Bachelor of Education

Among national universities, Shizuoka University's Faculty of Education maintains a large-scale teacher training faculty with a rich variety of course selections that affords students the opportunity to approach their chosen subject from a variety of directions. The Faculty features four distinct programs. The Teacher Training Program cultivates the capacity for course design, the most important professional attribute for teachers. Trainees deepen their knowledge of their teaching topic while strengthening their skills in transmitting that knowledge to others. The Lifelong Learning Program, Integrated Sciences and Technology Education Program, and Arts and Culture Program provide training in the capacity for serving society through teaching activities that take place outside the standard academic environment. Participants may also obtain certification as junior high and high school teachers.

Our Philosophy: "Freedom and Enlightenment & Creation of the Future"

Shizuoka University came into being after the integration of the former Shizuoka High School, Shizuoka First Normal School and Shizuoka Second Normal School, Shizuoka Normal School for Youth, and Hamamatsu Technical College (formerly Hamamatsu Technical High School) in 1949, followed by the absorption of Shizuoka Prefectural College of Agriculture in 1951. Prior to their integration, the university’s predecessor institutions all had educational policies that placed importance on students’ independence, reflecting the liberal social atmosphere that prevailed in Japan under the “Taisho democracy” of the Taisho period (1912–1926). Of these institutions, the Hamamatsu School of Technology, in particular, espoused a philosophy of “freedom and enlightenment”, conducting a form of education that avoided restricting students through exams or rewards and punishments, and instead placed them in an environment that was as free as possible, aiming to give full rein to students’ talents by respecting each person’s individuality.