Application Guidelinesforthe Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science(Master’s Courses)
Okayama Prefectural University (OPU)forthe 2025 Academic Year

（For Summer & Winter Application）

The Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University has master’scourses in nursing science, nutritional science, and health and welfare science.
Please read program details thoroughly before submitting your application by predetermined deadline.

Admissions Schedule Overview
Summer Application
Items
Schedule/Relevant Applicants/Examination Venue, etc.
Preliminary Consultation
Until Friday, July 12, 2024
for Disabled Applicants
Until Friday, July 12, 2024
Submission ofApplication for
Qualification Screening

Interview with the Master’s
Course Director / Supervisor

Application Period
Examination Date and Venue
Announcement of
Successful Applicants(Notes)Applicants falling into any of the following categories:
Qualification 8, 9 or 10 of A on page 4 (common for ordinary and special examinations
for both adult and overseas students)
They should have interview with the director or supervisor of the master’s course they
are interested in prior to submitting their application.

Until Monday, July 22, 2024
From Monday, July 29, 2024 to Friday, August 2, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Okayama Prefectural University
Friday, September 6, 2024
From Wednesday, September 18, 2024 to Friday, September 20 2024

Enrollment
Procedures

Entrance Examination Admission Card, Affidavit, Certificate of Residence, Entrance
Fee, and 1 photo described in Ⅵ D on page 14

Until Monday, March 31, 2025
Certificate of Graduation described in Ⅵ D on page 14

Winter Application
Items
Schedule/Relevant Applicants/Examination Venue, etc.
Preliminary Consultation
Until Wednesday, December 4, 2024
for Disabled Applicants
Until Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Submission ofApplication for
Qualification Screening

Interview with the Master’s
Course Director / Supervisor

Application Period
Examination Date and Venue
Announcement of
Successful Applicants(Notes)Applicants falling into any of the following categories:
Qualification 8, 9 or 10 of A on page 4 (common for ordinary and special examinations
for both adult and overseas students)
They should have interview with the director or supervisor of the master’s course they
are interested in prior to submitting their application.

Until Wednesday, December 11, 2024
From Wednesday, December 18, 2024 to Monday, December 23, 2024
Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Okayama Prefectural University
Friday , January 31 2025
From Thursday, March 13, 2025 to Friday, March 14, 2025

Enrollment
Procedures

Entrance Examination Admission Card, Affidavit, Certificate of Residence, Entrance
Fee, and 1 photo described in Ⅵ D on page 14

Until Monday, March 31, 2025
Certificate of Graduation described in Ⅵ D on page 14

Table of Contents
Admission Policy of the Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science,
Okayama Prefectural University
Ⅰ Admission Policy of the Master’s Course of Nursing Science・・・・・・・・・

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Ⅱ Admission Policy of the Master’s Course of Nutritional Science・・・・・・・・・

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Ⅲ Admission Policy of the Master’s Course of Health and Welfare Science ・・・・・・・・・
Application Guidelines of the Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science(Master’s Courses), Okayama Prefectural University
Ⅰ Enrollment Capacity
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ⅡQualifications for Application

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Application Procedures・・・・・・・・・

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ⅣExamination Schedule

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ⅤAnnouncement of Successful Applicants

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Enrollment Procedures・・・・・・・・・

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ⅦFirst-Year Payment

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Degree Field Appended on the Master’s Diploma

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Subject Registration for Adult Students

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Security Export Control

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Scholarships and Tuition Exemptions

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Important Points for Eligibility to Take the National Public Health Nursing
Examination for Students Enrolled in the Master’s Course of Nursing Science ・・

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XⅢ Personal Information
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Invitation from the Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science(Master’s Courses), Okayama Prefectural University
Ⅰ Overview of the Master’s Course of Nursing Science・・・・・・・・・
Ⅱ Overview of the Master’s Course of Nutritional Science・・・・・・・・・

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Ⅲ Overview of the Master’s Course of Health and Welfare Science
Map to Examination Venue

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<Important Notice>
The schedule and procedures of the entrance examination may change. Please check for the mostrecent information on the official Okayama Prefectural University website.

Online Application for the 2025 Academic Year Entrance Examination
Okayama Prefectural University implemented an online application system for the graduate school
entrance examination from the 2020 academic year to improve applicant convenience and institutional
efficiency.
The online application system enables applicants to apply 24 hours a day during the application period
and alleviates the need to request the paper-based Applicant Guidelines.
Please note that some documents such as the Certificate of Graduation (Prospective Graduation) andtranscripts will still need to be sent by mail.
Availability of the downloadable Applicant Guidelines for each of the examination categories on the official
Okayama Prefectural University website is to be announced.
If you do not have the required Internet environment, please contact the university staff using thecontact information provided in the Application Guidelines.

Admission Policy of the Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science,
Okayama Prefectural University
The Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science cultivates specialists with advanced knowledge andskill, and research competence qualified to identify and resolve issues in the field of health, medical care,and welfare, and capable of contributing to the broad development of a society in which everyone can enjoy
healthy and fulfilling lives.
In order to achieve this goal, each course selects students from a broad range of candidates in Japan andoverseas.

Admission Policy of the Master’s Course in Nursing Science
The Master’s Course in Nursing Science seeks to provide individuals with interdisciplinary and advanced
specialized knowledge in nursing care and basic research to nurture individuals capable of developing
effective and wide ranging solutions in the field of health and welfare through research, practice and teachingin both domestic and international settings in response to social needs. This course also has a public healthnurse training program.
This Master’s Course seeks individuals highly motivated to pursue scientific research using their broad
knowledge in the field of nursing science, cognitive and logical thinking and decision-making skills, andtheir advanced sense of compassion and ethics. The Course also seeks individuals with competence incommunication skills, including English, and nursing care ability gained through academic and practicalexperience in both domestic and international settings.
Ordinary and special examinations (for adult and overseas students), include a written examination
designed to assess applicants’ foreign language (English) competence, an oral examination designed toassess their specialized knowledge in nursing science, logical thought and decision-making skills, and aninterview to evaluate their suitability for this field, passion for nursing, and motivation for research. The
recommendation-based examination for currently-enrolled OPU students involves a document screening
and an interview to evaluate the applicant’s personality and motivation for research.

Admission Policy of the Master’s Course in Nutritional Science
The Master’s Course in Nutritional Science seeks to provide individuals with advanced specialized
knowledge that facilitates their ability to find solutions to wide ranging health-related nutritional issues,
such as food functions and clinical nutrition, and nurture their ability to identify and address problems to
respond to social needs.
This Course is looking for individuals with a passion for research in the field of nutritional science using
knowledge accumulated in their undergraduate studies, their scientific and ethical thinking and decisionmaking skills, their ethical perspective and sense of humanity. The Course also welcomes individuals who
have worked to improve their communication skills, including English competence, through academic andpractical experience in both domestic and international settings.
Ordinary include a written examination designed to assess applicants’ their foreign language (English)
competence, an oral examination designed to assess their specialized knowledge in the field of nutritional
science, thinking ability and decision-making skills, and an interview to evaluate their suitability for thisfield and motivation for research. Special examinations (for adult and overseas students) include a written
examination of foreign language (English) skill, and an interview to assess suitability and motivation forresearch. The recommendation-based examination for currently-enrolled OPU students involves adocument screening and an interview to evaluate the applicant’s personality and motivation for research.

