Musashino University

Musashino University (武蔵野大学, Musashino Daigaku) is an institution of higher education in Ariake, a district in Kōtō, Tokyo, with a suburban campus in Nishitōkyō. Musashino University is uniquely focused on the ideals associated with the Hongwanji Jodo Shinshu School of Buddhism.^[1]

History[]

Musashino Women's University was founded by Junjiro Takakusu (1866–1945), an internationally known Buddhist scholar. The institution was to be based on the principles of "Buddhist-based human education". Takakusu was a progressive thinker who stressed women's education and involvement in society. The Japanese government conferred the Order of Culture on him in 1944.^[1]

Faculties[]

The university has expanded in size and scope since its founding in the early years of the 20th century.

Graduate school[]

• Department of Human Sciences and Culture

School of Language and Culture

School of Human Sciences

School of Social Systems

School of Social Welfare Management

Undergraduate program[]

• Faculty of Literature

Department of Japanese Language and Literature

Department of English Language and Literature

• Faculty of Contemporary Society

Department of Contemporary Society Studies

Department of Social Welfare

• Faculty of Human Studies

Department of Human Studies

Department of Environmental Science

Major in Design for Architectural Environment

Major in Environment and Amenities

Department of Early Childhood Care and Education

• Faculty of Pharmacy

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Faculty of Nursing

Department of Nursing

• Correspondence Division [Faculty of Human Studies] (Japanese)

Department of Human Studies

• Faculty of Global Studies

Department of Global Business (English track)

Department of Global Communication

Department of Japanese Communication

External links[]

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official website (in English)

References[]

Coordinates: 35°43′11.80″N 139°32′50.02″E / 35.7199444°N 139.5472278°E / 35.7199444; 139.5472278