Dept. of Child & Youth Education & Counseling

Introduction

The Dept. of Child & Youth Education & Counseling trains students to become children and adolescent leaders. We have an educational goal of "cultivating children and youth experts with specialized knowledge, literacy, and various field experiences", focusing on youth and childcare. The course is divided into detailed areas such as adolescent guidance, childcare, and adolescent counseling. In addition, various courses are being opened to train students to become experts in each field through academic theories and field expertise using a multidisciplinary approach.

① 8 adolescent guidance courses are offered for students to obtain the Level 2 national adolescent instructor license. In addition, various adolescent-related major electives are available so that students can learn in-depth through on-the-job training and courses related to the Level 1 license.
② A total of 17 childcare-related subjects are offered to obtain the Level 2 Childcare teacher license.
③ We are helping students to obtain the adolescent counselor license. Counseling-related courses are also offered so that students can develop their qualifications and competency as teenage counselors.

Career Information: Most students can find careers within child and youth facilities or institutions with their qualifications. For example, they can become juvenile instructors, childcare teachers, youth counselors, international exchange experts, youth policy experts, youth nurturing officials, and multicultural society experts in various facilities and institutions or within fields related to children and youth, such as child and youth-related start-ups or organizations.