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Admission Policy of the Master’s Course in Health and Welfare Science
The Master’s Course in Health and Welfare Science fosters individuals with expertise in addressing clinicaland policy issues related to health and welfare science through organizational research and education thatprovides opportunities for students to master both theory and technique in health and welfare science.
This Master’s Course will be of particular interest to individuals with a strong desire to apply their broad
knowledge and ethical thinking skills to scientific research in health and welfare science, hone theirdecision-making abilities, and contribute to humanity with a high sense of ethics. The Course also seeks
individuals with the ability to communicate, including competence in English, developed through academic
and practical experience in both domestic and international settings.
Ordinary include a written examination designed to assess applicants’ their foreign language (English)
competence, The special examination (for adult applicants) includes a written test for foreign language(English), an oral examination designed to assess their specialized knowledge in health and welfare science,
thinking ability and decision-making skills, and an interview to evaluate their suitability for this field andmotivation for research. Special examinations (for overseas students) include a written examination offoreign language (English) skill, and an interview to assess suitability and motivation for research. The
recommendation-based examination for currently-enrolled OPU students involves a document screening
and an interview to evaluate the applicant’s personality and motivation for research.

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Application Guidelines of the Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science(Master’s Courses), Okayama Prefectural University
Ⅰ. Enrollment Capacity（people）

Courses

Total
Capacity

Master’s Course of Nursing Science
Master’s Course of Nutritional Science
Master’s Course of Health and Welfare Science
Total

7
6
7
20

Enrollment Capacity
Ordinary and special
Recommendation-based
examinations
examination for currentlyenrolled OPU students
Summer
Winter5
Flexible22
Flexible44Flexible3
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Flexible
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Ⅰ Enrollment capacities include students accepted through ordinary examination, and special
examination (adult/ overseas applicants) and recommendation-based examination for currentlyenrolled OPU students.
Ⅱ In case capacity is not reached, additional recruitment will be held.
Ⅲ If the number of successful applicants for the recommendation-based examination for currentlyenrolled OPU students does not reach the maximum capacity, both ordinary and special
examinations will be held to adjust the number of students.
Ⅳ In the Master’s Course of Nursing Science, students will be able to obtain qualifications fortaking the National Public Health Nursing Examination after taking 31 credits of the subjects
required for becoming a public health nurse in addition to the 30 credits of the course completion
requirement.
V Winter Application for the Master’s Course of Nursing Science will not be conducted if theadmission capacity is filled in Summer Application and recommendation-based examination for
currently-enrolled OPU students.
Ⅱ Qualifications for Application
A Ordinary Examination
Applicants must fall under one of the following:
1. Have graduated from a university as specified in Article 83 of the School Education Act (Act No.
26 of 1947), or plan to graduate by March 31, 2025.
2. Hold a bachelor’s degree as specified in Article 104, paragraph 4 of the School Education Act, or plan
to hold said degree by March 31, 2025.
3. Have completed a 16-year curriculum of school education in an overseas country, or plan to complete
such a curriculum by March 31, 2025.
4. Have completed a 16-year curriculum of school education of an overseas country throughcorrespondence education conducted by a relevant overseas school while in Japan, or plan to complete
such by March 31, 2025.
5. Have completed the curriculum of an overseas educational facility in Japan recognized under the
relevant overseas country’s school education system and designated separately by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, or plan to complete such by March 31, 2025.
6. Have completed after the date specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology a specialized program at a vocational school designated separately by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, or plan to complete such by March 31, 2025.

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7. Have been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(Notification of Ministry of Education, No. 5 of 1953)
8. Have been enrolled in a graduate school as specified by Article 102, paragraph 2 of the School
Education Act and recognized by the president as possessing academic ability sufficient to receive
education at a graduate school.
9. Have been recognized by the president as possessing academic ability equal to or surpassing the levelof a university graduate through individual examination for admission and who is or will havereached the age of 22 by March 31, 2025.
10. Have attended a university for three years by or before March 31, 2025(including a school or program
designated as equivalent by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) andbe recognized by the president as having earned specified credits with outstanding academic
achievement.
* Applicants wishing to apply for admission under Qualification 8, 9 or 10 will be screened before
application is accepted. (See the subparagraph Ⅲ-I)
B Special Examination (Adult Students)
Applicants must fall under all of the following:
1. Must fall into one of the categories from 1 to 10 in Ⅱ-A.
2. Must be engaged in professional practice at a medical, health, or welfare facility, an
education and research institution, public office or company at the time of applicationand have the intention to continue to work after the enrollment.
* Applicants wishing to apply for admission under Qualification 8, 9 or 10 will be screened before
application is accepted. (See the subparagraph Ⅲ-I)
C Special Examination (Overseas Students)
Applicants must fall under all of the following:
1. Must fall into one of the categories from 1 to 10 in Ⅱ-A.
2. Must be of non-Japanese nationality, have “Student” resident status as stipulated in the Immigration
Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951) or be able to obtain “Student”
residence status after finishing enrollment procedures.
3. It is preferred to have Japanese language - N2 level or better.
* Applicants wishing to apply for admission under Qualification 8, 9 or 10 will be screened before
application is accepted. (See the subparagraph Ⅲ-I)
Ⅲ Application Procedures
A Application
Please place all the documents required for the application, including those downloaded from theonline application system, in a “Kakugata 2-gou” envelope (332mmH x 240mmW) and submit bysimplified registered express mail.
However, you may bring those documents only on the last day of the enrollment procedure period,
between 9:00 and 17:00.
When you bring those documents in person, please make it sure to contact Admissions Service
Section, Educational Affairs Division, OPU by the day before you bring them.
Applicants filing from outside of Japan are requested to provide a contact address in Japanto which the documents may be sent. (If no contact address in Japan is listed, the university will send
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B Application Period
1. Summer Application
From Monday, July 29, 2024 to Friday, August 2, 2024
(Notes)Ⅰ Only those application documents which are sent by simplified registered express mail with
postmarked on or before Saturday, August 3 shall be accepted.
* In cases where you send documents from outside of Japan, the documents must be reachedon or before August 1(Thurs.), 2024 JST.
Ⅱ Please note that we will not provide any information regarding the delivery.
2. Winter Application
From Wednesday, December 18, 2024 to Monday, December 23, 2024
(Notes)Ⅰ Only those application documents which are sent by simplified registered express mail with
postmarked on or before Tuesday, December 24 shall be accepted.
* In cases where you send documents from outside of Japan, the documents must be reachedon or before December 22 (Sun.), 2024 JST.
Ⅱ Please note that we will not provide any information regarding the delivery.
C Where to send:
Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division
Okayama Prefectural University
111 Kuboki, Soja-shi, Okayama Pref. 719-1197
D

Application Documents
Application
Documents Required

Preparation Procedures

1.Application Form
(Original Form)

After completing the online application, please print out and submit therequired documents in accordance with the Online Application Guidelines
provided separately.
Write “Course” with reference to “Overview of Courses” in paragraph Ⅰ-1
on page 20, Ⅱ-1 on page 23 and Ⅲ-1 on page 26.
Please write the name of the supervisor who gave an interview andapproval for the application in the “Supervisor who approved yourapplication” column (See the subparagraph Ⅲ-F).

2.Certificate of
Graduation(Prospective
Graduation)

The certificate must be issued and sealed by the president or the dean of
the relevant university.
Applicants who have graduated or will graduate from our university are
exempt.

3.Transcripts

Transcripts must be issued and sealed by the president or the dean of therelevant university.
Submit the transcripts listing grades of all credits obtained while at theuniversity.

