Diploma Policy (Faculties)
Shizuoka University's Diploma Policy(Faculties)
Shizuoka University engages in education and research according to a vision offreedom, enlightenment, and creation for the future, with the aim of contributing
to the development of a peaceful and happy future society, respecting theindependence of its teaching faculty and students and their mutual inspiration.
Based on this vision, the educational objective of our university is to nurture
students with an international mindset and a high degree of expertise, full of thespirit of challenge and a sense of humanity. Accordingly, the conditions forreceiving a diploma from the university rest upon the acquisition of the qualities
and abilities shown below.
1. The ability to acquire foundational knowledge in a specialized field andput it to use in a specific context in society.
2. The acquisition of key skills such as language ability (including foreignlanguages), information processing, and career formation.
3. An international mindset and a deep level of training that enables action
in recognition of diversity and in consideration of circumstances from awide perspective.
4. The ability to independently recognize problems and solve them throughleadership and responsibility in cooperation with people of diverse
viewpoints.

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
The diploma policy of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences follows
both its own academic charter and the diploma policy for Shizuoka University.
It emphasizes the acquisition of wisdom both profound and practical—and astrong humanistic perspective. Degree holders will possess the following:
1. The ability to frame a research question, think logically, and findsolutions to problems; a knowledge and critical understanding of theirfields of study.
2. The general and specialist knowledge and skills necessary to participate
fully in society.

3. A keen awareness of the diversity among cultures and individuals; thecommunication skills necessary to express oneself clearly; informationage literacy.
4. The ability to cooperate with others and assume responsible citizenship.

Department of Social and Human Studies
The specialized fields of the Department of Social and Human Studies are
philosophy and ethics, psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, andhistory and archeology. While studying in a multidisciplinary manner, students
focus on the specialized field of their choice. Finally, they complete a
graduation thesis as the culmination of their work. Holders of the bachelor'sdegree will have obtained the following:
1. Knowledge of and methods of inquiry in their specialized fields, as wellas the ability use them to identify and solve problems in local
communities and at the workplace.
2. An understanding of the diversity among individuals and cultures(through an interdisciplinary examination of history, ethnicity, cultures,institutions, and so forth). A recognition of oneself as a significantmember of both the local and the world community, one valuing
tolerance and respect for the diversity.
3. The abilities to think logically and critically and to manage informationand networks adequately. The communication skills necessary to express
individual ideas and to understand the points-of-view of others.

Department of Language and Literature
The Department of Language and Literature offers coursework in specialized
fields in accordance with the policy of Shizuoka University as well as thefaculty’s own academic charter. In order to receive a bachelor’s degree,
students of the Department of Language and Literature complete a course of
study and a graduation thesis. The holders of the degree will have obtained thefollowing:1. A balanced education in the natural and social sciences as well as
humanities; the information literacy necessary to uncover, analyze, andsolve a variety of problems.
2. A high ability to express oneself in not only Japanese but also foreign
languages; an understanding of foreign cultures and an international
mindset; the communication skills necessary to function in a globalsociety.
3. The ability, in their area of specialization, to set a research goal, gatherand analyze information, think both critically and logically, and develop
a viewpoint; the ability to express accurately and appropriately theirviewpoints in both writing and speech.

Department of Law
The Department of Law adheres to the degree conferment policies of theFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Shizuoka University and grants
bachelor’s degrees in law to students who have acquired the following abilities,
skills, competencies and attitudes:
1. Knowledge/Comprehension: Basic grounding in law, politics, andgeneral education.
2. Analysis/Thinking: Ability to analyze diverse legal and politicalproblems and other issues that occur in modern society and identify
reasonable solutions for them.
3. Attitude/Orientation: Skills to cooperate and collaborate with others andthink for oneself through independent activities within and outside theschool.
4. Citizenship: Skills that contribute to the development of good publicspiritedness as an autonomous citizen in society.
5. Understanding the Local Community: Skills to conceive of good
governance and exhibit leadership to creatively develop the localcommunity.
6. International Way of Thinking: Understanding the diversity of culture,values, and concerns in international society and developing the skills to
express oneself appropriately as its member.

Department of Economics
The Department of Economics confers a bachelor’s degree in economics on
those students who have acquired the following:
1. Expert knowledge
A broad range of basic knowledge in economics and business
management and a specialized, advanced, and practically employableknowledge in an individual area of interest selected from economic
theory, economic policy, economic history, business management, andaccounting.
2. The ability to identify and solve problems
The abilities to identify and solve problems and to communicate withothers. Cooperating with others, expressing creativity, and thinking andacting globally are essential aspects of this communication ability.
3. A readiness to address social issues
The readiness to apply economic theory and knowledge to actual socialproblems.
4. A readiness for community action
The ability to ascertain opinions and needs within a particular region’ssocial system.
5. A liberal arts education
A broad range of knowledge, one that will enable a better application ofexpert knowledge to practical situations.

Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education aims at fostering those engaged in the profession ofteaching with practical teaching skills based upon a deep sense of humanity anda wide-ranging general education; developing human resources with a broad
outlook and diverse skills and techniques that can be utilized in social or
corporate educational fields; and developing human resources able to take aleading role at the forefront of a wide range of careers and fields. Accordingly,
the faculty has set the acquisition of the following qualities and abilities asconditions for receiving a bachelor's degree in education.

1. A sense of public mission, ethical values, and an educational outlook
firmly rooted in the thorough general education required of education
professionals.
2. Essential professional knowledge, techniques and basic skills required tosupport educational activities, such as language proficiency andinformation-processing.
3. Specialized knowledge concerning the content of instruction and theability to systematically review so as to bridge the gap between
educational theory and practice; a practical attitude; and the ability toconsider matters from a broad perspective.
4. The leadership and communication skills necessary to cooperate withothers in educational work.

Faculty of Informatics
The Faculty of Informatics aims at fostering human resources promoting
educational research in informatics. Its primary aim is to raise future specialists
in both information technology and IT-related cultural fields who will be able toplay a leading role in the 21st century information society. Toward this end, thefaculty requires its students to meet the following conditions in order to obtain abachelor's degree in informatics:
1. Students will be internationally-minded, and have a thorough knowledgeof Computer Science and Information Arts.
2. Students will attain a high level of proficiency in information technology
and information management skills. They will possess a strong grasp of
information-related ethics, as well as the ability to analyze, plan anddevelop an information society.
3. As future professionals with advanced technical abilities and knowledge,
students will have the necessary skills to contribute to the realization ofan advanced information society where people and scientific technology
exist in harmony.
4. Students will possess skills in logical thinking, comprehension,expression, problem recognition and other comprehensive practicalcapabilities necessary for complex problem-solving in their futurecareers.

Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science has as its philosophy the contribution to humanhappiness by promoting research aimed at the development and application ofscience over a wide area, with a passion for finding the truths of the naturalworld. The faculty's education aims at fostering human resources who are able
to contribute to society as researchers, engineers or educators with a wideranging cultural education, while also having distinct, fundamental academic
abilities in specialized scientific fields. In line with this philosophy, thedepartment will confer bachelor's degrees in science to students who havegained the qualities and abilities shown below through completing the set
subjects and gaining the required number of credits.
1. Having a wide-ranging cultural education and multifaceted outlook,along with sound critical facilities and ethical values.
2. Having distinct, fundamental academic abilities in each field of scienceand being able to take an active role in solving various issues incontemporary society from a professional position.
3. Able to act from a global standpoint, possessing communication skills
and an international mindset.

Faculty of Engineering
The educational aim of the Faculty of Engineering is to foster human resources
with rich cultural education and sensibilities as well as international mindsets
who will act independently and flexibly in diversifying societies to create highly
original scientific technologies. Accordingly its policy is to confer bachelor's
degrees in engineering to students who have acquired the qualities and abilities
shown below.
1. Having a rich cultural education and an international mindset, with thefoundational skills enabling them to independently solve various anddiversifying problems of society.
2. Having high-level professional knowledge and the most advanced
technologies through an understanding of fundamental subjects in thesciences supporting engineering, with qualities and abilities that can bedeveloped through independent learning.

3. Having knowledge of a wide range of other fields in addition to a
specific field of engineering, with abilities to engage with various
complex problems covering the whole of engineering.
4. Having communication and presentation skills as well as practicalabilities to search out, solve and create issues in the field of engineering.

Faculty of Agriculture
The Faculty of Agriculture aims at the fostering of human resources able tocarry out education covering a wide scope over both biological sciences andenvironmental sciences, focusing on biological production with field science
directly tied to human society as its base; people who have integrated strengths
applicable to global society. Accordingly the faculty has the acquisition of thefollowing qualities and abilities as the conditions for gaining a bachelor's degreein agriculture.
1. Having learning and cultural education covering the academic disciplineof agriculture.
2. Having an understanding of global-level issues in food production, theenvironment, advanced utilization of biological resources, and being
able to generate scientific, comprehensive ideas from specialized
viewpoints in each discipline in contribution to the resolution ofproblems.
3. Have a concern for issues in the local society and be able to makeprogressive work independently towards their resolution.
4. Having the presentation skills and communication skills required insociety and being able to display leadership.