To acquire knowledge and skills in sports and to be active in various fields
Students can choose from three fields of study according to their future vision: “Sports Teaching” and “Sports Coaching” for junior high school and high school health and physical education teachers, special needs school teachers, and leaders in various sports; and “Sports Management” for sports organization managers, health and sports-related companies, and public officials. Students can choose the field that best suits their future image.
The professors in the Department of Sport Studies have a wealth of experience working in the first line of the sports field, including former Olympic champions, doctors, Paralympic coaches, and leading experts in supporting top athletes using sports science methods. Students will be able to acquire “live” leadership skills that are essential for those who want to become teachers of physical education and special needs, as well as athletic leaders, and will learn a great deal about the value and significance of sports.
The school nurtures people who excel not only in sports but also in academic fields, and boasts a large number of graduates who are regularly employed as public officials in the public safety fields (police, firefighters, etc.) and as teachers in the health and physical education fields every year. In recent years, our graduates have been active in various fields such as finance, medical welfare, transportation, and other private companies, in addition to organizations involved in the Olympic Games and sports-related companies. They are demonstrating their abilities cultivated through sports studies in a wide variety of settings.
The school nurtures “experts in children” so that they will be able to play key roles in education and childcare that are rooted in the community and society.
With the declining birthrate, what is needed today is “experts in children” who have specialized knowledge of children's growth and development and who have mastered both childcare and child education. In this department, students can obtain a first-class elementary school teacher's license and a first-class kindergarten teacher's license, or a first-class kindergarten teacher's license and a nursery teacher's license at the same time. We aim to nurture students who will become educators and childcare specialists who can grasp the various issues facing “children” in the local community and contribute to solving them.
The faculty consists of a wide range of teachers, including experts in academic fields who have taught at elementary schools and kindergartens, supervisors at the board of education, directors of child guidance centers, and specialists in the fields of music and the arts. One of the features of this department is that students can receive direct guidance from professionals in the field. In addition to classes based on active learning in which students take the initiative and participate, the department provides practical education in which students learn from the local community, facilities, on-site children, teachers, and childcare professionals in cooperation with two affiliated kindergartens, elementary schools and other child-related facilities in and outside of the prefecture and even overseas.
Piazza Studios is the central learning space of the department, consisting of seven workshops: “Play,” “Rhythm,” “Expression,” “Art,” “Experiment,” “Nursery,” and "Cooking”. It is used not only for classroom knowledge, but also as a place to learn about children in a practical way. It is open to the community to support childcare and is also used as a stage for gaining experience in dealing with children.
10-1 Ushi, Gosho-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, 920-8620, Japan
TEL : 076-253-3896 (International Exchange Center)
TEL : +81-76-253-3896 (From outside Japan)
FAX : +81-76-253-3617 (From outside Japan)