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5.Statement of
Purpose for
Research

6.Others

Applicant must fill out the form provided.
Please download the prescribed Form from the official Okayama
Prefectural University website.
Applicants who have completed or will complete the 15-year or 16-year
curriculum of school education in an overseas country are required to include
a complete academic history from entrance to elementary school.
Applicants filing from outside of Japan are asked to provide a contact
address in Japan for emergencies in addition to an address in theirhome country.
Applicant must fill out the prescribed Form provided.
Write the listed in the space for “Course” on the Application Form
(Original Form).
a) Applicants who wish to work while enrolled in a doctoral course are
required to submit approval for application from their office orcompany.
Please download the forms from the official OPU website.
b) As for the special entrance examination (for foreign students), if you
have any documents certifying your Japanese language ability, pleasesubmit a copy of each.
c) Overseas applicants residing in Japan are required to submit a copy of
the “certificate of residence” which includes status of residence andperiod of stay issued by the mayor of the municipal office. Overseas
applicants that are not registered residents must submit a copy of thepage in their passport that shows their name, birth date and sex.
d) Applicants falling under Qualification 2 in Ⅱ are required to submit
documents according to the following classification:(1) Applicants who possess a bachelor’s degree･Certification of bachelor’s degree issued by the National Institution
for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher
Education(2) Applicants who have applied to the National Institution for Academic
Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education forcertification of bachelor’s degree･ Acknowledgement of application for certification of bachelor’s
degree issued by the National Institution for Academic Degrees andQuality Enhancement of Higher Education(3) Applicants enrolled in an advanced course at a technical college thatmeets the requirements set by the National Institution for Academic
Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education as stipulated
by Article 6, paragraph 1 of the Degree Regulations (Ordinance of the
Ministry of Education No. 9 of 1953)･ Certificate of prospective completion of the relevant advanced
course･Certificate issued by the president of the technical college at which
the applicant is enrolled showing that the applicant is scheduled toreceive the relevant degree.

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(Notes)
Ⅰ Among the documents required for the application, 4 , 5 and 6 a) is available from the website.
Use black ballpoint pen for all application forms. Cross out mistakes with a double line andwrite the correction next to them.
Ⅱ Leave the asterisked columns blank.
Ⅲ Attach Japanese translations of certificates (except those written in Japanese and English) to the
documents required for application.
Ⅳ Applicants who wish to have original certificates returned should note this when submitting theapplication forms. The university will make copies and return original certificates.
E Examination Fee
1. Examination Fee
30,000 yen
2. Payment Method
Please submit payment for the examination fee by one of the methods shown below inaccordance with the online application procedures.
a) At a convenience storeb) By credit cardc) By ATM (Pay-easy payment)/ Net banking*Fees for Various payments shall be borne by the applicant.
3. Payment perioda) Summer Application
From Monday, July 29, 2024 to Friday, August 2, 2024b) Winter Application
From Wednesday, December 18, 2024 to Monday, December 23, 2024
4. Refund of Examination Fee
The Examination Fee shall not be refunded except in cases a) through c) described below.
The amount of refund shall be equivalent to the amount of the Examination Fee. Refundof Examination Fee is made upon request. Applicants who fall into one of the following
categories and who wish a refund are required to contact the Admissions Service Section,
Educational Affairs Division, OPU by the end of the month in which the relevant
examination is held to complete the necessary procedures (Examination Fee Payment
Certificate is required for the procedure). For Case b), the Admissions Service Section,
Educational Affairs Division, OPU will contact the relevant individual.
a) Applicants who paid the Examination Fee but did not submit the application documentsb) Applicants who paid the Examination Fee but whose application was not acceptedc) Applicants who have mistakenly paid the Examination Fee twice
5. Examination Fee Waiver Program
Victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) or torrential rains in July 2018 are
eligible for an examination fee waiver. When you are eligible for this program, please be
sure to contact Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division, OPU before you
apply online. See our official website for details.
F Interview with the Master’s Course Supervisor
To discuss the content of research conducted in Master’s Courses in the Graduate School of Health andWelfare Science, make appointments for interviews with the director and the supervisor of the master’scourse you wish to enter by the following deadlines. Applicants are also required to obtain approval
from a course supervisor before submission.

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1. Interview Datea) Summer Application Monday, July 22, 2024b) Winter Application Wednesday, December 11, 2024
2. The Supervisor(*This system is scheduled for the 2025 academic year. Some conditions may change.)(Master’s Course of Nursing Science)
CoursesName of Supervisor
Fundamental
SATO Yoshie, Associate Prof. SASAKI Shinsuke, Associate Prof.
Nursing Science Course
SUMIYOSHI Kazuko, Prof. MIKANE Sakae, Prof.
Developmental Nursing
KITAMURA Shinji, Prof. NAGOSHI Megumi, Associate Prof.
Science Course
OKAZAKI Yuka, Associate Prof. MITANI Akemi, Associate Prof.
KIMURA Shinji, Associate Prof.
Broad Nursing
MORINAGA Yumiko, Prof. INOUE Sachiko, Associate Prof.
Science Course
TOKUSHIMA Yasuko, Associate Prof.
(Master’s Course of Nutritional Science)
CoursesName of Supervisor
TAKAHASHI Yoshitaka, Prof. YAMAMOTO Toshiko, Prof.
Fundamental Nutritional
KAWAKAMI Takayo, Prof. KUBOTA Megumi, Prof.
Science Course
IRIE Yasuyuki, Prof. SHUTO Emi, Associate Prof.
ITO Hideyuki, Prof. TANAKA Koichi, Prof.
Food Nutritional Science
YAMASHITA Hiromi ,Prof. KAWAKAMI Yuki, Associate Prof.
CourseIKEGUCHI Motoya, Associate Prof.
(Master’s Course of Health and Welfare Science)
CoursesName of Supervisor
Health and Welfare
KONDO Rie, Prof. IWAMITSU Kenji, Prof.
Policy Course
KIMURA Hitoshi Associate Prof.
TAKEMOTO Yoshihito, Prof. MURAKOSO Takashi, Prof.
Social Work and Service
NAKAMURA Hikaru, Prof. SAKANO Junko, Prof.
CourseKIRINO Masafumi, Associate Prof.
OKURA Takashi, Associate Prof.
Health Related Social
TAKATO Jinro, Prof. RAKUGI Akiko , Associate Prof.
Service Course
SATO Yukari , Associate Prof.
AKUTSU Taichi, Prof. EGASHIRA Tomohiro, Prof.
Child Education and
TAKAHASHI Tamiko, Prof. NIIYAMA Junko, Associate Prof.
Science Course
OBATA Chiharu, Associate Prof.
G Preliminary Consultation for Disabled Applicants
Disabled applicants requiring special consideration while taking the examination or following
enrollment are asked to contact the Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division, OPU
by the following deadlines.
Submit the application after receipt of notice of special measures for examinations and enrollment.
Depending on the nature of the consultation, it may take some time to respond, so please consult
with us as soon as possible. For more information, please visit the official website.
1. Summer Application Friday, July 12, 2024
2. Winter Application
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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H Notes Regarding Application Procedures
1. Ensure that all required documents are included in the application. Incomplete applications cannot
be accepted.
2. Acceptance may be invalidated at any time if any information provided in the application documents
is found to have been falsified.
3. Changes to applications will not be allowed after submission. In the case of a change of name, address
or telephone number, applicants should notify the Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs
Division, OPU as soon as possible.
4. Application documents will not be returned.
5. Documents will be sent to the contact address specified by the applicant. Applicants filing fromoutside Japan are asked to specify a contact address in Japan.
I Review of Qualifications for Application
Applicants wishing to apply for admission under Application Qualification 8, 9 or 10 are asked to submit
the below-listed documents to the Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division, OPU by thefollowing deadlines for review of the relevant qualification, which must be completed before theapplication can be accepted. The results of this review will be announced to the applicant.
Applicants are also asked to schedule interviews with the director and supervisor of master’s course theywish to enter before submitting their application.
1. Summer Application
Friday, July 12, 2024
2. Winter Application
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Documents Required

Preparation Procedures

1. Application Formfor Review of
Qualification forApplication

Use the prescribed Form and fill out completely.

