follows, based on the Kobe University Diploma Policy:
Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s
educational purpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam.
Students who successfully complete the Master's Program are expected to 1) have participated infundamental, applied, and practical research and education activities on human development andthe surrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, and 2) apply theirexpertise in pedagogy to play a leading role in advancing such research and education activities.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students areexpected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Master's Program:・Advanced expertise in human development and supporting environments.
・Comprehensive and advanced expert knowledge regarding human development.
・The ability to understand human development multilaterally and comprehensively.
・The ability to analyze human development multilaterally and comprehensively.
・The expert knowledge and practical skills needed to identify and solve various humandevelopment-related issues, based on a deep understanding of the field of expertise. These
include the following:・Issues related to physical and mental development and health during human development.
・Issues related to expressive activities, which are performed as an expression of sensitivity,during human development.
・Issues related to behaviors and physical activities during human development.
・Issues related to education and learning activities during human development.

Master's Degrees (Master of Arts, Master of Science)
The Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of HumanDevelopment and Environment awards degrees (Master of Arts or Master of Science) based on
the characteristics of the thesis themes and expertise of those who have completed theDepartment’s Master’s Program.
Department of Human Environmental Science
Degree: Master of ArtsThe Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of HumanDevelopment and Environment awards

degrees as follows, based on the Kobe University

Diploma Policy:
Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s
educational purpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam.
Students who successfully complete the Master's Program are expected to 1) have participated infundamental, applied, and practical research and education activities on human development andthe surrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, and 2) apply theirexpertise to play a leading role in advancing such research and education activities.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students are
expected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Master's Program:・Advanced expertise in human development and supporting environments.
・Interdisciplinary and advanced expert knowledge regarding

environments that support

human development.
・The expert knowledge and practical skills needed to identify and solve various issues related
to environments that support and promote human development, based on a deep
understanding of the field of expertise. These include the following:・Issues related to natural environments that affect human development.
・Issues related to diversified mathematical information environments that affect humandevelopment.
・Issues related to living environments that affect human development.
・Issues related to social environments that deeply affect human development.
Degree: Master of Science
The Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of Human
Development and Environment awards degrees as follows, based on the Kobe University
Diploma Policy:

Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s
educational purpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam.
Students who successfully complete the Master's Program are expected to 1) have participated infundamental, applied, and practical research and education activities on human development andthe surrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, and 2) apply theirexpertise in science to play a leading role in advancing such research and education activities.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students areexpected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Master's Program:・Advanced expertise in human development and supporting environments
・ Interdisciplinary and advanced expert knowledge on environments that support humandevelopment
・The expert knowledge and practical ability needed to identify and solve various issues related
to environments that support and promote human development,

based on a deep

understanding of the field of expertise. These include the following:・Issues related to natural environments that affect human development.
・Issues related to diversified mathematical information environments that affect humandevelopment.
・Issues related to living environments that affect human development.
・Issues related to social environments that deeply affect human development.
Doctoral program
Doctoral Degrees (Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy in Education)
The Department of Human Development of the Graduate School of Human Development andEnvironment awards degrees (Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophy in Education) basedon the characteristics of the dissertation themes and expertise of those who have completed theDoctoral Program at the Department.
Department of Human Development
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
The Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of HumanDevelopment and Environment awards degreesas follows, based on the Kobe University Diploma
Policy:Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s educational
purpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam. Students who
successfully complete the Doctoral Program are expected to 1) have participated in fundamental,applied, and practical research and education activities on human development and thesurrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, 2) apply their expertise toplay a leading role in advancing such research and education activities, and 3) possess researchcapabilities that enable them to produce creative and outstanding results.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students are
expected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Doctoral Program:･ The necessary skills acquired through the Master’s Program..
･ The ability to perform research on human development in an independent manner.
･ The ability to plan and organize joint and/or interdisciplinary research on humandevelopment.
･ The ability to consider wide-ranging research fields related to human development and toapply the resulting insights to innovatively explore new research challenges and areas.
･ Advanced research capabilities

across different academic fields related to humandevelopment.
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Education
The Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of Human
Development and Environment confers degrees as follows, based on the Kobe University
Diploma Policy:
Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s educational
purpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam. Students who
successfully complete the Doctoral Program are expected to 1) have participated in fundamental,applied, and practical research and education activities on human development and thesurrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, 2) apply their expertise inpedagogy to play a leading role in advancing such research and education activities, and 3)
possess research capabilities that enable them to produce creative and outstanding results.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students areexpected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Doctoral Program:･ The necessary skills acquired through the Master’s Program..
･ The ability to perform research on human development in an independent manner.
･ The ability to plan and organize joint and/or interdisciplinary research on humandevelopment.
･ The ability to consider wide-ranging research fields related to human development and toapply the resulting insights to innovatively explore new research challenges and areas.
･Advanced research capabilities across different academic fields related to humandevelopment.

Doctoral Degrees(Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy in Science)
The Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of Human
Development and Environment awards degrees (Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophyin Science) based on the characteristics of the dissertation themes and expertise of those who havecompleted the Doctoral Program at the Department.
Department of Human Environmental Science
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
The Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of Human
Development and Environment awards degrees as follows, based on the Kobe University
Diploma Policy:
Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s educationalpurpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam. Students who
successfully complete the Doctoral Program are expected to 1) have participated in fundamental,
applied, and practical research and education activities on human development and thesurrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, 2) apply their expertise toplay a leading role in advancing such research and education activities and 3) possess researchcapabilities that anable them to produce creative and excellent results.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students are
expected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Doctoral Program:･ The necessary skills acquired through the Master’s Program.
･ The ability to perform research on environments that support human development in an
independent manner.
･ The ability to plan and organize joint and/or interdisciplinary research on environments that
support human development.
･ The ability to consider wide-ranging research fields related to environments that support
human development and to apply the resulting insights to innovately explore new researchchallenges and areas.
･ Advanced research capabilitiesacross different academic fields related to environments that
support human development.

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Science
The Department of Human Environmental Science of the Graduate School of HumanDevelopment and Environment awards

degrees as follows, based on the Kobe University

Diploma Policy:
Students must complete courses that are organized pursuant to the Graduate School’s educational
purpose, obtain the prescribed credits, defend their thesis, and pass the final exam. Students who
successfully complete the Doctoral Program are expected to 1) have participated in fundamental,applied, and practical research and education activities on human development and thesurrounding environment in a proactive and self-motivated manner, 2) apply their expertise inscience to play a leading role in advancing such research and education activities and 3) possess
research capabilities that enable them to produce creative and outstanding results.
In addition to the capabilities defined in the Kobe University Diploma Policy, students areexpected to acquire the following skills prior to completing the Doctoral Program:･ The necessary skills acquired through the Master’s Program.
･ Ability to perform research on environments that support human development in anindependent manner.
･ Ability to plan and organize joint and/or interdisciplinary research on environments that
support human development.
･ Ability to consider wide-ranging research fields related to environments that support humandevelopment and to apply the resulting insights to innovatively explore new researchchallenges and areas.
･ Advanced research capabilities across different academic fields related to environments that
support human development.