Major in Nursing Science
Promoting research, education, and practical activities, and developing human resources who will contribute to nursing development and the improvement of health and welfare
Establishing two fields in developing human resources who can realize high-quality nursing practice
Doctoral program (first term) that trains human resources who can explore nursing phenomena with research ability based on nursing theory and implementation, and nursing practice ability that integrates evidence and narrative. This major features the Nursing Research and Midwifery Practice Fields, as the Nursing Research Field includes Clinical Nursing Fields such as Adult Nursing, Women’s Health, and the Wide-Range Nursing Fields includes Elderly/Home Nursing and Public Health Nursing.
Develop educational and research abilities to explore practical and applicable nursing theory construction and methods
The second term of the doctoral program deepens the education and research from the first term, and cultivates the high-level of research ability necessary for research activities as an independent nursing researcher, and the plentiful academic knowledge that will form the basis of this. A total of four special courses will be placed in the two areas of Clinical Nursing Area and Wide-Range Nursing Area in the Nursing Research Field, enabling specialized courses in accordance with each person’s research orientation.
Entrance Exam Outline
Doctorate Program (First Term)
- Number of Enrollees: 6 (of which, 3 enrolled in the Midwifery Training Course)
- Standard Study Term: 2 years
- Degree/Doctorate (Master of Nursing Science)
Doctorate Program (Second Term)
- Number of Enrollees: 3
- Standard Study Term: 3 years
- Degree/Doctorate (Doctor of Nursing Science)
Potential Post-Completion Fields
- Nursing Practice Field
- Nursing professionals who will proceed to graduate school (doctorate program), and aspire to become an educational researcher at a nursing university, who aim to improve and develop specialized knowledge and technology at medical institutions such as general hospitals, and improve the abilities of nurses who practice good-quality nursing as well as nursing education and research, etc.
- Midwifery Practice Field
- Midwives who, after passing the national midwifery exam, have advanced midwifery knowledge and skill that can respond to major changes in the medical environment in accordance with modern trends, and will be active in perinatal maternal and child medical centers, etc.
- Nursing University Faculty, Researcher
- Medical Facility Nursing Professional
- Government Agency Nursing Professional