2. Certificate of
Graduation

Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 9
Certificate issued and sealed by the last school attended.

3. Transcriptsa) Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 8
Sealed transcripts issued by the director of the graduate school atwhich the applicant is enrolled.
b) Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 9
Sealed certificate issued by the last school that the applicant
attended.
c) Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 10
Sealed transcripts listing the subjects, credits, grades, and any
comments issued by the president or the dean of the university inwhich the applicant is enrolled.

4. Certificate ofProspective Credits
to be Earned

Applicants falling under Application Qualification 10 enrolled in auniversity when submitting the application
A document that shows the prospective credits to be earned by the thirdyear in the department of the university at which the applicant iscurrently enrolled.

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certificate

Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 8 or 10(Students enrolled at our university are exempt.)

6. Course handbook,
student handbook,curriculum table,
etc.

Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 10(Students enrolled at our university are exempt.)
Written details regarding credits required for graduation, course
descriptions, content of lectures held at the faculty in which theapplicant is enrolled.

7. Statement ofresearch
performance

Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 9
The prescribed Form is used to describe research performance associatedwith the applicant’s major field.

8. A copy of a research Choose one major research paper that you have written and submit a
paper
copy with the application.

9. Qualifications/Licenses

Applicants who fall under Application Qualification 9
Copies of various licenses associated with the applicant’s major field that
may be useful, and a brief explanation of each.

(Note)Ⅰ Please download the "form provided" posted on our website.
Ⅱ When the applicant is qualified to apply, both “2 Certificate of Graduation” and “3Transcripts” are not necessary.
Ⅲ
Applicants falling under Application Qualification 10 must meet the following
requirements:
A Acquire the required credits for graduation in all general education by the end of the 2 nd year
B Acquire all 1st and 2nd year core subject credits by the end of the 2nd year
C Acquire a grade of 80% or higher in 80% or more of the required courses taken by theend of the 2nd year
D Anticipate having greater than the number of credits normally acquired by the end of
the 3rd year (including required courses)
However, applicants who fall into either of the following categories as of Tuesday, April
1, 2025 will be disqualified even after passing the entrance examination and completingthe enrollment procedures:
1. Applicants who fail to achieve grades of 80% or more in 80% of the courses taken by
the end of the 3rd year.
2. When the actual number of credits acquired by the end of the 3 rd year is less than thenumber of credits normally acquired. Students enrolling under Application
Qualification 10 withdraw from their universities before graduation. For this reason
they lose eligibility for national examinations that require a certificate of university
graduation.

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Ⅳ Examination Schedule
A Examination Date
Examination Datea) Summer Application
Wednesday, August 28, 2024b) Winter Application
Thursday, January 23, 2025

Name of Subject

To be Seated

Exam Begins

Foreign Language (English)

9:20 AM

9:30 AM

Special Subject/Interview or Interview

0:50 PM

1:00 PM(Notes)Ⅰ Applicants should enter the designated examination room (or waiting room for the special
subjects, interview) and be seated by the time shown in the table above. Examination andinterview room numbers will be posted at the examination venue on the date of theexamination and also on the website.
Ⅱ Applicants are permitted to enter the designated examination/interview room up to 30
minutes after the written examination/interview has started. However, the examination time
will not be extended.
Ⅲ Applicants are not allowed to leave the examination room until the designated ending time.
Ⅳ Applicants who fail to take any of the subject examination or the interview will be eliminatedfrom consideration.
V The timetable for the examination may change depending on the number of applicants. The
timetable will be announced to each applicant via email with information about the printable
Entrance Examination Admission Card as well as being posted on the official OPU website.
B

Allocation of Points
Selection for admission is based on a comprehensive evaluation of applicant transcripts,
examination of academic proficiency, statement of purpose for research, and interview.
Master’s Course

Exam Type

Ordinary Exam
Nursing Science
Special Exam

Ordinary Exam
Nutritional
ScienceSpecial ExamName of Subject
Academic proficiency(Foreign Language)(120 min.)Academic proficiency(Special Subject)Interview
Academic proficiency(Foreign Language)(120 min.)Academic proficiency(Special Subject)Interview
Academic proficiency(Foreign Language)(60 min.)Academic proficiency(Special Subject)Interview
Academic proficiency(Foreign Language)(60 min.)Interview- 11 -

Points

Total

100
100

250

50
100
50

250

100
100
20

150

30
100
50

150

Master’s Course

Exam Type

Ordinary Exam

Health andWelfare Science

Special Exam(adults
students)
Special Exam(overseas
students)

Name of Subject
Academic proficiency(Foreign Language)(120 min.)Academic proficiency(Special Subject)Interview
Academic proficiency(Foreign Language)(120 min.)Academic proficiency(Special Subject)Interview
Academic proficiency(Foreign Language)(120 min.)Interview

Points

Total

100
100

250

50
50
50

250

150
100

200

100

(Notes)Ⅰ Evaluation includes interview and screening of the transcripts and the statement of purpose
for research.
Ⅱ Applicants are allowed to bring an English-Japanese dictionary into the examination room forthe “Foreign Language (English)” examination. Electronic dictionaries, English-Japanesedictionaries of specialized terminology, dictionaries that include both English-Japanese andJapanese-English are prohibited. However, overseas students are allowed an English-Japanesedictionary as well as an English-native language (e.g. English-Korean) dictionary.
Ⅲ Academic proficiency(Special Subject) included in the special examination for the Nursing Science
Course and Health and Welfare Science Course（for adult applicants）are evaluated orally. The
special subjects included in the special examination are not required for applicants to the
Nutritional Science and Health and Welfare Science Courses（for overseas applicants）.
C Examination Venue
Okayama Prefectural University
111 Kuboki, Soja-shi, Okayama Pref. 719-1197
D Precautions for Examination
1. Belongings on the day of the entrance examinationa) At least five days prior to the day of the examination, we will announce that the Entrance
Examination Admission Card is available for printing via the official OPU website and in an
email sent to your registered e-mail address. Print this out and bring it with you. (A4 or letter
sized, color, no expanding nor shrinking)If you haven’t received the notification e-mail, you may print out the Entrance Examination
Admission Card from the official OPU website.
If it is less than five days prior to the examination date and the website is not showing a button
for printing out the Entrance Examination Admission Card, please contact the Admissions
Service Section, Education Affairs Divisions at OPU.
b) The Entrance Examination Admission Card must, according to the instruction theproctors, be put on the desk at the time of examination.
Applicants who failed to bring their Entrance Examination Admission Card should havethe temporary card issued at the Examination Headquarter without delay.
The Entrance Examination Admission Card is necessary for Enrollment Procedures.
Please keep it even after the examination.
c) Do not leave anything on the desk except an Entrance Examination Admission Card,- 12 -

