Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts

Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts (同志社女子大学, Dōshisha 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.

Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
同志社女子大学
Emblem
MottoLatin: Ego sum vitis vera
Motto in English
I am the true vine
TypePrivate
EstablishedFounded 1876 (1876)
Chartered 1949
PresidentHirō Kaga
Academic staff
836
Administrative staff
251
Students6,538
Undergraduates6,466
Postgraduates52
Location
Kyoto
,
Kyoto
,
Japan

35°01′47″N 135°45′49″E
CampusUrban / Suburban,
530 acres (2.1 km²)
ColorsWhite and Purple    
NicknameDojo (同女, Dōjo)
Websitewww.dwc.doshisha.ac.jp/english/

History

In 1875, Protestant educator Niijima Jō (Joseph Hardy Neesima) founded Doshisha Eigakko (Doshisha English School: the present Doshisha University) as a boys’ school,[1] receiving a helping hand from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Next year, Niijima Jō’s wife, Niijima Yae, and the American missionary Alice J. Starkweather opened a Joshi-juku (small girls’ school) at the former residence of Yanagihara family (a division of Fujiwara clan) on a site within the grounds of the current Kyoto Gyoen National Garden (Kyoto Imperial Garden). In 1877, it was renamed to Doshisha Bunko Nyokoba (Doshisha Branch School for Girls) and Niijima Jō became the principal. The school was soon renamed to Doshisha Jogakko (Doshisha Girls’ School), and in 1878 it was moved to the current Imadegawa campus with the first self-owned school building built with financial aid from the Women's Board of Missions for the Pacific. American-trained nurse Hisa Nagano was an alumna of Doshisha Girls' School.[2]

In 1930, while Matsuda Michi was dean, the girls’ school became Doshisha Joshi Senmon Gakko (Doshisha Women's College), a three-year tertiary institution under the Senmon Gakko Rei (Professional School Ordinance).

After World War II, it became Doshisha Joshi Daigaku (Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts), and was chartered as a four-year higher education institution in 1949. The first graduate program started in 1967. A new campus, the Kyotanabe Campus, was opened in 1986, about 30 km to the south of the Imadegawa campus.

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)
  • 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)
  • As of 2013, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts employs 278 full-time and 553 part-time faculty members across its Kyoto campuses.[3]

Campuses
Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
Yuwakan, Kyotanabe campus
Eikoukan, Imadegawa campus

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 Kyōtanabe, Kyoto. It was opened in 1986 as Tanabe campus, part of the Kansai Science City and was renamed in 1999.[4] 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.[5]

Imadegawa Campus

The Imadegawa campus is located in the former residences of Nijō 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.[6] This campus houses 2 faculties (Faculties of Culture and Representation and Human Life and Science) and 2 graduate schools.[5]

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.[7]
  • 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.[8]

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.

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.[9]

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 (18 institutions)

Canada (12 institutions)

United Kingdom (11 institutions)

Australia (6 Institutions)

New Zealand (1 institution)

Germany (2 institutions)

China (2 institutions)

Taiwan [the Republic of China] (6 institutions)

Korea (2 institution)

Philippines (3 institutions)

Vietnam （2 institutions）

Thailand (2 institution)

Malaysia (1 institution)

See also

References
  1. "Timeline". Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. Day, Takako (7 December 2018). "Atypical Japanese Women - The First Japanese Female Medical Doctor and Nurses in Chicago - Part 2". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. "学生数・教職員数一覧". 同志社女子大学. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. "Doshisha University Collection, 1914-present". Amherst College. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  5. "Undergraduate and Graduate Programs". Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  6. "国・登録有形文化財". Kyoto City Official Website. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. "EVE (大学祭)". 同志社女子大学. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  8. "同志社女子大学表象文化学部英語英文学科". シェイクスピア・プロダクション. Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  9. "2012年 大学別著名400社 就職率ランキング 女子大学編". 大学通信. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
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