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1220-1 Biimata, Nago City, Okinawa, Japan 905-8585　　E-mail : info@mga.meio-u.ac.jpTelephone: +81-980-51-1100 ／ Fax: +81-980-52-4640

The logo of Meio University in Nago, Okinawa, where the cherry-blossom front starts in Japan, describes the cherry blossom in the diamond. The five petals of the cherry-blossom symbolize the sovereign values of the human race: Truth, Good, Beauty, Sacredness and Health. The endless four sides of the diamond mean brotherhood in the four oceans beyond the horizons of which we extend our founding spirits of Peace, Liberty, and Progress.

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Meio’s Founding Principles, University Mission, Founding Spirit 1

A messagefrom the President 2

History of the University 3

International Exchange 4

Faculty ofInternational Studies 5・International Culture Major・Language Education Major・Management Major・Information Systems Major・Health Information　Management Major・Tourism Industry Major

Faculty ofHuman Health Sciences 7・Department of Sports and Health Sciences・Department of Nursing

The Graduate School ofMeio University 9・International Cultural Studies・Nursing

Meio University was established in 1994 with public funds from Nago City, and eleven other townships in northern Okinawa. It then became a public university on April 1, 2010. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of the foundation and the 5th anniversary of the university becoming a public university in the year 2014. Meio University remains dedicated to its founding principles of “Peace, Freedom, and Progress” and its mission of contributing to Okinawa through education and research. Also, our educational goals from the beginning have included preparing our students to play active roles in international communities. Initially the university consisted of only one college, the College of International Studies, with three departments—International Cultural Studies, Management and Information Sciences, and the Tourism Industry. In 2007, the College was reorganized as the Faculty of International Studies. We also established the School of Human Health in 2005, creating two new departments—the Department of Sports and Health Sciences in 2005 and the Department of Nursing in 2007. During these years, the university sought to establish international standards in its education and research. How could we organize the curricula so that we could educate and graduate competent students capable of responding to the 21st-century globalizing world? The university asked itself these questions as well: (1) What sort of knowledge and skills should students acquire? and (2) To educate students who meet both national and international expectations, what sort of educational systems should we establish? In responding to these questions and to meet the needs of the times, the university established the Liberal Arts Center in 2011, which was reorganized in 2015 as the “University Center for Liberal Arts Education.” Liberal Arts education here means to be free of the narrow definitions of a “major” and to educate students in a well-balanced, comprehensive way in the humanities,

social sciences, and natural sciences. It also emphasizes critical and logical thinking and writing and the competence to communicate well in both Japanese and foreign languages, and encourages students to practice academic ethics. Education in the three basic skills of liberal education—(1) writing (mainly in Japanese), (2) foreign languages, and (3) mathematical and quantitative reasoning—has already been strengthened at Meio by establishing the Language Learning Center, the Mathematics and Sciences Learning Center, and the Writing Center. These three centers promote up-to-date learning through a tutoring system and collectively are the most remarkable feature of our university. The curriculum of Meio University is thus designed to educate students to be well rounded based on a liberal arts education combined with specific majors that add depth to students’ basic skills and knowledge. We call it the “Meio University Model of Liberal Arts Education.” In order to realize this model, the university provides students curricula based on active learning and organized into various fields of study. For example, in the Faculty of International Studies, students acquire broad knowledge by studying various subjects before they proceed to their majors. The School of Human Health, consisting of the Department of Sports and Health Sciences and the Department of Nursing, also educates students by introducing liberal arts subjects. By promoting such an education following an international standard, we aim to cultivate students who can effectively contribute to local and international communities. Thus, we will eventually prepare our students for studying independently through their careers. As for graduate programs at Meio University, we established the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies (MA programs in six research areas) in 2001 and the Graduate School of Nursing (MA program) in 2011. These two graduate schools aim to train high-level professionals and scholars. Further,

in order to develop a better curriculum and research education system, bilingual education centering on English has been offered in some research areas, and the Graduate School of Nursing offers community-based programs with specific emphasis on health and nursing in northern Okinawa, known internationally for the longevity of local residents. Another aspect of the uniqueness of the university’s education lies in students’ participation in many extracurricular activities to assist fellow students. Students participate in a first-year student orientation and career orientation activities. In addition, students—including international students—teach and collaborate with fellow students in the learning centers mentioned above. These extracurricular activities are guided by faculty members to enhance students’ competence for leadership, communication skills, community service, collaborative spirit, and intellectual independence. Also, these activities strengthen and develop creative learning among students and faculty members. In addition, the new Student Union, “Sakuraum,” completed in November 2014, is the center for such activities for both students and Meio faculty and symbolizes the university’s liberal arts education and its hope to educate students who will participate in various activities and exercise leadership in society after graduation. Meio University educates students so that they become internationally oriented and grow to deeply understand the needs of local communities. The university achieves these goals by training students in local internships and international exchange programs in many countries around the world. Students are thus exposed to the intellectual tradition of humankind in higher education and can train themselves for a future career. I hope that all students will deepen their knowledge and widen their vision while studying in the cutting-edge curricula and the beautiful campus of Meio University.

