兵庫教育大学大学院連合

Curriculum and Academic Degree

Characteristics of the Instructional System and Curriculum Organization

In the Joint Graduate School, three teachers supervise each student so as to actualize integrated supervision in line with the characteristics of the Science of School Instruction and the Science of Content Area instruction, both of which constitute the core of educational research. Each student carries on research under the supervision of his or her chief supervisor at his or her university and at the same time he or she can acquire supervision from a vice-supervisor belonging to another university.

Integrated courses organized by amalgamating each independent research field of pedagogy, content area instruction, and disciplines related to content area instruction, without being restricted within the framework of each filed, are provided under the classification shown below.

General Core Subjects	Each of the subjects is taught by a team of the Graduate School faculty chosen for their expertise and interest in the interdisciplinary nature of the course.
Specialized Subjects	Subjects are offered with the aim of enabling students to acquire the competence for carrying on comprehensive study on individual research topics from interdisciplinary specialized perspectives and thus to develop the competence in problem solving.
Research Projects	Seminars organized according to the research topics of students in order to help them to carry on research resulting in their dissertations.

Students who have jobs or acquire jobs while at school can take subjects at night or at other specific timings and periods, but this is not the case for general core subjects.

Subjects

(1) General Core Subjects

Subjects	Credits	Form of instruction
Fundamental Research Method of Educational Practice I	2	lecture & seminar
Fundamental Research Method of Educational Practice II	2	lecture & seminar

(2) Specialized Subjects


Field	Department	classification	Subjects	Credits	Form of instruction
School Instruction	School Educational Methodology	General	Philosophy and Methodology of School Education	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Curriculum and Instructional Methods	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Educational Technology and Information	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Teaching, Learning and Development	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on School Pedagogy	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on the History of School Education	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on School Education Sociology	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on School Education Administration	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on the Psychology of Classroom Management	2	lecture
	School Counseling and Human Developmental Support	General	Clinical Studies in School Education	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on School Guidance	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on School Counseling	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on School Mental Health	2	lecture
			Advanced Studies on Developmental Research in Early Childhood Education	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Educational Content in Early Childhood Education	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Education Relating to Developmental Support for the Disabled	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Psychology Relating to Developmental Support for the Disabled	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Behavioral Studies Relating to Developmental Support for the Disabled	2	lecture
Instructional Development in Forefront Issues	Instructional Development in Forefront Issues	General	Comprehensive Research for Forefront Issues in Education	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Moral and Career Education and Psychology	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Contemporary Issues in Education	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Educational Development I	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Educational Development II	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Learning and Councelling	2	lecture
Content Area Instruction	Language Education	General	Development of Language Proficiency and Awareness	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Foundations of Japanese Language Teaching	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on Japanese Language Teaching Curricula	2	lecture
		Content	Japanese Language Expressions and Their Types	2	lecture
		Content	Recognition and Creation of Japanese Language Culture	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Japanese Language Lessons	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Japanese Language Teaching Materials	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Foundations of English Language Teaching	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on English Language Teaching Curricula	2	lecture
		Content	Advanced Research on English Expressions and Structures	2	lecture
		Content	Advanced Research on English Language Cultures and Communication	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on English Language Lessons	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on English Language Teaching Materials	2	lecture
	Social Science Education	General	Contemporary Society and the Formation of Social Awareness	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Foundations of Education for Social Awareness	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Educational Curriculum for Social Awareness	2	lecture
		Content	Human History and Regional Studies	2	lecture
			Regions and Environments	2	lecture
			Social Institutions and Human Behavior	2	lecture
			Mankind and Social Thought	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on the Teaching of Social Awareness	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Educational Materials for Social Awareness	2	lecture
			Life Environmental Studies	2	lecture
	Natural Science Education	General	Science Literacy	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on Mathematics Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Mathematics Education Curriculum	2	lecture
		Content	Mathematical Science Structure Theory	2	lecture
			Educational Basics in Mathematical Science	2	lecture
			Mathematics and Mathematical Education	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Mathematics Teaching	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Mathematics Educational Materials	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on Science Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Science Education Curriculum	2	lecture
		Content	Science of Energy, the Environment and Life Phenomena	2	lecture
			Earth Systems Education	2	lecture
			Chemistry and Functional Molecules	2	lecture
			Experiments and Observation in Science Education	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Science Teaching	2	lecture
			Advanced Research on Science Educational Materials	2	lecture
			Life Environmental Studies	2	lecture
	Fine Arts and Music Education	General	Human Development and Art Activity	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Basics of Music Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Music Education Curriculum	2	lecture
		Content	Music Expression and Techniques	2	lecture
		Content	Appreciation of Music and Music Theory	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Music Instruction	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Teaching Materials for Music Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Basics of Art Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Art Education Curriculum	2	lecture
		Content	Art Expression and Techniques	2	lecture
		Content	Appreciation of Artworks and Art Theory	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Art Instruction	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Teaching Materials for Art Education	2	lecture
	Health and Living Sciences Education	General	Development of the Living Environment	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Essentials of Health and Physical Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Health and Physical Education Curriculum	2	lecture
		Content	Sports Science	2	lecture
		Content	Health Science and Health Education	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on the Teaching and Learning of Health and Physical Education	2	lecture
		Methodology	Advanced Research on Instructional Materials for Health and Physical Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Essentials of Technology Education	2	lecture
		Principles	Advanced Research on the Technology Education Curriculum	2	lecture
		Content	Advanced Research on the Teaching and Learning of Technology	2	lecture
		Content	Advanced Research on Instructional Materials for Technology Education	2	lecture
Methodology		Engineering for Living	2	lecture
Methodology		Manufacturing and Information Science	2	lecture
Principles		Advanced Research on the Essentials of the Family and Living Environment	2	lecture
Principles		Advanced Research on the Curriculum for the Family and Living Environment	2	lecture
Content		Science for Living	2	lecture
Content		Culture and Human Ecology	2	lecture
Methodology		Advanced Research on Teaching and Learning of the Family and Living Environment	2	lecture
Methodology		Advanced Research on Instructional Materials for the Family and Living Environment	2	lecture

