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The University of Human Arts and Sciences, established in 2000, consists of Faculty in the Human Arts and Sciences (Department of Human Arts and Sciences, Department of Health and Nutrition), and Faculty in the Health Sciences (Department of Nursing, Department of Rehabilitation, Course of Physical Therapy, Course of Prosthetics and Orthotics). The Graduate School of the University of Human Arts and Sciences consists of the Graduate Division of Human Arts and Sciences (Health Sciences of Mind and Body Master's and Doctoral Program, Health and Nutritional Sciences Master's Program). Our university is an integrated institution of higher education specializing in medicine responsible for setting up the Health Sciences of Mind and Body Research Center and works cooperatively with the Japanese Society of Health Sciences of Mind and Body. The "mother organization" is Waseda Health Sciences Education Corporation (Japan), claiming over sixty years of tradition and history. This college has achieved many victories in the area of medicine and health in Japan, based on the vision of "fostering human resources in support of the health and happiness of people." The institution started when the University of Human Arts and Sciences, College of Acupuncture Medicine was first established in 1953. With the advancement of medicine in Japan, we have attained a particular position based on Eastern medicine. As medical technology has advanced, the college has contributed to medicine, health, and human welfare by offering educational programs such as nursing, physical therapy, prosthetics, orthotics, etc. The University of Human Arts and Sciences has attempted to systematize the academic disciplines making up "Health Sciences of Mind and Body," which includes various aspects. In our faculty education, we offer programs of understanding human beings scientifically and comprehensively through three academic regions' approaches. These are the "science of mind," science of body," and "science of culture and society." The science of mind studies the inside of the human being. The science of the body grasps the human being from the physical aspects. The science of culture and society considers the relationship between the social environment of history and culture and the natural environment of material and life. We aim to construct an integrated theory for "Health Sciences of Mind and Body" at the Graduate School of the University of Human Arts and Sciences. The new academic discipline's research theme is the correlation between mind and body, a key concept for the health and happiness of human beings. This theme scientifically and comprehensively grasps various phenomena about human beings. We are the only educational institution in Japan that offers the degree of "Health Sciences of Mind and Body." We have gained domestic as well as international public attention as a result of this degree. In response to the demand that we have created, our university has published textbooks such as "The Series of Health Sciences of Mind and Body (eight volumes)," including "Health Sciences of Mind and Body" and its English edition. In addition to publishing texts, we have offered educational activities in Japan and around the world. The theme in the series is to create "knowledge for well-being." Our education's foundation is to know one's place in society and determine the best direction for living a better life. While studying this series, one can create and select "Knowledge for Well-being" as an option for conducting one's life. "Knowledge for Well-being" becomes a source of power for confronting a mostly complex society. In this way, we believe our education system can contribute to society by fostering human resources supporting people's health and happiness, as described in our vision. View full university