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TOP Master’s Program in Counseling / Doctoral Program in Counseling Science

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University of Tsukuba
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Master’s Program in Counseling

Master’s Program in Counseling at Tokyo campus is designed to help graduate students acquire research competencies and advanced techniques of counseling.
Graduate students are expected to become highly skilled specialists of counseling with ability to support people with various adaptive problems within the community.
The major goal is to train scientist-practitioners with extensive knowledge and skills in counseling, psychology, evidence-based practice, and scientific research in order for them to contribute their expertise in community organizations.
Master’s Program in Counseling at Tokyo campus prepares full-time working professional students to become experts with exceptional research knowledge and skills in their own fields of specialty.
It typically takes 2 years of part-time study to earn a Master of Science degree in Counseling.
Faculty members possess a broad range of professional interests and competencies, offering students a wide variety of opportunities for research and practice in counseling.
Areas of Faculty specialization include: Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, Gerontological Psychology, School Psychology, Developmental Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Medical Psychology, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

University of Tsukuba
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences

Doctoral Program in Counseling Science

Counseling Sciences (CS) is an innovative science to solve individual and organizational problems that can occur throughout human life.
The CS Doctoral Program at Tokyo campus, the first of its kind in Japan, prepares highly qualified scientist-practitioners, researchers, and educators to solve diverse life career problems with scientific methods and evidence-based practice while maximizing interdisciplinary and international collaborative teamwork.
It typically takes 3 years of part-time study to earn a Ph.D. degree in Counseling Science.
Since Ph.D. Students are expected to function as global researchers, they are involved in cutting-edge international research collaboration projects with major universities in the United States, Australia, Europe, and Asia.
Faculty members, with rich experiences teaching working professional graduate students, are ready to give them not only constructive academic advice, but also advice on future career development upon their graduation.
A part of the University of Tsukuba’s commitment to realize every student’s full potential, the CS program assists students to plan their doctoral studies, meeting their personal and professional needs flexibly and effectively.