Meio University: Its Education and Mission

In 1994, Meio University began as the sole privately managed university in Okinawa, established with public funds by Okinawa Prefecture as well as the northern 12 towns and villages which have the city of Nago as their center. In 2010, Meio was reborn as a public university. However, from its very inception Meio has always espoused its founding spirit of, “peace, freedom and progress.” If we trace the history of mankind, it is no exaggeration to say it has been a history of warfare; and for that fact alone, the spirit which aspires to peace for mankind will not die away. In particular, in our own Okinawa Prefecture, which was transformed into a battleground for the last fierce fighting of World War II where intense ground warfare unfolded, the cultural legacy built up by our forebears was utterly demolished with over 200,000 precious lives lost. Accordingly, the aspiration for peace is a matter of great consequence for the citizens of the prefecture. Born out of this kind of historical understanding and from a desire to contribute to the construction and maintenance of world peace, this university was established to accomplish the mission of proclaiming a message of peace. Without peace, there can be no freedom. Yet the struggle for freedom has been at the heart of human history. Mankind has struggled to liberate itself from dictatorship, oppression, social injustice, discrimination, poverty and starvation. However, our own country has a history where we experienced a time when we were a militaristic nation and a feudalistic society which oppressed freedom; and in the case of this prefecture, we were placed under American occupation and administrative authority starting from the Battle of Okinawa and extending over the succeeding 27 years. About what this university has been emphasizing most—it goes without saying—

freedom of speech, of faith and of inquiry, we expect no argument. Without freedom, there can be no progress in university research and education. Without peace and freedom, there can be no progress for human society. Without peace and freedom, culture cannot prosper. The remarkable progress of modern-day science has been making great contributions to the happiness of humankind. In addition, the makeup of society too has succeeded in accommodat ing rapid change. And the resul ts—internat ional izat ion and globalization—are making swift progress, with each country mutually dependent and no longer able to remain isolated. This university, exerting itself for progress and improvement in the realm of science and learning through education and research imbued with the spirit of internationalism, has taken as one of its missions contributing to the happiness of both regional society and human society at large. On the basis of these three main pillars, peace, freedom and progress, this university proclaims in its educational goals that it will cultivate capable individuals who can be active in the community of nations. For this purpose, we have taken as a founding ideal of education the cultivation of capable individuals who, expressing themselves with an open mind and an understanding of problems from an international perspective, know how to solve just such problems. It is precisely on account of our objective to nurture internationally-minded, well-cultivated individuals that this university has strengthened the liberal arts. Standing on that foundation, and by virtue of maintaining high-level expertise in education and research, we expect to train capable individuals who can contribute to the region as well as the community of nations.

Meio’s Founding PrinciplesPeace, Freedom, ProgressUniversity MissionTo prepare students to make a positivecontribution to our international society

Founding Spirit

Yamazato Katsunori, Ph.D.　President of Meio UniversityProfile

Katsunori Yamazato was born in the Motobu Peninsula in northern Okinawa. He served as Professor of American Literature and Culture for 38 years at the University of the Ryukyus. He also served twice as Vice President there and in 2013 became Dean of the Faculty of International Studies at Meio University while simultaneously serving as Vice President. In February 2014, he was elected as its fifth president. He has served as President of ASLE-Japan (Association for the Study of Literature and Environment) for four years and as President of the Kyushu American Literature Society for three years. Currently, he is on the editorial advisory committee of ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studes for Literature and Environment (Oxford University Press) and serves as Graduate Affiliate Professor of the Department of American Studies at the University of Hawai’i.

B.A. (English) University of the Ryukyus, 1972 M.A (English) University of Hawaii, 1974 Ph.D. (English) University of California, Davis, 1987 Professor Emeritus, University of the Ryukyus, 2013

A Message from the President

Academic Qualifications

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1991 Jul. Formation of the Preparatory Committee for the establishment of an educational foundation, the Nago Institute of Education Opening of Executive Office to prepare for the establishment of the Nago Institute of Education

1992 Apr. Filing of the Conception Plan to establish the Nago Institute of Education with the Ministry of EducationFiling of the Conception Plan for the founding of Meio University

Jul. First Application Screening, Ministry of Education (Commission for the Establishment of　Universities and other Educational Foundations)

1993 Jun. Second Screening

Sep. On-site Inspection (Ministry of Education)

Dec. Act of Endowment for Nago Institute of Education. Permission granted to found a university (Ministry of Education)

1994 Apr. Meio Inauguration Ceremony

First Matriculation Ceremony

Attached library completed

Foreign students Center completed

1995 Apr. First Anniversary Celebration

1996 Apr. Establishment of Meio Research Institute

1997 Oct. Establishment of the Meio Support Society

Nov. Tree Planting Ceremony celebrating the completion of Meio University

1998 Mar. First Graduation Ceremony

1999 Apr. Prefectural Tree Planting Ceremony

Jun. Completion of Multipurpose Hall

Jul. Fifth Anniversary Celebration

2000 Jun. Filing of the Conception Plan for the founding of the Graduate School of Meio University

Dec. Establishment of the Graduate School Approved by Ministry of Education

2001 Apr. Graduate School Inauguration Ceremony

2003 Mar. Graduate School's First Graduating Class

2004 Sep. Application for the establishment of the Faculty of Human Health, Department of Sports and Health

Oct. Completion of the Hokubu Center for Lifelong Learning

Dec. Tenth Anniversary Celebration

2005 Jan. Permission granted to add the Faculty of Human Health,

Department of Sports and Health (Ministry of Education)

