Department of Clinical Psychology

In the Department of Clinical Psychology, students can learn basic knowledge of psychology through courses such as "Introduction to Psychology," "Psychological Experiments," and "Developmental Psychology," and also learn a wide range of "clinical psychology.
The Department of Psychology focuses on the acquisition of knowledge that can be applied to actual clinical situations.
Therefore, the department is staffed with specialists (professors) in various fields such as counseling, psychological assessment, community psychology, Morita therapy, introspective therapy, and psychoanalysis, and students learn a wide range of clinical psychology through live lectures that combine theory and practice.
In the small-group education, students can deepen their understanding of clinical psychology and gain new perspectives by discussing their individual questions and opinions.

For students who aspire to become certified psychologists or psychology-related professionals, a full range of psychological training is provided. Specifically, there are field trips to clinical psychology sites such as educational consultation centers and hospitals, psychological training such as introspective therapy and encounter groups, and clinical psychology field training at schools and camps for truant children. At the field training sites, students can deepen their knowledge while actually working with children, and at the clinical psychology field training sites, they can learn about the role of psychologists and clinical practice from psychologists who are actually working there. This experiential understanding will also enable you to think concretely about your future direction.

Through systematic study of Psychology, the Department of Clinical Psychology offers students the opportunity to obtain certification as a licensed psychologist. In addition, from the 2018 academic year, the department has developed a curriculum that corresponds to the qualifications to take the National Qualification Examination for Certified Psychologists, and offers courses required to take the examination. Furthermore, the Graduate School of Social Well-being Studies Major in Clinical Psychology, which has been designated as a Type 1 Designated Graduate School by the Japanese Association for Certification of Clinical Psychologists, is located above the undergraduate school, and upon completion, students will be qualified to take the Clinical Psychologist Qualifying Examination. The graduate school offers an intramural selection system as a path to the graduate school, and students can receive advanced specialized education in an integrated education program that links the undergraduate and graduate schools. The graduate school has a full-fledged clinical psychology consultation office, which provides practical education and training for "licensed psychologists" and "clinical psychologists.

In addition to basic psychology courses such as "Introduction to Psychology," "Experiments in Psychology and Applied Psychology," and "Perceptual and Cognitive Psychology," a wide range of clinical psychology courses such as "Introduction to Clinical Psychology," "Psychological Support Methods," "Mental Disorders and Their Treatment," "Psychotherapy," "Child Psychiatry," etc., are available for systematic study of psychology from basic to advanced levels, as well as a wide variety of clinical psychology courses and courses taught by professors. Psychotherapy, and Child Psychiatry.