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Launch your career at Sophia University: 96% employment rate (Sophia graduate outcomes report), supported by a strong alumni network and career services.
Graduate Program, MA, Social Services
Yotsuya Campus, Tokyo, Japan
24 monthsProgram duration
6,206 USDTuition Fee/year
YesScholarships
Hospitality and Leisure ManagementMain Subject Area
Program overview
Main Subject
Hospitality and Leisure Management
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Read more education and research in social welfare required in the coming age through new methods. The Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Social Services at Sophia University offers a new kind of graduate school education that integrates theory and practice by organizing a novel curriculum not seen in conventional social welfare departments in Japan.
The program will establish welfare policy and administration courses, and welfare clinical courses. The former will focus on designing welfare policies and the operation and management of welfare services in government at the national and local levels, as well as in the non-profit sector and the private sector, and cultivate people who will be responsible for these policies and services. In line with this goal, we will develop researchers, administrators, and social entrepreneurs who will pioneer tomorrow’s welfare society. In the clinical course, we will reexamine the theoretical foundations of the field of social work assistive technology, and pursue advanced expertise that can handle the diversifying welfare needs of modern society. Read less
Program overview
Main Subject
Hospitality and Leisure Management
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Read more education and research in social welfare required in the coming age through new methods. The Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Social Services at Sophia University offers a new kind of graduate school education that integrates theory and practice by organizing a novel curriculum not seen in conventional social welfare departments in Japan.
The program will establish welfare policy and administration courses, and welfare clinical courses. The former will focus on designing welfare policies and the operation and management of welfare services in government at the national and local levels, as well as in the non-profit sector and the private sector, and cultivate people who will be responsible for these policies and services. In line with this goal, we will develop researchers, administrators, and social entrepreneurs who will pioneer tomorrow’s welfare society. In the clinical course, we will reexamine the theoretical foundations of the field of social work assistive technology, and pursue advanced expertise that can handle the diversifying welfare needs of modern society. Read less
Admission requirements
Important Dates
Tuition fee and scholarships
Tuition Fee
Scholarships
Domestic Students
International Students
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How to apply to scholarships relevant to you
A list of available scholarships around the world
A scholarship application checklist
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Utilizing its accumulated knowledge of a broad range of subjects, the University supports the studies of its students at Yotsuya Campus in the heart of Tokyo. Sophia University comprises 9 faculties for undergraduate students. The university also offers ...
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Utilizing its accumulated knowledge of a broad range of subjects, the University supports the studies of its students at Yotsuya Campus in the heart of Tokyo. Sophia University comprises 9 faculties for undergraduate students. The university also offers English-taught program offered as collaboration between six departments.
- Faculty of Theology: The only Catholic-oriented theology faculty in Japan, the faculty holds a special place at Sophia, as the university itself was founded on the ideals of Christian education.
- Faculty of Humanities:A faculty of ”humanities” based on the search for wisdom and human dignity, consisting of seven departments, offering courses in philosophical thought, history, art, literature, language, media, information, journalism, and physical culture.
- Faculty of Human Sciences: Faculty focuses on the core idea of "the dignity of individuals," offering programs to cover theoletical as well as practical approaches to policy management, human care, and human science.
- Faculty of Law: 3 departments under this faculty look at law from different perspectives; application of law in Japan, application of law in international contexts, and in the specialized studies in environmental law.
- Faculty of Economics: Department of Economics and the Department of Management cover large areas of studies in economic, commerce, and marketing, preparing students for the today's business world.
- Faculty of Foreign Studies: The Faculty takes a multi-dimentional approach to the rich and diversified world, aiming not only to produce students strong in languages, but the individuals who can use the languages as tools for better understanding of the world
- Faculty of Global Studies: The faculty aims to foster competent individuals well equipped with knowledge and skills as "global professionals" who can contribute to the globalized world.
- Faculty of Liberal Arts: Formerly known as Faculty of Comparative Culture, the faculty offers American-style liberal arts education with programs in social sciences, humanities, international business, and the Japanese language and studies taught in English.
- Faculty of Science and Technology: Science and technology programs at Sophia aims to prepare students to tackle the complex problems facing us today, not only through the studies of science, but also by integrating the studies of the humanities and science.
- SPSF (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures): English-taught program allows students to gain in-depth knowledge in their field of specialization, while taking interdisciplinary courses on the theme of Sustainable Futures, educating them to be the kind of game changers our globalized world needs in order to steer towards a sustainable future.
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Sophia University’s graduate school provides an environment that is conducive to cross-disciplinary research while enhancing academic expertise, taking advantage of the fact that top-notch researchers are gathered on one campus across disciplines.
Theology
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Sophia University’s graduate school provides an environment that is conducive to cross-disciplinary research while enhancing academic expertise, taking advantage of the fact that top-notch researchers are gathered on one campus across disciplines.
Theology
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Applied Religious Studies
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Law
Economics
Languages and Linguistics
Global Studies
Science and Technology
-Mechanical Engineering Division
-Electrical and Electronics Engineering Division
-Applied Chemistry Division
-Chemistry Division
-Mathematics Division
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-Green Science and Engineering Division (Courses are taught in English)
Global Environmental Studies
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Graduate Program, MA, Linguistics
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Engineering and Technology (7)
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Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology / Information Science Division
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Life Sciences and Medicine (5)
Graduate Program, MA, Nursing
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Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology / Mathematics Division
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Graduate Program, MS, Science and Technology/ Chemistry Division
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Graduate Program, PhD Death and Life Studies
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Graduate Program, PhD Sociology
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Graduate Program, PhD Cultural Interaction
Graduate Program, PhD French Literature
Graduate Program, PhD German Literature
Graduate Program, PhD History
Graduate Program, PhD Japanese Literature
Engineering and Technology (1)
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Life Sciences and Medicine (1)
Graduate Program, PhD Psychology
Natural Sciences (2)
Graduate Program, PhD, Science and Technology / Chemistry Division
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Graduate Program, PhD Journalism
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