Waseda Institute for Sport Sciences

Mission

Sport has become an integral part of people's daily activities and impacts people's lives in numerous ways. The areas covered by sport sciences include the various issues of sport, health and science as they relate to daily life: medical evaluation and verification focused on human bodies as they engage in sports, reduction of medical fees, realization of a happy life through health enhancement and long-term care prevention, deep insight into sport as a "culture", analyses and recommendations regarding the role of the sports business, and the explanation of management techniques that encompass the strengthening and diffusion of sport as well as the opening of markets.

This graduate school was established to comprehensively implement research on the various issues related to sport. Graduate students learn about the most advanced research results related to sport sciences, and not only devote themselves to the seminars of their research guidance programs but also attend the lectures and seminars of various related fields offered at the graduate school. The philosophy behind the establishment of this graduate school is the development of students who will contribute to the "creation of a rich sports culture" through activities in various fields related to sports.