Obtaining a Teacher's License｜Graduate School of Humanities / School of Humanities

Obtaining a Teacher's License

You must obtain a teacher's license (hereinafter the "license") to become a teacher at a national, public or private school (kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, or high school). To obtain a license, you need to comply with the regulations set out in the Teaching License Act, obtain the specified credits in a university course recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and follow the specified procedure.

Nagoya University is not a university whose main purpose is to train teachers. However, for students who have a strong desire to become a teacher, there are officially-recognized programs for obtaining a license in each School and Graduate School (with the exception of some undergraduate departments and graduate specialties). For this purpose, those who wish to become a teacher must obtain the required credits and, having obtained the basic qualifications such as university graduation, etc., can acquire the appropriate license by following the prescribed procedures used by the Board of Education in the relevant jurisdiction. This system is outlined below (In some cases, the University may carry out Board of Education procedures on the student's behalf). The teacher-training program requires cooperation from organizations outside the University, for teaching practice. Please do not sign up for a teacher-training program if you do not have a strong desire to become a teacher. Do not take the decision to participate lightly.

1. Types of licenses that can be obtained through the University

Those who obtain a Bachelor's degree: Junior High School and High School Class 1 Teacher's Licenses

Those who obtain a master's degree (completing the initial two-year term of the Doctoral Course): Junior High School and High School Specialized Teacher's Licenses

2. Types and subjects covered by licenses that can be obtained in Schools and Graduate Schools

Types of licenses that can be obtained in undergraduate and graduate Schools and details of the licensed subjects are shown in Charts 1 and 2.

For details, please consult with the Student Affairs Division (Humanities).

(Chart 1) Licenses that can be obtained in Schools

School Name	Department	Junior High School (Class 1 Teacher's License)	High School (Class 1 Teacher's License)
School of Humanities	Department of Humanities	Japanese Social Studies Foreign language (English, German, French)	Japanese Civics Geography and History Foreign language (English, German, French)
School of Education	Department of Human Developmental Sciences	Social Studies	Geography and History, Civics
School of Law	Department of Law and Political Science	Social Studies	Civics
School of Economics	Department of Economics	--	Civics
School of Economics	Department of Business Administration	--	Business studies
School of Informatics and Sciences	Department of Natural Science Informatics	Mathematics	Mathematics, Information
School of Informatics and Sciences	Department of Social and Human Science Informatics	Social Studies	Civics, Information
School of Science	Department of Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics
School of Science	Department of Physics Department of Chemistry Department of Biological Science Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences	Science	Science
School of Engineering	Department of Physical Science and Engineering	--	Engineering
	Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Engineering	--	Information
	Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	--	Engineering
School of Agricultural Sciences	Department of Bioenvironmental Sciences Department of Bioresource Sciences Department of Applied Biosciences	Science	Science, Agriculture

(Chart 2) Licenses that can be obtained in Graduate Schools

Graduate School:	Department	Junior High School Specialized Teacher's License	High School Specialized Teacher's License
Graduate School:	Department	Junior High School Specialized Teacher's License	High School Specialized Teacher's License
Graduate School of Humanities	Department of Humanities	Japanese Social Studies Foreign language (English, German, French)	Japanese Civics Geography and History Foreign language (English, German, French)
Graduate School of Education and Human Development	Department of Educational Sciences	Social Studies	Geography and History
Graduate School of Education and Human Development	Department of Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences	Social Studies	Civics
Graduate School of Law	Department of the Combined Graduate Program in Law and Political Science	Social Studies	Civics
Graduate School of Economics	Socio-Economic Systems	--	Civics
Graduate School of Science	Department of Particle and Astrophysical Science Department of Material Science Department of Biological Science	Science	Science
Graduate School of Engineering	Materials, Physics and Energy Engineering Mechanical Science and Engineering Aerospace Engineering Micro-Nano Systems Engineering	--	Engineering
Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences	Department of Biosphere Resources Science Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences Department of Bioengineering Sciences	--	Agriculture
Graduate School of International Development	Department of International Development (DID) Department of International Cooperation Studies (DICOS)	Social Studies	Civics
Graduate School of International Development	Department of International Communication (DICOM)	Foreign language (English)	Foreign language (English)
Graduate School of Mathematics	Department of Mathematics	Mathematics	Mathematics
Graduate School of Languages and Cultures	Department of Japanese Language and Culture	Japanese	Japanese
Graduate School of Languages and Cultures	Department of Multicultural Studies	Foreign language (English)	Foreign language (English)
Graduate School of Environmental Studies	Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Science	Science
Graduate School of Environmental Studies	Department of Social and Human Environments	Social Studies	Geography and History, Civics
Graduate School of Information Science	Department of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics	Mathematics	Mathematics
	Department of Information Engineering	--	Information
	Department of Media Science	--	Information
	Department of Complex Systems Science	Science	Science, Information
	Department of Systems and Social Informatics	--	Information

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