Health Sciences covers all aspects of health support, including health promotion, prevention of diseases or disabilities, treatment and care of those with diseases or disabilities, and rehabilitation of those living with disabilities.  Professionals of health sciences are not only expected to contribute in health promotion activities and processes of recovery, but also be equipped with 1) high-level practical ability which promises to guarantee the quality of life of the patients, and respect the various ethical considerations, 2) high-level research ability based on broad perspective and scholarly attainment, and 3) the ability to meet the needs of our society in which individualization and higher education are progressing more than ever before.  Those wishing to make their career in health sciences must not only acquire medical, but multidisciplinary knowledge in the various studies of human subjects and their social lives, including welfare, psychology, sociology and philosophy.  They are then required to establish their specialty in, for example, nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy.

It is our aim to produce health professionals who

	Are equipped with practical capacity based on high-level professional knowledge and ethical standards
	Can offer highly specialized health support in the community
	Can contribute to medical and health activities with a global perspective
	Are equipped with critical, creative and flexible mind
	Are able to work in a multidisciplinary team

It is our aim to produce specialists who can support healthy social lives of people in the community, offer evidence-based and effective support to people of all stages of health, approach individuals, groups and the society with a broad perspective, and establish own academic framework within their specialist field.

By the end of their study, students are expected to

1. Have acquired knowledge in a broad spectrum of studies related to human subjects and their living
2. Have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to become a highly specialized professional
3. Have acquired high level practical skills in nursing, midwifery, physical and occupational therapy
4. Have acquired the educational and research techniques to advance critical thinking
5. Have acquired the ability to cooperate and collaborate with professionals from other fields
6. Have acquired the skills to show and take leadership based on high ethical standards
   

* The third point is especially emphasized in the Training Course for Certified Nurse Specialists and Training Course for Midwives.