HOME　>　Undergraduate Education     Train educators who have the practical teaching skills to respond flexibly and effectively to the various issues facing schools today. Train educators who are strong yet kind and have the character and skills to foster true “zest for living” in others. The Teacher Preparation Division has programs to train kindergarten through senior high school educators. The Division trains educators who have the practical teaching skills to respond flexibly and effectively to the various issues facing schools today and who are strong yet kind and have the character and skills to foster true “zest for living” in others.   Japanese Social Studies Mathematics Science Music Fine Arts Health and Physical Education Home Economics English (new Program A English) School Education School Psychology Early Childhood Education The Teacher Preparation Division has programs to train kindergarten through senior high school educators. The Division trains educators who have the practical teaching skills to respond flexibly and effectively to the various issues facing schools today and who are strong yet kind and have the character and skills to foster true “zest for living” in others.     Japanese Social Studies Mathematics Science Music Fine Arts Health and Physical Education Home Economics English Technology Calligraphy Our Secondary School Education Program (Program B) mainly trains educators for junior and senior high schools and secondary schools. Each major (Japanese, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Music, Fine Arts, Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Technology, English, and Calligraphy) offers a broad curriculum so that students gain an integrated understanding of junior and senior high school education overall. Students gain the advanced specialized subject-area knowledge needed for junior and senior high school education, and they develop practical teaching skills so that they can handle the various educational issues that arise in schools settings.     Education for Individuals with Hearing Disabilities Education for Individuals with Speech Disabilities Education for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Education for Individuals with Learning Disabilities Our Special Needs Education Program (Program C) trains educators for schools for individuals with physical or mental disabilities and educators specialized in teaching individuals with speech disabilities. The three majors (Education for Individuals with Hearing Disabilities, Education for Individuals with Physical or Mental Disabilities, Education for Individuals with Speech Disabilities) emphasize the potential and specialization for handling developmental disabilities ranging from minor to severe.     School Healthcare and Health Education Our School Healthcare and Health Education Program (Program D) trains school nurses. In addition to studying school healthcare to be able to handle student health issues as the school nurse, Program students learn the basics of school health education and health consultations so they can promote preventative education.   Train human resources who can play leadership roles in the lifelong education society. Train human resources who have the solid general education and the advanced specialization to be able to serve in various sectors of society. Our Liberal Arts Division was established more than a decade ago. Drawing on its fine record, the Division trains human resources who can play leadership roles in addressing the needs of today’s lifelong education society, where we are faced with such issues as the advancement of internationalization and IT, the development of science and technology, the need for mental health education, the worsening of environmental issues, and the importance of expression and communication.   Lifelong Education Counseling Applied Social Sciences Our Human and Social Sciences Program (Program N) equips human resources with the theoretical and practical skills to plan and implement the educational offerings people need at various life stages today in our increasingly sophisticated and complex society. The Program trains human resources who can independently design and implement educational programs and offers the following two majors: Education Social Culture and Lifelong Sports.     International Education Multilingual Multicultural Studies Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language Japanese Studies Asian Studies European and American Studies Our Education for International Understanding Program (Program K) trains talented human resources who will contribute to international understanding, international cooperation, and intercultural harmony in today’s increasingly international society. The Program offers the following six majors: International Education, Multilingual Multicultural Studies, Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Japanese Studies, Asian Studies, and European and American Studies.     Environmental Education Natural and Environmental Science Cultural Properties Science Our Environmental Comprehensive Science Program (Program F) offers three majors: The Environmental Education Major looks at the relationship between environmental issues and socioeconomic systems and human lifestyles. The Natural and Environmental Science Major looks at the relationship between the natural environment and life, the life-nurturing global environment, and human-made substances, science, and technology. The Cultural Properties Science Major probes the relationship between human history and the environment through our heritage of cultural properties.     Information Studies Our Information Education Program (Program J) offers the Information Studies Major and trains talented human resources who can play leadership roles in various fields of society using their advanced IT skills and their multifaceted understanding of today’s information-oriented society.     Music Fine Arts Calligraphy Expressive Arts and Communication Lifelong Sports Our Arts, Sports, and Culture Program (Program G) trains human resources who can play central roles in further enhancing people’s sport and cultural lives in today’s mature society, human resources who will support such leaders with their specialization, and human resources who have the specialized skills to facilitate interpersonal communication. The program offers the following five majors: Music, Fine Arts, Calligraphy, Expressive Arts and Communication, and Lifelong Sports.