pencils, mechanical pencils, an eraser, pencil caps, a manual pencil sharpener, a watch(sound function must be off), glasses, a handkerchief, tissues (without package), eye -drops,
an English or applicants’ native language-Japanese dictionary, and a thumb stall.
Proctors may confiscate items not listed above until the end of the examination.
d) Examinees are not allowed to use such electronic devices as mobile phones,
smartphones,or wearable appliances during taking examination. Never fail to turn off
those devices and alarm function before entering the examination/interview waiting
room. If an examinee’s mobile phone or other device makes a sound during the examination,
proctors will remove it from the room, and hold it at the examination headquarters until theend of the relevant examination.
e) In order to identify the examinee, proctors may ask you to remove masks and/or hats.
f) Examinees are prohibited from borrowing any items from other examinees during theexamination (or interview waiting room).
g) Examinees are allowed to read any books except for digital books or drink water during
waiting for the interview, however examinees must obtain permission from the proctor to
do so in advance.
h) Please bring your lunch, if necessary.
i) If an examinee left something carelessly in the campus, we will keep it for a certain period
since the examination day. However, it will be abolished after the certain period.
2. Dishonest behaviora) Examinee who behaved dishonestly are ordered to stop taking examination and leave
the room at once. S/he cannot continue the examination and all the result shall become
invalid. In addition, depending on the nature of the dishonest behavior, we may submit anincident report to the police.
Dishonest behaviors are:・ Intentionally providing false information on the Admission Application Form,
Entrance Examination Admission Card, Photo Card for Entrance Examination
Admission, or Answer Sheet・ Cheating
・ Providing answers to other examinees or helping other examinees to cheat.
・ Bringing the examination questions paper out of the examination room before theexamination ends
・ Bringing the answer sheet out of the examination room before the examination ends
Opening the examination questions or answering before being told to start・
answering.
・ Using electronic devices, including mobile or smart phones and wearables during
the examination period.
・ Continuing to answer questions after being told to stop.
b) Behavior described below may also be deemed dishonest; Examinees who do not follow
instructions or deemed to be dishonest will be treated as above a).
・ Wear or holding electrical devices, including mobile or smart phones and wearables
without permission during the examination period.
・ Interfering during the examination by the sound of mobile phones and watches (ringtone, alarm, vibration, etc.).
・ Making false announcements regarding the examination to be advantageous for
him/herself or other examinees.

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・ Disturbing other examinees at the examination venue.
・ Disregarding instructions given by proctors.
・ Behavior that may spoil the fairness of the examination.
3. Othersa) In the event of unforeseen circumstances (natural disaster, etc.) that prevent
administration of the examination on the predetermined schedule or necessitate
emergency contact with applicants, the university will post information on the official
OPU website (see the address shown on the back cover of these guidelines).
b) Any other information will be sent to the e-mail address registered with the online application
system.
Ⅴ Announcement of Successful Applicants
A Announcement Date
Summer Application
10 a.m., Friday, September 6, 2024 (JST)Winter Application
B

10 a.m., Friday, January 31, 2025 (JST)Announcement Procedures
The ID numbers of successful applicants and the method of obtaining a letter of acceptance areshown on the official OPU website (hereinafter, “Examination Result Announcement Page”). (Noannouncement will be posted on the bulletin board.)
Visit the “Examination Results” on Post@net, online application site (Post@net portal site)(hereinafter “Post@net”) to check your results. If you passed the examination, please download
the “letter of acceptance” and documents required for enrollment. (We do not send a “letter of
acceptance” or documents required for enrollment.)
We do not respond to any inquiries via telegram, telephone, mail, e-mail, or etc.
(Note) We have nothing to do with any persons who deal with sending notification of acceptance incampus on the day of Exam. Please note that we do not take responsibility for this matter.

Ⅵ Enrollment Procedures
A Enrollment Steps
Please check the documents required for enrollment you have downloaded from the Post@net for details
regarding the enrollment procedure.
Submit the documents described in paragraph (4) below by registered express mail.
However, you may bring those documents only on the last day of the enrollment procedure period,
between 9:00 and 17:00.
When you bring those documents in person, please make it sure to contact Entrance
Examination Team, Admissions Service Section by the day before you bring them.
B Enrollment Procedure Period
From Wednesday, September 18, 2024 to Friday,
September 20, 2024
Summer Application(Due no later than the last day)
Winter Application

C

From Thursday, March 13, 2025 to Friday,
March 14, 2025
(Due no later than the last day)

Where to Complete Enrollment Procedures:
Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division
Okayama Prefectural University- 14 -

111 Kuboki, Soja-shi, Okayama Pref. 719-1197
D Documents Required for Enrollment
Documents Required for
Enrollment
1. Entrance Examination
Admission Card
2. Pledge
3. Certificate of Residence(Application for
Certification)
4. Entrance Fees
5. 1 photo(For student ID card)

6. Certificate of Graduation(Diploma)

Preparation Procedures

Fill out the prescribed Form and affix your seal or signature.
“Okayama Prefecture Residents” in Ⅶ -A-1 are required to submit thiscertificate.
Fill out the prescribed Form (not the form used by the local government) andhave it approved by your relevant local government office.
Applicants are required to remit the amount listed in Ⅶ-A. Use the form
provided by OPU, fill in the required items, and complete the payment
procedure.
The master’s course and the applicant’s name should be written on the reverse
side of a 4cmHx3cmW color photos (front upper body, no hats, and nobackground scenery)
Required for applicants who take the examination prior to the graduation andwho fall under either of the following qualifications (Applicants from ouruniversity are exempt.)·Qualification 1 to 6: Certificate of graduation or diploma·Qualification 10: Transcripts(Notes)Ⅰ Please download “the form provided by OPU” from the Examination Results on Post@net.
Ⅱ Certificate of graduation, etc. described in 6 are used to verify the applicant’s qualification foradmission (Application Qualifications 1 to 6, and 10 shown in above 2. Relevant applicants must
submit this by Monday, March 31, 2025.
E Enrollment Procedure Precautions
1. Enrollment procedures must be completed by the specified date. Applicants who fail to complete theprocedure by the specified date will be deemed to have declined enrollment.
2. Incomplete documents required for enrollment will not be accepted.
3. Documents required for enrollment that arrived after the enrollment procedure period will not be
accepted.
4. Enrollment documents will not be returned.
5. Applicants who lack the relevant qualifications as of Tuesday, April 1, 2025 will not be admitted.
Ⅶ First-Year Payment
A Entrance Fee
Payment of the entrance fee is required at the time of enrollment.
188,000 yen
1. Okayama Prefecture Residents
282,000 yen
2. Non-residents(Notes)Ⅰ “Okayama Prefecture Residents” are defined as either:
A Individuals residing in Okayama Prefecture since April 1, 2024 or
B Individuals whose spouse or first-degree relative has resided in Okayama Prefecturesince April 1, 2024.
Ⅱ “Okayama Prefecture Residents” are verified by a Certificate of Residence issued by themayor of the relevant local government office.
Individuals subject to Note 1-b) or who have moved within Okayama Prefecture after April- 15 -

2, 2024 must contact the Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division, OPU tosubmit additional documents.
Ⅲ When the Entrance fee is revised, the revised amount of Entrance fee shall be applied.
Ⅳ Entrance fees shall not be refunded except for A , B, to C described below. The amount ofrefund shall, if it is admitted to be refundable, be equivalent to the amount of the entrance
fee. Refund of the entrance fee is made upon request from the person who paid the fee.
Individuals who fall into any of the following cases and wish a refund must contact theAdmissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division, OPU by March 19(Wed),2025 tocomplete the required procedures (Entrance Fee Payment Certificate is required). For
Case b), the Entrance Examination Team, Admissions Service Section, Okayama
Prefectural University will contact the relevant individual.
A Individuals who have paid the entrance fees but did not submit the enrollment
documents
B Individuals who have paid the entrance fees but could not complete the enrollment
procedures
C Individuals who have mistakenly paid the wrong amount of entrance fee
B Tuition
1. Amount (Yearly amount)
2. Ways of payment

535,800 yen
Tuition will, after enrollment, be paid in two installments forthe first semester and the second semester.
3. Time for payment
First semester; the end of July/ Second semester; the end of Nov.
(Note) The tuition is basically paid by account transfer. Please follow the necessary steps at thetime of enrollment. Tuition paid will not be refunded. When the tuition is revised, therevised amount of tuition shall be applied.