Mar. Indoor heated swimming pool completed

Apr. First Matriculation Ceremony, Faculty of Human Health

2006 Mar. Completion of the Faculty of Human Health　

Experiments and practical training building

Jun. Application for the establishment of the Department of

Nursing, Faculty of Human Health

Jul. Notification of intent to form the College of International

Studies within the Faculty of International Studies

Sep. Permission granted for the College of International

Studies within the Faculty of International Studies

(Ministry of Education)

Nov. Permission granted for the Department of Nursing,

Faculty of Human Health (Ministry of Education)

2007 Apr. Inauguration of the College of International Studies

within the Faculty of International Studies

Inauguration of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of

Human Health

2009 Dec. Application by the Northern Region Administration

for approval to establish Meio University as a public

university (to Okinawa Prefecture)

Application by the Nago Institute of Education for

approval of the change of founders, and of the

dissolution of Meio as a private educational institution

(to the Ministry of Education)

2010 Mar. Approval for the establishment of Meio University as a

public university (Okinawa Prefectural Governor)

Approval for the dissolution of Meio as a private

institution and its reinstatement as a public institution

with new founders (Ministry of Education)

Apr. Establishment of Meio University as a public university

May. Filing of the Conception Plan for the founding of the

Meio University Graduate school of Nursing

Oct. Permission granted to add the Graduate school of

Nursing (Ministry of Education)

2011 Apr. Inauguration of the Graduate school of Nursing

2014 Dec. Ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary and five

years as a public institution.

2015 Apr. Student Union SAKURAUM completed.

Cafeteria and Campus store renovated.

History of the University

Country University Date of AgreementBrazil State University of Londrina May 25, 1994Argentina University of Business and Social Sciences September 29, 1994Peru University of the Pacific October 7, 1994Vietnam Vietnam National University December 12, 1995Malaysia Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of Malaya February 1, 1996USA University of Hawai'i at Hilo September 4, 1996USA Long Island University July 1,1997Philippines Manila University December 5, 1998USA George Fox University May 25, 2001Indonesia Hasanuddin University November 1, 2002Thailand Mae Fah Luang University February 2, 2004USA University of Guam March 29, 2004Australia University of Wollongong March 20, 2007Taiwan Tajen University June 27, 2008China Hunan Agricultural University November 3, 2008China Institute of Tourism of Beijing Union University November 6, 2008Korea Keimyung University December 30, 2008UK University of Central Lancashire August 24, 2009USA Springfield College April 27,2011Korea Jeju National University June 3,2011USA Southeast Missouri State University November 27, 2012Thailand Siam University January 25, 2013Canada Brock University September 27, 2013Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico February 26,2014Taiwan Chung Chou University of Science and Technology June 12,2014Taiwan Kainan University June 13,2014Korea Myongji University October 13,2014USA Niagara University December 22,2014USA University of Hawai’i at West O’ ahu December 24, 2014USA University of Hawai’i May 12, 2015Peru University of San Martin de Porres February 18, 2016Taiwan National University of Kaohsiung April 29, 2016China Shandong University June 8, 2016Canada University of Lethbridge August 19, 2016

International Exchange It is Meio University's policy to promote education and research through a series of academic exchange agreements with other universities both at home and abroad. Academic relations are particularly sought with institutions that offer courses or curricula similar to that of Meio University. Students who plan to acquire a teacher's certificate in English are encouraged to study abroad for eight months under the credit transfer system. For overseas exchange students who come to Meio to study, we offer various Japanese language courses at basic, intermediate and advanced levels.

International Academic Exchange Programs (16 countries, 34 universities)　 (as of 2016,8)

State Universityof Londrina

(Brazil)University of

the Pacific (Peru)

Vietnam NationalUniversity (Vietnam)

Hunan AgriculturalUniversity (China) Institute of Tourism of

Beijing Union University (China)University of Central Lancashire (UK)

Mae Fah Luang University (Thailand)

Siam University (Thailand)

Faculty of Arts and Social Science,University of Malaya (Malaysia) Hasanuddin

University(Indonesia)

University ofWollongong(Australia)

Keimyung University (Korea)

Tajen University (Taiwan) National Universityof Kaohsiung (Taiwan)

Manila University (Philippines)University of Businessand Social Sciences (Argentina)

Kainan University (Taiwan)Chung Chou University ofScience and Technology (Taiwan)

Shandong University (China) George Fox University (USA)

National AutonomousUniversity of Mexico (Mexico)

Niagara University (USA)

Brock University (Canada)

Long IslandUniversity (USA)

Springfield College (USA)

Southeast MissouriState University (USA)

University ofHawai’ i at Hilo (USA)

Universityof Hawai’ i (USA)

Universityof Guam (USA)

University ofSan Martin

de Porres (Peru)

Myoangji University (Korea)Jeju National University (Korea)

University of Hawai’ iat West O’ahu (USA)

University of Lethbridge (Canada)

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FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

While putting to good use the geographical location Okinawa enjoys, and making the most of its historical and cultural circumstances, we educate talented, internationally-minded individuals who can contribute fully to the pan-Pacific region.

