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Human Information Science Major

First semester course

(△ indicates subjects required to be eligible to take the Certified Clinical Psychologist examination)

Course subjects unit Course subjects unit
Core subject group Social informatics area Advanced Topics in Applied Sociology 2 Special Lecture on Social Information Systems 2
Special lecture on information society theory 2 Special lecture on social statistics 2
Special lecture on social education 2 Special lecture on sociology of education 2
Special lecture on regional policy theory 2 Special Lecture on Regional Industry 2
Special lecture on community welfare theory 2 Advanced Topics in Regional Informatics 2
Special lecture on regional society 2 Special lecture on environmental information science 2
Behavioral informatics area behavioral information psychology 2 △Adaptive Behavior (Theory and Practice of Psychological Support) 2
Special lecture on social psychology 2 Organizational psychology informatics 2
Advanced Topics in Perceptual Psychology 2 Cognitive Psychology Special Course 2
Special lecture on educational technology 2 Sports Physiology 2
health and fitness statistics 2 △Health Behavior (Theory and practice of mental health education) 2
△Clinical Health Psychology (Development of theories and support in the healthcare field) 2 Educational psychology theory 2
Life/Informatics Area Advanced Topics in Applied Informatics 2 Advanced Topics in Interfaces 2
Computer Systems Exercises 2 Advanced Topics in Media Information Processing 2
Advanced Topics in Computer Networks 2 Advanced Topics in Algorithms 2
Advanced Topics in Visual Science 2 Advanced Topics in Bioinformatics 2
Advanced Topics in Biomedical Information Processing Systems 2 Advanced Topics in Probability and Statistics 2
Special lecture on algebraic geometry 2 Algebra special course 2
Special lecture on geometry 2 Special lecture on analysis 2
Earth surface environment theory 2 Special lecture on ecology 2
Atmospheric and water environmental theory 2
Basic science subjects group Group I Advanced Topics in Anthropology 2 Principles of Human Formation 2
Religion and Science/Culture 2 Special lecture on comparative culture 2
Special lecture on regional culture 2 Advanced Topics in Sports Science 2
Special lecture on community theory 2 International Regional Studies 2
Special lecture on welfare citizen activities 2 Information Systems for Daily Life 2
Special Lecture on Semiotics 2 Japanese Language Education 2
Group II Language Information Processing Theory 2 Programming Language Theory 2
Calculation and logic 2 Advanced Topics in Databases 2
Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence 2 Mathematical information science 2
fractal 2 The science of complex systems 2
Special lecture on mathematical statistics 2 Theory of Functional Equations 2
Genetics and Evolutionary Informatics 2 global environmental history 2
Regional Environmental Studies 2 Special lecture on regional environment theory 2
Group III △The development of theories and support in the field of welfare 2 △Development of theories and support in the field of education 2
△Development of theories and support in the fields of justice and criminal law 2 △Development of theories and support in the industrial and labor fields 2
△Theory and practice of psychological assessment 2 △Theories and practices of psychological support in family relationships, groups, and communities 2
△Practical Psychology Training I 2 △Practical Psychology Training II 2
common Human Information Science Seminar I 4 Human Information Science Seminar II 4
Subjects related to qualifications and licenses School Education Practice 1
Completion Requirements

Students must be enrolled for at least two years, acquire at least 30 credits in coursework that meet the following requirements, receive necessary research guidance, submit a master's thesis, and pass its examination and final test.

  1. Students must select one of the three areas from the core subject group as their "major" and earn at least 8 credits from that area.
  2. Students must earn at least two credits from areas outside of their "major" within the core subject group.
  3. Students must acquire at least two credits from two or more of the following basic academic subjects: Group I, Group II, and Group III.
  4. For Group III, the prerequisite for enrollment is that students must have earned all the necessary credits in their undergraduate courses that are required to be eligible to take the Certified Clinical Psychologist Examination. However, only those who have been approved to enroll in the Certified Clinical Psychologist course may take Psychological Practice I and Psychological Practice II.
  5. Students enrolled in the Certified Clinical Psychologist course must complete the following subjects and earn the required credits.
    1. A. Three core subjects (behavioral informatics field): "Adaptive Behavior (theory and practice of psychological support)", "Health Behavior (theory and practice of mental health education)", and "Clinical Health Psychology (theory and development of support in the healthcare field)".
    2. I. All subjects in Group III
  6. Human Informatics Seminar I and II are compulsory courses, and students must earn 8 credits.
Second semester course
Course subjects unit
Human Information Science Seminar III 4
Human Information Science Seminar IV 4
Thesis guidance 4
Completion Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled for at least three years, acquire 12 credits in coursework, receive necessary research guidance from a supervising professor, submit a doctoral dissertation, and pass the dissertation examination and final examination. However, the period of enrollment may be shortened for those recognized as having achieved outstanding research results.

  1. You will choose one of three fields as your major: social informatics, behavioral informatics, or bioinformatics.
  2. Students will earn a total of 12 credits for each selected area: 4 credits for Seminar III, 4 credits for Seminar IV, and 4 credits for thesis guidance.
  3. For Seminar III, Seminar IV, and Thesis Guidance, students will specialize in and complete one research topic from among the available research topics.