Master in Clinical Psychology

The master’s course consists of the Master’s Program in Social Welfare and the Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology. In academic 2015, the master's course was modified to offer comprehensive practical social welfare training/education as well as teaching to build advanced expertise and skills in individual academic fields. The Center for Practice and Research of Clinical Psychology was opened for the latter, thereby establishing a system appropriate for a Type 1-designated school for the education of clinical psychologists. For the Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology, curricular content regarding social psychology and developmental psychology from the previous Master’s Program in Social Psychology was incorporated and modified to provide a broader spectrum of education on psychological matters. The Master’s Program in Social Welfare integrates the previously separate domains of social policy and social work to provide students with broader and more in-depth expertise.

In 2012, Hokusei Gakuen University celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. It was founded in April 1962 as a small institution with only a School of Humanities, which consisted of a Department of English and a Department of Social Welfare, each with an enrollment capacity of 50 students. Despite its initial small scale, over the past 50 years, Hokusei has developed into a large university with a student body of more than 4,000. I believe the driving force behind this development has been the expectations and trust invested in the university’s education by countless students. The solid achievements resulting from the students’ expectations and trust also helped the university to develop. The education offered at Hokusei is based on character building according to Christian principles. Thanks to an education that fosters the development of full-fledged members of society who have a well-rounded education and broad international perspectives, the university has produced thousands of competent graduates, many of whom have excelled in various fields.