Academic Fields■ Okinawan Course■ Japanese Course■ East Asian Course■ Southeast Asian Course■ Latin America Course■ International Cooperation Course

Academic Fields■ Human Behavior Systems■ Social Organization Systems■ Business Management Systems■ Information Management Systems

Academic Fields■ English Language Communication Course■ English Language Teacher Training Course■ Japanese Language Teacher Training Course

Academic Fields■ Network Technology■ Information Systems Development■ Information Management■ Digital Content Technology

Academic Fields■ Tourism Policy and Business Studies■ Environment and Ecotourism Studies■ Culture Tour Studies

Academic Fields■ Medicine■ Information Technology■ Management■ Health Information Management

International Culture Major

■ Public Service■ Education and Learning Support for Academic Research■ Professionals・Technology Service■ Wholesale Trade and Retail■ Distribution Business■ Financial Companies (banks, life insurance, securities) ■ Information and Communications Technology■ Medical Institutions■ Hotel Accommodation Staff

■Restaurant■ Daily Life Related Service Industry■ Leisure Industry■ Junior High School Teacher (English) ■ High School Teacher (English/ Commerce/ Information Studies)■ Health Information Manager■ Graduate School (domestic or abroad)

We foster students who are skilled in using information, thinking logically, and solving problems. We teach them about information technology and basic skills as members of society.

Information Systems Major

We aim to cultivate language abilities such as English as an international language and Japanese as a mother tongue at both the practical and professional level. Through language education, we cultivate global citizens with broad knowledge and a high degree of specialization who can contribute to their local and global communities in the future by deepening their identities and communicating widely with others.

Language Education Major

We educate medical information specialists with sophisticated IT skills who have a well-rounded knowledge of the liberal arts to cope with a changing world.

Health Information Management Major

We cultivate specialized knowledge and techniques needed for institutional management such as regional administration corporate management and medical treatment.

Management Major

Through a study of the tourism industry, we cultivate specialists with a variety of skills able to contribute to society on both a regional and international scale.

Tourism Industry Major

Bachelor of Arts (International Cultural Studies)

Bachelor of Arts (Management and Information Science)

Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Industry)

Licenses and Qualifications available from the College of International StudiesLicenses■ Junior High / High School First Class Teaching License in English　■ High School First Class Teaching License in Commerce■ High School First Class Teaching License in Information Studies

Faculty of International StudiesCOLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESSix major subjects for developing talented individuals The Faculty of International Studies cultivates, as global citizens of the 21st century, “talented individuals who can be active both locally as well as internationally.” Based on an awareness of the importance of fostering a flexible and all-around decision-making capability, we at Meio take as our educational goal the development of talented individuals who can respond to a variety of needs. This competence serves us well in an age requiring a strong ability both to compete on an international scale and simultaneously to coexist in peace and harmony.

■ English Proficiency Test ■ TOEFL ■ Chinese Proficiency Test ■ Kanji Proficiency Test■ Japanese Proficiency Test■ Spanish Proficiency Test ■ Japanese Language Teacher ■ CRLA ■ Accounting Proficiency Test

■ IT Passport■ Entry qual i f icat ion for Health Info.

Management Cert.■ .Com Master ■ Fundamental Information Technology

Engineer ■ Cert if ied Business Administrator in

Advanced Studies ■ Tourism Business Agent

■ CONE Nature Experience Leader ■ English for Tourism Proficiency Test ■ National Tourist Agent Manager ■ Combined National/International Tourist

Agent Manager ■ Environmental Counselor ■ Personal Trainer■ Camping Instructor ■ Scuba Diving Certificate

Qualifications

Faculty DepartmentYear

Total1 2 3 4

International Studies International Studies 318 301 322 341 1,282

CountryYear

Total1 2 3 4

China 4 2 5 9 20Korea 2 0 2 0 4

Senegal 0 1 0 0 1Taiwan 1 0 0 0 1Total 7 3 7 9 26

Number of Undergraduates (as of 2016.5.1)

Number of Foreign Students (as of 2016.5.1)

Principal Subjects

■ International Culture MajorField Study TripOkinawan Regional CultureOkinawan SocietyJapanese HistoryComparative PhilosophyComparative ArtReligions of AsiaAsian History Asian CultureLanguage and Culture of Latin AmericaLatin American HistoryMigration and Cultural Adapta-tionLatin American FolkloreLatin American SocietyAsian Politics and Society

■ Language Education MajorField Study Trip Debating in EnglishInterpretation TechniquesOral CommunicationEnglish CompositionEnglish Text ReadingEnglish ListeningEnglish PhoneticsJapanese Language Theory of Expression

Japanese Language Theory of UnderstandingEnglish Language Teaching Methods for Elementary School

■ Management MajorPublic FinanceEconomic PolicyAdministrative LawCompany LawCivil Law and Personal LifeStrategic ManagementMarketing TheoryPrinciples of BookkeepingVenture BusinessCurrent Business AffairsBusiness LogisticsHuman RelationsSocial PsychologyInterpersonal CommunicationOrganizational Psychology

■ Information Systems MajorIntroduction to Computer SystemsInternational NetworksInformation Society StudiesIntroduction to ProgrammingDatabase TheoryManagement Statistics

Management InformationInformation System TheoryProgramming LanguagesAdvanced ProgrammingSystem DesignAlgorithm TheoryDatabase PracticalNetwork TechnologyNetwork Construction and ManagementComputer GraphicsWeb DesignWeb GraphicsWeb Content Production

