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This course is for persons desiring an elementary school teaching license. In addition to studying infant childcare, this course cultivates the qualities and abilities for teaching in accordance with the needs of disabled children from the point of view of special-needs education. Qualifications/Licenses (Certificates) that can be obtained: Elementary School Teaching Certificate (first-class certificate) Kindergarten Teaching Certificate (first-class certificate) Special-Needs School Teaching Certificate (first-class certificate)

The Program cultivates teachers with broad general education, rich humanity, and advanced knowledge and skills. Each year it sends numerous capable individuals equipped with practical instructional skills into the front lines of education.

The Tohoku University Faculty of Education was established after World War II in May 1949 with the purpose of promoting educational research and instructor training. In May 1953, the Master’s and Doctoral Programs, comprising of the two majors, Pedagogy and Educational Psychology, were established, forming the Graduate School of Education.

The Graduate School of Education aims to develop experts in education and childcare who, in addition to outstanding practical skills, possess a solid theoretical grounding in fields connected with the development, education, and care of children. The school has three fields through which students strive to meet these goals: Educational Studies, Childcare/Curriculum Development, and Research and Clinical Education Course. By studying a broad range of related fields in addition to in-depth research in their own fields, students can attain a high level of knowledge and skills. Students also benefit from close collaboration with Nakamura Gakuen’s kindergartens/nursery schools and Development Support Center, giving them practical experience of work in educational/daycare, special education, and child support facilities.

Advanced Research of Development of Subject Fields English Education in Elementary Schools Programming Education Development of Cross-Curricular Education Learning Support for Children With Special Needs Educational Studies on Teaching & Learning International Education and Integrated Studies ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Education and Informatics Learning Sciences and Lesson Studies Course for Contemporary Critical Studies on Education Human Development and Education Moral Education and Guidance Counseling

Since 2016, the Faculty of Education has provided a single program for teacher training, the School Teacher Training Program, which contains two subsidiary courses: Elementary School Education and Special Needs Education.

The Graduate School of Education (Master's Course) consists of two majors: Professional Teacher Development and School Education Support. The Major in Professional Teacher Development aims to train school leaders and mid-career teachers in advanced theory as well as practical and applicable skills, while also fostering competent young teachers. The major in School Education Support consists of two courses: Clinical Psychology in Education and Japanese Language Support. The Clinical Psychology in Education Course trains specialists of education for children with mental health problems or disabilities through courses on educational psychology, clinical psychology, and special needs education. The Japanese Language Support Course cultivates professionals who have capacities to provide 1) learners support for children with international background in Japan, and also 2) Japanese language education support for children who are living abroad. Moreover, the course focuses on training skills for supporting foreigners and promoting international exchanges in both Japan and overseas.

The Graduate School of Education aims to train future leaders in the field of education with creative and advanced practical research abilities and to enhance the qualities and skills of educational professionals. The professional degree program offers two courses (one for graduate students and another for experienced local teachers) that cover general education topics, school management, curriculum, educational policy, use of ICT in school education, subjects, contents, teaching methods, and special education. Additionally, this program aims to train teachers to use both practical and professional knowledge. The focus is also on inculcating the ability to design teaching and learning and to acquire flexible and reflexive perspectives in order to tackle varied challenges in the field of education. Thus, graduate students develop their skills by revising their perspectives on teaching and learning and improve the curriculum of schools by collaborating with other professionals to solve various issues.

This graduate school was established in April 2007. The main purpose is to improve professional teaching skills in curriculum guidance and problem-solving skills generally and practically through a dialogue education being conducted intensively in small groups. Our utmost concern is how to deal with various problems in school education and to conduct a wide variety of research of individuals, society at large and materials involved in the educational field. Specifically, theoretical and practical research in school education is essential in closely cooperating with the local community on the basis of traditional psychology and pedagogy. The highest-ranked qualification of an advanced teaching credential, followed by first and second teaching credential can be earned after completion of the course. In addition, students are qualified to be school psychotherapists based on fieldwork.

The Graduate School of Education has offered a master’s course program since April 1986.

Upon successful completion of the study program students receive an international private Bachelor in Liberal Studies (BLS) degree awarded by the school's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, based on the recommendation of the faculty of the local campuses where credits were earned.