(3) Research Projects

Subjects	Credits
Research Project Ⅰ～Ⅴ	10

Requirements for Completion and Academic Degree

For completion of the academic degree, students are required for the completion to stay at school at least for the three years of the standard study period (at least for three years including the period of the master's course for the students who have attained honorable academic achievements), and acquire a minimum of 4 credits in general core subjects, 8 credits in specialized subjects, and 10 credits in research projects, together with successful defense of the dissertation and success in the final examination.

In order to submit the dissertation, students need to have passed the examination authorizing them to write dissertations. Students who have completed the whole program are awarded the degree of Ph. D. with the title of the specialized field of Science of School Education or Philosophy. However,students who belonged to field of instructional development in forefront issues are awarded the degree of Ph. D. with the title of the specialized field of Science of School Education.

Student and Graduate Statistics (last modified: 2022.5.1)

(1) Student Statistics

Field	Capacity		Number of Students Enrolled
Field	Expected Annual Intake	Normal Enrollment Capacity	1st Year			2nd Year			3rd Year			Total
School Instruction	12	36	15	(11)	[0]	12	(8)	[0]	38	(23)	[3]	65	(42)	[3]
Instructional Development in Forefront Issues	6	18	6	(6)	[0]	6	(5)	[0]	16	(14)	[0]	28	(25)	[0]
Content Area Instruction	18	54	18	(16)	[0]	21	(15)	[0]	44	(32)	[1]	83	(63)	[1]
Total	36	108	39	(33)	[0]	39	(28)	[0]	98	(69)	[4]	176	(130)	[4]

( ): number of students who have occupations [ ]: number of overseas students

(2) Number of Students Enrolled at each Constituent University

Assignment University	1st Year			2nd Year			3rd Year			Total
Hyogo University of Teacher Education	7	(5)	[0]	10	(5)	[0]	33	(24)	[1]	50	(34)	[1]
Joetsu University of Education	8	(7)	[0]	6	(6)	[0]	21	(15)	[2]	35	(28)	[2]
Gifu University	7	(6)	[0]	5	(4)	[0]	5	(3)	[0]	17	(13)	[0]
Shiga University	4	(4)	[0]	4	(2)	[0]	7	(6)	[1]	15	(12)	[1]
Okayama University	8	(6)	[0]	8	(7)	[0]	16	(10)	[0]	32	(23)	[0]
Naruto University of Education	5	(5)	[0]	6	(4)	[0]	16	(11)	[0]	27	(20)	[0]
Total	39	(33)	[0]	39	(28)	[0]	98	(69)	[4]	176	(130)	[4]

( ): number of students who have occupations [ ]: number of overseas students

(3) Number of overseas students

Country or territory	Field			Total
Country or territory	School Instruction	Instructional Development in Forefront Issues	Content Area Instrucion	Total
China	3	0	1	4
Taiwan	0	0	0	0
Korea	0	0	0	0
Total	3	0	1	4

(4) Graduate Statistics

Field	1998-2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Total
School Instruction	91 (48) [3]	6 (4) [0]	3 (3) [0]	6 (6) [0]	5 (3) [1]	111 (64) [4]
Instructional Development in Forefront Issues	16 (16) [0]	8 (6) [0]	4 (3) [0]	4 (4) [0	6 (5) [0]	38 (34) [0]
Content Area Instrucion	193 (111) [22]	6 (4) [0]	8 (5) [0]	8 (4) [0]	13 (10) [1]	228 (134) [24]
Total	300 (175) [25]	20 (14) [0]	15 (11) [1]	18 (14) [0]	24 (18) [2]	377 (232) [28]

( ): number of students who have occupations [ ]: number of overseas students