■ Health Information Management MajorMedical StatisticsHealth Information Manage-mentAnatomy and PhysiologyIntroduction to Healthcare Services and Clinical MedicineClinical MedicineInternational Disease Classifica-tion Theory International Disease Classifica-tion SeminarHealthcare Management Healthcare Management (Receipts)

Medical Information Database Theory and Practice Programming Language Algorithm Theory Network Technology Introduction to Management Organization Theory Business Analysis

■ Tourism Industry MajorTourism PolicyTourism Industry StudiesTourism DevelopmentTourism in OkinawaHotel ManagementHotel PlanningTravel Industry ManagementMarketing for Hospitality and TourismEcotourism Environmental AssessmentNatural Treasures in OkinawaIsland Environment StudiesNature Observation GuidanceInternship AbroadField Studies SeminarIntroduction to WellnessHealth and Longevity

Career and qualification paths after graduation

Faculty (as of 2016.5.1)President of Meio University YAMAZATO KatsunoriVice President of Meio University SUMIE JunjiDean of Faculty of International Studies SAKUMOTO Kohtatsu

Tourism Industry Major …………………………………………………Professor ARAKAKI Yuji/TASHIRO Yutaka/PARK Jae Duk HASEGAWA JunichirooSenior Associate Professor MIYAGI Toshirou/HEO Jeomsug/IRAMINA Hirono OTANI Kentaro/KAKUTANI NaohisaAssociate Professor RYU Eunju/UDA Takuya

Tourism Industry Division

Management and Information Science DivisionMajor in Management ……………………………………………………Professor MIYAHIRA Shigeharu/KINJO Akira/KIMURA KenichiSenior Associate Professor NAKAOJI Yoko/HAYASHI Yuko/OSHIRO WataruAssociate Professor OSHIRO Mikio/KUSANO YasuhiroInformation Systems Major …………………………………………… Professor ALI, Fathelalem F./NAKAZATO Shu/SAKUMOTO Kohtatsu TANABE KatsuyoshiSenior Associate Professor Peter M. ARATHOON/TENGAN TakeshiMedical Information Management ……………………………………Professor KIMURA KenichiSenior Associate Professor OSHIRO MarikoAssistant Professor UEJO Kaname

International culture studies DivisionInternational Culture Major ……………………………………………Professor YAMADA Hitoshi/SUMIE Junji/SHAYESTEH Farrokh LEE Jin Young/TAKAMINE TsukasaSenior Associate Professor SUGANO Atsushi/TERUYA MakotoAssociate Professor YARA Kenichiro/UEHARA NatsukiLanguage Education Major ………………………………………………Professor TOKESHI Masanori/YONAHA Keiko NAKAMURA Koichiro/ITAYAMA KatsukiSenior Associate Professor UEZU Hajime/KOTSUGAI Toru KOJIMA Yousuke/FEWELL Norman Assistant Professor KUCKELMAN Meghan/SAKODA Sachie ……………………

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FACULTY OF HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES

Faculty of Human Health SciencesDeveloping health support specialists　　Under the guiding principle of learning the ultimate “human way of life,” or how to enrich physical and mental human life to its fullest, we educate “health support specialists” through scientific study and investigation in the fields of sport, health and nursing.

Faculty DepartmentYear

Total1 2 3 4

Human HealthSciences

Sports and Health Sciences 101 105 111 98 415Nursing 88 86 89 96 359

Total 189 191 200 194 774

Number of Undergraduates (as of 2016.5.1)Academic Staff (as of 2016.5.1)

Principal Subjects

■ Health and Physical Educa-tion TeacherIntroduction to Sports and HealthPhysiology of Motion and Sports PhysiologySwimmingApparatus ExercisePrinciples of Physical　　　　SeminarTeacher Training Practicum

■ School NurseNursing

First Aid and Basic Life SupportPublic Health and HygieneIntroduction to School NursingClinical Nursing TrainingSchool HealthSchool Nursing TrainingTheory and Methods of Health Consultation Practice

■ Social Welfare ManagementPublic Health and HygieneNutrition Introduction to Social WelfareWelfare for the Elderly

Disability and Social WelfareChild WelfareSocial Work Theory and Practice

■ Health Exercise Instruction Introduction to WellnessExercise Program for HealthIntroduction to Medical ServiceExercise Stress TestingTrack and FieldAerobicsMeasurement and Evaluation of Health and Physical Fitness

Health Industry Facilities On-site Practicum

■ Training Instruction Human AnatomyLaboratory Experiments in KinesiologySports Injury and PreventionSports InstructionSports TrainingSports CoachingKinesiology

Human RelationshipsFamily SociologyMental HealthPathological Treatment I (Internal Diseases) Pathological Treatment II (Surgical Diseases)Pathological Treatment III (Pediatric and Women’s Diseases)PharmacologyImmunologyMicrobiologyNutritionIntroduction to NursingPublic HealthEpidemiologyHealth Welfare and AdministrationNursing and WelfareSchool HealthIndustrial NursingHealth Medical Service and LawFundamentals of NursingPhysical AssessmentNursing Skills I・IIPractice Nursing Methods Basic Nursing Practice I・IIIntroduction to Adult NursingRehabilitation NursingTerminal Care

Introduction to Maternal NursingMaternal Nursing MethodsMaternal Nursing PracticeIntroduction to Pediatric NursingPediatric Nursing MethodsPediatric Nursing PracticeIntroduction to Geriatric NursingGeriatric Nursing MethodsGeriatric Nursing PracticeIntroduction to Mental Health NursingMethod of Mental Health NursingMental Health Nursing PracticeIntroduction to Home Nursing CareHome Nursing Care InternshipHealth ActionIntroduction to Nursing Care for Islands and Underpopulated AreasNursing Research MethodsComprehensive InternshipNursing EducationNursing SupervisionNursing Policy PlanningUndergraduate Thesis Family NursingNursing for Infectious DiseasesInternational Nursing

Department of Human Health

President of Meio University, YAMAZATO Katsunori Dean of Faculty of Human Health, SUMIE Junji

We cultivate talented individuals who, having an understanding of human health, can take the role of health support specialists, and treat the body and mind as one.

