SHOKEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY

Master's Course in Nutritional Science

Deepen learning of food and nutrition and pass the knowledge acquired onto the local community

The world needs professionals who will support the nutrition, diet, and health promotion of contemporary people, as well as the cultivation of educators and researchers who will address the various challenges in food and nutrition from broad perspectives.

The Master’s Course in Nutritional Science has been established as the first graduate school in nutrition at a private university in the Tohoku region. It aims to cultivate people who will evaluate the health promotion support systems being rolled out at various stages of society, including the healthcare, medical care, welfare, and nursing care systems, from the area of nutrition and diet, while at the same time contributing to the construction of appropriate systems. These people will possess a high degree of specialized knowledge and skill.

Past graduates of this Master’s Course have studied health and nutrition from the basics to cutting-edge applied and practical technologies, and are making use of the problem-solving abilities they acquired through their research and studies in local hospitals, schools, and other settings.