University of the Sacred Heart (Japan)
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| University of the Sacred Heart (聖心女子大学) | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Ubi caritas, ibi Deus |
| Established | 1916/1948 |
| Type | Private |
| Faculty | 67 |
| Undergraduates | 2,000 |
| Postgraduates | 100 |
| Location | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliation | Society of the Sacred Heart |
The University of the Sacred Heart (聖心女子大学 Seishin Joshi Daigaku) is a Japanese private women's university located in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo.
It was established in 1916 as a special school (senmon gakkō) by the Society of the Sacred Heart. It became a university in 1948 and is one of the oldest women's universities in Japan.
The University has one faculty of Liberal Arts, with the following departments:
- Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
- Department of Japanese Language and Literature
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Education
It also has a graduate school of arts offering master's degrees and doctorates in these subjects
[edit] Famous alumnae
- Empress Michiko
- Sadako Ogata - scholar, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Mariko Ohara - author
- Ayako Sono - author
- Makiko Fujino - politician
[edit] External links
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