Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts (???????, D?shisha joshi daigaku) is a private women's college in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.
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History
In 1876, Protestant educator Niijima J? founded the Doshisha Girls' School with the assistance from his wife Niijima Yae. The original school was located at the former residence of Yanagihara family (a division of Fujiwara clan) inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Since the main Doshisha University founded the year prior was not co-educational at the time, the women's school was founded to promote the importance of women's education.
In 1930, it was renamed to Doshisha Women's College and maintained as a vocational school. In 1949, the vocational system was abolished, and the school was granted university status and the present name under the new National School Establishment Law.
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Faculties, Departments and Graduate Schools
- Faculties and Departments [Undergraduate Levels]
- Faculty of Liberal Arts
- Department of Music (Music Performance / Theoretical Studies in Music)
- Department of Information and Media
- Department of International Studies
- Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies
- Department of Social Systems Studies
- Department of Childhood Studies
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy
- Faculty of Nursing
- Department of Nursing
- Faculty of Culture and Representation
- Department of English
- Department of Japanese Language and Literature
- Faculty of Human Life and Science
- Department of Human Life Studies
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition (Food Science / Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Faculty of Liberal Arts
- Graduate Schools
- Literary Studies
- English (M.A. and Ph. D degrees)
- Japanese Studies (M.A. and Ph. D degrees)
- Information and Culture Studies (M.A. degree)
- International Social Systems Studies
- International Social Systems Studies (M.A. degree)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences (Ph. D degree)
- Human Life and Science
- Life Style Design Studies (M.A. degree)
- Food and Nutrition Studies (M.S. degree)
- Literary Studies
- As of 2013, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts employs 278 full-time and 553 part-time faculty members across its Kyoto campuses.
Campuses
Kyoto
Doshisha Women's College has two campuses at Kyotanabe in southern Kyoto and at Imadegawa in central Kyoto. Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital from the beginning of Heian period to the end of the Edo period, has a 1,200-year history and attracts tourists from around the world. Traditional culture and arts such as the tea ceremony and flower arrangement have developed and have been preserved particularly in Kyoto. The city has hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, including some designated as World Heritage Sites, where many festivals such as the Aoi Matsuri, Gion Matsuri and Jidai Matsuri are held throughout the year. At the same time, Kyoto is a highly modern city, home to many of Japan's leading high-tech industries and a thriving international community.
Kyotanabe Campus
The Kyotanabe campus is located in Ky?tanabe, Kyoto. It was opened in 1986 as Tanabe campus, part of the Kansai Science City and was renamed in 1999. The campus is located to the east across from the Kyotanabe campus of Doshisha University. It now houses 4 faculties (Faculties of Liberal Arts, Contemporary Social Studies, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nursing ) and 3 graduate schools.
Imadegawa Campus
The Imadegawa campus is located in the former residences of Nij? family and Fushimi-no-miya, situated in the center of Kyoto City, across from Kyoto Imperial Palace. It is located adjacent to the Imadegawa campus of Doshisha University. Inside the campus, the two buildings James-kan (built in 1913) and Eiko-kan (built in 1932) are registered as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan. This campus houses 2 faculties (Faculties of Culture and Representation and Human Life and Science) and 2 graduate schools.
Student life
Festivals
- Doshisha Eve - Held to coincide with and commemorate the Doshisha's Foundation Day, the occasion of "Doshisha Eve" , the college festival, offers a variety of lectures, concerts, performances, exhibitions, and outdoor booths. This festival is held for three days prior to November 29, the founding date of Doshisha, at the Imadegawa campus.
- Shakespeare Eve - An especially unique event is "Shakespeare Eve", held annually in November on the Imadegawa campus. Fourth-year students from the Department of English independently produce, promote, and perform a Shakespearean play.
Club Activities
There are a total of 53 official clubs and circles as extracurricular activities (as of Apr. 1, 2015). These clubs are classified into four categories: Religious Club, Cultural Club, Sports Club, and Circle.
- Religious Club: Joyous Bells, Choir etc. (4 clubs)
- Cultural Club: Announce Club, Cinema Club, Kado (Ikebana) Club, Kimono Club, Mandolin Club, and Sado (Japanese Tea Ceremony) Club etc. (25 clubs)
- Sports Club: Archery Club, Basketball Club, Dance Club, Flamenco Club, Canoe (Kayak) Club, Tennis Club, and Kyudo Club etc. (21 clubs)
- Circle: Sports fan, and Messiah Choir etc. (3 circles)
Employment Opportunities
As of 2012, around 11.6% of undergraduates were able to find employment in one of the top 400 companies in Japan, which places Doshisha Women's College third overall among women's universities in the west part of Japan, after Nara Women's University and Kobe College.
