Graduate School of Letters and Faculty of Letters (京都大学大学院文学研究科・文学部) is one of the schools at Kyoto University. The Faculty (Undergraduate) and Graduate School operate as one.
Established | 1906 |
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Dean | Yuko Kizu |
Undergraduates | 1,075 (2020)[1] |
Postgraduates | 464 (2020)[1] |
Location | , |
Website | https://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/ |
According to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Arts and Humanities, Kyoto University is ranked 2nd in Japan and 58th in the world.[2]
As of 2020, there are 1,075 undergraduate and 464 graduate students.[1]
Organization
editProgram
edit- Undergraduate Program[3]
- First year: liberal arts education
- Second year: choosing a Division
- Third year: choosing a Department
- Fourth year: submitting a graduation thesis
- Graduate Programs[3]
- 2-year Master's Program (for Bachelor's degree holders)
- 3-year Doctoral Program (for Master's degree holders)
Divisions
editIt has 5 divisions and dozens of departments, which cover almost all areas of the humanities.[4]
- Division of Philology and Literature
- Eastern
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Chinese Language and Literature
- History of Chinese philosophy
- Indological Studies
- Buddhist Studies
- Western
- Classics
- Slavic Languages and Literatures
- German Language and Literature
- English/American Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Italian Language and Literature
- Eastern
- Division of Philosophy
- Philosophy
- History of Western Philosophy
- Japanese Philosophy
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Religion
- Christian Studies
- Aesthetics and Art History
- Division of History
- Japanese History
- Oriental History
- West-Asian History
- European History
- Archaeology
- Division of Behavioral Studies
- Psychology
- Linguistics
- Sociology
- Geography
- Division of Contemporary Culture
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Media and Culture Studies
- Humanistic Informatics
- Twentieth Century Studies
- Contemporary History
- Division of the Joint Degree Master of Arts (with Heidelberg University)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "京大データ". 探検!京都大学. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings for Arts and Humanities 2022". Top Universities. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ a b "Education at the Faculty of Letters and Graduate School of Letters « Graduate School of Letters / Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "Departments & Staff « Graduate School of Letters / Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-15.