Faculty of Education for Human Growth
Department of Education for Human Growth
Teaching is a profession that nurtures children and shapes individuals.
Teachers must also enhance their own personal capabilities.
Our university provides extensive support for growth. With a strong sense of purpose, aim to become a teacher who can thrive in the field.
Teaching and Learning
Spaces Tour
Three Key Points
for the Faculty of Education for Human Growth,
Department of Education for Human Growth
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Multiple Teaching Certifications Available
By the second year, students can choose which additional teaching certifications to pursue. This allows them to learn about educational methods for different types of schools, thereby broadening their teaching capabilities. For example, students can become elementary school teachers with certifications in subjects like Japanese or Mathematics.
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Personalized Attention and Guidance
Students are mentored by experienced practitioners who have worked in nursery schools, kindergartens, and all levels of primary and secondary education. These mentors provide detailed guidance in academic, lifestyle, and psychological aspects, allowing students to closely experience what it means to engage with children.
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Developing Practical Skills as Educators
In their second year, students participate in supporting educational activities for infants, children, and adolescents at school settings. This experience helps them develop practical skills during their daily lessons and teaching practicums. Efforts are also enhanced to prepare students for passing the teacher recruitment examinations.
Learnable Content
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［ Major in Education for Human Growth ］
Specialization in Early Childhood Education – Kindergarten and Childcare Providers
In the Early Childhood Education specialization, students undergo numerous experiential learning opportunities through childcare expressiveness exercises and internships at kindergartens, nurseries, and other facilities. They refine both the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to work in childcare and welfare facilities such as kindergartens and certified children's centers.
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Elementary Education Specialization
Over a four-year curriculum, especially through the "Education for Human Growth Practical Skills Development" courses, students explore educational challenges in the first year, face these challenges through real-life school support and volunteer experiences in the second year, develop solutions with peers in the third year, and enhance their practical skills by expressing their findings in the fourth year, aiming to become elementary school teachers.
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Secondary Japanese Language Specialization
In the Japanese Language specialization, students enhance their expertise in linguistics, Japanese literature, Classical Chinese, and teaching methods for Japanese language. They rediscover the everyday use of Japanese from new perspectives and experience the depth of the Japanese language together.
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［ Secondary (Mathematics&Music) Specialization ］
Secondary Mathematics Specialization
The Mathematics specialization offers a curriculum based on modern mathematics, starting from the basics to develop knowledge and mathematical skills that address the intuitive "whys" encountered in elementary to high school mathematics, such as why division by zero is undefined.
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［ Secondary (Mathematics&Music) Specialization ］
Secondary Music Specialization
The ability to obtain a first-class teaching license for junior and senior high school (Music), as well as for elementary and special education schools, is a rare system in private universities, offering increased options. Various lessons to prepare for recruitment exams are also well-provided.
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Special Education
A depth of learning accessible from any specialization. Aim to become educators who can empathetically support each child with diverse challenges.
Distinctive
Curriculum
Education for Human Growth
Developing Human Capacities for Teaching
Future education requires the development of capabilities that allow each child to actively participate in society, fulfill responsibilities, and thrive as good citizens and members of the community. In Education for Human Growth, we focus on embodying these ideals through discussions and interactive activities, laying the foundation for advanced practical skills.
Human Education Practical Skills Development Workshop
Envisioning Your Ideal as a Teacher
Taught by university faculty with real-world experience, this course titled "Learning from Experienced Teachers" covers anecdotes from educational settings and insights into the teaching profession. Regular visits to local cooperative schools provide opportunities for students to interact with children and adolescents, which serve as a means to reflect on the significance of communication and personal identity. By understanding current educational needs, we prepare students to confidently face teaching challenges.
Teaching Expression Workshop
Developing Expressive Skills for Future Education
This workshop focuses on linguistic, artistic, and general-purpose activities. Teachers need to be able to communicate clearly to students and explain concepts to parents. We foster skills essential for teachers, such as information gathering, organization, reading comprehension, writing, and presentation skills. Depending on the specialization, students also learn mathematics in a broad sense for general applicability and acquire artistic expression skills.
Voices of Alumni
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Public Elementary School Teacher
（Osaka City）Creating a warm classroom environment that values connections with children.
During university, I actively participated in open campus events, club activities, and school support volunteering, which allowed me to gain valuable experiences interacting with many children. Additionally, since the teacher recruitment examination emphasizes personality, practicing interviews four times a week with the career center's staff boosted my confidence during the actual exams. I aspire to become a teacher who can create a class filled with warmth, local love, and humor, where everyone is connected and can share and laugh together. At my workplace in Osaka City, which is committed to ICT education, every student uses a tablet, enabling detailed and interactive lessons.
Jun YumotoGraduated from the Department of Education for Human Growth, March 2022
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Public Middle School Teacher
（Sakai City）Bridging elementary school arithmetic and middle school mathematics.
Sakai City, my hometown, offers numerous opportunities for children and students to excel, such as joint athletic meets and music festivals. Having experienced these events myself and gained confidence, I am strongly motivated to continue these initiatives as a teacher for the next generation. Although I struggled with interviews, extensive practice with many teachers allowed me to confidently advocate for my ideal teaching image: obtaining both elementary and middle school mathematics licenses and focusing on connecting arithmetic and mathematics. My goal is to respect each child's individuality and to continue learning as a teacher.
Yuki NakabayashiGraduated from the Department of Education for Human Growth, March 2022
（from Osaka Prefecture Sakai Higashi High School） -
Public Elementary School Teacher
（Osaka Prefecture）Various university experiences will become an important axis in my future life.
I believe that the student years, which relatively offer more time for oneself, are a good period to experience various things. Through teaching practice and volunteering, I practically learned better ways to interact with children. Language study abroad nurtured my ability to tackle new challenges, and club activities helped me develop the persistence to continue tasks. Interview practice for the teacher recruitment exam was also an opportunity to confront myself, shaping an important axis for my future life. In Osaka, where I will be working, there is a closeness among people, approachability, and a rich food culture. I look forward to discovering more of Osaka's charms together with the children.
Ayano MiyaiGraduated from the Department of Education for Human Growth, March 2022
（from Osaka Prefecture Katano High School） -
Childcare Provider & Kindergarten Teacher
（Yamatokoriyama City）Overseas training and teaching practice build confidence as a childcare provider.
I was nervous about my first overseas experience during a training program in Cambodia, which I attended as a freshman along with my seniors. However, it became a significant learning opportunity as we discussed the importance of language in teaching and the value of life across nations. Furthermore, the teaching practice in my hometown of Yamatokoriyama City deepened my commitment to working as a childcare provider by engaging with dedicated teachers and children at the local schools. Having frequently presented in front of others during university classes, I was able to enjoy and confidently approach the recruitment exams. I aim to become a childcare provider who can earn the trust of children and parents and contribute to Yamatokoriyama City.
Fuuna AsaiGraduated from the Department of Education for Human Growth, March 2022
（from Nara Prefectural Ikoma High School）
Career Paths and
Qualifications
| Main Career Paths and Employment Opportunities | Kindergartens, childcare centers, children's centers, child welfare facilities, special education schools, elementary schools, middle schools (Japanese language/Mathematics/Music), high schools (Japanese language/Mathematics/Music) |
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| Main Licenses and Qualifications Available | Kindergarten Teacher License (Type 1), Special Education School Teacher License (Type 1) for intellectual, physical, and health impairments*, Childcare Provider Certification, Elementary School Teacher License (Type 1), School Librarian Teacher, Middle School and High School Teacher License (Type 1) for Japanese language, Mathematics, and Music. |
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