Nursing (Master's)

The Master's course in Nursing, within the Graduate School of Nursing at Nara Gakuen University, trains health-care professionals to deliver advanced human care. It concentrates on three growing fields: home-care nursing, child-rearing nursing and psychiatric nursing. Home-care nursing explores support for older adults in community-based care, while child-rearing nursing combines maternal, women's and paediatric nursing. The psychiatric nursing field includes a track toward certification as a psychiatric Certified Nurse Specialist. The curriculum has foundation, specialised and research subjects, and students finish with a master's thesis, or a research project in the specialist track. The school welcomes working nurses, offering evening, Saturday and intensive classes, plus a long-term enrolment option that extends the study period for those who need it outside the specialist track.