Curriculum

Category Number of Credits Nursing Science Certified Nurse Specialists（CNS) Number of Credits Required for CNS Education Courses Midwifery Course Number of Credits Required for Midwifery Course
Cancer Chronic Care Psychiatric Mental Health Family Health
Specialized Basic Subjects Topics in Nursing Science 2 ● ●A ●A ●A ●A

Common Subjects A: 8 credits or more

Common Subjects B: 6 credits

A total of 14 credits or more

 ● Specialized Basic Subjects: 19 credits or more including the compulsory subjects
Nursing Communication 2 6 credits or more in addition to the compulsory subjects ■
Nursing Consultation 2 ●A ●A ●A ●A
Nursing Research 3 ○A ○A ○A ○A ○
Health Statistics 2 ○
Global Health Nursing 2 ○
Nursing Ethics 2 ○A ○A ○A ○A
Continuing Profession Education 2 ○A ○A ○A ○A
Physical Assessment 2 ○B ○B ○B ○B
Pathology 2 ○B ○B ○B ○B
Clinical Pharmacology 2 ○B ○B ○B ○B
Basic Nursing Education 2 ○
Maternal and Child Health in Community 1 ■
Women's Health 2 ■
Mental Health for Women 1 ■
Bioethics in Midwifery 2 ■
Physical Assessment in Midwifery 1 ■
Specialized Subjects Specialized Subjects Topics in Global Health and Public Health Nursing 2 8 credits or more including 2 credits each of "Topics" and "Seminar" from the specialized subjects in each student's specialized research field Specialized Subjects: 33 credits or more including 2 credits each of "Topics" and "Seminar" in student's specialized field and the compulsory subjects
Seminar on Global Health and Public Health Nursing 2
Topics in Women's Health Nursing 2 ○
Seminar on Women's Health NursingI 2 ○
Seminar on Women's Health NursingII 2 ○
Seminar on Women's Health NursingIII 3 ○
Seminar on Women's Health NursingIV 3 ○
Topics in MidwiferyI 2 ■
Seminar in MidwiferyI 2 ■
Topics in MidwiferyII 2 ■
Seminar in MidwiferyII 2 ■
Topics in MidwiferyIII 1 ■
Seminar in MidwiferyIII 1 ■
Midwifery PracticumI 8 ■
Midwifery PracticumII 3 ■
Topics in Family Health Nursing 2 ○
Seminar in Family Health Nursing 2 ○
Discussions on Family Support in Child Care Period 2 ○
Discussions on Topics Assessing Growth and Development in Pediatric and Family Nursing 2
Seminar on Translational Research in Family Nursing 2 〇 〇
Discussions on Family Life Assessment 2 ○
Discussions on Family Assessment and Intervention 2 ○
Family Nursing Seminar in Practice for Certificate Nursing Specialist 2 ○
Family Nursing Practice I 2 ○
Family Nursing Practice II 4 ○
Family Nursing Practice III 2 ○
Topics in Oncology NursingI 2 ○G

【Cancer Nursing Field】

Common Subjects in the Field G: 6 credits

Common Subjects in the Field S: 8 credits

Practice C: 8 credits
Seminar in Oncology NursingI 2 ○S
Topics in Oncology NursingII 2 ○G
Seminar in Oncology NursingII 2 ○S
Topics in Oncology NursingIII 2 ○S
Topics in Basic Oncology 1 ○G
Topics in Clinical Oncology 1 ○G
Topics in Palliative Care 2 ○S
Oncology Nursing SeminarI 2 ○C
Oncology Nursing SeminarII 4 ○C
Oncology Nursing SeminarIII 2 ○C
Topics in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2 ○

【Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Field】

Common Subjects in the Field: 12 credits

Common Subjects in the Field: 2 credits

Practice: 8 credits
Seminar in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2 ○
Topics in Psychiatric NursingI 2 ○
Topics in Psychiatric NursingII 2 ○
Topics in Psychiatric NursingIII 2 ○
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Seminar for Certificate Nursing SpecialistI 2 ○
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Seminar for Certificate Nursing SpecialistII 2 ○
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing PracticeI 4 ○
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing PracticeII 4 ○
Topics in Chronic Care NursingI 2 ○

【Chronic Care Nursing Field】

Common Subjects in the Field: 14 credits

Practice: 8 credits
Seminar in Chronic Care NursingI 2 ○
Topics in Chronic Care NursingII 2 ○
Seminar in Chronic Care NursingII 2 ○
Topics in Chronic Care NursingIII 2 ○
Topics in Chronic Care NursingIV 2 ○
Seminar in Chronic Care NursingIV 2 ○
Chronic Care Nursing PracticeI 4 ○
Chronic Care Nursing PracticeII 4 ○
Common Internship 2 Elective●　
Seminar in Nursing Science 2 ○ ○ ○ ○ Practice: 2 credits ○
Research on Nursing Science 4 ● ● ● ● ● ●
Total Credits Completed 30 42 58
credits or more
  • Subjects specified as the curriculum for CNS and midwifery are indicated by circles in the table
  • ●Compulsory Subjects for Master's Program
  • ○Alphabets next to the circles indicate the types of subjects in each specialty of CNS
  • The completion requirements must be fulfilled in accordance with the course registration method prescribed by the Master's and Doctoral Programs in Nursing Science.
  • ■Compulsory Subjects for Midwifery Course
  • Student who has completed the regular number of credits in the Cancer Nursing Specialist Training Course will be recognized as having completed the Comprehensive Life Stage Support Course (Nursing) in the Kanto Region Cancer Specialist Training Base Program.