We foster a nursing profession which can defend the right to a healthy life and the dignity of each and every individual. In addition, we cultivate talented individuals who can contribute extensively to the region and who can continue to grow as nursing professionals, acquiring the power both to educate and evaluate themselves.

Department of Sports and Health Sciences

Department of Nursing

Key Points of the ProgramWe offer specialized education in various academic fields to achieve the scientific study of sports and health on a global standard through our innovative interdisciplinary methodology.

Key Elements of Nursing EducationThe department of nursing has developed a participatory nursing education curriculum that nurtures students’ growth as students with the goal of improving their abilities by practicing nursing and by letting students take on leading roles as independent learners. The most important competencies of these abilities to practice nursing are: the ability to participate in collaboration with others, the ability to learn on one’s own, and the ability to evaluate oneself. These core abilities are conceptualized as abilities to commit oneself and are put into practice through many programs that incorporate these competencies into the educational philosophy through the following three dialogues.

Bachelor of Arts (Sports and Health)

Bachelor of Arts (Nursing)

Training specialists in supporting health and sports activities The training of specialists who are equipped with the knowledge and skills in sports and

health that can be applied to enhance life-long health and prevent life-style related illness.Varied and fully developed practice, training, and tactical exercises Education and training for obtaining a license to teach health and physical education, clinical

training in nursing and practical care, training to obtain the license to teach nursing, training in facilities used to promote health in order to obtain the entrance qualification to take the health exercise instructor examination, and internship in industries, social welfare facilities, local public organizations, outdoor training facilities, and so on.

Multi-faceted research for a better understanding of man and society We offer courses in social welfare and psychology to understand the relation between man

and society, between human behavior and human psychology.Specialized practical skill courses We offer every type of practical skills course, such as practical skills in marine sports which

make good use of the advantages Okinawa provides (wind surfing, scuba-diving, etc.); traditions characteristic of Okinawa (karate, classical martial arts, classical Ryukyu dance, etc.); winter sports pursued outside the prefecture (skiing, snow-boarding); as well as other practical skills involving our training room and indoor heated swimming pool.

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Dialoguing with oneself Students aim for career development as professional nurses while deepening their

self-understanding through an internal dialogue.Dialoguing with the other By spontaneously engaging in a dialogue with staff, faculty and friends on campus,

students become more deeply involved in educational activities occurring both inside and outside the classroom.

Dialoguing with the region Students interact with the local population through the nursing practicum program

and field activities, and through these dialogues inherit and develop the culture of caring.

Career and qualification paths after graduation■ High School Teacher (Health and Physical Education )■ School Nurse■ Sports organizer or sports trainer■ Civil Servant

■ Welfare Officer at medical or welfare institutions■ Company Welfare Officer■ Graduate Student

Licenses and Qualifications available from the Department of Sports and Health Sciences

Licenses and Qualifications available from the Department of Nursing

Qualifications■ Entrance qualification for Health Exercise Instructor examination■ Training Instructor (JATI)■ Japan Sports Association(JASA) Certified Sports Instructor （JASA Junior Instructor, JASA

Sports Programmer plus partial exemption for other qualifications）■ Qualified Social Welfare Officer■ Qualified to take the exam to be a physical trainer.

Qualifications■Entrance qualification for Nurse Examination■Entrance qualification for Public Health Nurse Examination*Only those who apply in advance can obtain the national qualification of Public Health

Nurse.

Licenses■ Junior High / High School First Class Teaching

License in Health and Physical Education■ School Nurse First Class Teaching License■ Health Supervisor First Class

Licenses■School Nurse Teacher Second Class Teaching

License■Health Supervisor First Class (NB:School Nurse Teacher Second Class

License and Health Supervisor First Class License may be appl ied for a f ter f i rst obtaining the Public Health Nurse License)

Department of Sports and Health Sciences

■ Nurse/ Public Health Nurse　Hospitals, Clinics, Public health facilities, Welfare facilities, Nursery schools, Drop-in nurse stations, Health centers,　Company Health Officer, Administrative staff, Nurse education facilities■School Nurse at elementary, junior high or high schools■Graduate School

