Academics
To “cultivate those who use their abilities as conscience dictates”
Doshisha University has been continuously engaged in education and research activities from the Meiji Era to the present in Kyoto, a city where history, tradition, and novelty are fused. With its roots in Doshisha Eigakko (Academy) founded by Jo Niijima, Doshisha University features the founding spirit of “education of conscience.” It underlies the educational and research activities of all faculties, graduate schools, institutes, and other organizations comprising Doshisha University and serves as a guide for education, although the academic fields and specialties of each are different.
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Colorful learning woven together by 14 faculties
Undergraduate studies at Doshisha University are offered at 14 faculties and 34 departments with different academic fields. Taking advantage of the scale of a university with multiple faculties, the University offers a rich learning environment in which students can freely study subjects from other faculties according to their own interests.
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A well-developed, state-of-the-art research environment
The 16 graduate schools, support advanced and specialized educational and research activities in state-of-the-art research facilities and environments. In addition to acquiring knowledge in the academic field of their major, students are encouraged to take courses outside their own graduate school or department, subjects are offered to provide the practical research skills required of graduate students and for them to acquire knowledge in adjacent fields.