Nursing

The division cultivates empathetic school nurses who build on a basis of specialist knowledge in health science and nutritional science to equip themselves with practical and teaching skills, acquiring the expertise to deal with issues relating to children’s maintenance of physically and mentally healthy lifestyles. Students acquire Class 1 licenses to work in kindergartens; elementary, junior high, or high schools; or special needs schools. According to a report in 2008 by Japan’s Central Council for Education, from now on school nurses in educational settings will be required to play central roles in promoting health-related activities in schools and to act as coordinators. Accordingly, the division offers courses focused particularly on needs in schools and cultivates human resources that can meet expectations within educational settings. Students can also acquire licenses as health studies teachers (in junior high and high schools) or as nursing teachers (in high schools).

The ideal student has:

A strong ambition to become a school nurse

A love of children and of the school nursing profession

A desire to protect and nurture children’s physical and mental health

Provide support for students to become specialized in nutrition, health, and food, which are closely interlinked, and help translate the knowledge they acquire into practical skills in order to contribute to the wellbeing of the general public.

Provide support for all graduates to succeed in passing the national exams to become certified registered dietitians, and to help them secure related and fulfilling jobs.