About Public Health Doctoral Degree Program

Introduction of program

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

Program Educational Objectives

The program fosters advanced public health specialists with specialized knowledge related to the promotion of
the physical, mental, and social well-being of people and the quality of their lives, cross-disciplinary knowledge
in related fi elds, and research skills to solve a variety of health problems faced at a global level, such as the
ultra-low birthrate and the aging society.

Desired human resources development

Individuals who have a suffi cient specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge, and research and
education skills related to the promotion of the physical, mental, and social well-being of people
and the quality of their lives and who can contribute to public health administration and
community, school, occupational, and global health

Career after completion

There are possibilities to be engaged as professional education researchers, healthcare and welfare administrators, and specialist managers of health care facilities in universities and research institutions both in Japan and overseas.

Diploma policy

1. Proficiency in new knowledge creation: Capable to create new knowledge that can contribute to the future society
2. Management skill: Ability to discover issues from a bird’s-eye view (from a comprehensive perspective), plan and implement solutions
3. Communication ability: Proficiency to deliberate the essence of academic results positively and concretely
4. Leadership skills: Expertise to demonstrate leadership and achieve target objectives
5. Internationality: High-level awareness and willingness to work internationally and contribute to the international community
6. Research competence: Ability to design contemporary and future research topics and to carry out set up research plans independently based on the updated and latest expertise in the field of public health
7. Specialization related expertise: Advanced knowledge in the field of human care science, and interdisciplinary expertise in related sciences
8. Knowledge of ethical issues: Sound and appropriate knowledge on ethics for researchers in the field of human care science, and in-depth and extensive ethical knowledge about a particular field of study
9. Applicability skill of multidisciplinary knowledge: The ability to practically apply and implement the multidisciplinary knowledge and technology related to human care science to solving contemporary and future issues

Curriculum policy

The program provides education and research guidance for students to acquire interdisciplinary expertise
related to the promotion of the physical, mental, and social health of people and the quality of their lives and
to develop advanced research competence, ethics, and problem-solving skills through a multidisciplinary
cross-section of human, physical, and medical sciences at the Graduate School in collaboration with the
National Institute of Public Health.

Admission policy

Desired applicants Students must have a deep interest in public health and related sciences and a willingness to work
on scientifi c clarifi cation and problem solving from an interdisciplinary perspective. Individuals
who aim to solve various global-scale issues through advanced specialized knowledge and
technology, and who contribute to the fi eld both domestically and internationally.

Student Selection Process Selection will be based on the ability to conduct research, practice, and international collaboration,
and will include written examinations in specialized fi elds and English, as well as an oral
examination based on the research plan, for a comprehensive evaluation.