FACULTY OF HEALTH ,BUDO, AND SPORTS STUDIES

The Faculty was established in 1955 and since thne,it has been encouraging its students who can play a leading role in society through sports. For many years, under the guidance of exceptionally capable staff, and with the use of extensive facilities, many leading athletes, including Japanese national champions or representatives, have been produced.

The Faculty conducts education and research in physical education, and in sports and health theories and techniques. It also aims to educate promising athletes who can promote international goodwill through their sports activities.

In 1992, the Faculty was reformed and expanded into three coursesÅ|Sports, Budo, and Health StudiesÅ|for the purpose of meeting the needs of society and for developing talented people who are able to guide sports activities and advise people with health problems.

The aim of this Course is to educate promising athletes and sports leaders with extensive knowledge and advanced skills in their respective specialized field of sports. Students are required to take, as the reguired subjects common to the three Courses, theory of psychosomatic relationship, movement theory, physical fitness, anatomy, and physiology. Students will be trained in sport sociology, sport pedagogy, and sport psychology thoroughly in their sport specialities in order to reach a high standard of coaching in sports.

The goal of this Course is to educate people who will be able to have a deeper understanding of Judo and Kendo, as part of Japanese traditional culture. Students will be challenged to contribute to the development of Budo as an integral part of international sports. They are also expected to play a role of promoting international friendship by participating in the international games or guiding foreign people.

Students are required to take, besides the above mentioned five common obligatory subjects, the theory and the history of Budo as their major. They are trained to develop their practical skills under the staff guidance. They are expected to be leaders of Budo in the future with a wide command of sports knowledge.

This Course aims to raise people who will devote themselves to the promotion of sport development in terms of health with their deep knowledge of sports and health.

After the mastery of the above mentioned five mandatory subjects, students are to study sports medicine, sports nutrition, hygiene, health administration, and theory of exercise prescription. These subjects provide students with professional knowledge for health sustenance and improvement through exercise and sports. Students are also trained to develop their athletic skills through practical training.