International Programs
"Internationalism" is one of the main college policies, and Doshisha Women's College has a Division of International Affairs to offer students more than 40 international programs in addition to classroom studies and to encourage students to be more interested in international studies. The International programs are categorized into four areas: Outbound, Inbound, English Study Support and After-graduation.
- Outbound programs include Summer/Spring Short Study Abroad, Teaching Japanese to Foreign Students, One-semester English Language Study Abroad, One year/semester Study Abroad.
- Inbound programs include Japanese Studies Program, Japanese Language Immersion Course and One year/semester Visiting Students.
- English Study Support Programs include English Chatroom, English Speaking & Writing Support, TOEFL/English Camps, Extra Curricular English Classes and English Study Support Room.
- After-graduation Programs include transfer to Amherst College and admission to a graduate school of a US university, based on Doshisha Women's College's recommendation.
Doshisha Women's College was designated by Kyoto as one of the "Kyoto Global Universities" on October 31, 2016 and will receive a grant from the city from 2016 to 2019 to enrich the international programs especially inbound programs.
List of Partner Universities and Colleges
United States of America (16 institutions)
- Castleton University(Castleton, Vermont)
- Chatham University(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Emporia State University(Emporia, Kansas)
- INTO Oregon State University(Corvallis, Oregon)
- Mary Baldwin University(Staunton, Virginia)
- Marylhurst University(Marylhurst, Oregon)
- Millikin University(Decatur, Illinois)
- Smith College(Northampton, Massachusetts)
- Sweet Briar College(Sweet Briar, Virginia)
- University of Arkansas, Fort Smith(Fort Smith, Arkansas)
- University of California, Irvine(Irvine, California)
- University of California, Riverside(Riverside, California)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst(Amherst, Massachusetts)
- University of Nebraska at Kearney(Kearney, Nebraska)
- University of Oregon(Eugene, Oregon)
- Wells College(Aurora, New York)
Canada (12 institutions)
- Acadia University(Wolfville, Nova Scotia)
- Algoma University(Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario)
- Mount Allison University(Sackville, New Brunswick)
- Saint Mary's University(Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- St. Thomas University(Fredericton, New Brunswick)
- Trent University(Peterborough, Ontario)
- University of Alberta(Edmonton, Alberta)
- University of Guelph(Guelph, Ontario)
- University of Manitoba(Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- University of Victoria(Victoria, British Columbia)
- University of Winnipeg(Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Vancouver Island University(Nanaimo, British Columbia)
United Kingdom (11 institutions)
- Lancaster University(Lancaster, England)
- Newcastle University(Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
- Oxford Brookes University(Oxford, England)
- Queen's University Belfast(Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Royal Holloway, University of London(Surrey, England)
- University of Bradford(Bradford, England)
- University of East Anglia(Norwich, England)
- University of Essex(Colchester, England)
- University of Exeter(Exeter, England)
- University of Leeds(Leeds, England)
- University of Warwick(Coventry, England)
Australia (5 Institutions)
- Deakin University(Melbourne, Geelong & Warrnambool, Victoria)
- Griffith University(Brisbane & Gold Coast, Queensland)
- University of Melbourne(Melbourne, Victoria)
- University of Wollongong(Wollongong, New South Wales)
- UNSW Global Pty Limited(Sydney, New South Wales))
New Zealand (1 institution)
- Victoria University of Wellington(Wellington)
Germany (1 institution)
- Universität des Saarlandes(Saarlandes)
China (2 institutions)
- Peking University(Beijing)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University(Xi'an, Shaanxi)
Taiwan [the Republic of China] (6 institutions)
- Chinese Culture University(Taipei)
- Fu Jen Catholic University(New Taipei)
- National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST)(Kaohsiung)
- National University of Kaohsiung(Kaohsiung)
- Providence University(Taichung)
- Soochow University(Taipei)
Korea (1 institution)
- Seoul Women's University(Seoul)
Philippines (3 institutions)
- Ateneo de Manila University(Quezon)
- De La Salle University(Manila)
- University of the Philippines Diliman(Quezon)
Vietnam (2 institutions)
- Foreign Trade University(Hanoi)
- University of Languages and International Studies - Vietnam National University, Hanoi(Hanoi)
Thailand (1 institution)
- Thammasat University(Bangkok)
See also
- Kansai Science City
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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