C

Insurance Fee, Supporter’s Association Fee, Alumni Association Fee
1. Amount
Master’s
Insurance Fee*
Supporter’s Association Fee
CourseNursing
Science

2,790 yen (for 2 years)

Alumni
Association Fee

42,000 yen
Admission fee 20,000 yen+ Membership fee (for 2 years)
22,000 yen

10,000 yen
Nutritional
Science
2,470 yen (for 2 years)
Health andWelfare Science*Fees for the Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research(Gakkensai), and Insurance for Accidents Involving Third Parties or Their Property for Students
Covered Under Gakkensai provided by the Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES)(Note)OPU undergraduate or graduate school graduates or prospective graduates are notrequired to pay the supporter’s association enrollment fee or alumni association fee(underlined).
2. Payment Method
Please pay by bank transfer when enrolling. The amount is refundable if enrollment is declined.
Payment method for the fees will be announced separately.
Ⅷ Degree Field Appended on the Master’s Diploma
Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for graduation from the Graduate School of Health- 16 -

and Welfare Science at Okayama Prefectural University, students are awarded a master’s degree. The
degree field appended on the master’s diplomas are as follows:
Master’s Course of Nursing Science “Nursing Science”
Master’s Course of Nutritional Science “Nutritional Science”
Master’s Course of Health and Welfare Science “Health and Welfare Science”
Ⅸ Subject Registration for Adult Students
A In order to add convenience for adult students to take master's courses, the students may, if
admitted to be necessary, take research guidance not only in the daytime but also in the evening
time (on Saturdays or Sundays, In summer holidays or winter holidays). [In cases where Special
Programs for teaching (day/evening courses) provided by the Standards for Establishment ofGraduate Schools (order of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture No. 28, 1974), Article
14 is applied.] Even in this case, however, that Division of Nutritional Science lectures andseminars only in the daytime. Please make it sure to consult with your employer before applying.
Those students who wish to have research guidance in the evening should consult with his/hersupervisor in advance.
B

Based on the Standards for Establishment of Graduate Schools, Article 15, register extending
system may be applied to working students or those who have difficulties in completing theirprogram within a usual period.
In order to become a long-term registration student, s/he must apply for the system beforehandand be approved by the graduate school. Once approved, s/he cannot extend the period ofregistration or cancel the system, or apply for exemption or postponement of tuition any longer.
Therefore the student should consult with the supervisor prior to application for the system.

Ⅹ Security Export Control
Okayama Prefectural University performs the security export control based on "Foreign Exchange
and Foreign Trade Act" so that education and study contents to foreign students do not obstructmaintenance of international peace and the security.
International applicants who fall under any of the conditions set out in said regulations may beunable to enter their desired course or program.
Ⅺ Scholarships and Tuition Exemptions
Consultation and advice on scholarships and tuition exemptions are available following enrollment.
Please contact the Student Support Team, Admission Service Section, Okayama Prefectural
University.
Ⅻ Important Points for Eligibility to Take the National Public Health Nursing Examination forStudents Enrolled in the Master’s Course of Nursing Science
Among newly enrolled students of the Master’s Course of Nursing Science, 7 students will be able
to obtain qualifications for taking the National Public Health Nursing Examination after taking
31 credits of the subjects required for becoming a public health nurse in addition to the 30 creditsof the course completion requirement. Students wishing to apply for consideration must submit
copies of their nursing license, national nursing exam certificate, certificate of eligibility for thenational nursing exam, or transcripts showing satisfactory completion of the required subjects foran undergraduate degree in nursing to the Director of the Master’s Course of Nursing Science
immediately after enrollment.

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XⅢ

Personal Information
Personal information obtained through the selection of entrants, etc. shall be handled in
Accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (At No.57, 2003), and Okayama
Prefectural University rules, and used only for the following matters:
1. The personal information shall be used for selecting applicants (application process, screening),announcement of successful applicants, enrollment procedure, and auxiliary business. In
addition, such personal information as exam performance shall be used to research andinvestigate for considering selecting method or improving university education. In such cases,
we process the personal information not to identify the individual.
2. After completion of enrollment procedure, the personal information shall be used for
educational affairs (student registration, educational instruction), student support affairs(health care, tuition waiver, applying scholarship, student placement, etc.), and collecting
tuition.
3. The personal information of successful applicant shall be used by the alumni and supporters’
associations to provide information related to their official activities.
4. A part of the businesses mentioned above may be entrusted to outside business operator. In
such cases, we will provide all or a part of the personal information to the party concerned at
the extent necessary to perform businesses.

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Invitation from the Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science (Master’s
Courses), Okayama Prefectural University

The need for programs in preventive healthcare, and health and welfare in a society facing a lowbirthrate and an aging population is clear. To meet these and other needs, we established the first
graduate school integrating health and welfare science, nursing science and nutritional science inJapan in April 1997.
We invite not only those who have completed undergraduate programs in nursing, public health,midwifery, nutrition, social work, psychiatric social worker, care, early childhood education and other healthrelated areas, but also those in other fields who have an interest in health and welfare and a desire toparticipate in education and research to improve their expertise and skills as professionals with the goal of
becoming researchers, educators, leaders, administrators and practitioners involved in addressing the
problems facing society as we move into the future. The curriculum at our graduate school is designed toequip students with the knowledge and skills required to solve problems while helping them to develop a
broader perspective and deepen their experience through opportunities for learning and research provided
in each master’s course, and through the chance to exchange information and experience by participating in
lectures and activities common to the graduate school’s three master’s courses as well as special subjects
offered by other master’s courses to enhance their respective specialties.
Ⅰ Overview of the Master’s Course of Nursing Science・・・・・・・・・

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Ⅱ Overview of the Master’s Course of Nutritional Science・・・・・・・・・

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Ⅲ Overview of the Master’s Course of Health and Welfare Science・・・・・・・・・

26- 19 -I Overview of the Master’s Course of Nursing Science
Due to Japan’s low birthrate and its rapidly aging population, progress in medical technology, theadvancement of globalization, and the diversification of values, we are under pressure to review oursystems for the delivery of preventive healthcare, and health and welfare. The response to these social
needs requires motivated human resources with fundamental research skills and interdisciplinary
knowledge in the nursing sciences as well as the ability to develop theories, assistive technology andsystems capable of addressing the challenges we face for the future. Our Master’s Course of Nursing
Science provides opportunities for education and research with the goal of cultivating human resources
capable of leading innovation and the search for practical solutions in nursing science. The Broad
Nursing Science Course offers classes that nurture professionals with the knowledge and practical skills
essential for national public health nursing examinations.
A Overview of Courses
1. Fundamental Nursing Science Course
The focus of this course is the nursing theory that forms the foundation of various nursing practices andhuman care as expressive skills. We provide education and research from various perspectives with theaim of establishing evidence that supports theories, principles and practice as a basis for the scientificand theoretical development of nursing science.
2. Developmental Nursing Science Course
The aim of this course is the cultivation of leaders with a combination of practical, research andeducational skills in the areas of nursing science that support lifelong health.
In the area of maternal nursing science, we are aiming to establish a special maternal nursing science
to pursue a methodology of the care for women and their families and a system to support the associatedpractices from both of theoretical and practical sides.
In the area of adult nursing science, we are providing education and research based on aninterdisciplinary approach from both theoretical and practical perspectives to pursue creation of a caresystem especially in the fields of care for patients with chronic diseases and with cancers and circulatory
diseases as well as those in a perioperative period.
In the area of adult nursing science, we are providing education and research based on aninterdisciplinary approach from both theoretical and practical perspectives to pursue creation of a caresystem especially in the fields of care for patients with chronic diseases and with cancers as well as thosein a perioperative period.
In the area of gerontological nursing science, we are aiming to establish a special gerontological nursing
science to pursue a methodology of the care for elderly people and their families and a system to support
the associated practices from both of theoretical and practical sides.
3. Broad Nursing Science Course
This course seeks to cultivate leaders capable of applying practical and research skills in the area ofcommunity health nursing (public health nursing, home nursing) and mental health nursing science).
In the area of public health nursing science, we pursue a methodology, evaluation and system forinnovative care dealing with health problems in the area of public health nursing and home healthnursing. To obtain candidacy of the national public health nursing examinations, students study publichealth nursing, epidemiology, public health statistics, Health and Welfare Administration and Finance,
etc. to build practical skills and policy proposal abilities.
In the area of mental health nursing science, we seek mental healthcare based on an interdisciplinary
approach from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

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B

FY 2025 preliminary curriculum

Nursing Science Major Research Themes
Supervisor

Major Research Themes

Fundamental Nursing
Science Course

SATO
Yoshie,AssociateProf.

