2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Methodologies in Education, Welfare and Health F1A
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Mitsue Nagamine / Tomomi Mizuno
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.D468
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on mastering evaluation methods for research in the health and welfare fields, psychological and physiological approaches. Through lectures and group work, students will develop the ability to analyze physical and mental health and social and human phenomena.
Course description and aims
1) Define "health" from multiple perspectives.
2) Describe the appropriate research methods for measuring based on research objectives.
3) Using key theories and methodologies, explain contemporary topics in health and welfare.
Keywords
health, psychophysiology, qualitative research methods, quantitative research methods
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures and group work will be conducted.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Practical research using qualitative research |
Understand qualitative research methods |
| Class 2 | Practical research using quantitative research |
Understand quantitative research methods |
| Class 3 | Research design |
Understand research design of psychology and welfare |
| Class 4 | Definition of health |
Understand the definition of health |
| Class 5 | Health assessed from psychological aspects |
Understand various psychological assessment methods |
| Class 6 | Health assessed from physiological aspects |
Understand various physiological assessment methods |
| Class 7 | A final presentation session to confirm understanding |
Acquire a comprehensive understanding of evaluation methods and research designs related to health and welfare |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not required
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' course grades will be based on Q&A and participation in class (40%) and the final presentation and report (60%).
*Students have to attend more than 5 times to evaluate this course.
Related courses
- SHS.D444 ： Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health F2
- SHS.D441 ： Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health S1
- SHS.D442 ： Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health F1
- SHS.D444 ： Graduate Lecture in Education, Welfare and Health F2
Prerequisites
Students are expected to be familiar with searching for articles in an academic article database (EBSCOhost, Web of Science Core Collection, PubMed, etc.), and be interested in understanding people from multiple perspectives.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Mitsue NAGAMINE, nagamine.mitsue[at]ila.isct.ac.jp
Tomomi MIZUNO, mizuno.t.a14c [at]m.isct.ac.jp
Other
None