Career and qualification paths after graduation

Department of NursingProfessor SUZUKI Keiko/KINJO Yasuko/KINJO Toshio YOKOGAWA Yumiko/KONISHI Kiyomi SHIMADA Tomoko/SUNAGAWA Masanori NAGATA Miwako/SAKUGAWA MasayoshiSenior Associate Professor IREI Masaru/MATSUSHITA Seiko/SHIMIZU Kaori OSHIRO Ryouko/HIGA Norie/HIRAKAMI KumikoAssociate Professor NASHIRO Kazue/ASATO Youko/SHIMOJI Noriyasu TOKUHASHI Tomoko/TAMAI Naomi MOTOMURA Jun/SAWADA Shigenobu KITO Kazuko/HATTA SaekoAssistant Instructor KANAI Yuko/NISHIDA Ryoko/TSURUMAKI Yoko IHA Hiroyuki/SHIMABUKURO Naomi NAGAMINE Eriko/KOYANAGI HiroeAssistant MATSUDA Megumi/NOZAKI Marechika YOSHIOKA Moe/ADANIYA Yuko/KOIBUCHI Otome

Department of Nursing

Professor OGAWA Sumiko/TAKASE Koichi OKUMOTO Tadashi/HIRANO Takaya TAHARA RyojiSenior Associate Professor MAEKAWA Mikiko/OBU Hajime TOHYA HidenoriAssociate Professor YAMAMOTO Kenji/YAMAMOTO Kaoru ISHIBASHI Yukimasa/NAKADA Yoshikuni HIGASHIONNA AkiyoAssistant Instructor TAMAKI Sho OMINE Mistuhiro

Dean of Faculty of Human Health, KINJO Toshio

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GRADUATE SCHOOL

Principal Subjects

Common subject

Common required subject Common elective subject

Nursing Theory,Introduction to Nursing ResearchⅠIntroduction to Nursing ResearchⅡ

Community Care II, Nursing Education, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Administration, Consultation, Health Promotion, Comprehensive Health Assessment, Health dietetics, Pathophysiology, Reading English Texts

Basic subject

The field of base nursing science The field of clinical nursing science

Advanced Clinical Practicum for Fundamentals of NursingⅠAdvanced Clinical Practicum for Fundamentals of NursingⅡ

Psychiatric and Mental Health NursingⅠPsychiatric and Mental Health NursingⅡ

Seminar・Research Subjects

Seminar in Nursing, Master's Thesis of Science in Nursing

Graduate School of International Cultural StudiesMaster’s Degree (International Cultural Studies) We develop professionals in four areas: language and culture, social systems and policies, management and information science, and tourism and environmental science. In our graduate programs we aim to produce professionals who understand cultural diversity, who can conduct research with a high degree of competence, and who possess both the expertise and vision required for solving regional problems either at home or abroad. Considering the work and study schedules of our domestic and foreign students, we have introduced a semester system allowing for both day and evening graduate courses. In addition our graduates may obtain a special teacher's certificate for teaching high school English, junior high school English, or high school business.

Specialized CoursesAreas of Study and Research Required Subject

Faculty (as of 2016.5.1)　

Faculty (as of 2016.5.1)　

Number of Graduate School Students 　　　　　　　(as of 2016.5.1)

Number of Graduate School Students 　　　　　　　(as of 2016.5.1)

Number of Foreign Graduate Students

Vice President of Meio University SUMIE JunjiPresident of Meio University YAMAZATO KatsunoriDean of International Cultural Studies Graduate School TASHIRO Yutaka

President of Meio University YAMAZATO KatsunoriDean of Nursing Graduate School SUZUKI Keiko

Vice President of Meio University SUMIE Junji Language and CultureProfessorYAMAZATO Katsunori ……… Lectures on American LiteratureYAMADA Hitoshi …………… Southeast Asian CulturesSUMIE Junji ………………… Latin-American CulturesTOKESHI Masanori ………… Assessment in TESOLNAKAMURA Koichiro ……… Theoretical LinguisticsKANO Hideaki ……………… Comparetive EducationYONAHA Keiko ……………… Advanced TESOL Theories and MethodologySenior Associate ProfessorTERUYA Makoto …………… Ryukyu Literature Social Systems and PoliciesProfessorTAKAMINE Tsukasa ………… International PoliticsSenior Associate ProfessorMIYAGI Toshiro……………… Regional Development PolicyOSHIRO Wataru …………… Public Legal System and PoliciesSUGANO Atsushi …………… East Asian StudiesMIYAGI Toshiro……………… Regional Development Policy Management and Information ScienceProfessorALI Fathelalem F. …………… Computational Intelligence

MIYAHIRA Shigeharu ……… Networking IndustryKINJO Akira ………………… Psychology of Small GroupsNAKAZATO Shu …………… Communicative InteractionsKIMURA Kenichi …………… Social PsychologyTANABE Katsuyoshi ………… Advanced Lecture in Information Management ActivitiesSenior Associate ProfessorNAKAOJI Yoko ……………… AccountingHAYASHI Yuko ……………… Management Strategy Tourism and Environmental ScienceProfessorLEE Jinyoung ………………… Island CulturesARAKAKI Yuji ……………… EcotourismTASHIRO Yutaka …………… Advanced Environmental Science and EcologyPARK Jae Duk ……………… Marketing Analysis in TourismSenior Associate ProfessorHEO Jeomsug ……………… Tourism CultureOTANI Kentaro ……………… Tourism Development and Management Human Health ScienceProfessorOGAWA Sumiko …………… Public HygieneTAKASE Koichi ……………… Instructing Health and SportsHIRANO Takaya …………… Sports Training ＆ Coaching

