St. Catherine University - Japan
Bachelor in Social Work, Social Work Major
Matsuyama, Japan
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Japanese
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor in Social Work (social work major) at St. Catherine University in Matsuyama, Ehime, links social welfare and mental health welfare theory with practical skills to prepare students for national qualifications. You’ll study a wide range of welfare-specific subjects and choose electives that match your themes and plans, while exploring "what happiness is". The programme highlights welfare’s strategic role for organisations facing an aging society and declining birthrate.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles as licensed social workers, mental health practitioners, community welfare coordinators, elder care specialists, policy analysts, case managers, hospital social workers, and corporate welfare advisors.
Social welfare and mental health welfare professionals are called social workers. The social work major is designed to provide national qualifications and teach the knowledge and skills necessary for becoming a social worker, all while seeking “what happiness is”. A great variety of subjects unique to welfare are available in this program, and students can freely select subjects based on their plans or themes that they want to pursue. In addition, the welfare focus offers an important strategic perspective for companies in an aging society that is producing fewer children.
