The basic principle of the Graduate School of Health Sciences is to provide internationally outstanding healthcare- and health science-related education in the spirit of “integrity, freedom, and cooperation”; the purpose of which is to cultivate human resources with excellent ethical standards and scientific viewpoints who will contribute to human health and welfare. The Graduate School of Health Sciences therefore seeks students as detailed below.

Master’s Program

Applicants are sought with the following qualities and abilities:

  1. Students with a clear sense of purpose and a strong motivation to learn,
    [Required competences; knowledge, technique, interest, and motivation]
  2. Students who can think logically and judge objectively,
    [Required competences; critical thinking, good judgement, expression]
  3. Students who are capable of conducting research and practice with an international outlook,
    [Required competences; knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation]
  4. Students who take pride in their specializations and are cooperative.
    [Required competences; initiative, cooperativeness, interest, and motivation]

Basic Policy for the Selection of Students:

To select students in line with Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy of the Graduate School of Health Sciences’ Master’s Program, the university conducts entrance examinations which comprehensively assess each applicant’s competence in the following areas:
General entrance examination, Entrance examinations for the public health nurses’ course and for the midwives’ course, Special entrance examination for working adults, and Special entrance examination for international students; knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, power of expression, initiative, cooperativeness, interest, and motivation.

Doctoral Program

Applicants are sought with the following qualities and abilities:

  1. Students with a clear sense of purpose and a strong motivation to learn,
    [Required competences; knowledge, technique, interest, and motivation]
  2. Students who can think logically and judge objectively,
    [Required competences; critical thinking, good judgement, expression]
  3. Students capable of conducting research and practice with an international outlook,
    [Required competences; knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, expression, interest, and motivation]
  4. Students who take pride in their specializations and are cooperative.
    [Required competences; initiative, cooperativeness, interest, and motivation]

Basic Policy for the Selection of Students:

To select students in line with Diploma Policy and Curriculum Policy of the Doctorate Program of the Graduate School of Health Sciences, the university conducts entrance examinations which comprehensively assess each applicant’s competence in the following areas:
General entrance examination, Special entrance examination for graduates, Special entrance examination for working adults, and Special entrance examination for international students; knowledge, technique, critical thinking, good judgement, power of expression, initiative, cooperativeness, interest, and motivation.