Country Year Total1 2China 3 2 5

Taiwan 1 0 1Total 4 2 6

Graduate School Year Total1 2International Cultural Studies 7 7 14

ProfessorKINJO Yasuko …………… Child and Family Health NursingⅠKINJO Toshio ……………… Chronic Nursing Ⅰ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingSUZUKI Keiko ……………… Nursing Theory, Introduction to Nursing Research Ⅰ, Nursing Administration, Consultation, Comprehensive Health Assessment, Psychiatric and Mental

Health Nursing Ⅰ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingYOKOGAWA Yumiko ……… Nursing Administration, Advanced Nursing International Ⅰ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingSUNAGAWA Masanori …… Introduction to Nursing ResearchⅠ, Pathophysiology, Special Lectures for Clinical NursingⅠ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingKONISHI Kiyomi…………… Nursing Ethics, Advanced Maternal and Family NursingⅠ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingSHIMADA Tomoko………… Community Care Ⅱ, Nursing Administration, Advanced Maternal and Family NursingⅠ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingNAGATA Miwako ………… Nursing Administration, Comprehensive Health Assessment, Gerontological Nursing I・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingTAKASE Kouichi …………… Health PromotionSenior Associate ProfessorOSHIRO Ryoko …………… Nursing Theory, Community Care Ⅱ, Comprehensive Health Assessment, Community CareⅠ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingIREI Masaru ……………… Introduction to Nursing Research Ⅱ, Nursing Administration, Advanced Nursing EducationⅠ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingSHIMIZU Kaori …………… Nursing Theory, Nursing Education, Nursing Administration, Advanced Nursing EducationⅠ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in NursingHIGA Norie ………………… Nursing Theory, Community CareⅠ・Ⅱ, Seminar in NursingMATSUSHITA Seiko ……… Introduction to Nursing Research Ⅱ, Seminar in NursingHIRAKAMI Kumiko ……… Psychiatric and Mental Health NursingⅠ・ⅡAssociate ProfessorNASHIRO Kazue …………… Advanced Clinical Practicum for Fundamentals of Nursing Ⅱ, SMaster’s Thesis of Science in NursingTAMAI Naomi …………… Nursing Theory, Introduction to Nursing ResearchⅠ・Ⅱ, Oncology NursingⅠ・Ⅱ, Seminar in Nursing, Master’s Thesis of Science in Nursing

Graduate School of NursingMaster’s Degree (Nursing)Research in nursing with roots in Yanbaru’s unique nursing care culture.■ Personnel to be cultivated　　The course produces advanced professionals, educators, and researchers whose aims are to develop the nursing skills necessary to solve health problems in local communities, to develop the research abilities necessary to explicate a phenomenology of nursing, and to create a new value in nursing.(1) Cultivation of advanced professionals In order to meet the demand of nursing professionals, the course cultivates leaders to solve problems in local communities.(2) Cultivation of educators and researchers The course cultivates educators and researchers interested in a nursing education deeply rooted in the caring culture of Yambaru.■ Educational environment where working adults can learn　　The course provides an educational environment in which nurses and public health nurses can learn at work.

Graduate School Year Total1 2Nursing 8 6 14

Seminar in Human Health Science I・II, Advanced Course of Global Health, Health Psychology, Sports Training ＆ Coaching, Regional Health Preservation Science, Health and Sports Guidance, Traditional Martial Arts, Health Promotion and Wellness, Health and Nutrition Science, Advanced Course of Social Work

Human Health ScienceAcademic Research Method

Health Science

Seminar in Language and CultureⅠ･Ⅱ, Descriptive LinguisticsⅠ･Ⅱ, English Literature, American Literature, Area LinguisticsⅠ･Ⅱ, English Grammar, English Phonetics, TESOLⅠ･Ⅱ, English Language Learning Assessment, Research Methodology, Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative Education, History of the Ryukyus, Okinawan Culture, Southeast Asian Cultures, Latin-American Cultures, Second Language Acquisition,Ryukyu Literature, Language and Culture Special Lecture

Language and CultureCultural AnthropologyⅠ･Ⅱ

Seminar in Social Systems and PoliciesⅠ･Ⅱ, International PoliticsⅠ･Ⅱ, International RelationsⅠ･Ⅱ,Regional Development Policy, Municipal Policies, Local Government, Regional Vitalization Studies, Economic Policy, Public Legal System and Policies, East Asian Studies, Advanced Course of International Cooperation ＆ Volunteerism

Social Systemsand Policies

Economic Policy

Seminar in Management and Information ScienceⅠ･Ⅱ , Management Activity-Based Information Science, Regional Revitalization, Management Strategy, Advanced Course of Industrial Organization, Communicative Interactions, Psychology of Small Groups,Human Resources Management, Comparative Management, Advanced e-Business, Computational Intelligence, Accounting, Information Communication Technology, Advanced Lecture in Information Management Activities

Management andInformation Science

Social PsychologyⅠ･Ⅱ

Seminar in Tourism and Environmental ScienceⅠ･Ⅱ,Tourism Development and Management, Policy Science for Tourism, Island Development,Island Cultures, Cultures in Contact, Hotel Management, Ecotourism, Marketing Analysis in Tourism,Tourism Resources, Island Ecology, Special Lecture on Tourism and Environment, Tourism Analysis

Tourism andEnvironmental Science

Environmental EcologyⅠ･Ⅱ

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