Curriculum

Japanese affairs

There are two compulsory courses for foreign nationals:

1. Japanese Society
2. Japanese Culture and Modern Society

Courses will be taught as lectures with textbooks. Students will learn and talk about Japanese culture and modern society which is rooted therein. It should help foreign nationals improve their Japanese language ability as well. Japanese students interested in the above themes are allowed to participate, so there will be valuable opportunities for international exchange.

Japanese language

Instead of 8 credits of English, foreign nationals will be given 8 credits of Japanese.
The course aims at raising the student's overall Japanese language proficiency. For students wanting to learn English, a well-rounded learning environment is provided separately.

Qualifications

Licenses and qualifications that can be earned from Hanazono University are as follows.

Undergraduate studies

Class 1 junior high school teacher's license

Religion	Faculty of Letters: Department of Buddhism
Social Studies	Faculty of Letters: Department of History, Faculty of Social Welfare: Department of Social Welfare
Language	Faculty of Letters: Department of Japanese Literature

Class 1 high school teacher's license

Religion	Faculty of Letters: Department of Buddhism
Geography and History	Faculty of Letters: Department of History, Faculty of Social Welfare: Department of Social Welfare
Civics	Faculty of Letters: Department of History, Faculty of Social Welfare: Department of Social Welfare
Language	Faculty of Letters: Department of Japanese Literature
Calligraphy	Faculty of Letters: Department of Japanese Literature

Class 1 teacher's license for school for handicapped children

Faculty of Social Welfare: Department of Social Welfare

Graduate studies

Professional junior high school teacher's license

Religion	Graduate School: Faculty of Letters (Master's Program) Maser's Course in Buddhism
Social Studies	Graduate School: Faculty of Letters (Master's Program) Master's Course in Japanese History
Social studies	Graduate School: Faculty of Letters Welfare (Master's program) Master's Course in Social Welfare

Professional high school teacher's license

Religion	Graduate School: Faculty of Letters Master's Course in Buddhism
Geography and History	Graduate School: Faculty of Letters Master's Course in Japanese History
Language	Graduate School: Faculty of Letters Master's Course in Japanese Literature
Civics	Graduate School: Faculty of Social Welfare (Master's Program), Master's Course in Social Welfare

Undergraduate and graduate studies

School librarian license

All faculties and departments

Supervisor of social education

All faculties and departments

Social welfare worker test qualification

Faculty of Social Welfare: Department of Social Welfare (Credits not applicable to masters program)

Certified care worker license

Faculty of Social Welfare: Welfare and Nursing Care Course, Department of Social Welfare (Credits not applicable to masterfs program)

Qualifications for taking examinations for psychiatric social workers

Faculty of Social Welfare: Department of Social Welfare

Certified psychologist license

Faculty of Social Welfare: Department of Social Welfare

History museum curator license

Faculty of Letters.: Department of History

Librarian license

All faculities and departments (Credits not applicable to masters program)

Myoshinji-temple teacher's license

Faculty of Letters: Department of Buddhism

Other licenses can be obtained by auditing. Contact the Department of School Affairs