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●Department of Medical Science●Department of Nursing Science29Although each department has its own educational goal, the graduate school as a whole also has a common goal: to cope with a highly information-oriented society. In order to achieve this goal effectively, the school offers systematically organized courses which can be interdisciplinary.At the Graduate School of Medical Research, we explore the theory and application of academia relevant to the fields of nursing and medicine. At the School of Medicine, we endeavor to cultivate in our researchers an abundance of knowledge and a high level of research competency that will enable them to conduct research independently. At the School of Nursing, our focus is on the development of nurses who have a broad perspective and a rich knowledge with a passion for human nature, coupled with a high level of exper-tise and research competency. It is our mission to contribute to the advancement of medicine and nursing studies and to the improvement of public welfare services.Doctoral Course (Medical Science)Through the Doctoral Course in Medical Science, students are expected to develop a high level of research compe-tency, abundant knowledge, and the passion for human nature required to lead medical professionals in addition to the skills and expertise required of clinicians.●Law and Politics ●Language and Culture After a rigorous entrance process, graduate students choose one of the above four courses, taking into consider-ation their research interests and future career plans. The students then carry out individual studies under an academic adviser who instructs and guides them through their studies culminating into a thesis.https://www.hobun.shimane-u.ac.jp/jinbun/●Regional Economics●Socio-cultural StudiesThe Graduate School of Education aims to cultivate profes-sionals who deal with contemporary educational problems in society, both at the global and local level, to solve problems by together with people in local communities.The Program of Developing Pedagogical Practice aims to cultivate teachers with high qualities and abilities such as to showing creativity at school, designing a class, and supporting pupils, which are essential for school leaders.The Program of Clinical Psychology aims to develop clin-ical psychology experts with the advanced abilities of making psychological assessments, conducting psychological counseling, and providing communities with support.https://www.edu.shimane-u.ac.jp/daigakuin/Masters Course (Medical Science)The purpose of this course is to educate bachelors of non-medical courses about medicine from the perspective of comprehensive and academic science. Our basic policy is to utilize the research and educational outcomes achieved at the university and in the community to benefit the education and training of our students.Doctoral Course (Late Semester Course-Nursing)The course objective is to develop educational researchers who will benefit an ageing society where people can lead enriching lives, by working towards the improvement of nursing care and by conducting high-standard creative research in nursing for the study of gerontology.Doctoral Course (Early Semester-Nursing)The course objective is to cultivate individuals with a rich sense of humanity coupled with a broad perspective and to possess excellent practical nursing skills, creative research capabilities, and the ability to carry out research in nursing studies from a scientific point of view.http://www.med.shimane-u.ac.jp/english/graduate/●Program of Pedagogical Development●Program of Clinical PsychologyGraduate School of Humanities and Social SciencesGraduate School of Medical ResearchGraduate School of EducationGraduate School