Shoin University

Shoin University
松蔭大学
Motto	知行合一
Motto in English	"Knowledge as Action"
Type	Private, Co-educational
Established	1941
Location	Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Campus	Atsugi, Kanagawa
Affiliations	Western Metropolitan Area University Association
Website	Official website

Shoin University (松蔭大学, Shōin daigaku) is a private university in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded as a women's school in 1941, Shoin became coeducational in 2004. It is a member of the Western Metropolitan Area University Association.

History[]

The predecessor of the school, a women's school, was founded in 1941. It was chartered as a women's junior college in 1985 and became a four-year college in 2000. In 2004, it became coeducational, adopting the present name. The Graduate School of Business was founded in 2006, building upon existing institutional structures.

Campuses[]

Shoin has four campuses.

Atsugi-Morinosato Main Campus ^[1]
- Shoin Library^[2]
Atsugi Station Campus
Shimokitazawa Campus
Kitazawa Station Campus

Faculties and Departments[]

Undergraduate program[]

Faculty of Business Administration and Corporate Culture (経営文化学部)
- Department of Finance and Economics （金融経済学科）
- Department of Business and Law（経営法学科）
- Department of Business Management（ビジネス・マネージメント学科）
Faculty of Communication and Culture（コミュニケーション文化学部）
- Department of Japanese Culture and Communication（日本文化コミュニケーション学科）
- Department of Intercultural Communication（異文化コミュニケーション学科）
- Department of Psychology for Everyday Life（生活心理学科）
Faculty of Tourism, Media, and Cultural Studies（観光文化メディア学部）
- Department of Tourism and Cultural Studies（観光文化学科）
- Department of Media and Information Studies（メディア情報文化学科）
Faculty of Nursing（看護学部）
- Department of Nursing（看護学科）

Graduate program[]

Graduate School of Business（経営管理研究科）

Athletics[]

The Shoin women's basketball team is one of the most celebrated in the county.^[3]^[4] Shoin was the winner of All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship tournament in 2005 and 2013. Shoin has participated in the tournament ten times since its creation in 2000.^[5]