Master’s Program in Rehabilitation Science

Name of the degree to be conferred Master of Science in Rehabilitation

In this course, highly specialized professionals shall be trained, who provide

comprehensive and fundamental education for the researchers and specialized
professionals relating to rehabilitation, acquire international/interdisciplinary research
Educational purpose
outcomes and methodology in collaboration with other occupations, scientifically/
practically/developmentally solve various problems in their workplace and society and
contribute to society.
In this Degree Program, the human resources shall be trained who have comprehensive
and inclusive ability necessary for correspondence and development in a broad view
relating regarding various problems which working individuals in-service encounter at
Vision of human resources development their workplaces and whose solutions are promptly required. In comprehensive and
inclusive rehabilitation area, highly specialized professionals and faculty members with
high practical R&D ability relating to scientific solution of frontline problems shall be
especially trained.

Competencies specified in diploma policy Evaluation perspectives

1. Knowledge application competence: Can you apply knowledge gained through research and other activities in society?
Ability to contribute to society with Can you identify new problems, even in other fields of expertise, based on broad
advanced knowledge knowledge?
2. Management competence: Ability to Can you take on major tasks with systematic planning?
appropriately address challenges from Can you understand and solve problems from multiple perspectives?
broad standpoints
3. Communication competence: Ability Are you capable of efficient communication for research purposes?
to accurately and clearly communicate Can you discuss research or research-specific knowledge with experts from your own
expert knowledge field and from other fields?
4. Teamwork competence: Ability to Do you have experience cooperatively and actively working on challenges as part of a
wo rk w i t h a t e a m a n d a c t i ve l y team?
contribute to the achievement of goals Have you helped promote projects and activities other than your own research?
5. I n t e r n a t i o n a l i t y c o m p e t e n c e : Are you aware of making contributions to international society and getting involved in
Willingness to contribute to international activities?
international society Have you obtained the linguistic skills necessary for international information
collection and action?
6. Research ability: Basic knowledge and If capable of establishing appropriate research plan relating to rehabilitation and
ability to set research tasks and carry properly conveying such plan to others.
out a research plan in the areas of If capable of completing appropriate master s degree relating to rehabilitation and
rehabilitation. properly make presentation of its results.
7. Specialized knowledge: Advanced If capable of acquiring highly specialized knowledge relating to rehabilitation and an
specialized knowledge and command ability to independently disseminating it.
of the areas of rehabilitation.
8. Ethical view: ethical view and ethical If having acquired basic research ability relating to rehabilitation and ethical view and
knowledge appropriate for the human ethical knowledge.
resources or highl y specializ ed
professionals who have basic research
ability in the area of rehabilitation.
Dissertation evaluation criteria
1. Based on understanding of research trend in and outside Japan preceding research in relevant area, the significance and positioning
of the said research in Rehabilitation science field is clearly described.
2. Right amount of original research outcomes that contribute to development in and outside Japan of Rehabilitation science field is
contained as master s thesis.
3. Reliability of research outcomes have been sufficiently verified based on sufficient knowledge regarding research integrity.
4. Consideration for research outcomes is valid and conclusion is based on objective evidence.
5. Background, purpose, method, results and conclusions etc. of the research shall be summarized in an appropriate form as master s
thesis of Rehabilitation science field.
Level standards required for the degree thesis: Both chief supervisor and sub supervisor(s) can judge that master s thesis has satisfied
the above-mentioned 1 to 5.

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Review board members: One chief supervisor, two sub supervisors.
Examination method: both the chief supervisor and sub supervisors shall comprehensively judge master s thesis, thesis presentation and
oral examination.
Examination items: master s thesis, thesis presentation and oral examination.
Curriculum Policy
The education/research supervision shall be provided to cultivate a basic knowledge, a wide view and generic competences to support
the active role in social diversified settings to develop highly specialized professionals based on interdisciplinary rehabilitation and
teachers for higher education of training schools for rehabilitation professionals etc. including research ability, specialized knowledge
and ethical view that cover four areas of rehabilitation (medical rehabilitation, rehabilitation for special needs education, social
rehabilitation and vocational rehabilitation).
Curriculum organization Centering on students majors, in order to contribute to cultivating basic knowledge and wide view,
policy generic competences in relevant areas, it shall be recommended to take one credit from Inter-disciplinary
Foundation Courses. Specific subjects to be registered and system to deploy sub supervisor(s) shall be
determined based on research plans career plans of individual students etc. Upon determination, the
followings shall be kept in mind: acquiring an ability to find problems and to solve them and research
literacy such as a planning ability relating to clinical study, to create master s thesis, to enrich course work
in order to acquire skills for presentation and debate communication and enhance qualifications as
researchers in clinical study. Additionally, core curriculum shall be organized in order to develop
competent human resources with advanced comprehensive perspective by organizing curriculum not
confined to ordinary area of expertise.
Learning methods (Advisory System)
Processes In order to acquire practical research ability/presentation ability relating to rehabilitation, lectures/
seminars relating to various research methods shall be provided and individual and group research
guidance and presentation shall be performed from the 1st year.
Regarding ethical consideration, training sessions and information sessions relating to ethical review
shall be held in the 1st year and individual instruction shall be provided mainly by ethic committee
members and supervisors.
Regarding cooperation/collaboration with other areas/other areas, as the area of expertise/employment of
the students/graduates are diversified, information exchange and research cooperation shall be frequently
conducted with the students/graduates while studying in this course.
For cultivating practical research ability with an international perspective, the lectures of Rehabilitation
English shall be provided. Besides, opportunities shall be provided for students to interact with
reputable overseas universities for practices/research in rehabilitation area.
(Learning Support)
The system by which individual consultation shall be individually provided regarding the contents of
consultation specific to working graduate students (balancing between work and study, family situations
such as parenting/elderly care etc.) by all the faculty members centering on their supervisors. In order that
working graduate students can perform learning/research activities by directly coming from their
workplace to the university, circumstances etc. of data processing room and research laboratory for
graduate students shall be organized. Intensive courses on weekends shall be secured for a certain time due
to relationship with their workplace etc.
Evaluation of learning Pre-design presentation shall be performed relating to students research taskss in the 1st year and their
outcomes progress status of master s thesis shall be evaluated.
The students master thesis shall be evaluated by conception presentation, interim presentation, final
presentation and oral examination in the 2nd year. As the evaluation points of their master s thesis,
structure of the thesis as a whole, validity of consideration/conclusion and consistency of logics etc. shall
be comprehensively evaluated by peer-review by three faculty members, final presentation and oral
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Admission Policy
Desired students Education shall be provided for the researchers and highly specialized professionals who have an
interest in comprehensive/inclusive rehabilitation for the lifespan including elderly people/persons with
disabilities/children and perspective of interdisciplinary research. In addition to the above-mentioned,
education shall be provided by putting emphasis on training of the researchers and highly specialized
professionals relating to rehabilitation who can cross-sectionally analyze/research the four areas of
rehabilitation (medical rehabilitation, rehabilitation for special needs education, social rehabilitation and
vocational rehabilitation).
Selection policy Entrance examination shall be implemented for the working individuals who have practical experience
of one or more years in rehabilitation-related area after graduating from universities. After releasing
admission information and implementing open campus/admission guidance (April and May), acceptance
of applicants shall be closed in the middle of July. The entrance examination shall be implemented at the
end of August and the results shall be announced for the entrants of April in the following year in
October. In the entrance examination, students shall be provided evaluation by document screening, essay
examination to examine basic knowledge and interview test concerning reason for application.

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