1. Research on basic nursing education

SASAKI
Shinsuke,
AssociateProf.

1. Research on scientific grounds of nursing care/nursing skills
2. Measuring method development of visualized biological information
3. Development of new nursing assistance tools

SUMIYOSHI
1. Research on patients care with diabetes
Kazuko,2. Research on patient educationProf.
KITAMURA
Shinji,Prof.
Developmental Nursing Science Course

OKAZAKI
Yuka,
AssociateProf.

1. Artificial intelligence (AI) research in the fields of medicine, nursing, health andwelfare2. Research related to internal medical management on nursing
3. Research related to chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis / peritoneal dialysis
management on nursing
1. Study of adolescent healthcare
2. Research on child rearing support
3. Research on the issues encountered during each stage of the female lifecycle
4. Research on midwifery education

NAGOSHI
Megumi,
AssociateProf.

1. Research on support for making decisions during therapeutic and palliative careperiods for families of and patients with chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiac
failure2. Research on vocational identities of nurses and organizational development
3. Research on the response to sudden changes in the elderly, care givers, etc.

MIKANE
Sakae,
Prof.

1. Research on ethical issues in practical nursing care
2. Research on end-of-life care
3. Research on extending seniors’ health life

MITANI
Akemi,
AssociateProf.

1. Research on mental health support for mothers and fathers during the childrearing period
2. Research on the influence of baby massage on the process of developing maternalfeelings

KIMURA
Shinji,
AssociateProf.

1. Research on childhood obesity
2. Research on child health nursing education
3. Research on intergenerational interactions
4. Research on the support for students who refuse to go to school using ICT- 21 -

Broad Nursing Science Course

Supervisor

Major Research Themes

MORINAGA
Yumiko,Prof.

1. Development of assessment guide for child abuse prevention from the perspectiveof studies on fathers
2. Research on in-service training for and cultivation of public health nurses
3. Research on public health activities and support for victims at the time ofdisaster
4. Research on public health nursing activities (regional organization activities,
reduction of care-giving burden, etc.)

INOUE
Sachiko,
AssociateProf.

1. Research on support for individuals with mental disease and developmental
disorders, and their supporters
2. Epidemiological research on mental health of children, workers, and residents
3. Research on mental health education for children

TOKUSHIMA
Yasuko,AssociateProf.

1. Research on the prevention of social frailty using online resources
2. Research on healthcare behaviors in the elderly in the community
3. Research on factors related to goal achievements in newly hired public healthnurses- 22 -II Overview of the Master’s Course of Nutritional Science
Seeking to prevent and improvement lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia,
which have become increasingly problematic in recent years, we conduct epidemiologic research inworkplaces and in the community, examine the relationship between dietary habit and disease, anddevelop functional foods. Students work to establish methodologies using biochemistry and molecularbiology, and to solve vocational and health issues using the established methodologies.
Our master’s course offers two courses, Fundamental Nutritional Science and Food Nutritional Science.
A Overview of Courses
1. Fundamental Nutritional Science Course
This course focuses on research and education aimed at understanding the series of life processes
from nutrition/ food intake to metabolism at the genetic, molecular, individual, and group level, andbuild capabilities in the development and expansion of unknown theories. In this course, students
will discover new physiology of physiologically active substances generated through the lipid
metabolism and protein using cutting edge biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology
technologies. Students also work to clarify the relationships between inflammatory disease, arterialsclerosis, and the deterioration of brain function caused by aging. Furthermore, students conduct
applied research including the development of management tools that allow the use of results in the
alleviation of the symptoms of allergies and in the nutritional management of lifestyle diseases,
including cancer and dementia. Through education and research, this course aims to cultivate
leading managerial dietitians capable of linking fundamental nutritional science to clinical practice andresearch to play active roles in the field of nutritional science at educational and research institutions.
2. Food Nutritional Science Course
In recent years the consumers and producers are showing more interest in information on maintaining
the safety and effectiveness of food, information about the establishment of laws regarding functional
food such as Food for Specified Health Uses and Food with Functional Claims, and information such associal issues concerning food safety, including food poisoning. According to these social background,
this course provides education and research aiming at the discovery of new functional food compositions
and the development of its material using natural product chemistry, food science, and molecular
genetic approach based on nutritional science, and besides at cultivating evaluation method for foodsafety based on solving cause and preventing food poisoning and searching for food material havingsafety and high-functioning for the purpose of health enhancement and disease prevention. This course
aims to nurture human resources capable of taking a leading role in food-related companies, educational
research institutions, and administrative agencies as experts in nutrition and food with both exuberant
creativity and problem-solving abilities as well as highly specialized knowledge and skills in the field of
nutritional science involving research and development of functional food.

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B

FY 2025 preliminary curriculum

Nutritional Science Major Research Themes
Supervisor
TAKAHASHI

YoshitakaProf.

YAMAMOTO

Fundamental Nutritional Science Course

Toshiko,Prof.

KAWAKAMI

TakayoProf.

Major Research Themes
1.Essential fatty acids and their metabolizing enzymes
2.Bioactive lipids and their pathophysiology

1. Study on food functionality for prevention of chronic diseases
2. Novel nutritional significance of lipid components in milk
3. Histochemical study on synthesizing enzymes of bioactive lipids in homeostasis anddisease
1. Study of liver diseases and lipid nutrition
2. Study of the development of nutrition evaluation indictors in education of nutritionand health

KUBOTA
Megumi,Prof.

1.Research on the heredity factor and environmental factor of osteoporosis
2.Study of dietary education utilizing the characteristics of school lunch by life stage

IRIE
Yasuyuki,Prof.

1. Analysis of Functions of new tumor suppressor, Amida
2. Research on chronic kidney disease, CKDmodel, using extension cultivation
stimulation model

SHUTO
Emi,
Associate
Prof.

Elucidation of the mechanism of food functional ingredients that suppress cancer
stem cells and their application to nutritional management.

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Supervisor

Major Research Themes

Food Nutritional Science Course

ITO
Hideyuki,Prof.

1. Isolation and characterization of bioactive natural products
2. Analysis of bioactive food components
3. Bioavailability of functional polyphenols

TANAKA
Koichi,Prof.

1. Searching for and cultivation of microorganisms to manufacture fermented foodproducts with new characteristics and functions
2.Searching for and cultivation of microorganisms for efficient biomass energy
production

YAMASHITA

Hiromi,Prof.

1. Functional food factors associated with energy metabolism and skeletal muscle

function.
2. Functional food factors associated with prevention of muscle atrophy and life stylerelated diseases

KAWAKAMI

Yuki,
Associate
Prof.

IKEGUCHI
Motoya,AssociateProf.

