Graduate School of Social Sciences (MA/PhD)
Public Policy Course
To be researchers and professionals who can develop public policy
This program cultivates researchers and advanced professionals capable of independently identifying and addressing public issues, grounded in the core disciplines of the social sciences, including law, political science, policy science and economics. From specialized perspectives, it offers research and education that organically integrates theory and practice to contribute to the resolution of complex challenges facing contemporary society.
This program cultivates researchers and advanced professionals capable of independently identifying and addressing public issues, grounded in the core disciplines of the social sciences, including law, political science, policy science and economics. From specialized perspectives, it offers research and education that organically integrates theory and practice to contribute to the resolution of complex challenges facing contemporary society.
Welfare Society Course
To be researchers and professionals who can become leaders in a welfare society
Graduate program of the Welfare Society course, as we strive for a welfare society, provides students with core competencies to lead and support professional practice in human development well-being.
The Master's and Doctoral programs have interdisciplinary components such as Social Work, Sociology, Pedagogy and Psychology. We encourage interaction of knowledge from different disciplines. Graduate students are to take coursework in those area above and also individual meetings for mentoring and direction for thesis or dissertation.
Graduate program of the Welfare Society course, as we strive for a welfare society, provides students with core competencies to lead and support professional practice in human development well-being.
The Master's and Doctoral programs have interdisciplinary components such as Social Work, Sociology, Pedagogy and Psychology. We encourage interaction of knowledge from different disciplines. Graduate students are to take coursework in those area above and also individual meetings for mentoring and direction for thesis or dissertation.
Joint Research
To make studies in welfare society and public policy fields develop, our faculty has organized the Welfare Society Study Group.
A Welfare Forum has been held every year since 2000 for the exchange of ideas and research findings on welfare society and public policy.
We have annually published two Bulletins: "The Review of Welfare Society" and "The Scientific Reports of Kyoto Prefectural University Public Policy", since 2000 and 2009, respectively.
In collaboration with the Kyoto Institute for Regional Prospects (KIRP) , one of the research institutes of KPU, as a research partner, we provide individuals, public sector and non-profit organizations access to the intellectual resources and practical experience of our faculty in order to contribute to improvement of governance in the community, region and beyond, and quality of life.
A Welfare Forum has been held every year since 2000 for the exchange of ideas and research findings on welfare society and public policy.
We have annually published two Bulletins: "The Review of Welfare Society" and "The Scientific Reports of Kyoto Prefectural University Public Policy", since 2000 and 2009, respectively.
In collaboration with the Kyoto Institute for Regional Prospects (KIRP) , one of the research institutes of KPU, as a research partner, we provide individuals, public sector and non-profit organizations access to the intellectual resources and practical experience of our faculty in order to contribute to improvement of governance in the community, region and beyond, and quality of life.
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