1. Research on chemical structure and functional properties of food components
2. Molecular biological research on arachidonate cascade

1. Development of functional food (food with health claims, health food, dietary supplements, etc.);
Research on dose extrapolation from animals to human, Clinical research
2. Research on systematic reviews for and meta-analysis approaches to functional material search
and functional food development; Research on Japanese and overseas legal systems regarding
functional food
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III Overview of the Master’s Course of Health and Welfare Science
The super aging society of the 21th century requires social system design principles and methodologies forthe realization of physically, mentally, socially healthy and affluent lives and the improvement of qualityof life through the human lifecycle, with or without disease or disability. Our Master’s Course of Healthand Welfare Science is promoting research into true lifelong welfare centered on human health.
Accordingly, the master’s course offers courses oriented toward the three areas mentioned below to provide
opportunities for education and research through the pursuit of the respective specialties and mutual
collaboration: 1) theorization of collaboration and integration between health, welfare and medical services,
the establishment of health and welfare assistance policies and pursuit of a social adjustment theory inlight of the characteristics of disabilities; 2) development and theorization of clinical technology and caremanagement to achieve the well-being of children, the disabled and the elderly, including pursuit ofconcrete and practical approaches; 3) pursuit of theories and approaches which lead to health and welfare
practices based on the scientific analysis of mental/ physical characteristics related to adaptive behaviors
by a variety of people, including children, the disabled and the elderly; and 4) pursuit of theories andpractical approaches regarding infant and child education.
A Overview of Courses
1. Health and Welfare Policy Course
This course systematically analyzes the actual status of health and welfare assistance for children, theelderly and disabled with a focus on the various issues that arise in a society with a low birthrate andan aging population, and the formation process of a long-lived society.
Furthermore, to respond to requests for the establishment of a care system that corresponds to healthmaintenance, disease and disability through collaboration among health, welfare and medical services,
this course provides education and research required to pursue health and welfare assistance policies
required by government agencies and institutions along with planning and evaluation.
2. Social Work and Service Course
This course helps students acquire the interdisciplinary skills and advanced specialized knowledge
needed to provide assistance activities to individuals with physical, mental or social problems. Keeping
the fact in mind that the qualitative aspects of such activities have been brought into question due topast quantitative responses, this course provides education and research required for the development
and practice of assistance technology necessary for local governments, including medical institutions,facilities for disabled adults/children, nursing homes and child welfare institutions.
3. Health Related Social Service Course
There is a growing need for health and welfare assistance that fits each stage of the life cycle. Satisfying
this need requires the ability to analyze activities in the context of the living environment and thecharacteristics of individual disabilities. This course provides education and research required todevelop objective evaluation methods for physical and psychological functions to promote adaptation to
the environment by disabled adults/ children and the elderly, and the implementation and developmentof methods for research and practical situations.
4. Child Education and Science Course
With the environment surrounding children changing dramatically due to the declining birthrate
and increasing numbers of women entering the workforce, providing education that nurtures
children’s potential, and supports their sound physical, psychological and social growth has
become even more important. This is designed to equip students with specialized knowledge andmethodologies that allow them to identify and address practical issues in child science andeducation as they become ready to pursue careers in advanced research and education.

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Health and Welfare Science Major Research Themes
Supervisor

Health and Welfare Policy Course

KONDO
Rie,
Prof.

FY 2025 preliminary curriculum

Major Research Themes
1. Research on comparison between Japan, Korea, and France of child poverty, si
ngle parent family, child abuse, DV, foster parent, adoption, and bullying
2.Research on cooperation between educational
administration and welfare
administration

IWAMITSU
Kenji,
Prof.

Community development through support for individuals (youth and disaster victims)
living in poverty

KIMURA
Hitoshi,
Associate
Prof.

Research on welfare industry management

MURAKOSO

Takashi,Prof.

NAKAMURA

Hikaru,Prof.
Social Work and Service Course

SAKANO
Junko,
Prof.

1. Research on social work related to seniors’ loneliness prevention
2. Research on employment support for with intellectual disabilities

1.Research on the development and aging of languages and recognition
2.Research on assessment and intervention ofneurogenic communication disorders (aphasia,
higher brain dysfunction and dementia)

1. Research on Life Skill of the mentally disabled
2. Research on Sense of Coherence in mental health and welfare

1. Research on the comprehensive support model for people diagnosed with MCI (MildCognitive Impairment)
TAKEMOTO
2. Research on human resource cultivation and management models utilizing
Yoshihito,
supervision under high-stress environments
Prof.
3. Research on financial conditions of individuals with dementia and their family
caregivers, and the utilization of social security systems
KIRINO
Masafumi,
Associate
Prof.
OKURA
Takashi,
AssociateProf.

1. Research on support for family caregivers
2. Research on work-life balance and integration of family caregivers

1. Research on support methods by relationship (spouse, parent, child, brother or sister)for families of individuals who commit suicide

2. Research on occupation- and role-based support methods employed by communitybased support organization staff for families of individuals who commit suicide- 27 -

Supervisor
Health Related Social Service Course

TAKATO
Jinro,Prof.

Major Research Themes

1. Research on mobility support for individuals with visual impairment
2. Research on preventing or delaying the need for nursing care for the elderlyRAKUGI
1. Research on group dynamics for clinical-psychological problems
Akiko,
2. Action research regarding self-governance by residents in depopulated rural
Associate Prof.
communities
1. Research on partnership with individuals with dementia
SATO
2. Research on evacuation behaviors of individuals requiring assistance during
Yukari,disasters
Associate Prof.
3. Basic research on skill improvement of health and welfare professionals

Child Education and Science Course

AKUTSUTaichi,Prof.

1.Musical development and communication in the lives of young children
2.Curriculum design and assessment in music education (especially in the realm of
early childhood education, strings education, and distance education)

EGASHIRA,
TomohiroProf.

1. Research on the New Education Movement in Germany
2. Historical research on educational practices in nature

TAKAHASHI
Tamiko,Prof.

1. Research on involvement with nature in childhood
2. Research on environmental and disaster control education in infancy
3. Practical research regarding cooperation among kindergartens, nursery schools,
and elementary schools

NIIYAMA
1. Research on dance curriculum
Junko,
2. Research on methods of teaching physical expression activities for children
Associate Prof. 3. Research on dance and life-long education
OBATA
Chiharu,
AssociateProf.

1. Research on the psychological connection (human bond) between parents andchildren
2. Research on development and mental health in infants and pre-school children- 28 -

Map to Examaination Venue

NO SMOKING ALLOWED ON THE CAMPUS

Okayama Prefectural University

To Okayama→

JR Momotarō Line←

To Soja

Okayama Soja Interchange

Where to hand in yourapplication and enroll

Soja-Ichinomiya By-Pass

University Entrance
Intersection→To Downtown Okayama←To Downtown Soja
Ｒ１８０

Examination Venue Guide<Transport>

A 5 minute walk from JR Momotaro Line Hattori Station(takes approximately 30 minutes
from JR Okayama Station and 8 minutes from JR Soja Station)
Approximately 2.5km from the Okayama Expressway, Okayama Soja Interchange.
Approximately 18km from the center of Okayama city (via Route180) and 12km fromthe center of Kurashiki city (via Route 429).

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Where to contact concerning application, entrance
examination and other information

Admissions Service Section, Educational Affairs Division
Okayama Prefectural University
111 Kuboki, Soja-shi, Okayama Pref. 719-1197, Japan
Phone: +81-866-94-9163 (Direct Number)+81-866-94-2111 (Main Number)
Websitee-mail address

https://www.oka-pu.ac.jp/
nyushi@oka-pu.ac.jp